Manager Engineer

Steven C. Pryor

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Phone: 316-***-**** Email: *********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 34 Years of the Aircraft Engineering

• 22 Years of Aircraft Engineering Management

• Diverse Aircraft Engineering Experience - Research & Development, New Programs, Production Support, Fleet Support, Modification Programs, Engineering Tools and Processes

• New Program Engineering Experience - Proposal Development, Conceptual, Preliminary and Final Design, Testing and Certification

• Development and Implementation of Engineering Tools & Processes

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Spirit AeroSystems; Wichita, Kansas June 2005 - January 2013

Engineering Director - Propulsion Structures & Systems (PS&S), February 2009 - January 2013

• Responsible for 737, 747-8, 767, 777 Nacelle and Strut /Pylon and RR BR725 Nacelle production and fleet support of design, stress, liaison and manufacturing engineering.

• Responsible for the development and implementation of PS&S Engineering Global Partners Strategy.

• Responsible PS&S Engineering Research & Development Strategy.

• Responsible for implementation of PS&S Engineering Critical Chain Program Management on PS&S New Programs (Bombardier C-Series, MRJ, 767 Tanker, 737 MAX, and 787-9 Pylon) and PS&S Production.

• Responsible for PS&S Engineering Budget, Labor and Non-Labor.

• Responsible for acquiring specialist engineers (R&M, Systems Engineers, Propulsion Analysis, Testing and Certification) to support PS&S New Programs.

Senior Engineering Manager - Propulsion Structures & Systems (PS&S), May 2006 - February 2009

• Responsible for Propulsion’s 737, 747-400, 767, and 777 Nacelle and Strut/Pylon production and fleet support of design, stress, liaison and manufacturing engineering changes and associated schedules. Including approval of Engineering budget plans, staffing plans and hiring of engineer managers.

• Responsible to the development and approval of Spirit Structures and Systems Engineering Design Manuals to support Spirit New Programs (RR BR725 Nacelle Program)

• Responsible for the implementation of PS&S Engineering Tools (CFD, Fluent, FiberSIM) and Processes (TOC, Six Sigma, Lean, Lesson Learn database).

Design Engineering Manager - 787 Section 41 Fuselage, June 2005 - May 2006

• Structures Design Manager responsible for 787 Section 41 Fuselage structure configuration development. Including the following: approval of preliminary and final design configuration of skin, stringers, frames and door surround structures and manufacturing plans, schedules, staffing plan, and hiring of engineers and technical designers.

Boeing - Wichita Division; Wichita, Kansas June 1978 - June 2005

Design Engineering Manager - 787 Section 41 Fuselage, July 2004 - June 2005

• Structures Design Manager responsible for 787 Section 41 Fuselage structure configuration development. Including the following: approval of preliminary and final design configuration of skin, stringers, frames and door surround structures and manufacturing plans, schedules, staffing plan, and hiring of engineers and technical designers.

• Implementation of composite design tools for the placement of composite material on complex contours.

Design Engineering Manager - Propulsion Structures and Systems (PS&S), March 2002 - July 2004

• Structures Design Manager responsible for 737, 747-400 PW & GE, 767 PW & GE and 777 PW, GE & RR Strut Structures and Fairings production and fleet support of engineering changes and associated schedules, staffing plan, and hiring of structural design engineers and technical designers.

Senior Engineering Manager - Boeing Airplane Services, July 1997 - March 2002

• Engineering Manager responsible for 747-400 Freighter Conversions preliminary configuration studies to ensure freighter conversion meets structure and systems design and analysis technical requirements. Including approval of engineering trade studies, budget plans and staffing plans.

• Engineering Manager responsible for development of and implementation of engineering service bulletin and technical services capabilities. Including approval of Engineering budget plans, staffing plans and computing hardware and software.

• Engineering Manager responsible for 747-200 and 747-300 Freighter Conversions design, stress and manufacturing engineering. Including approval of Engineering budget plans, staffing plans, and hiring of engineer managers.

Engineering Manager - DCAC/MRM Tools And Processes May 1996 - July 1997

• Engineering Manager responsible for multiple design and manufacturing engineering conversion configurations to ensure the transition of engineering data to DCAC/MRM configuration.

Design Engineering Manager - Propulsion Structures and Systems (PS&S), September 1991 - May 1996

• Structures Design Manager responsible for Strut/Pylon Structures, Systems and Fairings configuration development on the following Strut/Pylon New Program: 767 Tanker P&W & GE, 747-X GE and RR, 737 CFM and 777 GE. Including approval of preliminary design configuration, schedules, staffing plan and hiring of engineers and technical designers.

Design Engineer - Propulsion Structures and Systems (PS&S); August 1989 - August 1991

• Lead Engineer responsible for preliminary and final design configurations on the following

New Programs: 777 P&W Strut and 767X P&W Thrust Reverser. Including schedule development and performance.

• Lead Engineer responsible for 747 P&W and GE Strut production support of engineering

changes and associated schedules commitments.

• Lead Engineer responsible for 767 PW & GE and 747 P&W and GE Strut Engineering transfer to Propulsion Structures & Systems from Boeing - Propulsion Systems Division (Seattle).

Design Engineer - Boeing Military Airplane Company; August 1985 - August 1989

• Lead Engineering on Joint STARS Program responsible for Engineering proposal development and engineering modifications for converting 707 to Joint STARS configuration. Including schedule development and performance.

• Responsible on V-22 Programs for Wing/Body Structure preliminary configuration designs.

Design Engineer - Aircraft Nacelle Branch; June 1978 - July 1985

• Responsible for preliminary and final configuration designs on the following New Programs:747/767 GE Nacelle, 757 GE Nacelle, 757 PW Nacelle, 767 GE Nacelle and 767 P&W Nacelle (Inlet, Fan Cowl and Core Cowl).

EDUCATION

Wichita State University; Wichita, Kansas

Mini - Master Business Administration Certification; 2009

Completed Business Administration coursework - Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing

Michigan Technological University; Houghton, Michigan

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering; 1978

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