Expert Details
Manufacturing and Design for Aerospace Products
ID: 737866
New York, USA
KEY ABILITIES
• Project Management
• Business Development
• Proposal Writing
• Leadership
• Mechanical Design
• Design Reviews
• Team Building
• Presentations
• Strategy
TECHNICAL SKILLS
CAD Software: ProE Wildfire, Solidworks, Catia V5, AutoCAD, Composer
Applications: Ansys, LS Dyna, MS Office Suite, MS Project, Stratasys Insight (3D Printer Software), Solidworks Enterprise Product Data Management, Infor Visual ERP
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2005 | Degree: BS | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Rutgers University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2019 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Senior Director of Product Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Coordinates Engineering and Business Development (BD) effort to maximize ROI for development efforts. Presents business plans for New Product Introduction to ownership for decisions on investments.• Developed several partnerships with industry peers and Academia to make level playing field with larger competitors while limiting cost exposure. • Advocates for new technology to ensure East/West offers cutting edge capabilities to our customers. Experienced with developing Business Cases to assess benefit of new equipment and solutions. • Oversaw creation of new metrics and processes for BD team to ensure maximum ROI for business development and sales efforts. Introduced new, customer focused strategy with BD manager. • Developed new job titles and career paths to provide road maps for the growth and success of team. • Worked with IT, HR, and Legal team to rapidly transition to Remote Work model and execute programs on schedule during COVID-19 Pandemic. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2019 | Employer: East/West Industries | Title: Engineering Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Manages operations of 17-person Engineering (Design and Manufacturing) department. This includes: staffing assignments, preparation and management of project costing data and integrated master schedules, and monthly reviews with Program Managers.• Manages all business capture opportunities for company. Key program wins with OEM’s including Boeing, Sikorsky, Bell, and US Army and Navy helped to grow business from 45 to 85 employees and doubled annual revenue. • Worked with executive management to produce 5 year growth and capital plan to support business goals. Supported successful grant writing and Industrial Development Agency (IDA) application process. Conducted site visits for new facility and developed floor plans. Assisted in oversight and planning of buildout and outfitting of new facility. To Date, East/West has met or exceeded all 5 year growth targets. • Grew Design Engineering department from 7 to 15 people. Added staff through developing an internship program for rising college seniors as well hiring in experienced new employees. Prioritized developing young engineers internally as well as broadening office in degree fields, experience level, and diversity. • Formed technical partnership with the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) to leverage advanced modelling and simulation techniques to shorten the “design, test, fail” cycle while bringing state of the art capabilities to a small business. • Travelled extensively to support business development efforts as well as attending trade shows and technical symposia. Along with president of company serves as primary POC for media availabilities including live radio interviews, video packages, print media articles, round tables, and webcasts. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2015 | Employer: East/West Industries | Title: Chief Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Led capture effort for CH-47 Troop Seat Program (approximate 40 MM Value) with Boeing. After contract award, was Program Manager during the development phase. The success of this program despite multiple external challenges was recognized by Boeing with the Supplier of the Year Award (2017, awarded to only 13 of 13,000 suppliers worldwide). This success has continued with 5 consecutive Boeing Performance Excellence Award-Gold awards.• Led program to concurrently develop 2 FAA certified helicopter seats while under a compressed schedule to meet aircraft first flight timeline. Simultaneously assisted efforts to recertify facility as an FAA approved manufacturing facility and stand up a FAA Part 145 Repair Center. This win introduced East/West to the commercial market, and will be the highest volume program in our history. • Introduced and oversaw implementation of an Enterprise-Wide Product Data Management Suite. This implementation allowed the configuration control of both drawings and models as well as the rapid communication of more accurate engineering data throughout and outside the business. • Cooperatively developed crashworthy seats for various aircraft platforms. Worked on designs across product maturity spectrum, from customer requirements proposal to in-fleet product support and modification. • Advocated for, selected, and implemented an Additive Manufacturing capability for rapid prototyping. Developed ROI analysis and justification for purchase. Implementation has exceeded expectations, and led to better customer satisfaction due to earlier evaluation of prototypes. • Initiated monthly meetings with executive management to coordinate business capture efforts, discuss internal issues, and provide status on development programs. • Served as Engineering Department Lead for AS9100 certification audits. Key contributor for AS9100 Revision C and D recertification effort. Developed metrics to evaluate department effectiveness |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2013 | Employer: East/West Industries | Title: Project/Design Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Served as project engineer for CH-53K Troop Seat Program. Oversaw several junior engineers work, and coordinated and executed several test programs. This program resulted in the lightest, highest performing seat in the DoD inventory. This program will result in well over 30 MM in sales.• Managed effort to certify crashworthy helicopter passenger seat to FAA standards including preparation of test plans, production coordination, and technical report writing. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| • Member- Safety and Flight Equipment (SAFE) Association, Vertical Flight Society, SAE International • Mentor Program at Rutgers School of Engineering, Industry Advisor for Long Island STEM Hub |