Zach Van Winkle
Senior Engineer
Columbus,OH
Summary
Results-driven Project Manager, Lead Engineer, and Technical Sales Engineer with extensive experience in the Aerospace, Energy, Power Generation, Oil and Gas, and Marine industries. Proven expertise in engineering principles, technical sales strategies, and supply chain optimization, complemented by strong skills in personnel management and project execution. Adept at driving process innovation and managing change to enhance operational efficiency and deliver exceptional results. Committed to leveraging a diverse skill set to contribute to organizational success and foster sustainable growth.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Project Engineer
Intertec Engineering for Honeywell Aerospace
Columbus, Ohio
08.2024 - 12.2025
- Integrated Supply Chain Lead Engineer for Honeywell Aerospace supply chain transformation through a long-term contract
- Lead Project Engineer on projects expanding and securing supply base for parts critical to Honeywell T55, HTF7000, F124, TFE731, and JSF IPP. Projects include forgings, castings, machined parts, electro-mechanical parts, elastomers, gears, and bearings
- Supplier transformation includes identifying new suppliers, estimating and budgeting full scope of part transition, engineering assessment and design review validating specifications and testing requirements, working with suppliers to establish ability to meet capacity and technical requirements, executing new supplier review and testing, engine testing, metallurgical testing, managing supplier quality assessment, analysis and acceptance of new supplier onboarding to complete transition.
- Software experience includes: SAP, Teamcenter, net-inspect, Honeywell Project Management tools, Honeywell supply chain tools, Honeywell supplier quality tools
Advanced Lead Engineer
GE Aerospace
Cincinnati, Ohio
06.2023 - 08.2024
- Test Systems Engineering Large Commercial Engine owner leading development and certification testing on the GE9X; Aeroderivative Engine Operations engine owner leading testing of marine and industrial LM2500 engines
- GE9X Engine Owner: Lead Engineer for fast-track Under cowl Cooling test on GE9X engine integral to Boeing 777X certification, overcoming many obstacles while maintaining established engineering handbook standards to execute test in highly compressed timeline to maintain overall program timeline while on critical path for both GE9X and Boeing 777X
- GE9X Engine Owner: Lead Engineer for multi-mission GE9X testing on FAA Part 25 Fire Suppression, thrust reverser, and cell correlation on production and MRO test sites
- LM2500 lead engineer engine owner leading testing on marine LM2500 efficiency improvement program for the US Navy as part of the MSTIC innovation program to improve efficiency across the fleet
- Aeroderivative engine owner for completed LM2500 industrial power generation engine testing emissions and vibration reduction
- Experienced in Project Management and Lead Engineering on multiple high visibility tests across multiple programs including aviation, marine and industrial jet engines
- Software experience includes: Open Plan, Teamcenter, Switchboard, Oracle
Senior Technical Sales Engineer
Siemens Energy, Inc.
Worthington, Ohio
04.2018 - 06.2023
- Responsible for on-boarding, developing and managing five engineers; implementation and management is an in-source engineering business improvement, saving $400,000 annually
- Technical sales lead for Asia, supporting 168 oil & gas and power generation in-service units with 20+ active customers including BP, Petronas, and ONGC among others. Worked to bring on 5+ customers each year through reactivation of installed units, long-term service agreements, and new unit installations
- Parts engineering lead for services business, overseeing 1000+ engineering changes annually; change management process development and improvement to adapt to changing business structure and tools
- Developing new data management strategy to innovate forecasting for all AGT spares orders using Alteryx and Tableau for improved viewing and analysis of Salesforce data
- Provide technical expertise to customers, sales managers, customer service representatives, field service representatives and supply chain management
- Spare part product owner for groundbreaking new A45 aeroderivative mobile power generation package
- Innovated new way of working between customer support and technical support to streamline process and reduce time to quote
- Software experience includes: Teamcenter PLM, Salesforce, Alteryx, Tableau, NX-Unigraphics and SAP
Technical Sales Engineer
Siemens Energy, Inc.
Mount Vernon, Ohio
03.2017 - 03.2018
- Technical sales lead for North and Latin America, supporting oil & gas and power generation in-service units, supporting 30+ customers ranging from 1-off family-owned companies to global leaders such as TransCanada, Petrobras and Exxon through aftermarket sales
- Define new mechanical, piping, and electrical components for in-service units
- Provide parts obsolescence management support through development of recommended operational and critical spare parts list based on component life analysis
- Review and revise P&I diagrams, Bills of Material, engineering process documentation and quality documentation
- Redefine and restructure process for providing spare parts offering on new project bidding; streamlined process allowed for reduction in headcount through natural attrition with no decline in support
- Software experience includes: Teamcenter PLM, NX-Unigraphics and SAP
Mechanical Engineer
Siemens Energy, Inc.
Mount Vernon, Ohio
08.2013 - 03.2017
- *Formerly Rolls-Royce Energy Services, Inc
- Experienced with the various systems that interface with aero derivative gas turbines coupled to natural gas compressors and power generators. Experienced in coupling and drivetrain design, structural design, lifting and weighing, foundation and loading, enclosure and acoustics, and air filtration
- Experienced in project engineering throughout the project lifecycle. Experienced in release of supplier documentation and review of vendor documentation. Experienced in manufacturing issues, and solving problems associated with manufacturing phase
- Experienced with creation and release of piping and instrumentation diagrams, bills of material, arrangement drawings, 3D modeling, requirements management, design reviews and manufacturing support. ASME member since November 2015
- Experienced in root cause analysis after equipment failures. This includes working with both customer and suppliers to evaluate potential causes of failures, and how to resolve the issue
- Experience in small team leadership and project management. Lead a group through developing standard work process. Lead team through design to be implemented on a new product
- Experienced in working internationally. I completed an extended overseas work/training assignment in Sweden to develop the cross-site capabilities of my team. This included learning new ways of collaborating with teams internationally as well as building rapport to develop trust for work handover
- Software experience includes: Teamcenter, NX-Unigraphics, ePlan, MES, IBM Rational DOORs, SAP, and Open Plan. All software used at various stages of the project lifecycle
Mechanical Engineer/Designer
Westlake Reed Leskosky
Cleveland, Ohio
09.2012 - 08.2013
- HVAC, Plumbing and Fire Suppression design on commercial building and renovation
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Ohio University – Russ College of Engineering And Technology
Athens, Ohio03-2012
Skills
- Customer relationship building
- Data analysis
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Continuous improvement
- Project management
- Product lifecycle management
- Design review
- Proactive approach
- Test execution
- Project planning and development
Certification
- PMP - Project Management Professional
- Data Science Professional Certificate, IBM
Timeline
Senior Project Engineer
Intertec Engineering for Honeywell Aerospace
08.2024 - 12.2025
Advanced Lead Engineer
GE Aerospace
06.2023 - 08.2024
Senior Technical Sales Engineer
Siemens Energy, Inc.
04.2018 - 06.2023
Technical Sales Engineer
Siemens Energy, Inc.
03.2017 - 03.2018
Mechanical Engineer
Siemens Energy, Inc.
08.2013 - 03.2017
Mechanical Engineer/Designer
Westlake Reed Leskosky
09.2012 - 08.2013
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Ohio University – Russ College of Engineering And Technology