Engineer Manager

Arin Hayrapetian

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EDUCATION

University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business Los

Angeles, CA

Master of Business Administration May 2010

University of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA

Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering June 2005

. Cum Laude graduate

. Member of National Engineering Honor Society - Tau Beta Pi (TBP)

. Student Apartment Board Vice President

EXPERIENCE

Woodward HRT, Inc. Santa Clarita, CA

Program Manager 2009 - Present

Responsible for overall performance, cost, schedule, scope and customer

satisfaction of four major Weapon System programs (JDAM, SDB, AIM-9X, and

SCAS) generating $30 - 40M in annual revenue for the company.

. Act as primary interface with the customers for all aspects of the

programs, and point of contact with senior management for program and

general management matters.

. Lead production and development planning and tracking activities by

working with cross-functional teams to establish budgets, milestones,

and project scope that meets or exceed customer expectations.

. Identify potential new business opportunities that materialize during

program execution.

Rotational Program Engineer 2008 - 2009

Completed rotational program which progressed through multiple functional

groups; identified opportunities and led initiatives for process

improvements in each area including: Sales and Capture Management,

Contracts, and Finance.

. Conducted extensive market study for light remote turrets and

presented findings to the Executive Leadership Team; study was used to

devise an entry strategy into new product market, generating new sales

of $20 Million.

. Led contract negotiations on teaming agreement with Precision Remotes

Inc. to jointly peruse the light remote turret market.

. Led Request for Proposal (RFP) response efforts by coordinating with

functional groups across contracts, engineering, and pricing for

budgeting and planning of new aerospace projects.

. Identified, developed and implemented Helicopter Spares Request for

Quote (RFQ) response process improvement resulting in a 50% reduction

in response time to customer.

Mechanical Design Engineer 2005 - 2008

Led new design activities of electro-mechanical actuation systems for

missile and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications including conceptual

design, layout, design to cost trade studies, advanced assemblies and

component detail modeling and drawings. Consulted with Project Engineers to

resolve technical problems.

. Led transition to production effort for $2.5 Million Direct Attack

Guided Rocket (DAGR) program.

. Created and managed project plans to meet cost, scope, and schedule

for various programs.

. Collaborated in Green Belt process improvement initiatives in the

engineering organization resulting in reduction of overhead costs by

10%.

. Devised and implemented a unique test method for the AIM-9X missile to

detect damaged screws in the field, saving the company millions

associated with recall costs; personally recognized by the General

Manager of the company.

. Mentored incoming Associate Engineers in the design and development of

electro-mechanical actuators.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

. Software: MS Project, MS Office Suite, SAP, Unigraphics NX (6000+

hours), Solidworks (2000+ hours), ANSYS Workbench, and MathCAD

. Certifications: Six Sigma Green Belt DFSS and Lean

. Mentor for local High School FIRST Lego League teams

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