Francisco J Guerra
PROFILE
Highly experienced Project/Process engineer adept in aerospace and defense support, project management, fabrication, and testing of optical components and systems, develop system integration work instructions, assist designers with drawing requirements, develop new test and assembly procedures, establishing relationships and providing technical support needs of the customer. Develop continuous manufacturing improvement activities for lower cost solutions, experience in quality control military specification requirements, clean rooms, optical and mechanical metrology, conduct root cause failure investigations and analysis, provide required documentation.
KEY SKILLS
• Hands on skills in electro-optical manufacturing, assembly and testing of missile seeker subassemblies and test instrumentation.
• Knowledge in military environmental thermal and shock testing.
• Provide technical leadership to cross-functional project teams and obtain necessary resources to meet customer requirements.
• Support supply chain with customer communications and needs for assigned projects.
• Investigate, diagnose and resolve complex technical problems.
• Read and understand component drawing specifications to military standards.
• Provide monthly and/or weekly status reports including accomplishments, progress, issues, schedule, opportunities, cost, milestones, and risk mitigation.
• Develop work instructions for all types of manufacturing processes.
• Expert knowledge in all applicable optical military specifications and notation.
• Nonconforming material root cause failure investigator and provide documentation of analysis and findings.
• Currently hold a secret security clearance, top secret as needed.
• Utilization of Power Point, Word, and Excel and Project.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Raytheon Missile Systems Company Tucson, Arizona
Senior Principal Systems Engineer Jun 2003 - Oct 2020
June 2003 – October 2020
• Provided testing and assembly for components when subjected to extreme temperature environments for evaluation of performance changes, as well as evaluation of bonding effects to optical components, conducted team meetings, and reported findings to the project manager.
• Provided leadership to cross functional engineers and lead investigator of coating failure for multi spectral domes for an advanced missile, identified inadequate coating design as cause for durability failure to the MIL-PRF-13830 humidity testing requirements.
• Provided monthly reports as the Responsible Engineering Authority (REA) of the optical system for various advanced missile programs, this involved evaluating design acceptance requirements for optical components and coating durability from customers.
• Responsible for the development planning and assembly of a new seekers for a lower cost solution. Worked with manufacturing engineers for streamlining testing and assembly operations.
• In charge of development of a manufacturing process for reduced cycle time and cost reduction of manufacturing domes for various missile programs, reduced total cycle time for lower cost, managed directed changes.
• Using the most advanced CNC machines, monitored the development of highspeed polishing with unique tooling for reduced total cost. Successfully completed the program with the process cycle time reduction of 50%. Trained junior engineers on the required manufacturing processes.
• Responsible Engineering Authority (REA) for various missile program optical components, which included monitoring supplier contract requirements thru schedules and reviews of processes and action items.
• Established customer relations with customer supporting Supply Chain, as well as monitored delivery of optical components from various suppliers contracted to meet all technical requirements and meet design criteria.
• Monitored quality control requirements and verification of component drawing tolerances, monitored supplier quality standards and acceptance criteria.
• Evaluated optical components to meet all Military Specifications imposed on the drawings, trained personnel in optical metrology.
United States Air Force United States
United States Air Force Pilot
• USAF Pilot, aircraft commander, assigned to United States Air Force Europe Command, conducted pilot operations in Incirlik, Turkey for general courier service, finished commitment at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida in the 4485th Test Squadron.
• Decided to return to graduate school to pursue an aerospace engineering background.
EDUCATION
The University of Arizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences Tucson, Arizona
Master of Science 21 credits completed
Major: Optical Science (Advanced course work completed in optical design and manufacturing)
The University of Texas at Pan American Edinburg, Texas
Bachelor of Science
Major: Physics and Math
PROFILE
Highly experienced Project/Process engineer adept in aerospace and defense support, project management, fabrication, and testing of optical components and systems, develop system integration work instructions, assist designers with drawing requirements, develop new test and assembly procedures, establishing relationships and providing technical support needs of the customer. Develop continuous manufacturing improvement activities for lower cost solutions, experience in quality control military specification requirements, clean rooms, optical and mechanical metrology, conduct root cause failure investigations and analysis, provide required documentation.
KEY SKILLS
• Hands on skills in electro-optical manufacturing, assembly and testing of missile seeker subassemblies and test instrumentation.
• Knowledge in military environmental thermal and shock testing.
• Provide technical leadership to cross-functional project teams and obtain necessary resources to meet customer requirements.
• Support supply chain with customer communications and needs for assigned projects.
• Investigate, diagnose and resolve complex technical problems.
• Read and understand component drawing specifications to military standards.
• Provide monthly and/or weekly status reports including accomplishments, progress, issues, schedule, opportunities, cost, milestones, and risk mitigation.
• Develop work instructions for all types of manufacturing processes.
• Expert knowledge in all applicable optical military specifications and notation.
• Nonconforming material root cause failure investigator and provide documentation of analysis and findings.
• Currently hold a secret security clearance, top secret as needed.
• Utilization of Power Point, Word, and Excel and Project.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Raytheon Missile Systems Company Tucson, Arizona
Senior Principal Systems Engineer Jun 2003 - Oct 2020
June 2003 – October 2020
• Provided testing and assembly for components when subjected to extreme temperature environments for evaluation of performance changes, as well as evaluation of bonding effects to optical components, conducted team meetings, and reported findings to the project manager.
• Provided leadership to cross functional engineers and lead investigator of coating failure for multi spectral domes for an advanced missile, identified inadequate coating design as cause for durability failure to the MIL-PRF-13830 humidity testing requirements.
• Provided monthly reports as the Responsible Engineering Authority (REA) of the optical system for various advanced missile programs, this involved evaluating design acceptance requirements for optical components and coating durability from customers.
• Responsible for the development planning and assembly of a new seekers for a lower cost solution. Worked with manufacturing engineers for streamlining testing and assembly operations.
• In charge of development of a manufacturing process for reduced cycle time and cost reduction of manufacturing domes for various missile programs, reduced total cycle time for lower cost, managed directed changes.
• Using the most advanced CNC machines, monitored the development of highspeed polishing with unique tooling for reduced total cost. Successfully completed the program with the process cycle time reduction of 50%. Trained junior engineers on the required manufacturing processes.
• Responsible Engineering Authority (REA) for various missile program optical components, which included monitoring supplier contract requirements thru schedules and reviews of processes and action items.
• Established customer relations with customer supporting Supply Chain, as well as monitored delivery of optical components from various suppliers contracted to meet all technical requirements and meet design criteria.
• Monitored quality control requirements and verification of component drawing tolerances, monitored supplier quality standards and acceptance criteria.
• Evaluated optical components to meet all Military Specifications imposed on the drawings, trained personnel in optical metrology.
United States Air Force United States
United States Air Force Pilot
• USAF Pilot, aircraft commander, assigned to United States Air Force Europe Command, conducted pilot operations in Incirlik, Turkey for general courier service, finished commitment at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida in the 4485th Test Squadron.
• Decided to return to graduate school to pursue an aerospace engineering background.
EDUCATION
The University of Arizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences Tucson, Arizona
Master of Science 21 credits completed
Major: Optical Science (Advanced course work completed in optical design and manufacturing)
The University of Texas at Pan American Edinburg, Texas
Bachelor of Science
Major: Physics and Math