BRIAN A. LIPKOWSKI ***** Tinkers Creek Road
Engineering Leadership Valley View, Ohio 44125
Program & Project Management 440-***-****
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Vision, Strategy & Execution
Development & Leadership
Resource & Capacity Planning
Project Planning
Strategic & Tactical Management
Resource & Budget Management
Problem Solving & Analytical Skills
Aerospace & Manufacturing Project Expertise
Milestone, Performance Tracking & Reporting
Test Script Development, Test Planning Packages & Procedures
Systems Engineering Process, Verification & Validation, Requirements Breakdown Analysis
Domestic & International Standards Development
Process Standardization, Improvement & Optimization
Customer Relations & Support
Manufacturing & Production Support
High-performance engineering professional with advanced technology experience.
Consistent success in maximizing company performance. Drive growth, generate revenues, capture market share, improve profits and enhance value. Mentor, motivate and lead high-performance engineering, manufacturing, and product development teams. Value proposition includes:
Effective and wholly accountable in high-profile management roles.
Overcome complex challenges and make high-stakes decisions within fast-paced, high pressure environments using experience backed judgment, innovation, strong work ethic, humor and irreproachable integrity. Respected as a motivational, lead-by-example manager, change agent, and proponent of empowerment and accountability.
Visionary thinker with global perspective and entrepreneurial drive.
Key contributor to high level planning and decision making. Valued advisor, requested consultant to executive management and customer base. Ability to successfully communicate the “big picture” to both technical and non technical audiences.
Experienced in advanced technologies and product development.
Instrumental in identifying, designing and leading the development and testing of high technology products and systems within the aerospace, manufacturing and automotive industries, including domain expertise in testing and integration, systems requirements verification and validation, standards development and continuing customer support.
CHRONOLOGY
NORTH COAST ENGINEERS, Cleveland, OH 2012-Present
Professional Services, Engineering Design – Prototype – Testing – Patent
Manufacturing plant equipment layout and optimization, tooling design, machinery repair and refurbishment. Intellectual property development and execution.
LOCKHEED MARTIN INTEGRATED DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES, Akron, OH 2008-2012
Staff Engineer, Integration & Test Integrated Product Team Manager
Managed key projects and programs to solve technical challenges in the development and testing of a robust laser direct
imaging tool for the United States Air Force, reporting results and progress to customers.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE TECHNOLOGY, Redondo Beach, CA 2007-2008
Senior Staff Engineer, Military Satellite Communications Space Segment Development
Executed a variety of technical tasks in proposal, research and development of the new military satellite communications network.
RAYTHEON SPACE AND AIRBORNE SYSTEMS, El Segundo, CA 2005-2007
Systems Engineering Manager, Assembly, Integration & Test
Led a team of engineers, designers, technicians, and representatives from manufacturing of spacecraft components.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE TECHNOLOGY, Redondo Beach, CA 2000-2005
Senior Integration & Test Engineer
Responsible for mechanical assembly and test of major subsystems for an industry-first spacecraft build.
STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES INDUSTRIES, Pomona, CA 1995-2000
Project Engineer
Conducted weekly team meetings, coordinated design, test strategy, manufacturing production input and engineering
documentation to deliver product on schedule and budget. Committee involvement with development of Governmental motor
vehicle standards both foreign and domestic.
BRITISH AUTO SERVICES, Whittier, CA 1989-Present
Owner / Operator
Refurbishment and remanufacture of obsolete mechanical parts for vintage British automobiles.