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QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEERING

LEAN SIX SIGMA PMP AS9100D ISO 9001 AS9145

OFFERING EXPERIENCED QUALITY ENGINEERING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURING, PRODUCTION, AND FINAL INSPECTION OF CRITICAL AEROSPACE HARDWARE.

-CURRENT NACI AND CLEARANCES FOR NASA GOVERNMENT FACILITY ACCESS- NASA-recognized Team Leadership, innovative and effective problem-solving and RCCA skills, and extensive Aerospace Quality Engineering experience enable me to resolve difficult hardware manufacturing process issues quickly and efficiently to successfully accomplish production milestones and achieve Customer deliverables. Certification Programs for ASQ Quality, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and Project Management Professional. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Quality Engineering Experience on Missile Electronics, Spacecraft, and Aerospace Programs

MRB Authority for critical Aerospace Hardware, along with formal CoC Approval Authority

Quality Engineering Floor Leadership supporting $100-Million Spacecraft Production and Test

Reduced Production Process Escapes to Customer by 50% for Major DoD Electronics Supplier

Received NASA Launch Director’s Award for Engineering Excellence and Team Leadership QUALITY AND PRODUCT REVIEW STRENGTHS & COMPETENCIES SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPORT PRODUCTION FLOOR SUPPORT PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE SOWs & Procurement Support

Suppler Quality Engineering

AS9102 First Article Inspections

Receiving Inspections & NDE

Hardware Acceptance Reviews

Non-Conformance Management

Material Review Board Approvals

Skilled, Real-Time Problem Solving

Accurate Root Cause Analysis & RCCA

Effective Corrective Actions & CAPA

Quality Design Reviews & Validation

Integrated Product Team Support

Production Metrics & Reporting

Reliability, Risk & Process FMEAs

Quality Process Monitoring & Audits

RELEVANT MANUFACTURING QUALITY EXPERIENCE

AEGIS AEROSPACE – KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL 12/2023 – PRESENT Product Assurance Engineer

Quality Engineering, Product Quality Assurance, and Manufacturing Engineering support for design, development, testing, ground operations, and launch integration of NASA Life Science experiments for the International Space Station.

Quality Engineering support for new Development and Sustaining Engineering of Space Station payloads.

Develop complete, 100% accurate, and highly-workable process procedures for assy and integration of payloads.

Work hands-on with technicians and inspectors to greatly improve procedures and eliminate any human errors.

Review released engineering drawings against NASA Quality requirements to ensure integrity versus design intent.

Draft and approve Project Documentation to support company Task Order bid proposal for future NASA contracts.

Coordinate with the NASA launch provider for development of improved Payload Ground Handling procedures.

Developed new company procedure for FOD Prevention and Contamination Control for workshop and laboratories.

Signatory on the Certificate of Flight Readiness (CoFR) prior to turnover of flight hardware to NASA launch provider. LOREN B. REED

Orlando, FL 407-***-**** ad4scy@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/proaerospaceengr

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RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, CONTINUED

SIERRA SPACE (CONTRACT) – LOUISVILLE, CO 4/2022 – 9/2023 Quality Engineering Consultant (acting Quality Engineer III) Experienced Quality Engineering leadership and floor support for New Product Development, manufacture, and test. Recruited specifically by Bastion Technologies to meet Sierra Space’s request for an experienced and capable Spacecraft Engineer with demonstrated pedigree in NASA-based Quality and Safety & Mission Assurance disciplines.

Facilitated Sierra Space Quality team through successful spacecraft build and completion of initial test campaign.

Reported directly to VP Quality for Supplier Non-Conformances requiring extensive RCCA investigation to resolve.

Performed Quality Gate Reviews and Hardware Acceptance, Production Readiness and Test Readiness Reviews.

Collaborated with VP S&MA for Flight Certification rationales through FMECAs, Hazard/Reliability Analysis, and CIL.

Partnered with Design and Liaison Engineering to define Key and Mandatory Inspection Points for critical items.

Dispositioned hundreds of flight hardware non-conformances, including MRB rationales and final acceptances.

Mentored Continuous Improvement Activities with the Industrial Engineering and Technical Leadership Teams.

Conducted Failure Investigations, Fault Trees, and Root Cause Analysis techniques for hardware discrepancies.

Presented to Failure Review Board and Senior Executives with findings, Corrective Actions, and implementations.

Designated as the Safety, Electrostatic Protection, and FOD & Contamination Control Authority for production floor.

Quality SME for Structures, Mechanisms, Actuators, Solar Panels, Electrical Harnesses, and Thermal Protection. AIRBUS ONEWEB SATELLITES – MERRITT ISLAND, FL 1/2021 – 4/2022 Lead Quality Engineer

Quality Engineering leadership in high-volume LEO Communication Satellite Assembly, Integration & Test facility. Direct hands-on support for manufacturing, testing, resolving complex NCs, and facilitating Customer final acceptance leading to the successful launch and deployment of over 300 LEO Communication Satellites with zero on-orbit failures.

Performed in-depth Root Cause investigations and developed effective Corrective and Preventative Actions.

Trained Manufacturing staff and inspectors on Aerospace Quality after production restart due to Covid shutdown.

Applied sound Leadership skills to mentor and train operators and inspectors, greatly-improving Product Quality.

Led the initiation of NCs for in-process discrepancies and completed rapid Containments for all Work-In-Progress.

Partnered with Design and Manufacturing Engineering to create approved repairs or reworks for NC resolutions.

