Employment History

Pratt and Whitney (P&W) (Customer) East Hartford, CT

Manufactures commercial and military aircraft engines.

• Mechanical Systems/Manufacturing Engineering Process Planning, Product Engineering, and Cost Engineering Project Lead (2020 - Present)

• Mechanical Systems/Design & Development/Manufacturing Engineering Component Design and Process Planning Senior Engineer (2019 - 2020)

• Mechanical Systems/Design & Development Component Design Engineer (2016 - 2019)

• Team Lead (2019 - Present)

Manage a team of 7 to 10 direct reports. Engage with the team to maintain high employee satisfaction. Hold team meetings and events and distribute awards recognizing employees for their work performance. Use emotional intelligence to flow out relevant company and employee specific information to team members. Conduct 1 on 1’s to analyze skill sets, create Individual Development Plans, and Performance Improvement Plans. Oversee a Building Blocks program which tracks employee’s competency in various disciplines of their department. Meet with the employees and technical leads to establish the employee’s competency level and create a plan to close skill gaps. Created folders containing these building blocks which only the employees and their leads can access and a Building Blocks Roll-Up Workbook that only the leads can access. The roll-up workbook connects to the employees’ folders and displays the skill levels of all the employees in pivot tables for analysis. I complete performance appraisals for and provide feedback to my employees. Use skill assessments and industry knowledge to complete weekly Resource Planning. Monitor and maintain employees’ Contribution Margins while approving time cards. Ensure the team is equipped with the necessary infrastructure. Prioritize team’s needs. Always available as a resource to my team members for technical and career mentoring.

• Project Lead (2019 - Present)

Lead for Part Valuation Statement of Work (SOW) which has between 10 to 20 Full Time Employees applied at any given time. Manage a Purchase Order (PO) with the customer for the SOW worth over $1.5 million per year. The project provides Cost Estimation Models to the customer which includes complete process plans for production parts. Assigned to project when it had no funding and no foreseeable profit. Secured a PO with the customer and increased its value 1.3x during coronavirus pandemic and first year as project lead. Continue to nurture a close relationship with the customers. Expert in identifying and solving their needs. Develop and maintain new Process Flow, Standard Works, training program, and team structure year to year. Created project specific management tools that track deliverable status, tollgates, questions, turnbacks and technical reviews as well as time spent on all activities and employee performance. Conduct weekly meetings with execution team, technical review team, management, and customers for concurrence and presenting project status. Hire and manage project personnel. Technical resource for the executors and reviewers. Responsible for on time delivery, quality of deliverables, and keeping project within budget.

• Industrial Engineer (2018 - 2019)

Founding member of team to implement a company-wide modernizing culture change at Budney Industries, in Berlin, CT. Attended regular meetings with Budney’s executive VP’s to find process improvement solutions. Produced the company’s first digital MRP (Material Requirements Planning) system using JobBOSS. Rolled out the fully functional system to be used in production. Generated x-maps for every live production part produced by Budney. Established and assigned new parent work centers for each operation in the parts’ process plans. Led a team for data mining operations to attain all required information.

• Quality Engineer (2016 - 2019)

Worked on site at Pratt and Whitney Autoair Inc. in Lansing, Michigan, to create Quality Notifications (QN’s). I examined parts that did not meet design requirements and reported the defects as well as root causes and corrective actions. Provided engineering solutions to rework the parts and process improvements to mitigate the recurrence of the flaws. Trained employees for and maintained new quality control clinics at P&W Autoair. Worked at GKN Aerospace in Cromwell, CT, as a certified inspector. Completed various visual and dimensional inspections and wrote QN’s for parts out of tolerance. Organized and created an inventory for testing rig material at P&W in Middletown, CT. Was a founding member of a team assembled to establish a new repair and overhaul quality clinic inspection center at P&W CSA in Irving, Texas. Worked on site to produce the clinic’s standard work, implement a process flow, and established a complete equipment inventory. Aided in the design of the inspection floor layout and oversaw the installation of inspection equipment. Coordinated the completion of Production Part Approval Process packages at P&W in East Hartford, CT. Scheduled and led meetings with Integrated Product Teams to guarantee on time package completion.

• Manufacturing Engineer (2017 - 2018)

Obtained and provided scrapped out High Pressure Turbine blades and vanes for destructive manufacturing and development testing. I worked with the leads of the Material Control Laboratory and advanced coating departments to ensure all testing could be completed as needed with no impact on production. Maintained a scrap part inventory control crib, keeping it up to lean manufacturing standards, and coordinated the product movement at P&W in East Hartford, CT. Created and implemented a tracking system, which enables the team to keep a record of all the parts that are handled. The Microsoft Excel tracker uses functions and macros to pull part information, allow multiple users to enter error proof information simultaneously, show trends and predictions, and provides pivot charts and tables to deliver to the customer. Was the sole point of contact for the project and ran weekly meetings with all associated personnel.

