Experience¶
Continuous Improvement Lead¶
- Dates:
June 2022 - Present
- Company:
Moog, Inc; Radford, VA
Responsible for identifying and implementing improvements and change throughout the organization using formal and informal means with little supervision or guidance. In this role, I have been able to distinguish myself as a capable leader with vision in the organization from the conference room to the production floor.
Identify opportunities for improvement
Prioritize opportunities by effort vs impact
Write & deploy automated test
Production tool design
Linearize/flow production line for scaling
Identify & implement equipment purchase, from the mundane to capital
Write custom user-facing software for tracking facility maintenance
Educate and mentor other members of the organization, formally and informally
Documentation at all levels
Statistical analysis and modeling
Engineering Manager¶
- Dates:
Oct 2020 - June 2022
- Company:
Moog, Inc; Radford, VA
Responsible for technical leadership and management of engineering department.
Modernize documentation processes throughout the facility
Implement more formal design processes
Plan and coordinate strategic department goals (i.e. training, process)
Primary engineering contact for customers, internally
Advise various on-site departments with regard to data management, analytics
Unify site manufacturing data formats to enable statistical process control
Create and distribute tools for statistical process control
Electrical Engineering Manager¶
- Dates:
Jan 2019 - Oct 2020
- Company:
Moog, Inc; Radford, VA
Responsible for technical leadership and management of electrical engineering department.
Modernize and improve firmware release processes
Improve productivity of direct reports through exposure to new techniques and technologies
Advise project managers as to the technical capabilities, workloads, and relative workload of the department
Improve data visibility and data literacy of the organization by requiring automated testing for throughout the design and deployment cycle
Develop automated test equipment to replace aging technologies
Implement informal professional development environment through lunch ‘n learn activities
Lead by example
Electrical and Firmware Design Engineer¶
- Dates:
Dec 2007 - Jan 2019
- Company:
Moog, Inc; Blacksburg, VA
Responsible for all aspects of electrical design (schematic, layout, and software) for brushless DC and permanent-magnet synchronous motors. Also responsible for documentation of product along with production support.
Create firmware for real-time applications, primarily motor control, using C and assembly on:
TI MSP430 series (16-bit)
Microchip dsPIC33 series (16-bit)
STMicro STM32 series (ARM 32-bit)
Limited exposure to other platforms
Apply standards such as DO-160, DO-178 to designs
Improve development workflow for the group by shifting group from directory control into a source control software
Improve design documentation activities by implementing reports to be attached to engineering change processes
Improve design quality by implementing design checklists for schematics, layouts, and components
Apply fundamental reliability techniques, including Weibull analysis
Develop automated test equipment for my product lines
Electronics Repair Technician¶
- Dates:
May 2007 - Dec 2007
- Company:
Advanced Electronic Services; Mt. Airy, NC
Component-level diagnosis and repair of uninterruptable power supply board modules with ratings ranging between 2kVA to 800kVA utilizing benchtop troubleshooting equipment, such as oscilloscope, curve tracer, and multimeter.
Acquire basic soldering proficiency (through-hole, surface-mount)
Learn the fundamentals of three-phase power
Fire Support Specialist, Artillery¶
- Dates:
August 2000 - August 2004
- Company:
United States Army; Multiple Locations
Call for, observe, and correct indirect fire from artillery batteries. Advised command-level entities of fire support asset capabilities and availability. Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 101st Airborne Division 2003 to 2004.
Develop land navigation skills through training
Show up to work on-time
Develop perspective