University of Connecticut

Engineering Process Management

- Managed automation engineering team and high volume assembly line production. 
- Designed and fabricated fleet of robots to enable scaling through 1 million pieces of monthly volume.
- Improved process and automation to double output while decreasing overall labor costs.
- Cut overall cost of goods sold by half, time to ship by 75%, and failure rates to almost six sigma levels (We're still working on that last 9)
- Developed forecasting models while advising C-suite on overall strategy and roadmaps.

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Director of Production & Principal Hardware Engineer

- Improving KESM biomedical imaging robots performance and decreasing machine downtime through hardware automation and process improvements.
- Increased individual machine uptime from 20% to 90% and system availability to 99%+.
- Built out robust consumables supply chain to decrease part lead times and improve part quality.

3Scan

Sr. Manufacturing Process Engineer

- Trained and ran cell-based assembly line to build & repair Sugarcube lighting fixture.
- Developed critical path based manufacturing process to be robust against supply chain issues.
- Worked with local fabricators to build new one off art pieces.
- Ran on-site customer installations of cubes.

Symmetry Labs

Mechanical Engineer & Assembly Line Manager

Reported to CEO & CTO helping direct engineering program development efforts
- Guided tiger-team in scaling manufacturing from prototype stage through preproduction volume ramp.
- Utilized manufacturing stress tests to develop team's intuition around critical path and future manufacturing roadblocks.
- Organized Critical Design Review, including DFMEA, lifespan testing, and PPAP.
- Aligned manufacturing and sales teams to ensure fulfillment of customer commitments.

Aperia Technologies

Technical Program Manager

- Lead liaison between MTU Munich, Pratt & Whitney and FAA for PW4000 Low Pressure Turbine engineering design changes, budget planning, and addressing issues in the field.
- Managed PW4000 2012 test engine LPT and TEC efforts including addressing fatigue failures.
- Triaged GP7000 field events and provided long-term investigation support to ensure fleet safety and reliability with cost-effective solutions for end customers, including running two class one engineering changes through FAA approval.
- Provided training and mentoring to PW1500 team to aid transition from development into production.

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