Tim Adams

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT TIM ADAMS

Skill Areas: Reliability Engineering, General Quantitative Analysis, General Management, and Technical Training. Work Settings and Roles: Space Exploration (safety and reliability or mission assurance engineering; crew training); Oil and Gas Tools and Services (world-wide marketing analysis); Municipal Government (operations manager, special projects, and executive director); Manufacturer of pipe for high-pressure wells (CNC programming troubleshooter and technical-training manager); Manufacturer of CNC lathes and machining centers (applications engineer and CNC programmer and instructor); Education (Mathematics instructor at college and vocational-technical levels). Notable: Formally recognized as a top performer in all mentioned industries and roles; Served as a technical assistant for a Space Shuttle Commander and Plant Manager; Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) by American Society for Quality (ASQ); Founder and technical editor of the “KSC Reliability” website; Expert in the design and delivery of competency-based training programs; Collector and user (tester) of mental templates (models, guidelines) that aid in planning and achieving success in the workplace. Style: Able to provide both method and energy to systematically move the team from talking, to doing, to producing; Am customer oriented with a holistic focus on effectiveness, efficiency, and appeal; Bring a multidisciplinary approach that blends the Management, Engineering, and Education disciplines. I am continuous learner, I do my homework, and I share.