Jonathan Pyshna

Lead a cross-functional team of engineers and technicians supporting aerospace, naval, and defense programs
• Own performance reviews, career development planning, and ongoing coaching to improve individual and team effectiveness
• Serve as lead estimator, owning all technical cost estimates and quote generation for customer proposals
• Manage engineering execution for complex programs valued up to $10M, from concept through production support
• Introduced a Kaizen-driven continuous improvement culture, improving workflows and cross-functional collaboration
• Act as technical escalation point, providing guidance on complex engineering and manufacturing challenges

• Floor lead on robotic and automation project
• Train and mentor new manufacturing engineering employees
• Lead NPI projects up to $5 million dollars from PO to completion
• Lead Continuous Improvement efforts ranging from $50k - $200k
• Create and maintain detailed work instructions for aerospace processes, including NADCAP special processes
• Fixture room engineer lead

• Develop and maintain manufacturing methods for aircraft engine and flight‑safety parts to meet customer tolerances and specifications.
• Lead daily MRB activities and disposition nonconforming parts to maintain production flow.
• Implement process‑performance tracking to identify rework drivers and drive improvement projects.
• Design and review fixturing for part processing and support automation/robotics integration.
• Represent engineering in contract reviews, evaluating specifications, drawings, and purchase orders

• Perform Contract Reviews prior to order acceptance, reviewing terms of contract, process feasibility, customer specifications, and drawing requirements
• Review manufacturability of components
• Talk to suppliers about process specifications, lead times, and any other project needs
• Create process sheets and follow parts from start to finish
• Manage in-house projects such as improving tooling and processes
• Use MRB system daily for manufacturing purposes including quote entry, order entry, job entry, engineering workbench, and more

• Design new tooling for customers - Medical industry
• Create and update solid models and drawings for current tooling
• Create a new system to document press room activity and progressive die repairs.

• Read blueprints and analyzed tolerances and GD&T
• Ran machinery including lathes, mills, surface grinders, and jig grinders
• Measured completed parts using inspection equipment and processes
• Gained toolmaker certification
• Learned basic manufacturing and shop practices