Experience

• 08/03 - Present

  Supplier Management Engineer

  at Aerospace Giant in Seattle, WA

  Degreed systems engineer with MBA
  who specializes in Configuration Management.

  Active secret clearance dated July 2007.

  Demonstrated expertise in the following areas:

  Identifying and meeting customer requirements.

  Managing the Product Life-Cycle with configuration identification, change control, status accounting and configuration audits.

  Documenting physical, allocated and functional baselines.

  Communicating effectively to reduce costs and expedite schedules.

  Supplier Requirements Engineer that has used DOORS for requirements traceability.

  Responsible for controlling changes in technical requirements, and project control documentation (scope, schedules, cost, and budget).

  Creating presentations for Configuration Control Board (CCB).

  Defining Engineering Change Proposals for various ground vehicles.

  Supervising Configuration Management (CM) personnel.

  Knowledgeable about integration of electro-mechanical systems, human factors, reliability, maintainability and thru-put trade studies.

  Prior programs include: FCS, B-2, F-16, C-17, AC-130 and ATF.

  Performed Configuration Management (CM) on the Army Future Combat Systems. Controlled three Statements of Work (SOW). Prepared Supplier Change Proposals. Negotiated with suppliers. Communicated with ground vehicle, aircraft and sensor teams about technical and project control items (scope, schedule, cost and budget).

  Approved supplier CM plans. Presented change packages to CCB. Contributed to the Systems Engineering Management Plan
  Controlled reference files for configuration and quality audits.
  Used DOORS and Windchill product data management tools.

• 08/98 - 08/01

  Safety Engineer

  at Technology Ventures Inc in Warren, MI

  Independent consultant about Army vehicles for the government Program Executive Office TACOM. Considered operational, logistical, and manufacturing perspectives about CM and Systems Engineering.

• 08/96 - 08/98

  Systems Engineer

  at General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights, MI

  Systems Engineer with signature authority at CCB for U.S. Army tank. Supervised four Systems Engineers. Controlled sensor specifications. Used DOORS for requirements traceability.

• 04/81 - 05/96

  Engineer

  at various in various, WA

  Continental Automotive (ITT-Teves), Auburn Hills, Michigan
  Contract Configuration and Data Management Engineer
  1994 to 1996

  Secretary of the CCB for an automotive electronic and brake supplier. Passed ISO 9000 certification audit. Defined Class I and II changes.

  General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan
  Contract Configuration Management Engineer
  1992 to 1994

  Configuration Management Engineer for Army tanks.
  Controlled “as-designed” and “as-built” records of vehicle electronics.

  The Boeing Company, Renton, Washington
  Contract Systems Engineer
  1991 to 1992

  Created a System Description Document for the civilian 777 wide-body aircraft Systems Integration Laboratory. Defined avionic interfaces.

  General Dynamics (Delco), Goleta, California
  Lead Configuration and Data Management Engineer
  1987 to 1991

  Leader of ten configuration management people for C-17 avionics.

  Co-approved 4000 hardware-software changes and originated 60 project lifecycle documents. Coordinated changes with design engineers, production technicians, project managers and independent Quality Assurance personnel. Performed status accounting. Also supported the Titan IV space launch vehicle, F-16 mission computer, AC-130 stabilization computer, LAV and cruise missile programs.

  Lockheed Martin Aeronautical, Marietta, Georgia
  Contract Configuration and Baseline Management Engineer
  1986 to 1987

  Involved in formulation of software configuration management group. Audited documentation of C-5 and C-130 transport aircraft.

  Simmonds Precision Products, Vergennes, Vermont
  Contract Configuration Management Engineer
  1985 to 1986

  Controlled Engineering Change Orders and Advance Drawing Change Notices for aircraft fuel management on the B-2 stealth bomber.

  Vought Aircraft Industries, Grand Prairie, Texas
  Contract Configuration Management Engineer
  1984 to 1985

  Defined data development and configuration management processes, procedures and tools for their portion of the B-2 stealth bomber.
  
  The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington
  Contract Configuration Management Engineer
  1983 to 1984

  Controlled MX Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) specifications.

  Lockheed Martin, Littleton, Colorado
  Associate Systems Engineer
  1981 to 1983

  Analyzed requirements for payload integration onto Space Shuttle. Documented configuration of MX ICBM launch control center. Researched requirements for Space Station. Maintained documentation of Titan IV trans-stage.

Education

• 1981 - 1984

  Denver University

  Master's Degree in Business Administration
  GPA: 3.2

  MBA degree with course work in Operations Research, Statistics, Marketing, Finance, Accounting and Management.

• 1976 - 1980

  Montana State University

  Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering
  GPA: 3.6

  Degree in Chemical Engineering with additional coursework in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial and Civil Engineering. Also formal coursework in Psychology, Economics, Physics, Math and Industrial History.

  Engineer in Training exam completed in June 1980 in State of Montana.

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Questions

• What is your location? Seattle, WA 98118

Skills

• Systems Engineering
• Requirements Definition
• Configuration Management
• Configuration Identification
• Status Accounting
• Change Control
• Configuration Audits
• Specification Writing
• Avionics development
• Military contracting
• proposal writing
• Quality Assurance
• Continuous Process Improvement
• Lean
• Kaizen
• Six-Sigma
• Theory of Constraints
• Aircraft
• Vehicles
• Force Development