Engineering Engineer
Resume:
John Noack
**** ***** **** ***** . ******** Falls, Ohio 44223 . ******@***.**.***
Executive Management
Engineering/Technology Management . Program Management . Operations
Management
Accomplished executive with a proven record in leading and developing
organizations. Results-oriented; strong internal and external customer
focus. Track record of creating and deploying change across the
organization. Developer of people; strategically focused, with an ability
to lead and empower the organization.
Core Competencies
Strategic Planning Policy Deployment Risk Management
Lean Leadership Program Management People Development
Continuous Improvement Technology Leadership Customer Engagement
Professional Experience
Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems, Uniontown, Ohio 1995-
May 2010
Director, Engineering and Program Offices
Provide all program office and engineering organizational leadership for a
$100M+ division of a Tier One aerospace supplier
Responsible for all aspects of New Product Introduction (NPI) and Program
Management, from initial customer engagement through entry into service and
operational support. Customers include all major aerospace manufacturers,
operators, and government/military branches. Directed three engineering
managers and 5 program managers; general oversight of 80+ employees with
$7M budget responsibility.
Key Achievements:
> Supported 20% increase in sales while reducing development
organization budget by 15%. Approximately 50% of sales growth driven
by newly developed products
> Achieved $3-5M annually in funded engineering sales
> Leadership role in defining and creating offshore design centre now
employing 100+ engineer and analyst positions in Bangalore, India
> Significant engagement with European, South American and other
international OEM and Tier One customers
> Leader of multi-site interdivisional cost reduction team charged with
achieving 60% bandwidth increase in engineering capacity within
existing budgets
> Strategic Plan development, delivery and execution, and deployment
> Developed formal New Product Introduction process; implemented through
program, engineering and operations organizations
> Identified, trained and developed leaders for internal and external
opportunities; placed six director-level leaders into business
development and ERP organizations
> Lean/Continuous Improvement leader and trainer; numerous internal and
customer/supplier events and workshops.
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Milledgeville, Georgia
1988-1995
Director, Technical Operations
Provide technical and operational leadership for a 600+ employee
manufacturing facility manufacturing advanced composite and metal-bonded
aircraft structures for military and commercial applications
Responsible for all technology aspects for the introduction, processing and
support of composite and bonded structures at the facility. 5 direct
managerial reports; 60+ employees performing liaison, materials and process
engineering; tool design and fabrication, and manufacturing engineering.
Key Achievements:
> Led the introduction of five commercial and three military programs
through steady state production
> Developed Corrective Action Board; reduced scrap and rework rates within
the facility by 35%
> Repaired broken relationships between site and corporate technical
organizations by establishing an open and cooperative environment.
Established rotation program for design engineers (NY) and liaison
engineers (GA) to foster cross functional understanding and
relationships.
> Hosted and trained two foreign and one US military long-term detachments,
providing learning and value-adding opportunities through immersion in
organization
Grumman Corporation, Milledgeville, Georgia
1985-1988
Manager, Quality Technical Operations
Managed and developed all technical aspects associated with QA charter.
Managed planning and capitalization of laboratories, directed Quality
Engineering organization, identified and trained successor. Significant
amounts of customer and supplier interaction.
Grumman Corporation, Milledgeville, Georgia
1982-1985
Assistant to Vice President and General Manager
Developmental assignment; significant exposure to and training in
management roles and responsibilities, numerous liaison assignments with
customers, dignitaries. Variety of assignments in a fast-paced dynamic
environment.
Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, Long Island, New York
1974-1982
Aerospace Engineer
Design of military, space and commercial structures and systems. Awarded a
Master's Fellowship to obtain my MSME degree; during that time, assigned to
a variety of engineering and manufacturing organizations including ECS
systems, Producibility, Spacecraft Design, Advanced Development.
Education and Credentials
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering (MSME) . POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF
NEW YORK (BROOKLYN POLY), Brooklyn, New York
Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering (BSAE) . NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY, Old Westbury, Long Island, New York
Leadership Courses:
Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Lean Leadership, Creative Problem Solving, Program Management - Goodrich
Corporation
Member, Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
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