SKILLED & EXPERIENCED ENGINEERING LEADER

Engineering New Product Development Budgeting Training Design Analysis Testing

Seasoned and highly enthusiastic professional with over 15 years of extensive engineering experience

seeking a position of Engineering Manager within a dynamic and growth-oriented company

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Results-driven Six Sigma Specialist with strong organizational, communication, time management, and leadership skills

Expertise in CFD analysis (free surface / pipe flows, cavitations, phase change, and heat transfer), statistical analysis (product / system success data and reliability statistics), thermal analysis, and mechanical testing

Design and thermal /structural analysis of pressure vessels, piping, nozzles and fluid control devices

Outstanding knowledge of MIL specs (810, 461, 882, 454), ABS, UL, FM, and CSA standards and procedures

Proficiency in various tools of FEA Analysis (COSMOS, Pro-E Mechanica), CFD analysis (CF Design 2011, Flow3D), drafting/CAD (Solid Works, Pro-E, AutoCAD), fluid modeling (Pipe-Flo, Impulse) and statistical analysis (MathCAD, Excel)

CORE SKILLS & STRENGTHS

Tenacious, proactive, and dedicated leader Strong work ethic and insightfulness

Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills Strong problem solving and analytical skills

EDUCATION

MBA / Industrial Administration Carnegie Mellon Graduate Business School, Pittsburgh, PA

B.Sc. / Mechanical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KORTEC IPSWICH, MA

ENGINEERING MANAGER 2011-2012

Supervised 4 engineers and 1 designer in the development of plastic injection molding systems. Implemented design control (PTC Windchill) processes that resulted in reduction of manufacturing errors. Developed new processes for systems design and analysis. Established project schedules to encourage timely delivery of 4 multi-million dollar injection molding systems and 5 smaller systems. Introduced official technical training to improve design work and analysis capabilities.

Managed a $1M budget and achieved a 25% growth in sales

Formal training (40hrs) in PTC Mechanica FEA

Developed new valve pin geometries using CFDesign to increase injection molding quality

Performed FEA analysis and testing to validate design concepts and eliminate failures

RAYTHEON CO. SUDBURY, MA

PRINCIPAL ENGINEER 2003-2010

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Program Customer Review Coordinator (2009-2010):

Managed Raytheon internal processes and completed Preliminary Design Review for new training module ahead of schedule. Established technical requirements for nuclear survivability (thermal shock, air blast and ground shock).

European Midcourse Radar Survivability Working Group (2008) – Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Programs:

Negotiated with MDA representatives and Joint National Team to develop detailed plans and establish end-product requirements. Provided a strategic plan for the Survivability support to the program that was accepted and enacted over a 9-month period. Developed a Nuclear Biological Chemical Contamination Survivability (NBCCS) operations concept and achieved implementation.

Zumwalt Destroyer Design Compliance (2007)

Negotiated details with the customer, shipbuilders (2) and suppliers to provide the consistent design criteria across the entire Zumwalt Platform. This also entailed chairing and scheduling sub-system design peer reviews (ABS requirements, MIL standards)

Program Office Lead (2003-2006) – Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Program:

Served as a Project Lead for THAAD PPU $19M generator development with 22 employees. Managed the program budget, subcontractors, customer relationships, technical design, and process compliance. Completed PDR level design 2 months ahead of schedule and on budget. Led the installation of Computer Simulation Centers (1 year ahead of schedule and at 60% of budget).

Trained in Project Management (80hrs), including cost tracking and scheduling

Six Sigma training (40hrs.), plus cost reduction project

Trained (40hrs.) and practiced in Stage Gate new product development processes

Trained in the use of MS Project

KIDDE-FENWAL ASHLAND, MA

ENGINEERING MANAGER 2001-2003

Created fire protection products for marine, industrial, and commercial use. Supervised and evaluated 4 engineers and 3 technicians, and managed a $3.5M budget. Oversaw the development of 4 new products. Served as a Lead Engineer and developed resource requirements, schedule, and budget for an advanced fire extinguishing system design project worth $500K. Developed reclaim system that increased fire protection fluid recovery rate by 20% and resulted in $120K in yearly savings.

Developed a cost reduction program to reengineer legacy products, reducing cost by over $50K in 2003

Moved the development project for a $5M high pressure fire protection system from design to market within a year in 2002

Awarded Patent #6,896,067 (for the development of high-efficiency fire system control) and Patent #7,281,672 (for the development of an explosion protection system to revamp a 50-year-old design)

Developed Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) Program for the company

Developed experience with pressure vessels, piping, ASME Pressure Vessel Codes and regulatory agency approvals (UL, ABS, CSA, ATEX)

LOCKHEED MARTIN DENVER, CO

ENGINEER – PROPULSION AND FLUIDS 1995-1998

Project team leader for 6 engineers on a $4 million rocket engine firing test

Recommended and implemented 3 vehicle changes, saving over $20,000 per launch

Designed, integrated and coordinated test objectives with a multi-national team on a joint Russian/American test program. Adapted American rocket fluid systems to a Russian built engine, resulting in the first ever successful test firing of a Russian engine on American soil, July 29, 1998

Developed a new fuel measurement system that reduced vehicle weight by 25 pounds, increasing reliability and creating $250,000 worth of extra payload capability

Trained (40hrs.) in Flow3D CFD software and used CFD for analysis of rocket fuels and other supporting rocket fluid systems including piping and tubing

Provided analysis and testing of fluid and thermal systems for the Atlas Rocket, including pressure vessels, piping and tubing

AUXUILARY EXPERIENCE

Test Devices – Analysis and Design of high speed spin test systems. Dynamic balancing and vibration analysis, material selection and testing

Senior Aerospace – Testing and validation to MIL specifications of water systems for space applications. Material selection, weld inspection and MRB review

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