Ide Ehigiato

About Ide Ehigiato

I started my career designing automobiles and aircraft—literally. My background in…

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Wedding Realm

   May 2024 — Present · US

   With gratitude and anticipation, I announce my transition from Sikorsky Aircraft, A Lockheed Martin Company. Sikorsky has been a blessing to me and my family for over 16 years. After 15 years as an automotive engineer in Detroit, I transitioned in January 2008 to the aerospace industry to work for Sikorsky. Over the years, I worked with some of the smartest people and led engineering teams that helped design and build helicopters that bring people home everywhere, every time. Our products help save lives! The brave men and women of the United States military and our allies around the world depend on our products to conduct their missions and bring them home safely to their families. For this opportunity, I will be forever grateful!It’s time to make another transition: As some may know my wife and I own two bridal stores in Connecticut: Bridal Trousseau downtown New Haven and Bridal Affection in Hamden. Over the years we have served thousands of brides and have come to know that planning a wedding can be stressful. We also know that wedding vendors who help make wedding dreams come true for couples work so hard under challenging circumstances. So, we asked ourselves how can we bring more value to both sides - couples and wedding vendors? The answer was Wedding Realm - an innovative wedding planning platform that helps people visualize and achieve their wedding or wedding business. We created this platform which is already transforming the wedding industry. I am excited to lead Wedding Realm and the talented people God has blessed us with into the future. Here’s a short video about Wedding Realm. We’re transforming the wedding planning experience! See how here: https://youtu.be/AE5xfSHI7Tw?si=RQVPG7ofkaiFumQYVisit us at: wedding-realm.com

Education

• University of Detroit Mercy

  Bachelor of Science (BS)

  1993 — 1995

• Quinnipiac University

  Master of Science (MS)

  2008 — 2012

• Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2002 — 2005

Skills

• Procurement
• Systems Engineering
• Iso
• Value Stream Mapping
• Dmaic
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Process Improvement
• Ppap
• Engineering
• Aerospace
• Engineering Management
• Spc
• Quality Management
• Machine Tools
• 5s
• Root Cause Analysis
• Kaizen
• Quality System
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Gd&T
• Catia
• Continuous Improvement
• Operations Management
• Design for Manufacturing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Teamcenter
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Automotive
• Fmea
• Product Development
• Project Management