EDUCATION
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Bachelor of Science: Electrical Engineering; 05/2000
• “Distinguished Graduate” from Air Force ROTC program, Magna Cum Laude; GPA 3.74
Master of Business Administration, Darla Moore School of Business; Q4 2014 (expected)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Reliability Engineer, General Electric, Axiem International consultant, Greenville, SC; 07/2012 to 02/2014
04/2014 - Present
Calculating various reliability metrics for gas/steam turbines within the GE fleet (Design for Reliability, Fallout, Unplanned Outage, and New Product Innovation modeling). Provided reliability analysis for a GE and ExxonMobil joint oil and gas venture.
• Facilitate creation of FMEAs for gas turbine accessories subsystems in support of new product introduction.
• Drive design decisions by developing reliability models to assess the overall system impact and enable Contractual Services Reliability guarantees.
• Present reliability performance to Chief Engineers to ensure each subsystem is within acceptable limits for availability and starting reliability.
Applications Engineer, AFL (a subsidiary of Fujikura Ltd. of Japan), Duncan, SC; 11/2010 to 07/2012
Provide applications and market development support for nuclear and aerospace markets within AFL R&D Center. Worked in conjunction with sales and manufacturing to develop and test existing AFL products for extreme conditions found in new markets.
• Developed a fiber optic radiation monitoring system to test the capability of AFL products for the nuclear market.
• Saved $20,000 by taking the initiative to learn and write a LabVIEW software program vs. hiring a certified contractor and using older available hardware vs. buying new state-of-the-art hardware.
• Authored a white paper on radiation induced attenuation effects for four separate fiber optic vendor manufacturers.
• Responsible for planning, coordinating and conducting a high humidity and temperature aging test for numerous cable designs which provided long term aging effects to customers and internal product development managers.
• Participated in ARINC, SAE and JEDEC standards meetings and conferences for aerospace market. Communicated new market requirements and trends to business unit and product development managers.
• Part of a select team charged with installing, testing and monitoring first ever Perimeter Intrusion Detection System – first operational AFL fiber optic security system in the United States. Location: Charleston Water Treatment Plant.
• Patent: FIBER OPTIC INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM UTILIZING WALL CAP ASSEMBLY; Application No.: 13/937,540
Field Service Engineer, Emerson Process Management, Charlotte, NC; 08/2009 to 10/2010
Traveled 90% for work requirements aimed at improving day-to-day plant operations by enhancing energy generation profit centers while reducing operational costs. Supported plant start-up and migration efforts and was responsible for DCS modifications while assigned to specific southeast region power plants.
• Responsible for loading software patches, configuring routers and switches, installing controllers and other client specific hardware.
• Inspected power and ground configurations for system commissioning while meeting client deadlines and cost targets.
• Collect and review real-time information on over 100,000 power plant input/output data points and diagnosing information in order to configure the plant for optimal power generation capability.
Program Manager, General Electric, QuEST Engineering consultant, Greenville, SC; 11/2007 to 02/2009
Globally managed 15 contractor personnel while overseeing program budgets and schedules. Provided lifecycle management of three projects for General Electric involving gas turbine schematic designs and global library digitization efforts. Responsible for initial interviews, screening and hiring of new employees.
• Procured $1.1M in General Electric contracts by writing cost effective business budgets/schedules and proposals.
• Saved 10 man-hours per week by implementing cost saving strategies such as building specific program Excel spreadsheets for program schedule tracking and budgeting; implemented LEAN concepts to “do more with less.”
United States Air Force Officer (achieved rank of Captain); 05/2000 to 07/2007
Program Manager, Ft Meade Army Base, MD; 2004 to 2007
With an active TS/SCI clearance, advised senior military, civilian and government leadership within the National Security Agency (NSA) on compliance issues and organizational process effectiveness for a $1.4B global intelligence division with a workforce of 7,000+ personnel.
• Provided accurate and timely intelligence data to government officials within the Pentagon, NSA and White House by integrating cross-functional U.S. and international contractin...
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