Dennis W. Mick, PE, PMP, CSSGB
2521 Hunters Run
Flower Mound, TX 75028
Home: (972) 539-3897
Fax: (972) 874-2853
Cell:(972) 821-1129


VICE PRESIDENT DIRECTOR
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Consummate entrepreneurial engineering professional and change agent with 25 years of industry experience spanning start-ups, mergers, turnarounds and mature businesses. Fifteen years experience in the hire, organization, direction, supervision and wage/promotion reviews of 100+ member, multi-discipline engineering organizations performing research, design, analysis, operations support, engineering services, systems and component test, certification and product delivery. Prolific author of corporate press releases, New Business Proposals, Business and Management Plans, Design Handbooks, Supplier Contracts, Statements of Work, Technical Requirements Documents, Work Breakdown Structures, and ISO-9001/AS-9110 Business Systems Processes, Standards and Procedures. Certified Project Management Professional responsible for successful initiation, execution and conclusion of diverse research, development, design and build efforts requiring knowledge and implementation of project integration, scope, cost and schedule, human resource, communications, risk and procurement management skills. Certified Six Sigma Green Belt adept at Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) methodologies. Accomplished professional accustomed to matrix reporting relationships to functional Vice President and business unit leaders, at ease with creation and public presentation of programmatic and departmental status and business results to Executive, Senior Leadership, Project and Team personnel.

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS

Mechanical, Structural & Acoustic Design & Analysis
Organizational Change & Development
ISO-9001/AS-9110 Implementation & Registration
Research & Development
Customer Interface & Development
Business Systems Engineering
Design for Six Sigma
Matrix Management
Continuous Improvement
Failure Mode & Effects Analysis
Project Management
Process Capability & Performance
Descriptive & Inferential Statistics
Team Facilitation
Quality Function Deployment
Statistical Tolerance Analysis
Earned Value Analysis & Reporting
Statistical Process Control
Operations Support
Balanced Score Cards & Metrics
Theory of Constraints
Design of Experiments
Risk Analysis & Management
Quality Management
Systems & Component Test
FAA Product Certification
Procurement Management
Personnel Development & Training
Lean Manufacturing
Engineering Economic Analysis

FORMAL EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State University

CERTIFICATIONS/CLEARANCES

FAA Structures Designated Engineering
Representative Candidate
American Society for Quality Certified
Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB)
Program Management Institute Certified
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Registered Professional Engineer (PE), Texas
TOP SECRET SSBI Clearance (Inactive)

CONTINUING EDUCATION

ASQ Six Sigma Green Belt
PMI Project Leadership
Concurrent Engineering
Principles of Vibration and Acoustics
Aircraft Stress Analysis
FAA DER Standardization
Designated Alteration Stations
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing

OTHER

Highly proficient: Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, Project, Adobe, etc.

MEMBERSHIPS

National Society of Professional Engineers
American Society for Quality

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Standard Aero Business Aviation and Associated Air Center
2006 to 2009
CORPORATE DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING METHODS

+ Matrix reporting responsibility to Standard Aero Senior Vice President, Engineering, Technology and Quality, Business Aviation Sector and Associated Air Center facility Vice President/General Managers.

+ Member AS-9110 Registration Implementation Team: authorship, review, revision, release, curricula development, personnel training and implementation of ISO-9001/AS-9110 compliant business systems processes, engineering design manuals, standards, procedures and stress analysis methodologies.

+ Member Organization Delegation Authorization Working Group.

DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING MANAGER

+ Responsible for the hire, organization, direction, supervision and wage/promotion reviews of multi-discipline Engineering Departments consisting of Structures, Systems, Avionics, Document Control, FAA Designated Alteration Station and Designated Engineering Representative personnel performing engineering support for in-service aircraft and the concept, developmental design, engineering analyses, liaison engineering, ground and flight test and FAA certification for reconfiguration/new executive interior installations and avionics systems aboard Airbus, Boeing and numerous Business Class aircraft.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Dallas, Texas
2000 to 2006

PROJECT MANAGER

+ Matrix reporting responsibility to Dallas facility Vice President/General Manager and to corporate Vice President, G100/150/200 Programs.

+ Preparation and presentation of programmatic status/reporting material at quarterly Program Management Reviews chaired by Gulfstream Senior Vice President of Engineering, Programs and Test.

+ Customer Advisory Board and G150 Customer Advisory Team member representing Gulfstream Aerospace at its bi-annual customer conferences.

+ Interior Integrated Product Team Lead for G250 (Gulfstreams newest super midsize business jet entry) responsible for aircraft interior conceptual design and coordination/allocation of airframe and interior weight budgets between Gulfstream Aerospace and Israel Aircraft Industries. Acoustic and Interior Integrated Product Teams technical interchange discussions chair.

+ G150 Final Phase Certification Manager responsible for application, and Certification Plan authorship, for most G150 Final Production Phase FAA multiple STC efforts.

+ G150 Integrated Product Team Lead responsible for aircraft interior conceptual design, airframe and interior weight budget allocation, interior weight monitoring and control, and preparation of weight status material for Gulfstream Executive Leadership Team. Co-chair, G150 Interior Periphery Bidders Conference and member Periphery Supplier Selection Committee.

+ Project Manager responsible for research, development and installation design of G150 thermal/acoustic package.

+ Project Manager responsible for research, development, installation design and FAA multiple STC Certification of first of kind G200 High Speed Data System realizing $2M revenue its first two quarters of availability.

+ Project Manager of G200 Interior Re-Design and Weight Reduction Program resulting in 450 pound weight decrease (13%) from initial 3,600 pound aircraft interior insuring continued viability of G200 in super midsize category.

ENGINEERING MANAGER

+ Responsible for organization, hire, direction, supervision, wage and promotion reviews of multi-discipline Engineering Department responsible for the design and FAA Certification of G-IV Executive Interior Installations. Development of Balanced Score Card to monitor and report departmental business results at facility Program Management Reviews with Gulfstream Aerospace Chief Operations Officer.

Raytheon Missile Systems Tucson, Arizona
1999 to 2000
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MANAGER

+ Manager of multi-discipline Integrated Product Team responsible for the design and technical support, through end item delivery, for a classified product. Preparation and presentation of technical status, PV, EV, AC, SPI, CPI, Estimate to Complete, Variance Analyses, etc. material for leadership and customer personnel.

EARLY POSITIONS INCLUDED:

PROJECT ENGINEER (1997 to 1999)
ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR (1995 to 1997)
STRUCTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER (to 1995)