James Brewer
Elizabethtown,NY
Summary
Innovative, results oriented project manager with experience and a passion for building relationships and exceeding client management expectations. Experienced in leading and handling large scale projects in multi-functional areas. Adept in the management of projects with strict deadlines and budget constraints. Possesses a background in engineering and technical development, proven to be a highly valuable professional in many work environments. Dedicated individual who is able to improve business processes and provide a significant competitive advantage for business enterprises.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
Value Stream Leader / Senior Manager
COLLINS AEROSPACE / RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
10.2022 - 08.2024
- Reporting to Director of Hums and Fuels as VSL assigned to the Sikorsky Aircraft Account.
- Responsible for 20 Million annual sales to support Sikorsky Platforms. UH60, MH60, 53K and Commercial
- Maintained strong vendor relationships to ensure timely delivery of raw materials essential for uninterrupted production flow.
- Improved value stream efficiency by implementing lean principles and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Served as an escalation point for critical issues within the value stream, driving timely resolution and mitigating potential negative impacts.
- Report project status to Director of Program management.
- Established strong relationships with key internal stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.
- Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
Staff Project Engineer / Space Suit Operations
COLLINS AEROSPACE / RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
01.2019 - 10.2022
- Reporting to EMU Program manager / The Project Engineer is responsible for:
- Project Schedules for the procurement of parts to support the EMU program.
- Lead IPD teams
- Conduct (FIAR) anomaly investigations and present results to the NASA
- Create and manage Project Plans for assigned Projects
- Conduct weekly team meetings.
- Report project status to Program management.
- Manage Project ETC monthly.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.
- Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
STAFF QUALITY ENGINEER / AIRCRAFT FLIGHT OPERATIONS
LOCKHEED MARTIN / SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Reporting to AFO Senior Leader / Quality Manager the Quality Engineer is responsible for:
- Quality Representative for the Black Hawk / Naval Hawk aircraft during final aircraft inspection with DCMA.
- Manage and create all legacy AFO FAI packages / release to production QA.
- Manage Out of Tolerance Tool s and input all findings in the Lockheed OOT system.
- Report OOT metrics to senior level AFO management.
- Support monthly CCAB meetings as required.
- Work with the centers on the monthly quality escapes.
- Support Aircraft DRT and MRB activities for the UH-60 production line.
SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER / DSS MILITARY PROGRAMS
LOCKHEED MARTIN / SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Reporting to DSS Quality Manager the Program Quality Engineer is responsible for:
- Quality Representative for the Naval Hawk Sierra aircraft.
- Quality Representative for PBL for both the CH53E Aircraft and Naval Hawk aircraft.
- Monthly quality metrics reports to management.
- Monitor PBL PQDR Activities.
- Support quarterly AVSIPT and Quality IPT meetings.
- Support integration issues AIDR’s at the Owego facility.
- Work with the program team to drive issues to completion and closure.
PROJECT MANAGER
APS TECHNOLOGIES
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Reporting to Sales, the Project Manager is responsible to:
- Lead weekly cross functional team meetings.
- Assign tasks and monitor team members.
- Monthly reports report on project progress, green flags, red flags and dollars spent.
- Monitor labor against annual labor estimates.
- Integrate approved engineering changes into the RSM fleet.
- Managed Firmware using agile methodologies as the fleet testing continued.
- Managed support for Houston, Dubai, and China sales offices.
- Responsible for repair and maintenance activities along with system and software upgrades.
- Responsible for working with Vendors and first article approval and Subcontractor relationships.
PROGRAM MANAGER / MAJOR ACCOUNTS
AMPHENOL TIMES MICROWAVE
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Primary responsibilities included Program Management of the RF Cable Development for the P8 Aircraft
- Implemented Microsoft Project and Excel plans to track development and production contract milestones, allocating Manufacturing resources as well as managing the engineering development process.
- Manager of a cross functional team of design engineers from manufacturing, design, configuration and production
- Engineered all preliminary manufacturing instructions and released them to the production floor.
- Researched and selected initial product components.
- Contract negotiations and signed / accepted memorandum of understandings in excess of $5M.
- Developed prototypes / models as required.
- Worked with Vendors to meet contract timelines and milestones
- Mentored team members working as a coach to meet the project timelines.
- Negotiated with customer to achieve the required time to complete projects, acting as primary customer contact.
- Total program financial responsibility in excess of $8M.
SENIOR PROJECT / APPLICATION ENGINEER
HARCO LABORATORIES
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Primary responsibilities included the creation of Microsoft Project plans to track contract milestones, allocating resources and overall project costs.
