Lead Systems Engineer 407 Program, Sr Technical specialist
Bell Helicopter
Total years of experience :15 years, 10 Months
As a lead systems engineer on the 407 program (light long single helicopter), coordinate with Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leaders and Project Engineers to ensure that proposed product and requirements and changes support a total aircraft solution which includes a clear understanding of downstream implications to the Program, Production, Supply Chain, Supportability, End User, compatibility with other changes, and impacts to key program and technical requirements
Manage the Bell 407 Program requirements to include maintenance of existing specifications, development and traceability of new requirement datasets, and identification of requirement non-compliances: point of contact with marketing to drive MR&O down to the technical requirements.
Oversight of the Risk Management process to include identification of all Program Cost, Schedule, and Technical risks along with development of risk mitigation strategies.
Management of the Bell 407 Commercial Program Data to ensure timely delivery receipt of supplier deliverables and provide visibility to the status of upcoming deliverables.
Development and utilization of metrics to provide the Chief Engineer with a clear and actionable picture of the health of Commercial Program Systems Engineering activities. Those metrics are based on Bell modified ATA chapters.
Support of the Chief Engineer with the development of Program strategies and plans for related IRAD efforts, fleet sustainment, block upgrades, etc.
Automated Flight Control System (AFCS project):
Help the engineering team building an Autopilot answering to the best the customer’s requirements defined in the marketing requirements and objectives (MR&O) and that by:
Conducting a traceability analysis of the requirements from the MR&O down to PR&O and System Requirement Specification (SRS).
Generating a logical and functional architecture covering all the AFCS use cases. And then for each use case, define the logical architecture and interface definition of how the system works under different scenarios (nominal, off- nominal and alternate).
Manage the verification activity and taking part of the ground test and functional test procedure covering all the SRS
E-Engine Project:
Define preliminary technical requirements based on MR&O
Create logical architecture for engine start-up and operation sequence Define and assess Interface impact between Engine and Avionics.
Business Case development:
Work with the 407 IPT to build Business case for product improvement projects as well as Cost out activities. Examples: Expanded Avionic Shelf, Frahm damper Removal, Battery replacement and Fuel System Improvement. For those 4 projects, I prepared a presentation to cover all the aspects related to those potential changes: technical feasibility, planning, NRE and Business case.
Sales & Marketing support:
Work with the engineering team to build estimate and solutions for customer requests coming from the sales & Marketing team. Examples: build and estimate for Emergency Float Skid gears as well as Dual release Mechanism for the Cargo hook kit.
Integrated logistics support (ILS) and Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) for the CH- 146 program:
Work closely with the customer (Department of National Defense) and the internal stakeholders to build an ILS/LSA system answering to their requirements and needs. The system is built to answer the customer’s main requirements: Better availability, reduce maintenance as well as direct operating cost
Research&Development:
Being part of the R&D group working closely on defining three applications for a new technology.
Define the technology readiness level exit requirements as well as the verification efforts to verify the maturity of the technology at each level. The requirements are based on technical, certification as well as maintenance requirements.
Defined technical requirements and verification plans for Bell 407GXP projects (new Battery project, Nutplates Replacement project, Starter Generator project, Traffic Avoidance System)
From creating the business case to Statement of work, Supplier Selection and building the schedule for Bell 407GXP projects
Manage Project resources and budget
Execute project Plan and monitor progress and provide status to Senior management and
Stakeholders.
Support certification activities for Bell 407GXP projects with Transport Canada and
FAA
Ensure successful transition of the project deliverables to the production line and other
impacted business units.
December 2011- Now AGOGODEAL.CA, Montreal, Canada
Co-Founder, Sales & Business Development Director
• Co-founder of a group buying website.
• Responsible of recruiting and training sales managers.
• Managing the sales & marketing teams covering the Greater Montreal area and overseeing all the marketing campaigns.
• Prospect for potential new clients and turn this into increased business
• Plan approaches and pitches
• Build relationships with new clients
• Present new products and services and enhance existing relationships
• Forecast sales targets and ensure they are met by the sales team
• Track and record activity on accounts and help to close deals to meet these targets
• Identify opportunities for campaigns, products and distribution channels that will lead to an increase in sales
• Attend industry functions, such as fairs and seminars, and provide feedback and information on market and creative trends
June 2011- November BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE, Montreal, Canada
2011 Customer Engineer Account Manager
• As a customer engineer for Bombardier's CSeries aircrafts, in charge of managing the accounts of signed customers until delivery of the Aircraft. Finalize the configuration
process.
• Provide support for Sales&Marketing during their campaign. Answer Customer's
questions via a Customer Response Team process.
• Visit customers to present the technical side of the aircraft and go through the Options and prepare the configuration of the Aircraft.
• Involved in the design and planning of the CSeries delivery center and showroom.
2008- June 2011 BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE, Montreal, Canada
Design and System Integration Engineer
• As design integrator for Bombardier's C Series doors, in charge of interface definitions and communication with different suppliers: doors, fuselage and interiors. Follow-up of the design progress, deliverables and weight status. Objectives achieved with project in
Detail design phase.
• Involved in the certification procedure and communication with Transport Canada: flight
tests and ground tests in application to regulation and airworthiness requirements.
• As system integrator, responsible for the doors system integration among different work
packages: avionics, landing gears, electrical power system. Involved in the logic's
definition for EICAS and Synoptics. Interfaces now defined and agreed.
• As doors focal for customer engineering: review of all customers request related to doors/interiors. Prepare presentation showing the design and system configuration.
• Involved in communications with doors sub-tier suppliers: Emergency evacuation slides,
Cargo Door Actuator, Emergency opening assist mean. Review of the Request for proposal (RFP) and Quality documents.
• As attribute lead, responsible for leading team which ensures implementation within the company of selected "attributes" (Customer care and Customer Value) or standards of an
industry-wide Excellence System. These attributes are then audited by independent
professionals, leading to official world class status for the company.
2005 -2008 B.Eng Mechanical Engineering- Aerospace Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada Received with highest honors (Honor List)
2003-2005 MPSI-PSI* Preparatory Classes for the Schools of Engineering Grandes Ecoles, Lycée du Parc, Lyon, France
2002-2003 French and Lebanese baccalaureate, scientific specialization Received with highest honors, Collège des Sœurs des Saints-Cœurs, Beirut, Lebanon
2001-2003 German classes (Level 3) Goethe Institute, Beirut, Lebanon
