Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Project Engineer with experience in major engineering programs. Demonstrated expertise in designing complex systems and managing large programs. A motivator and outstanding performer with proven technical abilities and good managerial skills.
Working on the new Airbus A350 Aircraft Program at Honeywell as Senior Project Engineer. • Developed project plan for the Electronic Controls Integration Bench (eCIB) including schedule, budget and resource requirements. • Responsible for project budget of $15 million and resource deployment. • Assisted in the development of the eCIB architecture and technical requirements, this includes the integration of 5 Major Environmental Control Systems (A/C Bleed Air System, Air Condition System, Cabin Pressure Control, Ventilation Control System and Supplemental Cooling System). • Monitored cost and progress of project development. • Evaluated and performed Risk Management for the eCIB project. • Reported to Airbus weekly on project status and to provide technical assistance. • Presented Monthly Program status to Senior Management of Airbus and Honeywell.
Worked on numerous electronic control systems for new aircraft turbofan engines. • Developed system requirements for PW307A engine control system. • Produced certification documentation for PW615F & PW307A engines. • Performed engine tests with new software build.
Worked in the Project Engineering Systems group developing Project Management processes. • Developed the EVMS (earn value management system) process. Trained Project Engineering Groups • Developed the Scope Management process used at Pratt & Whitney. Wrote the Engineering Operating Procedure for Scope Control and developed the Scope Change Request used by Project Engineering to manage scope changes. • Developed the Requirements Management process to be used by the Engineering organization to establish a concise set of technical requirements for engine development and the methods to demonstrate compliance to those requirements.
Worked in the Operations Program Management (OPM) organization responsible with the transition of new engine models or Engineering Changes into production. • Worked with the PW500 Program Management Team (PMT) to co-ordinate actions necessary to resolve field issue and manage Engineering Changes for a seamless transition into production. • Participated in Cost reduction activities and co-coordinated the material supply chain for Engineering Changes. • Developed a Database to manage Engineering Changes introduced to OPM.
Mandated to improve the company’s engineering Policies and Procedures to incorporate the concurrent engineering process. • Assigned as Y2K project manager with responsibilities of ensuring the company’s products Y2K compliance. • Implemented a Product Data Management (PDM) system on a pilot project. This entailed modelling the company’s business process within the PDM application.
• Department of Energy (U.S.) - On site to commission LUDA, Robotic system for Nuclear clean-up • Boeing - Technical Lead for Robotic Analysis on Space Station Component.
Managed the Mobile Remote Servicer Base System (MBS) program, a sub-system of Canada's contribution to the international Space Station. This entailed planning & budgeting work and the subsequent cost & schedule assessment of this work. Responsibilities include authorization of work/resources, establishment & maintenance of budgets, risk assessment, cost control and identifying corrective actions. • Negotiated successful subcontracts within budgets allotted for the build of MBS equipment • Identified cost reductions in program amounting to over $2.5 million. • Developed program schedule integrating all phases such as design, manufacturing, tooling, and test that ensured compliance with delivery requirements. • Utilized SPAR's Program Management Control System (an earned-value program system) assuring costs and schedules where met. Managed the Radarsat-2 Extendible Support Structure Program. Radarsat-2 is a next generation satellite with Radar imaging capability. • Prepared proposal and successfully won contract worth $10 million • Established program and implemented Radarsat-2 team. • Managed the design and development of the Extendible Support Structure.
Responsible for the Flight Controls supplied to the Fokker F-100 Aircraft. Responsibilities encompassed coordination of qualification, design, and conceptual proposal work and detail design with reviews to substantiate manufacturing validity. Responsibilities also included estimating manpower, budget requirements and documentation required for the licensing authorities of the aircraft. • Wrote numerous Qualification Test Procedures for Flight Control equipment. • Directed test personnel to perform qualification testing and approved test reports. • Resolved test failures and incorporated re-designs. • Served as the liaison with Fokker engineering in Holland for improved equipment quality and resolution of field failures. • Wrote Acceptance Test Procedures for Flight Control equipment.
Work included detailed design of the V-22 tilt rotor aircraft nose landing gear, and C-17 military transport aircraft primary flight controls proposal. Promoted to Project Engineer after 1 year. • Produced the company’s first CAD design and CAD manufacturing drawings.
• Prepared complex detail designs of aircraft engine components including layouts, analysis and reports to validate the design. • Performed stress analysis on oil transfer tubes resulting in improved design. • Appointed design liaison to coordinate cost and weight on the PW209T program. • Assigned to a committee with a mandate to improve departmental productivity by 10 percent.