- Lead a cross functional team of three senior engineers from Manufacturing, Design, and Production
- Engineered preliminary designs of cable assemblies and/or air data sensors.
- Researched and selected initial product components
- Worked with drafting using 3D SolidWorks to ensure the proposed product would fit the final application.
- Created initial manufacturing instructions.
- Produced final sales proposals for submittal to end customer
- Developed prototypes / models as required.
- Mentored team members working as a coach to meet the project timelines.
SENIOR CUSTOMER PROJECT MANAGER
PITNEY BOWES
01.1999 - 01.2008
- Primary responsibilities were as Project Manager with major clients, acted as point of contact for United Health Group, Hartford Insurance, GMAC, Dominion Power & Light, Northeast Utilities, and various small utility companies.
- Total annual financial responsibility $5.1 million.
- Set up core teams consisting of 4-7 individuals from IT, Production, Quality and Manufacturing which then implemented IT connections to the Pitney Recovery site using either, Dedicated TELCO lines, VPN, or secure IP over the Internet.
- Created Microsoft Project Plans to track milestones, resources and budget
- Managed annual and semi-annual Disaster Recovery testing from the onsite print and mail facility.
NATIONAL SERVICE MANAGER, SENIOR PROJECT / SYSTEMS ENGINEER
BRIDGEPORT MACHINES
01.1994 - 01.1999
- Primary responsibilities were to engineer machining solutions to customer’s specifications and budgets; this consisted of prototype through final production designs.
- Integration, design, and release of all engineering drawings, electrical control cabinet layouts to UL/CSA & NFPA specifications using Auto Cad.
- Projects were managed using Microsoft Project and Office.
- Oversaw the product development cycle and performed product integration on the production lines as well as implementation of all required Engineering changes for production floor.
- Managed 8 Service engineers responsible for Emergency Service calls, Routine System maintenance and System Software upgrades.
- Created and implemented warranty cost tracking, traveled to national and international customer installations, managing all warranty and non-warranty service for the Machining Center product line.
ELECTRICAL HARDWARE / SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES - NORDEN SYSTEMS DIVISION
01.1985
- Primary responsibilities included flight testing aboard the Gulf Stream II Aircraft
- Prototype designs and preliminary system modules utilizing multi-layer PC Boards.
ELECTRICAL PROJECT / PRODUCT ENGINEER
KAMAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION, RAYMOND ENGINEERING DIVISION
01.1988 - 01.1991
- Primary responsibility for these projects consisted of production support in the capacity of failure analysis of product and repair of units returned from the field.
Education
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING -
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Fairfield, CT01.1993
ELECTRONICS -
PORTER and CHESTER INSTITUTE
Stratford, CTProject Management -
University of Connecticut
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Project
- Excel
- Access
- SolidWorks
- Auto Cad
- UTC ACE Associate
- Lockheed Martin Green Belt / Yellow Belt
- Project Management
- Project Planning
- Technical reporting
- Engineering Documentation
- Process Improvement
- Cost Analysis
Timeline
Value Stream Leader / Senior Manager
COLLINS AEROSPACE / RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
10.2022 - 08.2024
Staff Project Engineer / Space Suit Operations
COLLINS AEROSPACE / RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
01.2019 - 10.2022
STAFF QUALITY ENGINEER / AIRCRAFT FLIGHT OPERATIONS
LOCKHEED MARTIN / SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT
01.2016 - 01.2018
SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER / DSS MILITARY PROGRAMS
LOCKHEED MARTIN / SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT
01.2015 - 01.2016
PROJECT MANAGER
APS TECHNOLOGIES
01.2013 - 01.2015
PROGRAM MANAGER / MAJOR ACCOUNTS
AMPHENOL TIMES MICROWAVE
01.2010 - 01.2013
SENIOR PROJECT / APPLICATION ENGINEER
HARCO LABORATORIES
01.2008 - 01.2009
SENIOR CUSTOMER PROJECT MANAGER
PITNEY BOWES
01.1999 - 01.2008
NATIONAL SERVICE MANAGER, SENIOR PROJECT / SYSTEMS ENGINEER
BRIDGEPORT MACHINES
01.1994 - 01.1999
ELECTRICAL PROJECT / PRODUCT ENGINEER
KAMAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION, RAYMOND ENGINEERING DIVISION
01.1988 - 01.1991
ELECTRICAL HARDWARE / SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES - NORDEN SYSTEMS DIVISION
01.1985
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING -
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
ELECTRONICS -
PORTER and CHESTER INSTITUTE
Project Management -
University of Connecticut
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