CNH · University of Arizona, Eller College of Management
I take hardware programs from development and qualification into production at rate, and I fix engineering organizations that cannot deliver. Stalled production lines, blown timelines, failed launches, post-acquisition teams that lost their best people. I have seen the pattern across defense, aerospace, industrial, and biotech, and I know how to break it. A production line building 2 military cockpit displays a week; 10 a week within 8 weeks, recovering the aircraft delivery schedule. A defense radar program severely underbid and facing cancellation; replanned scope and schedule, secured additional funding, reorganized the team, delivered on time and on budget. A post-acquisition product line 6 months from shutdown; rebuilt the engineering platform, launched 4 products, turned it into a revenue generator. A greenfield hardware team that did not exist; built from zero to 30 engineers, delivering production designs in half the legacy timeline. Sometimes that means getting on the floor, listening to the people closest to the problem, and surfacing what leadership cannot see. Sometimes it means making hard calls: replanning a contract everyone is afraid to touch, rebuilding a team that has lost its core talent, or killing an approach that is not working and replacing it with one that does. Deep personal technical credibility in embedded systems, hardware and software integration, EMC and environmental qualification (DO-160, DO-178B), and production transition. Equally comfortable leading a 30-person global team and debugging an interface issue at the bench. Teams trust a leader who can evaluate their technical claims firsthand, and that is what makes engineering transformations stick. Currently focused on defense and aerospace programs moving from qualification into production at rate, where schedule pressure and qualification rigor collide. Active DoD Secret clearance. Programs: F-16, AH-64 Apache, CP140 Aurora, military APU and generator systems, Airbus A350. Also precision agriculture, pharmaceutical instrumentation, semiconductor capital equipment, and precision optics. MBA, University of Arizona. BS Computer Science and Engineering, Northern Arizona University. Six Sigma Green Belt. U.S. Patent 8,745,087.
Three discrete contract engagements at Honeywell Aerospace & Defense totaling approximately six years, taken between and alongside primary leadership roles. 2022-2023: Led EMC and environmental qualification (DO-160, DO-178B) for the Airbus A350 cabin pressure control system through certification; in service today. Managed DOORS requirements for the Common Commercial Controller APU ECU. 2010-2014: F-16 ECU upgrades and military APU and generator systems. System-level debugging and root-cause analysis on generator controllers, engine controllers, and power distribution units. Coordinated multi-continent test software development across India, the Czech Republic, and Tucson. 2006-2008: Crash investigation root-cause analysis on engine controllers, including board-level failure analysis, firmware trace analysis, and environmental stress correlation.
Led all engineering for a post-acquisition subsidiary developing pharmaceutical real-time microbial detection instruments. Owned software, electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing disciplines; 20-person cross-functional team with $4M annual budget. Inherited a product line after two failed commercialization attempts. Architected ground-up enterprise platform (Java/C++, PostgreSQL, SOA) and launched 4 products including Intel Cyclone V FPGA multi-signal boards and laser-fluorescence optical systems. Drove full lifecycle from prototype through manufacturing transition for international pharmaceutical customers. Converted a near-failure into a revenue-generating product line. Preserved parent company’s acquisition investment from a unit that had been marked for closure.
4D Technology - Led development of interferometric optical mapping/measurement display software for precision optics instruments. Reduced active software branches from 15 to 2 in under 1 year through process controls, Python scripting, and on-site testing/debug. Restored software stability and unblocked new product development.
Resolved critical AH-64 Apache cockpit display production delays at Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Embedded on subcontractor factory floor to conduct root-cause diagnostics on test equipment failures and production bottlenecks. Increased display output from 2/week to 10/week in 8 weeks, recovering military aircraft delivery timeline. Led the recovery across a subcontractor's floor without formal authority over the organization, building trust with the factory team to surface the real problems leadership could not see.