Improver

Julio C. Salazar

Aviation & Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering | Safety, Quality, Reliability | R&D | Project Management | Flow & Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems Instrumentation Failure Modes Analysis, Problem Solving, Product Improvement

Miami, Florida

Aviation Management Professional with over 20+ years of International, Interdisciplinary and Intercultural experience with increasing levels of responsibility including supervision and management experience in Planning, Product/Process Design, Development and Validation; Production, Use and Post-delivery/aftermarket Service in Aviation (Airlines, MROs) and Aerospace (OEMs, Suppliers) environments from an Engineering, Project/Program Management, SMS/QMS implementation and auditing (e.g. IOSA, ISAGO, IEP, ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9110, AS9120, NADCAP, ASA100), Operational Excellence, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing Concepts and techniques, Business Process Improvement, Competitive Intelligence, Consultative Sales, Business Development and direct Customer Service perspective.

Excellent oral and written communication skills with proven ability to think both critically and conceptually and individual and team building/leadership in technical Reports Writing/Presentation, multi-tasking and coordination with both internal and external stakeholders of different projects to ensure the delivery of consistently high levels of customer service on time, budget and Quality requirements as well as in supporting commercial aspects such as suppliers evaluation and development, Contracts Negotiation and Client Relationship Management (CRM) for acquisition, delivery, operation and return of Aircraft, Structures, Systems, Components, Software and Support Services.

Significant exposure to federal regulations compliance such as FAA/EASA/TCCA/CAAC Requirements for Products and Parts (Part 21), Aircraft (Part 23, 25), Rotorcraft (Part 27, 29), Operations (Part 91, 121, 125, 129) and Maintenance (Part 39, 43, 145), ETOPS programs, MRB and technical documentation (e.g. AMM, TSM, IPC, SRM, MEL, MPD, CMMs, ADs, SBs, etc.) and the interpretation and use of Data Mining/Analytics / Business Intelligence/ERP Systems and Maintenance / Production Planning tools and training/Knowledge Management Systems (KMS).

Highly skilled in Hand Calculations, Numerical Methods and various CAD/CAM/CAE/FEA and PLM software for supporting the R&D, design, simulation, testing, analysis, manufacturing, certification, MRO, reliability, warranties, insurance and disposal of Aircraft, Structures, Systems and Components.

Fluent Spanish, English & French. Basic German, Portuguese & Italian.

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Experience:

• Management Consultant (The ISO 9001 Group)
• R&D Technical Project Manager (Beckman Coulter Life Sciences)
• Global Director of Quality (Future Metals, LLC)
• Engineering Manager (EAM Worldwide)
• Adjunct Professor (Everglades University)

Skills:

• CATIA
• Aerospace
• Strategic Planning
• Engineering Management
• Process Improvement
• Problem Solving
• Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
• People Skills
• Negotiation
• Aerodynamics
• Innovation Management
• Matlab
• Lean Six Sigma
• Finite Element Analysis
• Critical Thinking
• Analysis
• Mechanical Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Aircraft Design
• Leadership
• Aviation
• Aircraft Maintenance
• Airworthiness
• Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)
• Quality Assurance
• Stress Analysis
• Project Management
• Management
• Auditing
• Simulations
• Continuous Improvement
• Space Exploration
• Aeronautics
• Cross-functional Team Leadership
• Operational Excellence
• Structural Analysis
• Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering
• Business Analysis
• Safety Management Systems
• Business Strategy
• Composites
• MRO
• Manufacturing
• Aircraft
• Troubleshooting
• Airlines
• Business Development
• Customer Service Management
• Design Thinking