John Halase

Experience

1. Senior Business Consultant

   Gray Matters Consulting Pvt. Ltd

   Nov 2014 — Present · Cincinnati, OH, US

   Seasoned technical business advisor who possesses over thirty year’s experience with a world class aircraft engine manufacturer and over ten years experience in the steel industry. Technical expertise includes implementation of factory automation and advanced inspection processes, management of software development for factory systems and aircraft real-time engine control, application of Six Sigma methods, process monitoring instrumentation, and non-destructive testing. Leadership skills include technical recruiting, personnel and project management, effective organization structure design, mentoring, business negotiation, and business growth/development.

Education

• Case Western Reserve University

  B.S., Electrical Engineering

  1964 — 1968

• Youngstown State University

  M.S., Electrical Engineering

  1975

• Xavier University

  MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

  2004

Skills

• Aviation
• Testing
• Minitab
• Quality Management
• Aircraft Engines
• Six Sigma
• Inspection
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Engineering Management
• Steel Making
• Ndt
• Lean Manufacturing
• Project Engineering
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Aircraft
• Green Belt
• Systems Engineering
• Electronics
• Process Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Locomotive
• Dmaic
• Operational Excellence
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Engineering
• Aerospace
• Root Cause Analysis
• Black Belt
• Value Stream Mapping
• Gas Turbines
• Spc
• Materials
• Continuous Improvement
• Software Project Management