experienced program manager

Professional Experience

Program Manager, Aerospace Company, City, State Nov 2021 - Present

• Spearhead the completion of complex, technical aircraft projects and manage product line worth $350MM+, resulting in 90% growth in production output YoY from 2022 through 2024, achieving strategic targets and increasing profit margins over 8%, by applying Project Management and Lean Manufacturing principles.

• Create project plans and budgets to contractual requirements, achieving cost, schedule, and scope targets.

• Cut costs by $110k+ per aircraft by collaborating with stakeholders to align project scope with supplier and customer requirements, mitigating rework.

• Lead and facilitate stakeholder meetings, ensuring compliance with scope, schedule, and costs to improve customer satisfaction and achievement of company KPIs by removing obstacles and roadblocks.

• Incorporate Risk Management principles to proactively mitigate and lessen impact of risks with reserves and integrate into Standard Operating Procedures.

• Apply Work Breakdown Structure processes to analyze Costs vs Budget, improving financial reporting to/from SAP (ERP system), resulting in 80% improved budget forecasts and reporting.

• Develop and implement processes to manage stakeholders' obsolescence and Point of Introduction of parts within FAA/EASA regulated Change Management Systems, creating seamless carryover of new designs.

Design Engineer II, Aerospace Company, City, State

• Designed and created 3D models in Catia v4 and v5, dimensioned 2D drawings in Solidworks, and created Bills of Materials using SAP and Enterprise Resource Planning tools.

• Partnered with cross-functional Operations teams to streamline processes, improving Non-Conformity discrepancies response times by 20%, and improving Quality of product.

• Troubleshooted and resolved technical non-conformities and design clashes on aircraft.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Aerospace Company, City, State

• Led Continuous Improvement Manufacturing initiative reducing aircraft costs by $16k by outsourcing work to suppliers for customizing turn-key wire harnesses.

• Managed and controlled entire aircraft configurations to meet Customer, Quality, and Design requirements.

• Supported sub-suppliers as Technical Liaison for technical issues, as well as creating and reviewing First Article Inspection documents for parts and suppliers’ qualifications.

Mechanical Engineer, sub-contracting company, City, State

• Developed Technical Specifications for Delivery of electrical wire harnesses, reducing manufacturing errors by 20% and enhancing supplier performance and aircraft Quality.

Education, Certifications

• Project Management Professional PMP, Project Management Institute, Expires Apr 2026

• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University in, City, State

Volunteer Experience

• Mentor / Vice Chair of Advisory Board, Nation-wide Non-profit org Mar 2022 - Present

One-on-one mentor to a high school student to support through graduation; Vice-chair of Advisory Board.

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