Manufacturing Engineering Site Lead / Chief Engineer

William "Brett" Standifer

Wilson, NC ***********@******.*** 252-***-**** LinkedIn

Manager Engineering

Resourceful and results oriented professional with extensive experience in planning and executing strategies for completing projects within budget and time constraints. Instrumental in managing departmental budgets with a focus on proper staffing and reducing operational losses, while enhancing revenue streams. Demonstrated success in identifying talent and constituting cross functional engineering teams for development of products / designs, outlining concise instructions. Articulate communicator with excellent problem-solving and analytical skills in ensuring products compliance with company’s guidelines and standards. Proven expertise in:

Product R & D and Testing

Project Planning Strategies

Team Collaboration & Leadership

Staff Training & Coordination

Systems Design & Evaluation

Procurement & Deployment

Quality Control & Compliance

Project Management & RRCA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Collins Aerospace, Fire Protection Systems – Wilson, NC

Site Lead / Chief Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering, 2018 to 2020

Administered cross functional team of five engineering managers, leading 72 team members (FTE and SOW/LL contractors). Maintained staffing levels driving mentorship and career progression. Managed the departmental operations for equipment procurement, receipt, deployment and lean to increase efficiency with risk (internal and external) identification and mitigation. Contributed expertise as part of leadership teams of plant site, EH&S site, AGILE, and change control board. Hands on leader, floor support focused. Licensed by ATF for explosives handling.

Chief duties include: Led continuous improvement, kaizen and Lean events, reviewed and dispositioned supplier requests for information, supplier audits, presentations/reports to leadership, technical evaluations, peer reviews, engineering change boards, design reviews, documentation reviews, and product health and product life cycle assessments.

Key Contributions:

Manage annual capital budget, overseeing the order, procurement and deployment of 30+ assets in a single calendar year.

United Technologies Aerospace Systems (Kidde Aerospace) – Wilson, NC

Sr. Manager, Project Engineering, 2018

Facilitated engineering departmental proposals, project planning / strategy planning by outlining Project Engineering (IPTs) for Software, Electronics, Firex, Thermal and Smoke Detection. Trained staff for enhanced coordination, managed salary planning for various teams by utilizing MS Project Server. Drove improvements to process capability and maturity. Oversaw the campus recruiting and co-op teams by instituting mentoring sessions.

Key Contributions:

Applied root cause analysis methods and tools for non-conformances as an UTC ACE associate and 36% toward engineering ACE practitioner.

United Technologies Aerospace Systems (Kidde Aerospace) – Wilson, NC

Manager, Fire Suppression Design and Materials Engineering, 2013 to 2018

Subcontracted labor from domestic contractors and India to execute engineering projects for fire extinguisher design and testing. Worked with customer representatives for procedural and drawing compliance. Collaborated with FAA for TSO/PMA and DOT for special permits and EASA, JCAB, and TCA. Ensured seamless operations of systems to meet requirements, drafted department budgets, and CapEx requests. Assisted in manufacturing of fielded parts for entire product lines through UPI, NPI, and UPPAP.

Key Contribution:

Distributed manufacturing designs for all Major Fire Suppression systems.

United Technologies Aerospace Systems (Kidde Aerospace) – Wilson, NC

Manager, Detection Engineering, 2011 to 2013

Administered engineering project teams for optical detection, linear thermal fire and overheat detection, and smoke detection design and evaluation. Evaluated and implemented new design and manufacturing techniques for fielded parts for product lines, while ensuring procedural audits through ISO, AS, GD&T, and CAD. Data acquisition of test environments responses for validation and qualification tests. Managed qualification, development, and validation testing projects to satisfy requirements both customer tailored and industry standards (MIL-810/DO-160) for all mech. and electrical items. Managed interpretations of customer requirements/flow downs and strategy to comply through test procedures and reports. Managed RM&S and FEA/stress functions to validate, improve and research designs. Active in engineering ITC integration.

Key Contribution:

Reduced engineering costs, while enhanced profit margins by effectively managing multiple integrated product teams (IPT).

Authored Design engineering standard work and integration into the UTC SW and SW2.0 tools.

Additional Experience beginning 1999: Manager, Mechanical & Sustaining Engineering and Manager, Engineering Test & Analysis for United Technologies Aerospace Systems (Kidde Aerospace), and Manager, Metallurgical Manufacturing Department / Plant Metallurgist for Teksid Aluminum Components.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (1999)

The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Certificates: UTC ACE

Technical Proficiencies: Lean Manufacturing, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Kaizen, 5 Why (Cause and Effect), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), RRCA

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

University Board Member Pitt Community College, ECU, NC A&T and NC State.

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