Daniel Waite

About Daniel Waite

Dedicated professional, with high endurance and abundant energy for hands-on involvement in root-cause analysis and future-minded solutions*Committed to a collaboration-model approach to advance toward optimal product quality and overall customer satisfaction.*Driven by successfully reaching targets and exceeding expectations by consistently maintaining a team-effort approach.*Empowered to ensure all program accomplishments are credited to all team members.*Experienced at leveraging a positive attitude while breaking down problems to the initial cause, resolving issues with a proven process, and using all available resources.*Focused on genuine support, including treating employees with dignity while encouraging principles of continuous improvement.*Decisive-minded in tasks and objectives that appear daunting and difficult, using problem-unpacking strategies, thinking creatively, and solidifying solution-based processes to achieve results and progress forward.KEY CHARACTERISTICS-Put people first and treat everyone with dignity-Lead, motivate, communicate, and enable entire team for success-Apply engineering principles-Mathematical and 3D modeling proficiency-Ensure airworthiness and certification-Utilize new technology and then working to be the best at leveraging the tools-Evaluate schedule and budget concerns-Insist upon components of quality for heightened customer satisfaction-Unpack, monitor, and report Quality Process and Continuous improvement mechanisms CORE COMPETENCIES-Mechanical and aerospace engineering skill set-Analytical thinker-Attentive to creative solutions and innovative applications-Dedicated and self-motivated work ethic-Ease-with-adaption, flexible thinker-Efficient user of resources, abilities, and assets-Qualitative-based interpersonal skills

Experience

1. Mechanical and Structures Engineering Manager

   Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

   Dec 2020 — Present · Roseville, CA, US

Education

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Accounting and Finance

  2003 — 2006

• University of Arkansas

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

  1993 — 1999

Skills

• Manufacturing
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Sustainability
• Project Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Aerospace Engineering
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Avionics
• Leadership
• Value Engineering
• Compassion
• Autocad
• Program Management
• Risk Assessment
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Organizational Commitment
• Cultural Diversity
• Contract Negotiation
• Aircraft Systems
• Schedule Development
• Microsoft Office
• Configuration Management
• Handle Multiple Priorities
• Airworthiness
• Fun Loving
• Earned Value Management
• Engineering
• Aerospace
• Six Sigma
• Material Review Board
• Systems Engineering
• Management
• Team Building
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Project Server
• Budget Monitoring
• Responsiveness
• Operations Management
• Mechanical Engineering