Authored complete, technically accurate MRB rationales for Satellite Customer presentation at daily Review Boards.

Developed sound PFMEAs for manufacturing workflows and leveraged them to greatly-improve existing processes.

Engineering liaison with overseas Design Center to successfully resolve existing satellite design and technical issues.

Facilitated development and roll-out of a new company-wide AS9100D-compliant Quality Management System. BECHTEL NUCLEAR, SECURITY, ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. – KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL 10/2019 – 12/2020 Quality & Mission Assurance Engineer

Recruited directly by Bechtel, a world-class steel construction firm, for my prior NASA Quality and S&MA experience to support design, development, and construction of the KSC Mobile Launcher 2 Tower for NASA’s Space Launch System.

Ensured proper flow-down of NASA Quality Requirements into structural, mechanical, electrical design trades.

Authored 30/60/90% Design Review inputs and their completions to satisfy required NASA Project deliverables.

Provided oversight of planned construction activities to validate their compliance with NASA contract documents.

Validated completion of Quality Requirements for Project Controls Manager to support NASA Milestone Reviews.

Collaborated with NASA S&MA to develop Safety Assessments, Job Hazard Analyses, and other Safety deliverables.

Verified Traceability of Reliability & Risk Management Requirements prior to successful Preliminary Design Reviews.

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RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, CONTINUED

LOCKHEED-MARTIN MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL (CONTRACT) – OCALA, FL 4/2019 – 10/2020 Quality Engineering Floor Lead

Quick-response floor-support for Hellfire Missile and AH-64 Night-Vision System harness and electronics assy and test. Brought-in by Lockheed to address chronic Quality Control issues with parts chain supplying their downstream facility.

Reduced Process Escapes to Customer by 50% through use of Pre-Ship Review checklists for at-risk components.

Performed AS9102 First Article Inspection for all first-builds and validation of new production tooling and fixtures.

Partnered with Manufacturing Engineering to greatly-improve the accuracy and workability of build procedures.

Interfaced directly with the DoD/DCMA customer to better understand and track-down Product Quality issues.

Presented Quality metrics, Root Cause & Corrective Action reports to Lockheed Sr. Mgmt at monthly IPT meeting. GKN AEROSPACE COMPOSITES AND METALLICS – ORANGEBURG, SC 4/2018 – 4/2019 Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality Assurance leadership for NADCAP Special Process manufacturing of Boeing Commercial Aircraft structures.

Supported successful FAA Airworthiness Certification campaign for Boeing 787 composite floor grid structures.

Led successful AS9102 First Article Inspection of critical engine nacelle hardware for Boeing 737 & 777X programs.

Trained GKN engineering staff on implementation of AS9145 APQP protocol per request of the Boeing customer.

Negotiated with Boeing Commercial Aircraft and other major customers to reduce or eliminate Quality concessions. VENCORE ENGINEERING (CONTRACT) – KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL 1/2017 – 4/2018 Quality Engineer

Quality Engineering support for KSC Ground Systems and Payload Integration Engr for the NASA Space Launch System.

Conducted Quality Requirement Verification & Validation for critical Launch Vehicle Umbilical and Pad interfaces.

Performed Quality Design Reviews of critical hardware to verify compliance per NASA Design Engineering Standards.

Presented Review Board briefings to NASA Chief Engineer and stakeholders on Quality Requirements completion. THE BOEING COMPANY (CONTRACT) – KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL 12/2015 – 12/2016 Quality Engineer

Quality Engineering support for development, manufacturing, assembly, and testing of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft.

Authored SOWs, Procurement Specifications, and Test Acceptances for numerous $100K-plus hardware items.

Derived Quality Acceptance Criteria for Spacecraft Integrated Verification Testing at White Sands Missile Range.

Used Process Analysis tools to create Program metrics and burn-downs for Quality, Cost, Schedule performance.

Supported major Design Reviews (PDR, CDR, 30/60/90%) representing Quality Engineering to the NASA customer. SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (CONTRACT) – WEST PALM BEACH, FL 12/2013 – 12/2015 Quality Engineer – Flight Test Operations

Quality Engineering and Manufacturing support for Army Blackhawk, Navy Seahawk, and CH-148 Helicopter Programs.

Tasked to build the newly-established Quality Engineering office from the ground-up at Sikorsky’s WPB facility.

Managed daily Quality Clinic meetings for new aircraft NCs to determine Root Cause and establish Containment.

Authority to approve completed Work Orders to verify that aircraft could be safely signed-off for Flight Test.

Negotiated with DCMA and the DoD to quickly resolve Quality issues affecting aircraft DD-250s and sales to Gov’t.

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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

LEAN SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL ASQ QUALITY ENGINEER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL ENGINEERING EDUCATION

MASTER OF SCIENCE – SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL BACHELOR OF SCIENCE – SPACE SCIENCE / ENGINEERING PHYSICS Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL NOTABLE AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

NASA LAUNCH DIRECTOR AWARD for Engineering Excellence and Team Leadership NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL NASA SPACEFLIGHT AWARENESS AWARD for Columbia Accident Investigation Team NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL NASA ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL BOEING PERFORMANCE AWARD for support of Spacecraft Integrated Verification Testing White Sands Missile Range, NM SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT “ACHIEVING COMPETITIVE EXCELLENCE” QUALITY AWARD West Palm Beach, FL Numerous Awards and Commendations from NASA Astronaut Office, USAF/DoD, Employers, and Client Customers

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