Type Of Business:
Composites Tool Engineering Company
Expertise:
Mr. Carver's expertise is in tool design engineering and aerospace composite tooling.
Major Product/SVS:
Aerospace Tooling and Systems
Education Degrees:
Coursework in Aerospace Tool Engineering, Northrop University
Affiliations Awards:
Society of Manufacturing Engineers; Society of Aerospace Engineers; Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineers; Executive Member, Leadership Forum, Northrop Grumman Corporation (2002-2005)
Industry:
Aerospace Tooling and Engineering
Work History:
Director, Tooling Operation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, El Segundo, CA (1985-2005)
Number Of Years In Profession:
35
Number Of Years In Current Position:
4
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
He attributes his success to his innovative approach in design concepts.
Extended Bio Profile:
Mr. Carver is highly motivated, innovative with 30 plus years of aerospace experience with a broad-based expertise in managing new aircraft tooling programs, starting from conception to completion on research and development programs on low-rate production and full-rate production for the United States Air Force, United States Navy. He has been recognized for his leadership as an IPT leader in program management, cost schedule control systems budgets, planning, scheduling, contingency planning and risk management in engineering, tooling design and tool manufacturing for aerospace assembly and composites. In June 2005, he started the development of Integrated Composites Structure (ICS), a new process using carbon foam, carbon fiber and BMI resin as the next-generation tooling system technology for the application of high temperature composites for the aerospace industry. The ICS tooling system has been published in the January/February 2009 SAMPE Journal featuring, Composites Tooling Technology, feature article ‘New Solutions for Composites Tooling.’ He implemented the ICS composites tooling process for the Boeing C-17 composites tail cone project and assembly jig installation at HITCO, Gardena, California. From 2003 to 2005 he was responsible for over 100 million dollars budget and 300 Northrop Grumman employees for the tool design engineering, tool fabrication and instillation of the JSF F-35 automated drilling systems and F-35 assemble line tooling and manufacturing planning, Global Hawk assembly line, navy carrier based UCAS tooling project at the Palmdale, California facility and composites tooling for all programs at the El Segundo, California facility. In 2000, Naval Air Systems Command and Northrop acknowledged his manufacturing engineering organization for achieving on time delivery within budget for the installation of the FA-18 E/F LRIP 1, 2 and 3 assembly line tooling and manufacturing planning at the Northrop, west complex facility in El Segundo, California. In 1996, Naval Air Systems Command presented him with an award for outstanding performance for cost and schedule on the FA-18 E/F EMD Super Hornet.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Overseeing Design and Fabrication of New Tooling Systems, Working on Carbon Foam and Fiber Using Integrated Composites Structure
Education Certifications:
Certification in Program Management, Stanford University (1982)