BRIAN A. LIPKOWSKI ***** Tinkers Creek Road

Engineering Leadership Valley View, Ohio 44125

Program & Project Management 440-***-****

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EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Vision, Strategy & Execution

Development & Leadership

Resource & Capacity Planning

Project Planning

Strategic & Tactical Management

Resource & Budget Management

Problem Solving & Analytical Skills

Aerospace & Manufacturing Project Expertise

Milestone, Performance Tracking & Reporting

Test Script Development, Test Planning Packages & Procedures

Systems Engineering Process, Verification & Validation, Requirements Breakdown Analysis

Domestic & International Standards Development

Process Standardization, Improvement & Optimization

Customer Relations & Support

Manufacturing & Production Support

High-performance engineering professional with advanced technology experience.

Consistent success in maximizing company performance. Drive growth, generate revenues, capture market share, improve profits and enhance value. Mentor, motivate and lead high-performance engineering, manufacturing, and product development teams. Value proposition includes:

Effective and wholly accountable in high-profile management roles.

Overcome complex challenges and make high-stakes decisions within fast-paced, high pressure environments using experience backed judgment, innovation, strong work ethic, humor and irreproachable integrity. Respected as a motivational, lead-by-example manager, change agent, and proponent of empowerment and accountability.

Visionary thinker with global perspective and entrepreneurial drive.

Key contributor to high level planning and decision making. Valued advisor, requested consultant to executive management and customer base. Ability to successfully communicate the “big picture” to both technical and non technical audiences.

Experienced in advanced technologies and product development.

Instrumental in identifying, designing and leading the development and testing of high technology products and systems within the aerospace, manufacturing and automotive industries, including domain expertise in testing and integration, systems requirements verification and validation, standards development and continuing customer support.

CHRONOLOGY

NORTH COAST ENGINEERS, Cleveland, OH 2012-Present

Professional Services, Engineering Design – Prototype – Testing – Patent

Manufacturing plant equipment layout and optimization, tooling design, machinery repair and refurbishment. Intellectual property development and execution.

LOCKHEED MARTIN INTEGRATED DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES, Akron, OH 2008-2012

Staff Engineer, Integration & Test Integrated Product Team Manager

Managed key projects and programs to solve technical challenges in the development and testing of a robust laser direct

imaging tool for the United States Air Force, reporting results and progress to customers.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE TECHNOLOGY, Redondo Beach, CA 2007-2008

Senior Staff Engineer, Military Satellite Communications Space Segment Development

Executed a variety of technical tasks in proposal, research and development of the new military satellite communications network.

RAYTHEON SPACE AND AIRBORNE SYSTEMS, El Segundo, CA 2005-2007

Systems Engineering Manager, Assembly, Integration & Test

Led a team of engineers, designers, technicians, and representatives from manufacturing of spacecraft components.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE TECHNOLOGY, Redondo Beach, CA 2000-2005

Senior Integration & Test Engineer

Responsible for mechanical assembly and test of major subsystems for an industry-first spacecraft build.

STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES INDUSTRIES, Pomona, CA 1995-2000

Project Engineer

Conducted weekly team meetings, coordinated design, test strategy, manufacturing production input and engineering

documentation to deliver product on schedule and budget. Committee involvement with development of Governmental motor

vehicle standards both foreign and domestic.

BRITISH AUTO SERVICES, Whittier, CA 1989-Present

Owner / Operator

Refurbishment and remanufacture of obsolete mechanical parts for vintage British automobiles.

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