Summary of Qualifications

 

Highly motivated engineering professional with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee.  Significant experience in the aviation industry as part of a project management office has given me experience with gas turbines.  Results-driven work ethic.  Proven record that gets the job done.  Project management with and scheduling experience in design, manufacturing and construction. Strong design experience in drafting, the use of AutoCAD, similar design packages; and have won numerous awards for my efforts.

 

Highly developed organization capabilities providing on time delivery within cost. Capable of writing reports; communicating critical lead items and schedule acceleration methods. Experience in HVAC system design, Finite Element Analysis, nonlinear heat transfer; construction of computer models, Matlab, the Primavera P6 scheduling program, the Critical Path Method, and Earned Value Analysis.

 

I am presently available and would be able to relocate for contract or permanent employment.

 

Accomplishments

·  Program Management/Scheduling – Developed Schedules for the GE Engine programs (LEAP, ITEP, FTO-FTB) which included design of housing, structures, rotors, bearing housings and engine test mounting systems.

◦         Initiated multilevel critical paths analysis to reducing delays of shifting critical paths and allow priority changes to remediate undetected upcoming delays reducing delays by 35%.

◦         Implemented improvements from experienced personnel to project schedules increasing productivity and minimizing risk.

◦         Created resource allocated schedules across multiple projects sharing common resource pools which resulted reduction by 60% in delays due to lack of scheduled manpower.

◦         Integrated the 14 point assessment and other guidelines from the DCMA.

◦         Initiated an additional work element which identified the interface information from subcontractors and manufactures required to initiate the design task reducing large incremental delays by 25%.

·  Combustion Analysis – Nonlinear heat transfer study for variable percent theoretical air regarding different fuel types.

◦         Solved for variable specific heat regarding different percentages of theoretical air while combusting different fuels with air and with pure oxygen.

◦         Accounted for ionization and other unknowns.

◦         Nodal analysis of temperature plots for conduction of various materials.

◦         Displayed correlation of surface area for variable engine fin profiles.

◦         Surface temperature color scale videos over time depicting heating of engine wall.

·  Nonlinear heat transfer through a wire – Nodal analysis.

◦         Provided a Temporal/Spatial analysis.

◦         Utilized Newton/Raphson, Jacobian, 4^th Order Runge Kutta.  Accounted for error truncation.

◦         Displayed time lapsed color scale videos of surface temperature plots for variable mesh size.

·  Hybrid Electric Vehicle Study – Power curves regarding the optimum shifting schedule over highway and city driving profiles for a Ford Equinox.

◦         Rolling resistance, Wind Resistance, Friction accounted for optimal shifting strategy.

◦         Incorporated regenerative breaking.

◦         Utilized data provided from the Highway Fuel Economy Test (HFET) and Federal Urban Driving Schedule (FUDS).

·  Cogeneration feasibility study – Pilot Truck Stop with Arby's Included.

◦         Utilized data tables from ASHRAE.  Provided a cogeneration feasibility study.

◦         Accounted for the Heating Load / Cooling load for two locations.

◦         Sized equipment.  Implemented noise reduction in ducting design.

 

Scheduling

·  Primavera version P3; P6, 6.8.2.

·  Familiar with Schedule Performance Index (SPI), Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Earned Value Management (EVM) calculations.

·  Experienced in report writing and presentation.

·  Development of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

·  Schedule analysis using the Critical Path Method (CPM).

 

Engineering

·  Manufacturing Processes, Engineering Design, Engineering Analysis, Machine Design.

·  Computational Fluid Dynamics and Finite Element Analysis.

·  Examples:

◦         http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/35699-nonlinear-heat-transfer-through-a-wire

Experience

·  CDI – Program Management Specialist (Scheduler PM-PS)..........................Mar 2013 – Sept 2014

◦         Coordinated schedule development with program managers and engineering. Maintained a continuous updating and refining the schedules to establish an accurate detailed work scope.

◦         Developed and maintained a data base for continuous updating estimates of task duration and effort.

◦         Developed detailed schedules for gas turbine engine projects which include development engine component and test mounting structured for resource planning and allocation.

◦         Developed the schedule from concept through design and manufacturing and into production; including the details of multiple design reviews such as quality tests, inspections, modifications, concept, preliminary and design reviews.

◦         Integrated schedule and cost data for project review.

◦         Completed resource allocation, availability, summary, and risk assessment reports for on time delivery.

◦         Provided scheduling support across multiple projects.  Integrated resourcing data to provide strategy and risk management assessment and resolutions.

◦         Provided periodic audits and status to establish the capability of the projects to maintain schedule by analyzing resource capacity and allocation.

◦         Prepared layouts and schedule views such as Gantt and resource availability reports to depict different aspects of the project for the Project Manager.

◦         Provided status reports and updates to schedules and analyzes progress, schedule performance and variances and provided reports to Program Management.

◦         Communicated activity status, delays, and acceleration techniques.

◦         Observed the design, drafting and checking of aircraft within the aviation industry.

◦         Followed PMI and PMBOK practices as they applied to scheduling operations.

◦         Utilized drafting and design software UG NX (Unigraphics).

·  Aerotek - Project Scheduler.............................................................................Jan 2013 – Feb 2013

◦         Implemented a Primavera schedule within the piping industry.

◦         Gave work estimates regarding increased production of a carbon fiber plant’s distillation process.

◦         Quickly set up a manageable software scheduling system for others to follow.

·  Drake Engineering Consulting & Residential Management - Project Lead; Engineering Lead               Dec 2007 – Jan 2013

Provided project management & engineering support for several organizations including the Oak Ridge National Laboratory

◦         Implemented and improved cost effective designs based on efficiency from ASHRAE data.

◦         Increased productivity with appropriate material list, effective use of resources and team advising.

◦         Managed construction process while collaborating with Primavera schedulers.

◦         Coached schedulers and engineers in conveying information and time constraints.

◦         Arranged and coordinated online web designs providing an organized system to navigate the project and include feedback.

◦         Collected, analyzed and coded housing geometry with materials for comparing and generating models of infiltration and heat transfer.

◦         Gave LEAN manufacturing assistance for a manufacturer. Assisted in the process of organization and optimization. Observed manufacturing processes.

◦         Operated Revit; Performed HVAC calculations.  Assisted the design of the NNSA (Nuclear National Security Agency) building in Kansas City, MO.

 

Software Skills

·  Microsoft Office:  MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project

·  The Mathworks:  Matlab, Simulink; Comsol FEMLAB:  Comsol Multiphysics; Maplesoft:  Maple

·  Autodesk:  AutoCAD, Inventor 3-D, Revit

·  Primavera: Project Management versions P3.1 through P6 and P6.8.2

·   Other company specific software: Oracle, Deltek

 

Education

University of Southern Illinois Carbondale

Major: Aviation Management/Flight

·   Transferred – Completed core curriculum; Advanced to engineering for a more comprehensive education in engineering.

University of Tennessee Knoxville

BSME: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

·  EIT Certified –              Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners

Engineer Intern, Registered Certification # 26306, TN, 2007

Primavera Training

·  Trained in practical applications of Primavera versions 3.1 through 6.0 under Master Scheduler direction.

·  Studied SPI, CPI, and EVM calculations.

·  Learned software capabilities and comparisons between versions.

·  Mastered report writing, cost estimation, development of WBS, and schedule analysis.

·  Studied Critical Path Method.

·  Utilized knowledge to rebuild three homes on time, under budget and with limited supervision. Updated and completed reports from Excel/Primavera.

 

Affiliations

·  ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers

·  PMI.org – Project Management Institute