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Lead complex customer programs end-to-end: set strategy, manage scope/schedule/budget, mitigate risks, coordinate cross-functional teams, track performance metrics, ensure quality and compliance, mentor staff, and drive continuous improvement and program growth.

Lead advanced manufacturing strategy to improve efficiency, quality, and cost. Implement new manufacturing techniques, manage IPDS/MRL/UPC goals, drive APQP/DFMEA/PFMEA/PPAP/DFX activities, support production transitions, manage cost takeout and RTY efforts, coordinate suppliers and capital needs, and provide program scheduling, budgeting, and milestone reporting.

Lead strategic direction and recovery of supply chain project management for Defense & Space customers (Boeing, Northrup Grumman). Provide inspirational leadership, oversee end-to-end supply chain projects, optimize production and delivery, drive continuous improvement, and align initiatives with business objectives.

Lead development and execution of sourcing strategies to drive cost savings, improve supplier performance, and ensure supply continuity. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships, and implement procurement best practices while driving continuous improvement and supplier development.

Drive supplier quality and compliance through FAI review, source inspections, APQP/PPAP deliverables, PFMEA/control plan support, root-cause corrective actions, supplier coaching, and continuous improvement to reduce escapes and improve on-time delivery.

Develop and maintain supply plans aligned to demand forecasts and business goals. Collaborate with demand planning, procurement, and manufacturing. Monitor and optimize inventory, use supply planning tools to analyze data, support execution of supply plans, and drive continuous improvement in planning processes.

Lead program management for electric propulsion and high-power electric drive/generation systems. Define product strategy, core technical requirements, and maturation plans; oversee system integration, airworthiness planning, and stakeholder/partner coordination to deliver production-ready aerospace power solutions.

Lead and manage complex aerospace engineering projects including scope definition, schedules, budgets, verification/validation (V-model), risk management, test planning/execution, and coordination of small technical teams to deliver systems on time and within budget.

Lead hardware procurement, tracking, and qualification test support; coordinate supply chain and buyers; develop and manage project schedules, estimates, budgets, risks, and verification/qualification plans; support system architecture trades and drive project execution while leading small technical teams to deliver complex aerospace systems on time and within budget.

Lead and manage complex aerospace engineering projects from initiation to completion. Define scope, develop plans, manage budgets/timelines, lead RFI/RFP responses, coordinate cross-functional teams, monitor progress using Earned Value Management, mitigate risks, provide technical guidance, and report status to stakeholders.