1. AIDAN FOLEY
Tucson, Arizona area
480.227.5391
afoley1@cox.net
linkedin.com/in/afoley
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Project Engineer. Mechanical Design Engineer. Control Account Manager. Checker. Over 15 Years Experience.
Aerospace. Defense. Aviation. Former U.S. Marine. Patent Holder. Previous DoD Secret Clearance. MS Office.
Unigraphics. UG. Siemens NX 7.5. Teamcenter 8. CATIA V5. ENOVIA. MathCAD.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Project Engineer, B/E Aerospace, Tucson, Arizona, 2011 - present
Lufthansa's new-buy Airbus A330s, retrofit A340s, and Boeing's 747s new business class luxury passenger suites
 Addressing 140+ discrepancies, squawks, and management’s top 20 issues as Tiger Team member.
Senior Advanced Engineer, Honeywell Aerospace, Glendale, Arizona, 2009 - 2011
A2100, MUOS, Star 2, CrIS, and AEHF satellite reaction wheel assemblies
 Reduced costs by 7/8’s by updating UTA procedure in 4.5 days versus 6 weeks including a 58% increase.
 Selected as Project Manager to lead 5 satellite reaction wheel projects valued at over $10M.
Senior Engineer, Orbital Sciences, Chandler, Arizona, 2006 - 2009
FTF, MRT, KEI, and GMD launch vehicles and targets for the Missile Defense Agency
 Adaptability within 4 functions: Engineering, Control Account Manager, Checking, and Manufacturing.
 Accountable as KEI CAM for Mechanical Engineering labor budgeted at over $11M.
 Organized status on over 400 drawings and 200 tasks for upper management review and corrective action.
 Reduced errors to less than 5% by providing DFM Checking support on over 300 drawings.
Design Engineer, ATK, Mesa, Arizona, 2004 - 2005
Bushmaster III, M230, M242, and MK44 medium caliber automatic cannons
 Saved $35K over 4 months by improving on checking compliance through the drawing release cycle.
 Completed Tooling documentation and transition early in 7 weeks out of a 26 week allotted schedule.
Engineering Scientist, Boeing, Mesa, Arizona, 1996 - 2004
AH-64D, MELB, and Canard Rotor Wing helicopters
 Demonstrated versatility across 4 departments: Drive Systems, Rotors, Airframe, and Testing.
 Tripled rapid deployment capability from 2 to 6 ships by patented main rotor blade nesting.
 Lowered engine nose gearbox cover install time from 12 hours to 20 minutes by composite redesign effort.
 Reduced part count from 36 to 4 by high speed machining conversion on primary fuselage bulkhead.
 Worked within 55% of budget in qualifying Suppliers by designing multiple table-top fatigue tests.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, BSME, Suffield University, Twin Falls, Idaho
Project Management Professional, PMP, Interface Technical Training, Phoenix, Arizona