Engineering Engineer
Resume:
TAMARAH GILLIS
CORE STRENGTHS
Highly energetic engineer with 8+ years of experience in aerospace engineering, supply chain and project management.
Result-oriented leader capable of managing priorities under pressure and aligning an international team of professionals.
Effective communicator, capable of leading technical and commercial discussions with specialists, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Versatile professional with demonstrated planning, technical and analytical skills, trusted to handle unforeseen obstacles.
Skilled trouble-shooter and critical thinker capable of analyzing problems and delivering innovative solutions.
Curious and passionate individual.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bombardier Aerospace Mirabel, Qc
Design Engineer, Flight Test Support, CSeries May 2015– Present Reporting to the section chief of structural integration, working within the Flight Test Center Engineering (FTCE) group. Responsible to provide on-site structural and systems installations engineering support to the fleet of CS100 and CS300 flight test vehicles. (Shift work)
Support flight test and maintenance activities with the knowledge of structural and systems installations for the fleet of four on-site flight test vehicles (FTV) as well as provide remote support to the FTCE structure group in Wichita, KS (3 FTVs).
Perform engineering investigations and produce temporary engineering to resolve build issues in a timely manner.
Disposition non-conformances.
Coordinate with quality, work-package integrators and other related disciplines to support the resolution of recurring reliability and interface issues as well as define special instructions and restrictions as required. Bombardier Aerospace Dorval, Qc
Project Engineer, CSeries Feb 2015– April 2015
Reporting to the project management section chief for the CSeries fuselage. Responsible for all change management planning activities for the rear fuselage and metallic Tailcone during the critical time leading up to the certification of the CS100.
Developed and established an internal change management process to harmonize impact analyses from engineering and manufacturing teams in Montreal and Shenyang, China.
Managed all incoming change management requests (requests for impact analyses and implementations plans), provided harmonized forecast dates to work-package integrators based on engineering effort and capacity, manufacturing lead time, parts in stock and supplier schedules.
Developed and implemented planning tools to support change management planning and execution.
Coordinated with Transport Canada Dedicated Design Authorities (DAD) to develop a delta certification plan and schedule to certify a metallic tailcone based on the certification of the CS100 composite tailcone. Bombardier Aerospace Dorval, Qc
Structural Design Engineer, CSeries May 2012– Feb 2015 Reporting to the section chief of design for the rear fuselage and final assembly line. Responsible for producing 2D and 3D engineering of primary and secondary structure for the rear barrel and tailcone of the new CSeries aircraft.
Produced design from concept to detail design (FT&A) of sheet metal and machined parts in CATIA V5. (Skins, stringers, frames, supporting structure and systems installations for the rear fuselage and tailcone)
Provided on-site support to the final assembly line (FAL), by addressing problems encountered during aircraft build, producing engineering dispositions and supporting the fast-path release process.
Supported flight test activities by addressing problem reports and expediting engineering coverage.
Collaborated with the design and manufacturing teams in Shenyang, China to provide impact analyses and embody change requests.
Performed general dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and redesign of aft fuse to tailcone joint concept, all rear barrel access door fits.
Bombardier Aerospace Montreal, Qc
Project Engineer, CSeries May 2010-May 2012
Reported to the project management section chief for the CSeries fuselage. Responsible for planning and overseeing the execution of system installation design activities on the CSeries fuselage and tailcone. Collaborating with a team of 40+ engineers in Montreal and China, ensured the achievement of key milestones including ‘Joint Definition Exit’ and ‘Critical Design Review’.
Led multidisciplinary Digital Mock-Up (DMU) meetings with system suppliers in order to identify and resolve technical issues.
Co-led weekly Integrative Product Development Team (IPDT) meetings to provide project visibility to internal stakeholders. 638 Main, Hudson, QC, J0P1H0
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Participated in identifying risks/issues and developing mitigation strategies.
Developed, harmonized and coordinated the execution of detailed project schedules.
Managed, aligned and communicated priorities to the engineering team.
Provided project updates to senior management.
Acted as communication focal for workload coordination between China and Montreal. Key Achievements
Developed custom scheduling tool and built the dataset release schedule for all fuselage work packages (Approx.
10 000 engineering datasets) Used resource planning and manufacturing need dates to produce preliminary schedule. Harmonized with manufacturing in both Montreal and Shenyang to approve and release final schedules.
Executed mandate to redistribute design workload between Shenyang and Montreal. Captured technical requirements, packaged, prioritized and redistributed work packages. (Two week mandate in Shenyang, China)
Led task force to expedite outstanding deliverables in order to achieve critical design review (CDR). (Three month mandate in Shenyang, China)
Bombardier Aerospace Dorval, Qc
Supply Chain Agent May 2007 – May 2010
Reported to the supply chain lead. Held various roles with increasing responsibility within the supply chain organization. Commodities covered included metallic, non-metallic and composite parts, raw materials, hardware and major structures.
Supported the strategic selection of suppliers by performing market studies, sending requests for quotes, benchmarking, analysing bids and making recommendations to management.
Facilitated meetings between engineering and suppliers to address items such as quality issues, fabrication process approvals, technical issues and new concepts.
Prepared, negotiated and implemented contractual documents.
Developed planning and analysis tools.
Supported cost reduction strategies by analysing SAP data and performing cost breakdowns. Key Achievements
Supported the implementation of a titanium coverage agreement between BA, its suppliers, mills and the service provider. Developed the planning tool used by BA and the service provider to manage pricing based on consolidated usage from 25+ suppliers, changing build rates, part requirements and mill run quantities for 200+ stock types. (Project received honorable mention by BA in the 2008 Accomplishment Awards for large scope projects) Bombardier Aerospace Montreal, Qc
Project Coordinator (CRJ 1000) Summer 2006
Part of a project team on the fuselage, wing and door work packages of the CRJ1000.
Gathered and interpreted data from engineering datasets (EDRNs and Modification Summaries) to document ‘as-built’ configuration of the CRJ900 test vehicle.
Tracked and expedited engineering datasets through the release process.
Developed monitoring tools to improve efficiency.
Provided periodic reporting to management.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
McGill University Summer 2010
Faculty of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering graduate course “Biomaterials and Biodevices” Concordia University / University of Ottawa
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering January 2005-May 2010 RELEVANT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Technical Skills
CATIA V5 (Sheet Metal, MBD), ENOVIA VPM, SAP, SolidWorks, Ansys, MATLAB, MS Office including Project and advanced MS Excel Languages
English, French (Fluent)
Achievement Awards
Awarded the “Concordia University MIE Capstone Design Award for Mechanical Engineering” for outstanding performance in a one-year capstone design project: “Design of an Experimental Setup for the Evaluation of Mitral Prosthetic Heart Valves under Normal and Pathological Conditions”
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