• Cost Engineer (2016 - 2017)

Analyzed part drawings to provide Part Valuation Cost Estimation Models, which detail all of the manufacturing processes required to produce a final part. Used Boothroyd Design for Manufacturing and Assembly - Concurrent Costing (DFMA) to estimate the cost of modeled process plans. Used Siemens NX to calculate the volume removed as a result of subtractive processes performed on modeled stock material. Also determined input material cost for each part. Provided detailed substantiation for the modeled process plans.

Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY

• 2011 - 2015

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

• Concentration in Manufacturing

St. Augustine Preparatory School Richland, NJ

• 2007 - 2011 

Project Experience

Relevant Courses

• Professional Development

• Economic Analysis of Technological Change

• Introduction to Manufacturing Planning

• Multidisciplinary Capstone Design: Cross-Flow Wind Turbine

• Manufacturing Processes and Systems Laboratory

• Analysis of Manufacturing Processes

• Introduction to Engineering Design

• Mechanical Behavior of Materials

• Mechanical Systems Laboratory

• Modelling and Control of Dynamic Systems

• Thermals and Fluids Engineering Laboratory

• Embedded Control Laboratory

Promoted into management at 25 years old (2019)

• Became sole point of revenue for department during coronavirus pandemic in first year in leadership position. Grew funding for project 1.3x during this time.

QuEST Global Manufacturing and Operations Employee of the Quarter (2018)

• Recognized for supplier support and inventory control initiatives

RPI Engineers League Outdoor Soccer Champion (2014)

Rensselaer Dean's Honor List (2012)

Rensselaer Leadership Award Scholarship (2011)

ACE Mentor Program of New Jersey Scholarship Award (2011)

• Second place individual award for New Jersey. Designed and presented new building addition and campus layout for Cumberland County Community College.

National Honor Society Member (2008 - 2011)

• Provided peer tutoring, volunteer work, and community service to local communities while attending Saint Augustine Prep

National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security and Defense Participant (2011)

• Spent a week in Washington, D.C., participating in leadership development and decision-making simulations while studying national intelligence and defense

Stotesbury Cup Regatta Gold Medalist (2010)

SRAA National Championships Regatta Semifinalist (2007)

organizations

Oakwood Soccer Men’s League (2018 - Present)

• Team captain - Arranged team roster, registration, funding, and communication

Farmington Sports Arena Adult Coed Soccer League (2017 - Present)

Club Waka of Connecticut Member (2017 - 2018)

• Adult social soccer, indoor volleyball and beach volleyball leagues

Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Upsilon Chapter (Active Member from 2011 - 2015)

• Recruitment Leader - Introduced new recruitment events and strategies. Organized, budgeted ($2K), and led new recruitment events. Attained a 300% increase in bids signed from previous year.

• House Manager - Implemented a new cleaning system to maintain an inviting environment. Ordered materials and scheduled maintenance appointments to keep facilities functional.

RPI Engineers League and IFC Intramural Sports (2011 - 2015)

• Founder and captain of soccer and wallyball teams

ACE Mentor Program (2008 - 2011)

• Architecture, Construction management, and Engineering mentor program. Met once a week to design buildings and site plans in groups and individually. Learned about various engineering and architecture careers. Made scaled physical and Google SketchUp models as well as AutoCAD floor plans of the buildings we designed. Presented designs, competing against other ACE groups.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (2007 - 2011)

• Mentor and role model for local children

Community Service and Fundraising

QuEST Global Fundraising and Awareness Events (2016 - Present)

• Participant in various events including cook-offs for local charities and cultural awareness days

Relay for Life of RPI Volunteer (2011 - 2015)

South Jersey Healthcare Volunteer (2010 - 2011)

Shirley Mae Breast Cancer Assistance Fund: Run on the Boardwalk Volunteer (2007 - 2010)

Camden Community Service Project (2007)

• Volunteered at soup kitchens, food banks, parks, and schools in inner city Camden, New Jersey, while living in the community for a week

• Equality and Diversity

• Environmental Protection

• Animal Rights

• Education and Research

• Science, Technology, and Innovation

• Arts and Culture

• International Affairs/Peace Building

Personal Interests

• My dogs

• Music

• Art

• Soccer

• Tabletop Games

• Culinary Arts

• Travelling

• New Technology

• Do It Yourself (DIY) Projects

• Strength and Fitness Training

• Architecture