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Collaborative Product Development
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IPD Deployment for a Major Aerospace Defence Manufacturer - Assisted the Program Director, for an advanced fighter program, to deploy an already developed IPD approach to the program. Identified organizational barriers which existed and slowed IPD deployment. Identified strategies and factors to overcome the barriers. Acted as catalyst for change to move the organization forward. Led the foundation for a major transformation effort.
Assisted a Major Aerospace Defence Manufacturer to implement a PDM Software Package - Conducted a solutions demonstration lab on the IBM product manager PDM package with a team of cross-functional aerospace engineers. Identified the process changes, software changes, cultural/organizational implication. Assisted in establishing a structured approach to managing the project.
Identified Improvement Opportunities and Advanced Technology Applications To Reduce Product Development Cycle Time from 3 Years to 18 Months for a $15 Billion Fighter Aircraft Manufacturer - For the world's leading manufacturer of tactical fighter aircraft as a project leader/facilitator in the product/process engineering area developed detailed sub processes and tasks identifying gaps and changes required to achieve performance improvement. Utilized the concepts of simultaneous engineering and design for manufacturability as foundations for change. Defined technology enablers including various CAD/CAM/CAE applications. Defined various project portfolios in various areas including loads generation, bills of materials, integrated product definition, prototype development and information flow between aerodynamics, weights, stress, structures, design, planning, tooling, N.C. programming, computer aided logistics support (CALS) . Linked the project benefits to the overall strategic vision objective.
Developed and Packaged an Integrated Product Development Methodology for a Division of the World's Larget Regional Aircraft Manufacturer- Led a team to document at the conceptual level the approach to designing new aircraft. This included business process definition, deliverables, architecture, project management approach, roles and responsibilites, risk management and workflow. The methodology was so well received it was implemented across four aerospace companies (U.S., U.K., and Canada) at the corporate level. This led to the creation of corporate wide engineering system methodology which was used on a new regional jet program.
Assisted with Implementing a Virtual Product Development Approach to Military Aircraft Design - This organization is well advanced in developing the latest modelling and simulation tools for designing fighter aircraft. They required help to deploy the tools with the right processes and most efficient workflow. We identified a phased approach to deployment and are assisting in the creation of an IPD methodology. This project is in progress as of February - December, 1997, time frame.
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