Engineer Engineering

L ore n (La rry ) B. Ree d

(cell) 407-***-**** ● (email) *********@***.**.***

http://linkedin.com/in/lorenreed4aerospaceengineering

Clearance Level: NACI (former SECRET)

SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER and ENGINEERING TEAM LEADER

Versatile engineering professional with proven experience in critical aerospace manufacturing and

processing operations -- providing solid engineering support from design center to production floor.

Offering highly-transferable engineering knowledge, skills, and experience to leverage transition

into a challenging Systems, Quality, or Project Engineering position with high-technology company.

KEY ATTRIBUTES and QUALIFICATIONS

Highly-Effective Team Leadership – motivates cross-functional engineering and technical teams to

safely accomplish critical hardware processing operations in high-visibility deadline-driven environments.

Strong Customer Support Focus – facilitates across organizational boundaries to achieve complete

and accurate first-time Lean Six Sigma quality deliverables to meet all project milestones and objectives.

Timely & Complete Engineering Analysis – identifies and resolves in-process issues safely and

efficiently to meet schedules, then applies sound engineering principles to create permanent solutions.

Supports the Entire Project Design Life-Cycle – provides engineering evaluation and analysis for:

● Requirements & Specifications ● Preliminary & Critical Design Reviews ● Integrated Product Teams ●

● Integration & Test ● Configuration Management ● Compliance Verification ● Sustaining Engineering ●

Exceptional Written & Verbal Communicator – presents complex technical information via briefings

and reports to management, peer engineers, support staff, and customers clearly and understandably.

CORE SPECIALTIES

Strong Technical Leadership ● Multidisciplinary Engineering Skills ● Safety, Reliability & Quality Emphasis ●

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Lean Six Sigma Methodology ● Process Control & Improvement ● Schedule & Critical Path Management ●

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● Complex System Integration ● Problem Identification & Resolution ● Electromechanical Troubleshooting ●

SOFTWARE SKILLS and PROFICIENCIES

● MAXIMO ● Documentum ● Solumina ● PeopleSoft ● Enterprise ● plus legacy NASA contractor applications ●

● Microsoft Project ● Planner ● Excel ● PowerPoint ● Access ●Outlook ● Publisher ● Microsoft Office applications ●

● AutoCAD ● Pro/Engineer ● Solidworks ● Visio CAD ● Siemens NX CAD/CAM & NX Drafting applications ●

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

Master of Science in Space Systems

Led graduate thesis team to accomplish complete project design development cycle, system architecture, and

planning for complex spacecraft mission; receiving highest thesis team score awarded to that date.

Project Design Engineering ● Advanced Structures & Materials ● Aerospace Propulsion & Power Systems ●

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● Integration & Testing ● Nuclear Power Systems ● Human Factors ● Avionics & Communication Systems ●

Bachelor of Science in Space Sciences

● Physics (Quantum & Solid-State) ● Optics (Theoretical & Applied) ● Mechanical & Electrical Engineering ●

● Astronomy & Astrophysics ● Computer Sciences ● Fluids & Thermodynamics ● Analytical Mathematics ●

Professional Resume – Loren B. Reed page -2-

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, ACCOMPLISHMENTS and AWARDS

Flight Crew Systems Engineer, Senior United Space Alliance, Titusville, FL 1996-2011

Implemented Space Shuttle Program requirements through Systems and Project Engineering Development.

Applied Lean Six Sigma process improvement tools to create highest-quality planning and procedures for

Integration & Test of critical flight hardware & ground support equipment during all Shuttle processing phases.

Provided expert hands-on engineering support & team leadership in dynamic, time-critical launch environments.

● Presented STS-129 NASA Launch Director’s Award for outstanding engineering support.

Executed primary site engineering responsibility for safe & successful installation of multi-million dollar astronaut

spacesuits for each mission -- planning and coordinating complex operations between NASA and contractors.

● Positive NASA award fee input from team leadership which overcame technical

challenges to install spacesuits for the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission.

Test Conductor for cross-functional astronaut, engineer, and technician teams achieving high-visibility crew

training milestones – providing highly-detailed procedure oversight and capable, experienced team leadership.

● Awarded NASA and United Space Alliance commendations for significant contributions

to astronaut training - plus personal awards & presentations from many Space Shuttle crews.

Provided engineering direction for flight hardware Integration & Test -- accomplishing rapid troubleshooting and

repair of complex aerospace fluid & electromechanical systems to meet crucial processing deadlines.

● Received Quest Performance Award for leading successful troubleshooting & repair

of system-level components of Space Shuttle fluid & electromechanical systems.

Supported depot-level Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) via hands-on guidance of shop personnel;

adapting standard shop practices to develop new and advanced metal & composite repair techniques.

● Commended by NASA and United Space Alliance management for resolution

of airframe and structure discrepancies during Space Shuttle orbiter overhaul;

developing complex dispositions for Material Review Board acceptance rationales.

Optics / Metrology Systems Engineer Lockheed Space Operations Company, Titusville, FL 1990-1996

Directed skilled technician teams performing high-precision optical metrology and spatial measurement of

critical large-scale aerospace flight vehicle interfaces to achieve the greatest possible degree of accuracy.

● Greatly improved measurement quality & reproducibility by developing new

procedures to transition to state-of-the-art laser & optoelectronic technology.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and ASSOCIATIONS

Maintains strong currency in Engineering, Quality, and Project Management skills via continuous education,

Professional Development activities, Certification training, and membership in Professional Associations.

Project Management Institute

● Project Management Professional Certification training (Reed Integration, 2011)

American Society for Quality

● Lean-Six-Sigma Green Belt Certification training (CAS Adaptive Solutions, 2011)

National Management Association

● Requirements Scope & Definition Certification training (Requirements Solutions, 2009)

● Leadership Development Institute Certification training (USA Leadership Association, 2009)

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Senior Member

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