Engineering Manager

Mathew James Clements

Kirkland, WA ***** • acv24b@r.postjobfree.com • 425-***-****

Professional Summary

High-energy Senior Manager successful in building and motivating dynamic teams. Cultivates a company culture in which staff members feel comfortable voicing questions and concerns, as well as contributing new ideas that drive company growth. Self-motivated and results driven looking for a challenging opportunity to drive technical excellence across multiple engineering teams and exceed customers’ expectations.

Highlighted Skills

Program/project management

Risk management

Leadership/communication skills

Process improvement

Budget and cost management

Performance tracking and evaluation

Forecasting and planning

Strategic planning

Lean manufacturing and design

ENOVIA / VPM / PLM Databases

CATIA V5/V4 proficient

Microsoft Office/Project expert

Core Accomplishments

Project Management:

Supervised and directed over 36 engineers ensuring projects were completed to company standards, on time and within budget constraints. Brought engineering costs down by 25% over two years creating $1.5M in company revenue.

Operations Management:

Managed entire electrical engineering department ensuring designs met business goals and functional requirements.

Led design reviews, technical reviews and program meetings ensuring that manufacturing and installation knowledge, process capability and economic considerations were being shared, considered and acted on by the program teams increasing first-pass quality by 50%.

Process Improvement:

Initiated internal change process tracking tool providing visibility of work scope and schedule impact to all engineering departments which increased communication and minimized out of sequence rework by 50% saving the company time and money.

Employee Development:

Saved the company $3M by building IFE system design experience in house, limiting the need for external supplier resources.

Strategic Management:

Supervised and directed over 25 engineers on electrical installation design that resulted in production yield improvement of 15,000 engineering hours which later translated into $2M in company revenue per new customer launch.

Professional Experience

Greenpoint Technologies (Zodiac Aerospace), Kirkland, WA January 2014 – June 2016

Engineering Manager - Avionics

Managed (3) managers responsible for 36 engineers in the electrical system design, wire and hardware installation of VIP aircraft. Led integration activities and set engineering standards and processes for the department to maximize efficiency, quality and adhere to program schedule. Managed multiple programs simultaneously with an engineering budget of $6M annually. Created and managed engineering drawing list, schedule and program critical milestones.

Led design reviews, technical reviews and program meetings ensuring that manufacturing and installation knowledge, process capability and economic considerations were being shared, considered and acted on by the program teams increasing first-pass quality by 50%.

Saved the company $3M by managing supplier requirements and building IFE system design experience in house, limiting the need for external supplier resources.

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Provided strong manufacturing and installation planning leadership in all phases of the programs to minimize problems/conflicts and provided leadership in developing team-based solutions to problems when they arose saving the company schedule and costs.

Initiated and launched an internal change management tracking tool that led to a 50% reduction in engineering rework.

Lowered engineering design costs by 25% through standardizing engineering processes and increasing first pass quality.

Drove communication with Sales and other departments ensuring customer specifications, engineering and regulatory requirements were being followed and pricing for new programs was competitive.

Increased workforce morale over a 2-year period by developing & implementing employee training initiatives.

The Boeing Company, Everett, WA June 2012 – January 2014

Electrical Engineering Manager

Managed up to 25 engineers on the customer configuration electrical design team on the 787-8 and 787-9 airplane programs. Led integration activities and set engineering standards and processes for the department to maximize efficiency, quality and adhere to program schedule. Managed multiple customer configurations simultaneously and tracked engineering drawings, schedule and program critical milestones.

Slashed engineering hours by 65% over two years by streamlining the product release schedule and requirements working closely with other LCPTs, partners and OEM vendors/suppliers.

Confirmed designs and installations met FAA regulatory agency compliance requirements.

Initiated Kaizen and Waste reduction activities at the production site to address build quality issues reducing rework costs.

Reinforced change requests by writing detailed change descriptions, material requirement definitions and the estimation of engineering effort. Coordinated complex requirements and business case with partner teams across all disciplines.

Improved efficiency, accuracy, and predictability of re-tabbing engineering by analyzing data from previous configuration models and tightening up the integration effort between engineering teams.

Developed and mentored employees, promoted employee engagement and diversity.

The Boeing Company, Everett, WA August 2006 – June 2012

Lead Electrical Engineer

Led and mentored employees on best wire installation engineering practices. Tracked and managed engineering release schedules. Coordinated changes and risks with other engineering organizations. Used CATIA V5 in the wire installation design on the 787 program.

Lead electrical/manufacturing continuous improvement teams to solve critical build installation issues at the airplane cutting rework from damage by 20%.

Implemented a new electrical change process reducing current processing time by 40%.

Supported and monitored partner/vendor engineering and release schedule overseas. (Toulouse, France)

Managed integration meetings between multiple engineering groups ensuring requirements were documented and any follow up action were closed

Created a process to identify best manufacturing practices stressing the need for reliability and repeatability by designing and implementing an employee design guide and tip sheets

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Additional Experience

The Boeing Company, Everett, WA November 2005 – August 2006

Design Engineer

Used CATIA V4 in the wire installation design on the 737 AEW&C program. Developed, maintained and released engineering models. Knowledge of industry standards, Mil spec's for aircraft electrical wiring design.

Labinal, Everett, WA January 2005 - November 2005

Design Engineer

Used CATIA V5 in the wire installation on the new Boeing 787 airplane. Translated system schematics into wire bundle/cable assembly designs including selection of wiring components (wire, connectors, supports, splices). Developed space reservation models in CATIA V5, Enovia. Used Mapper tool to model wire systems.

RSI Home Products, Vancouver, WA February 2004 – January 2005

Territory Manager

Managed 19 Home Depot store accounts, $4,500,000/year product revenue. Trained sales force how to sell and market cabinet products.

EFCO, Kent, WA January 2002 – January 2004

Territory Sales Manager/Engineer

Managed over 50 construction accounts and generated new business. Negotiated construction contracts, wrote proposals and handled collections. Wrote strategic business plans and forecasted future sales within territory. Worked as a consultant in the planning of multimillion-dollar construction projects.

Education

University of Washington, Bothell, WA

Master of Business Administration

MBA

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering

BSIE

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