MIKE BYERS

• Executive owner of enterprise engineering, manufacturing, and facility strategy for an 800,000-sq-ft greenfield satellite manufacturing campus designed for 2,000 satellites per year.
• Led end-to-end delivery of a $400M+ advanced manufacturing campus, including cleanrooms, thin-film deposition, automation, and satellite assembly.
• Directed EPCs, OEMs, and subcontractors through installation, commissioning, and startup while maintaining schedule, safety, and budget discipline.
• Established enterprise manufacturing and technology roadmap, aligning automation, digital infrastructure, and capacity expansion with long-term business strategy.
• Deployed Industry 4.0 capabilities including automated inspection, digital twin modeling, and real-time factory analytics.
• Built and scaled cross-functional teams across manufacturing engineering, facilities, automation, test, and quality.
• Led Quality Management System development with operations approaching AS9100D audit readiness.
• Partnered with CEO and COO to translate aggressive cost and throughput targets into scalable factory architectures, driving 30–50% projected throughput improvement.

• Senior engineering leader responsible for execution across multiple aerospace and defense power-system programs.
• Directed engineering execution from concept through production, meeting performance, cost, and schedule commitments.
• Improved operational efficiency by 20% and reduced production costs by 15% through technology adoption and process modernization.
• Aligned engineering roadmaps with business growth and market expansion strategies.
• Built strong customer and stakeholder relationships while ensuring regulatory and quality compliance.
• Developed and enhanced personnel work instructions to clear up confusion and boost performance.
• Developed automation tools to improve efficiency, eliminate waste and free up labor hours for other needs.

• Technical authority supporting an ACAT II sustainment program.
• Provided independent engineering assessment for production readiness and LRIP award decisions.
• Evaluated contractor RCCA effectiveness, production planning maturity, and sustainment strategies.
• Specified system components and directed product modifications to comply with engineering design and performance specifications.
• Surveyed potential project sites before design, checking for space restrictions, mechanical feasibility and manufacturers guidelines.
• Eliminated ineffective product line materials to resolve performance challenges and mitigate corrosion.
• Tested newly installed systems, closely monitoring functionality and adherence to operating specifications.
• Developed internal processes and plans for mechanical verification, product development and factory processes.
• Performed pre-construction, quality and safety management, as well as constructability review, start-up and commissioning.

• Enterprise leader driving digital manufacturing transformation across multiple value streams.
• Delivered $42.4M in EAC giveback (2× annual target).
• Increased build rates 3× while improving labor efficiency by 20%.
• Improved program profitability by $3.5M while maintaining 100% on-time delivery.
• Automated 30,000+ daily production transactions and deployed executive-level factory performance dashboards.
• Expanded enterprise analytics across critical manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Managed quality assurance initiatives.
• Mapped process workflows to enhance understanding of procedures.
• Enhanced data gathering, extraction and analysis for diverse workflows and procedures.
• Evaluated employee performance and equipment organization to assess and improve plant operations.
• Built product subassemblies or final assemblies and monitored and adjusted production processes or equipment for quality and productivity.
• Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
• Planned, created, tested and deployed system life cycle methodology to produce high quality systems to meet and exceed customer expectations.

• Full P&L executive owner of a $30M+ aerospace manufacturing operation serving Tier-1 defense and aerospace customers.
• Owned all operations across manufacturing, quality, safety, engineering, capital planning, and workforce development.
• Modernized production systems, improving throughput, OEE, cost, and delivery reliability.
• Implemented Lean manufacturing and KPI-driven execution discipline.
• Successfully led organization through AS9100D certification.
• Secured $5M+ in new Tier-1 DoD prime contracts within first year.
• Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
• Established foundational processes for business operations.
• Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.

Served as senior engineering authority providing onsite technical leadership to NAVAIR FST, DCMA, and PMA-262, overseeing contractor execution, production readiness, and compliance across critical defense programs.

Acted as primary technical interface to major aerospace suppliers, including frequent on-site leadership at the Triumph facility (Red Oak, TX), driving resolution of production, quality, and manufacturability risks during high-impact build phases.

Led DFMA and process-improvement initiatives across multiple contractors, improving manufacturability, tooling effectiveness, and component quality while protecting airworthiness and certification requirements.

Governed engineering change activity, RCCA validation, and drawing updates, assessing downstream impacts to tooling, production flow, cost, and schedule to ensure stable, repeatable manufacturing.

Directed a multi-year, multi-contractor deep-dive of the MQ-4C Triton wing manufacturing system, delivering a 62% reduction in defects per 1,000 labor hours and 70%+ improvement in yield.

Performed independent engineering analyses and audits to validate contractor RCCA processes against industry standards, strengthening supplier accountability and corrective-action rigor.

Led engineering oversight for advanced airborne structures supporting the Littoral Surveillance Radar System, including pod structures, electrical hardware, ECS systems, and P-3C Orion structural modifications.

Directed manufacturing execution, engineering changes, drawing revisions, hardware design updates, and risk management, using EVMS and program metrics to maintain cost, schedule, and technical performance.

Conducted proposal evaluations, product inspections, first article inspections, and acceptance reviews, ensuring compliance with contractual, airworthiness, and customer requirements.

Resolved cross-prime integration challenges between sensor and platform contractors, ensuring end-to-end system functionality and performance post-integration.

Led teams through 50+ structural and sub-assembly modifications, accelerating pod structure build rates by 30% while maintaining flight safety and certification standards.

Recognized with Employee of the Quarter and multiple Above & Beyond awards for technical leadership and program impact.