Sean Catchpole

• Lead Engineer for KF-X and Hondajet Echelon coordinating cross-functional teams across analysis, design, and testing, achieving 100% on-time delivery and exceeding cost reduction targets.
• Developed Python tools that enabled automatic processing of aircraft telemetry data, enabling faster diagnosis of premature brake wear.
• Created brake performance models using test lab data, preventing a suboptimal material change in a Gulfstream wear-life project by demonstrating performance risks.
• Leading project to modernize brake performance simulation tools, improving efficiency while maintaining full compatibility with legacy data acquisition systems.
• Serve as the Additive Manufacturing Subject Matter Expert for the business unit, collaborating with corporate additive manufacturing initiatives.

Contributed to workforce development initiatives, online learning programs, and published success stories on additive manufacturing projects.

• Spearheaded the implementation of a daily SQDIP meeting system, improving team alignment and productivity.
• Led an initiative that eliminated all year+ delinquent change notices and significantly reduced backlog.
• Modernized Control Unit Functional Test data collection, reducing operator effort, automating validation, and minimizing errors.