PROJECT/DESIGN ENGINEER
Strategic Planning • Design & Product Engineering • Design For Six Sigma
Highly accomplished product engineer and design improvement leader combines an MBA degree with extensive experience directing and producing strategies that streamlined processes and reduced costs using Six Sigma methodologies. Adept at examining issues within complex systems and creating innovative product hardware designs. Effective communicator and cross-functional team leader; can track and report project status and metrics to leadership personnel. Proficient at evaluating performance and recommending solutions to improve efficiency.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Earned Value Management
• Cost Controls & Reduction
• Systems Analysis & Design
• Team Leadership
• Competitive Analysis
• Project Management
• Statistical Analysis
• Market Analysis
• Systems Improvement
• Risk Management
• Systems Integration
• Resource Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BELCAN TECHNICAL SERVICES – Cincinnati, Ohio 2007–2009
Innovative provider of a full complement of design, engineering, automation, and technical recruitment services with $500M in sales and more than 7,500 employees worldwide.
Project Engineer
Championed project initiatives for the ADVENT military engine program at the Rolls-Royce Group Plc, a gas turbine power systems organization with 9.1B£ in annual revenue. Led team of 4 engineers and 5 suppliers to create time-saving and cost-reducing strategies; managed team resources, budget, and schedule by examining data using Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques, resulting in completing project activities with a CPI of 1.1 and an SPI of 1.0.
Key Achievements:
Facilitated meetings between 2 engineering groups to collaborate on engine design by obtaining agreements on 8 interface requirements.
Received Belcan Awesome Customer Site Employee award in 2008.
Directed project team of engineers to analyze and develop a comprehensive structure for a military program to meet a customer weight target by 2% reduction.
Negotiated contracts with suppliers regarding design activities and delivery dates to trim costs by $30K and completed hardware design 10 days ahead of schedule.
GE AVIATION – Cincinnati, Ohio 1998–2007
World leader in designing and building gas turbine engines for aircrafts earning $13.2B in sales and employing 33K individuals globally.
Lead Repair Engineer (2005–2007)
Coordinated repair projects for engines and assigned tasks to cross-functional teams to maximize efficiency and production time; developed statements of work (SOW) transfer packages and delivered project status updates to leadership teams during program reviews.
Key Achievements:
Improved operating margin and shrunk costs by $100K by identifying new repair cost reduction opportunities; developed 2 repair documents with revised repair processes and slashed customer cost of ownership by 10%.
Honored with Dr Sanford A. Moss Memorial Nomination Award for Customer Impact in 2007 for results-driven performance.
Managed team to develop repair documents for multi-million-dollar engine; identified potential risks preventing completion and improved customer satisfaction with 12% reduction in cost of ownership.
Established the vision, direction, and team engagement procedures for creating 3 repair manufacturing processes for a valuable engine, reducing repair costs by $800K.
Lead Performance Engineer (2004–2005)
Evaluated, tested, and defined support components to meet business standards, practices, procedures, and program requirements. Communicated with stakeholders regarding significant issues and developments. Composed a strategy to communicate scholarship opportunities to high-school seniors and city-wide corporations as a part of a tri-state scholarship program with 240 applicants and $260K.
Key Achievements:
Reduced data generation time from 7 days to just 2 days by delivering time-sensitive engine data to the customer for analysis.
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