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EXPERTISE AND SERVICES
Mechanical Engineer, Systems Engineer, Forensics Engineer, Technical Consultant, Program Manager with Emphasis in Construction, Manufacturing, Power Generation, Aerospace, and Product Development, Forensic Investigation and Analysis, Expert Witness Testimony, Engineering Consulting ServicesExpertise in project management, general construction, finite element analysis employing three dimensional tools, professional engineering services, safety / risk assessments for commercial, residential, government and military products and applications.
Areas of specialty include finite element structural and heat transfer analysis employing state-of-the-art three dimensional tools for failure analysis and new product design. Analysis prediction and correlation to laboratory results. Laboratory testing to re-create in-service conditions.
This consultant offers extensive experience in areas including contract generation and negotiations, scheduling and personnel management, earned value management, proposal generation, professional engineering, with emphasis in materials and coatings, structural analysis, thermal analysis, and expert witness testimony. Additional specialties include construction / building codes, general contracting, construction management, failure investigations / corrective action, in-process inspection, building code development, and building inspections. Additionally, this consultant offers expertise related to evolutionary development, commercial products, power generation, mechanical systems design, hydraulics, pneumatics, controls, risk management and assessment, risk mitigation plans, risk communication, and failure modes & effects analysis.
This consultant's capabilities and experience include system integration, requirements definition technical specs, requirements allocation, requirements traceability, design verification, mil-spec compliance, safety analysis, monte carlo simulation, failure analysis, failure modes and effects analysis, statistical analysis, root cause determination, fishbone analysis / ishikawa diagram, fault tree analysis, and corrective action recommendations
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Aerospace, Construction, Government, Medical Products, Military, Manufacturing, Power Generation, Turbine
EDUCATION
Graduate Courses, Business Management, Graduate School of Business, University of Florida, Gainesville Florida
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lead Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.
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Providing expertise in mechanical engineering, systems engineering, forensics engineering, technical consulting, program management with emphasis in construction, manufacturing, power generation, aerospace, and product development, forensic investigation and analysis, expert testimony, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
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Business Development / Principle Engineer, engineering consulting firm, Jupiter, FL
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Provided engineering services and program management to the construction, manufacturing, power generation, aerospace, and product development industry.
Business Development / Principle Engineer, Parametric Solutions, Inc., Jupiter, FL
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Was responsible for program management / business development of 50 person engineering firm providing engineering services to the construction, turbine, aerospace, medical product industry.
Combustion Program Manager, Power System Manufacturing, LLC, A Calpine Company, Jupiter, FL
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Was responsible for program management of land based turbine combustion conversion business for ABB11N1 and GE Frame 7EA. Including product development, manufacturing, customer relations, strategic business development, contract management, and employee motivation. Delivered construction and engineering program requirements up to 16% under budget, all milestones were on time or ahead of schedule for programs valued in excess of $8.4M. Managed a design team of 14, to design a Dry Low Nox (DLN) combustion conversion kit for an ABB11N1 oil-burning unit.
Operational Military Engines, Turbine Manager, United Technologies Corporation, Pratt & Whitney West Palm Beach, FL
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Managed turbine activities, including new business planning, financial and resource planning, new design management, contract negotiations, engineering, product configuration, productions, customer service and fleet safety. Delivered construction and engineering program requirements up to 26% under budget, all milestones were on time or ahead of schedule for programs valued in excess of $255M. Managed programs up to 15% under budget, while program requirements were on time or ahead of schedule. Ensured compliance with program and contract requirements, conduct financial and program reviews on a monthly basis. Managed an effort to introduce a new product line, while reducing cycle time to incorporation from 18 months to 11 months. Managed business analysis activities to propose new tasks. Managed outsourcing decisions, contracts valued at $11.8M, defined contractor selection process, established an open line of communications to improve product quality. Managed and developed deliverable specifications. Mentored program staff to ensure “Mickey Friendly” and “FedEx Fast” increasing customer satisfaction by 500% in two years.
Safety / Risk Manager, Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, FL
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Directed safety activities for a fleet of over 5000 military aircraft engines, the worlds largest. Responsible for Program Management; Engineering; Manufacturing; Customer Service; Contract Administration; and Marketing. Director of Risk Management Plans valued at $265M for military product lines. Balanced environmental impacts, economic, scheduling and technical objectives reducing safety related occurrences by 34% in 2 years. Recognized for delivering $4.5M cost reduction by leading a 12-member statistician and manufacturing team to evaluate lean manufacturing process improvement for Total Quality Management (TQM) and Safety related issues. Developed and implemented a state-of-the-art electronics database to link with Government systems collecting remote data, resulting in real time safety comparison to predictions ensuring corrective maintenance was being performed in a timely fashion.
New Business Program Manager, Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, FL
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Led 35 person marketing and engineering team; with 15 direct reports to define solutions to customer requirements. Responsible for program activities and fiscal responsibility for $35M annual budget. Won a new $115M program in a declining market by leading an aggressive technical and marketing campaign. Developed programs to increased market share by 18%. Managed program activities and maintain fiscal responsibility for budget of $35M yearly. Recipient of $4.5M cost reduction awards.
Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, FL
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Served in progressively more responsible positions, beginning in Prototype Construction progressing through to Test Integration and Design engineering. Responsible for managing several diverse technical teams utilizing all functions of engineering to develop, design and test new products. Promoted to Product Manager / Technical Team leader managing prototype test assets to validate new products. Promoted in less than two years to New Business Program Manager.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Professional Engineer, State of Florida
General Contractor Building License
HONORS AND AWARDS
Honors, Michigan Technological University
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