Mike Byers

Location

Little Elm, TX
Education
    University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
    July 2003 - May 2006
    degree
    Bachelor's
    majors
    Aerospace Engineering
    Mechanical Engineering
    School of Aerospace AND Mechanical Engineering
Work Experience
    BAE
    CHIEF ENGINEER GROUND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AIR AND SPACE FORCE SOLUTIONS
    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UT, US
    January 2023 - present
    company
    BAE
    title
    CHIEF ENGINEER GROUND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AIR AND SPACE FORCE SOLUTIONS
    overview
    - Primary technical engineer for an ACAT II sustainment contract in EMD phase. Technical oversight and approval - KEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS - Instituted lean manufacturing principles, continuous improvement initiatives, & AS6500 (APQP & PPAP - Executed product standardization program that aligned with DFM/DFA best practices leading to reductions in engineering time, material, and manufacturing labor resulting in cycle time reductions of more than 20% across the factory - Championed 40 lean manufacturing events including value stream mapping, 5S events, SMED, inventory - Developed a more automated acceptance testing process for EO/IR turret assembly that reduced the overall
    RAYTHEON INTELLIGENCE AND SPACE
    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING MCKINNEY CMC OPERATIONS
    MCKINNEY, TX, US
    January 2021 - December 2022
    THE ALBERS GROUP
    VP OF MANUFACTURING AND OPERATIONS ADVANCED MATERIALS AND PROCESS ENGINEERING
    DALLAS, TX, US
    January 2017 - December 2021
    SABRE SYSTEMS
    CHIEF ENGINEER
    DALLAS, TX, US
    January 2014 - December 2017
    SABRE SYSTEMS
    DEPUTY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CLASS DESK
    DALLAS, TX, US
    January 2007 - December 2015
Skills
5s-MethodAcceptance TestingAccountingAdobe InDesignAdvanced Product Quality PlanningAerospace Basic Quality System StandardsAerospace ManufacturingAnalytical ThinkingArchitectureAssembly and InstallationAutomationBusiness Process ImprovementCapacity PlanningCommunication SkillsComposite MaterialsComputer-Aided DesignContinuous Quality ImprovementContract ManagementCost ReductionCritical ThinkingCycle Time VariationData AnalysisData StreamingDecision Making SkillsDesign EngineeringDesign for Manufacturability (Industrial Design)Earned Value ManagementEnterprise Resource PlanningFailure Mode Effects AnalysisFinite Element MethodsForecasting SkillsIncome StatementsIndustry 4.0Integrated Product TeamISO 9000KanbanKnowledge of EngineeringKnowledge of the Aerospace IndustryLean ProcessesMachineryMaintenanceManagement of EngineersManagement SystemsManufacturingManufacturing EngineeringManufacturing ProcessesMechanical EngineeringMechanical SystemsMentoringMicrosoft OfficeModel Based Systems EngineeringNetworking SkillsNetwork PerformanceOil and GasOperations ManagementPreventive MaintenanceProcess DevelopmentProcess EngineeringProduct DesignProduction DesignProduction Part Approval ProcessProgram ManagementProject ManagementQuality ManagementRisk AnalysisRisk ManagementSabre (Computer System)Safety PrinciplesSalesSelf MotivationSensorsSimulationsSingle-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED)Site OperationsSix Sigma Green Belt CertificationSix Sigma MethodologyStandardizationStatistical Process Control (SPC)Stock ControlStreamlineStructural EngineeringSub AssembliesSystems EngineeringTeam ManagementTesting SkillsTop Secret (TS Clearance)Value Stream MappingWeapon SystemsWriting Documentation