Objective

Motivated self starter seeking an engineering position in advanced manufacturing, producibility and systems integration within the aerospace industry.

Profile

  • 8+ years industry experience in producing and integrating advanced airframe structures
  • Direct IPT engineering experience and a thorough knowledge of composite fabrication, structural assembly and the critical production/quality processes necessary to produce high precision composite assemblies
  • Functioned as lead engineer in various commercial/military programs
  • Direct IPT engineering experience and a thorough knowledge of composite fabrication, structural assembly and the critical production/quality processes necessary to produce high precision composite assemblies & airframes
  • Continuously implemented affordability improvements in tooling and production processes
  • Ability to effectively conduct work in high-paced advanced engineering environments

Education

University of Michigan

  • B.S.E., Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

2002

Jönköping University - Sweden

  • Research in Engineering Materials, Mechatronics

2001

UCLA

  • Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

  • Manufacturing Engineering Certificate

2004
2005

Dale Carnegie

  • Certifications/Awards

2007

Relevant Experience & Accomplishments

  • Understanding of aerospace materials and processes, including: polymer matrix composite materials, plastics, aerospace films and adhesives, thermal and finish coatings, honeycomb & syncore/rohacell applications, BMI resins, composite & assembly tooling
  • Closely tracked engineering designs, seeking tooling cost reductions such as: commonality, alternate manufacturing methods, and simple tool reworks resulting in high six figure savings
  • Highly experienced in interfacing with product design, stress analysis, materials engineering, outside suppliers, quality assurance, program management and the customer
  • Multiple incorporated composite airframe weight savings & program MRB reductions

Employment

Process Engineer IV, HITCO Carbon Composites, Gardena, CA

Feb 2008 - March 2009

  • Analyzed customers drawings, model based product definitions (MBD), and PO requirements for implementation into the manufacturing process. Provided shop floor support, MRB & design authority on a variety of customer programs
  • Lead Engineer on ATK/Boeing/IMI’s ARROW II Exit Nozzle. Responsible for the assembly and fabrication of 30+ components including graphite phenolic tape wraps, carbon-carbon molding, aluminum, titanium & steel component fabrication. Developed and maintained planning, work order instructions, engineering dispositions on MRB repairs, shop floor support
  • Lead Engineer on AEROJET/ULA’s ATLAS V Nose Fairing. Tasked to improve and re-plan the current manufacturing build processes of the large scale composite sandwich core bonded assembly
  • Lead Engineer on LMA’s THAAD Head Shroud Assembly. Solved complex manufacturing issues and co-developed producibility methods such as hydro-clave curing, machining & resin coating processes with the customer
  • Developed SOFT tooling, MBOM, planning, work instructions for BOEING’s 787 fixed trailing edge panels & Pratt & Whitney’s APU Composite Duct assemblies
  • Designed, programmed & supervised the fabrication of NDI defects standards for 787 composite packages using CATIA v5 & FIBERSIM

Manufacturing Engineer, Northrop Grumman, El Segundo, CA

June 2003 - Feb 2008

  • Manufacturing support in the design and transition to production efforts for multiple composite assemblies on all variants of the JSF program
  • Solely responsible for 130+ composite parts, 300+ production tools, 100+ manufacturing shop-floor plans & visual aids, performing producibility analysis and providing feedback to the respective design functions
  • Team focal for conducting composite tool design reviews & developing tool design go-by's and concepts
  • Provide liaison support on the material review board (MRB) deciding hardware disposition status as well as root cause and corrective action analysis
  • Sponsored by the company to participate in a rotational program throughout the various manufacturing engineering departments while attaining best practices
  • Developed a proprietary CATIA v5 macro utility to analyze CMM/laser tracked “as-built” data for molds, cure fixtures and trim fixtures

Systems Engineer/Project Development - MGV Enterprises, Ann Arbor, MI

August 1997 - June 2003

  • Worked closely with the inventor of the intellectual property to grow a 4 employee company into a 25 employee, multi-million dollar corporation
  • Responsible for the production, implementation and quality control of numerous PLCs intended for injection molding machines using data acquisition software
  • Directly in charge of pilot projects where a customer's problematic part was taken from its development to production by resolving producibility issues, all while attaining recurring cost savings due to reduced cycle times & weight
  • Product by process development using the patented technology

Owner - GCP Engineering, Monroe, MI

July 1995 - August 1997

  • Sole proprietor of the business responsible for planning, design, integration, setup, and repair of numerous computer hardware, software and IT applications
  • Clients included Monroe Credit Bureau, and AUBG University

Skills

Manufacturing

  • GD&T certification; Six sigma green belt; Lean event facilitator

  • Development of manufacturing plans for production parts/assemblies, supporting program schedules and costs, proactively seeking MRB reductions

  • Extensive knowledge of composites design, lay-up & cure techniques, materials and processes

  • Very good knowledge of electrical instrumentation and industrial automation

Computer

  • 3000+ hrs CATIA V5 rel 17 Certificate, FiberSIM, AutoCAD r.12, DELMIA, Simul8, MAGMAsoft

  • CPOIS, HMS, WDS, SAP, Planning/MRB Software

  • Windows 9X/2000/XP/NT/Vista, MS Office 2007, Unix, Linux, Sun OS

  • C++, Pascal, FORTRAN, M6800 Assembly, SnapMaster & LabView DAS

Work Status

  • US Citizen Past; pending secret security clearance

Honors & Awards

  • (3) F35 Weight Optimization Awards, 2006-2008
  • NGC’s F35 Employee of the Month - December, 2007
  • Dale Carnegie Awards, 2007

References

References & letters of recommendation available upon request