Ia_Whiteley-resume-2015
- 1. Ia W. Whiteley 2960 Ridge Ave., Dayton, OH 45414 | (407)-446-3154 | iaatwork@icloud.com OBJECTIVE A professional or managerial opportunity in testing, engineering, manufacturing, or product development. CLEARANCES, TRAINING, and CERTIFICATIONS NACLAC 'Secret' level Federal DoD Security Clearance Cost savings training using TOPS8D, Lean, and Six Sigma (GE Aviation) CAREER SKYWARD, LTD. (Aerospace Engineer/Test Engineer) 2012 2014 Military weapons and aircraft testing and analysis company with additional expertise in fire prevention, fire abatement, and 3D scanning. NACLAC 'Secret' level Federal DoD Security Clearance. Weapons tests production planning, including: instrumentation requirements and layout design, test set-up design, scheduling, system logistics. Aircraft and weapons survivability/vulnerability analyst. High speed video data analysis, infrared video data analysis, materials fracture and structure analysis, ballistics analysis. Technical data summary and reporting for U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army. Development of technical procedures, forms, concepts, analysis techniques for multiple government programs. 3D scanning of hardware, large scale test setups for comparison to pretest conditions. GENERAL ELECTRIC AVIATION (Aerospace Engineer) 2005 2010 Leading aircraft engine design company. Led engine failure event disaster recovery plan and implemented solution for 100% of the F118 SLEP engine fleet in service for the B-2 stealth bomber. Led redesign of the JSF compressor variable stator vane actuation support system with 70% reduction in weight and cost. $10 million dollar annual savings achieved through managing, initiating, organizing, and implementing cost reduction projects successfully with a multinational, and multilingual team. Vibration failure analysis of military compressor and fan blades for multiple engine platforms. Design engineer, Military Aircraft Engines including: variable stator blades, compressor blades, fan blades, variable stator actuation systems. Supply chain part owner for F110, F101, F118, JSF Product development team manager for the SLEP (Service Life Extension Program) engine redesigns and JSF, including: design, test, manufacturing, and delivery. Successfully led manufacturing cost reduction investigations using the TOPS8D process in order to reach a cost effective solution for many long standing hardware investigations, in addition to implementing the lean manufacturing process on current hardware. Investigation of multiple hardware manufacturing metallurgical discrepancies such as grain size and hardness. Created templates to ease understanding of many confusing corporate processes for the engineering, manufacturing, and management teams. Qualification reports for submission to the U.S. Military.
- 2. HEICO (Aerospace Design Engineer) 2005 Leading aircraft PMA parts manufacturer and reverse engineering company. Reverse engineering of PMA parts for aircrafts engines including use of 3D measurement tools and hardware, metallurgical analysis, hardware deconstruction. Managed coordination of hardware development with manufacturing. Quality control analysis of hardware. Submission of hardware for approval to FAA. FILM PRODUCTIONS (Executive Producer, Director) 2010 2012 Led and organized production team including: locations, continuity, logistics, schedules, financial budgets. Technical design and construction of complex sets, props. Science/Engineer/Mathematics/Physics expert for story development and technical continuity for multiple films. Assistant Director for Skylar Phoenix Productions. Film sound editing, visual editing, coloring, and compositing. BILLBOARD.NET (Consultant and Website Designer) 2004 2005 Organization and planning of website strategies for success and development. Website development. FLORIDA SPACE INSTITUTE (Research Scientist) 2004 Grant driven, space focused research group. Development of a Microwave Electro-thermal Thrust Engine. FLORIDA SPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Research Scientist) 2004 Grant driven, space focused research group. Design of an inflatable mars greenhouse. Target book and simulation designer for the S.H.O.R.E. project for the International Space Station. Worked under Astronaut Samuel Durrance. UNIVERSITY OF C. F. (Project Manager and Simulation Designer) 2003 Design of a unique returnable launch vehicle system include hardware design and mathematical systems architecture designs from launch through orbit insertion and return to earth. EDUCATION University of Central Florida: Aerospace Engineering Orlando, Florida 2004 The Maile School: Professional Image Winter Park, FL 2004 SKILLS Procedure development. Team management. Problem solving. FLIR/infrared video analysis. High speed video analysis. 3D Scanning. Supply Chain. MathCAD. Matlab. Unigraphics. AUTOCAD. SOLIDWORKS. Celtx. Final Cut Pro. Adobe Premiere. Motion. Color. Compressor. Adobe Photoshop. Adobe Dreamweaver. Adobe Flash. Adobe Acrobat. Word. Excel PowerPoint. Technical Report Writing. Technical form development. UNIX. Microsoft Windows. Mac OS. iWorks. HOBBIES Writing. Independent film. Sewing. Acting. Aerial Dance. Yoga. Stunt Choreography. Crew Team. Volunteering. Prop construction. Costuming. Painting.