Center of Innovation for Manufacturing

Senior Project Manager, 03/16 - Present

• Responsible for daily operations, direct client interaction, business development, and strategic partnerships.
• Facilitate and oversee major research collaborations involving academia, industry, and government through the allocation of an annual budget of $230K.
• Conduct current-state assessments of Georgia manufacturers using Six Sigma to identify opportunities for process improvements and share best practices for competitive growth.
• Employ design thinking practices to lead clients through product development including customer discovery, product design, prototyping, user testing/feedback.
• Coach business startups including LivFul, Sumo Robot League, and The Stair Barrier using Lean Startup principles leading to in an economic benefit of $117,600.
• Manage NW Georgia’s annual National Manufacturing Day event and doubled size and scope of the program.
• Develop strategic partnerships with organizations including Girl Scouts of Georgia, The Bridge Academy, LaunchPad 2X, and Women in Manufacturing.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Operations Leadership Development Program: Fort Worth, TX

F-35 Quality Team Lead

• Led team of 10 employees to create and implement 86 work instruction packets for Safety of Flight inspections.

F-35 Component Final Finishes Production Supervisor

• Managed 6 direct report personnel and oversaw production schedule and quality of radar-absorbent coatings.
• Redesigned CFF floor layout to optimize production flow using Just-in-Time and Lean principles.

Facilities Engineer

• Managed a portfolio of projects worth $250K.
• Coordinated project implementation and site renovations with contracted and in-house firms.

C-130 Quality Engineer: Marietta, GA

• Identified constraints through data analysis and implemented process improvements for a 22% defect reduction.
• Subject Matter Expert for SAP Quality Engineering Workbench
• Developed and deployed training curriculum to TX,CA,and GA to teach over 300 employees.
• Received two leadership awards for ‘inspiring engineers to learn new tools and skills.’
• Conducted an internal trade study to highlight applications and implementation processes for 3D printing.
• Managed process improvement projects for 9 production teams to foster change via preventative data trending.
• Led an interdisciplinary research project that would improve schedule by 82% using live video streaming.
• Mentored and administered workload assignments for the C-130 quality program summer interns.