Philip Layne

Background

About Philip Layne

Project/Program leader experienced in legacy and new product development cycles.* Experienced manager with communication skills adaptable to all levels of an organization, customers, and suppliers.* Progressive managerial experience overseeing direct-reporting Systems Engineers, leading mechanical engineers within a matrix engineering organization, as well as leading cross-functional teams.* Experienced collaborating with international and domestic customers and suppliers. Traveled domestically and internationally to facilitate customer and supplier relations including on-site oversight for field escalations or operated as the factory coordinator of remote teams.* Proactive, hands on leader with experience working under minimal direction in concurrent engineering structure and in ambiguous environments. Specialties:* Experienced working on highly complex, low volume, high dollar value products as well as working under customer driven rapid product turn-around efforts involving mechanical systems, electronics, and software.* Knowledge of scheduling, resource allocation, budgeting and ROI analysis, contingency planning, Microsoft Office Suite, mechanical engineering design principles, practices and procedures, CAD and FEA tools, FMEA, and DFX.