Aaron Wendelin

About Aaron Wendelin

Management/Leadership Skills- Seasoned veteran with roles managing product development activities across various departments, shifts, facilities, companies, and continents to maximize safety, quality, and productivity to meet demanding schedules.• Engineering/Manufacturing/Quality Processes- From high-volume manufacturing to job shops, applied Lean principles across entire spectrum of value streams. While working way up from a product designer at Lithonia to managing a department responsible for assembling highly customized aircraft engines, gained hands-on, working knowledge of various principles such as design for manufacture/assembly, FMEA, Six Sigma, 5S, and Lean. Learned when and how to apply these principles to maximize the benefit for each unique situation and create an environment for continuous improvement. • Teamwork/Communication- Strong record of involving all stakeholders in order to thoroughly understand issues and develop effective solutions and metrics to track quality and efficiency. Consistently take this approach whether the individual contributor, team member, or team leader. Applied effectively in situations involving hourly, salary, union, non-union, and management stakeholders. Lead and trained cross-functional teams in manufacturing and office environments.• Responsibility/Accountability- Responsible for: specification capture, cost estimates, budgets, schedules, training, reporting, safety, and profitability of projects. Managed design modifications, new product introductions, a manufacturing department, and an entire test facility.• Problem Solving- Proficient as a problem solver in a wide variety of situations. From identifying and testing new manufacturing techniques, reducing weight and cost, implementing 24/7 staffing solutions, to standing up a fixed-process production assembly area in an experimental job shop, have always leveraged the talent and tools available to creatively and effectively get the job done.

Experience

1. Chief Project Engineer - Jsf Liftsystem

   Rolls-Royce

   Jan 2018 — Present · Indianapolis, IN, US

Education

• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  1988 — 1992

Skills

• Quality System
• Product Development
• Systems Engineering
• Overhaul
• Instrumentation
• Manufacturing
• Business Process Improvement
• Product Design
• 5s
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Continuous Improvement
• Project Management
• Development of Employees
• Gas Turbines
• Aviation
• Fmea
• Airworthiness
• Engineering Management
• Operational Excellence
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• Six Sigma
• Engineering
• Aerospace
• As9100
• Training
• Testing
• Operations Management