Michael H. Lewis Resume
Lewis DFM Technologies
Currently – September 2017, President. Duties include creating and delivering on-site and virtual customized technical training and consulting, including Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD), GD&T, Material Review Board (MRB), Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), and Project Management. Mr. Lewis also is a volunteer member of the DoD Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) initiative.
ToolingU/Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Currently – October 1990, Instructor of on-site and virtual training courses & subject matter expert of Design for Manufacture/Assembly, Transition to Production and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing concepts.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
August 2017 – November 2015 Proposal Manager for Taiwanese, Canadian & Brazilian Navy Submarine programs.
November 2015 – March 2012 Program Manager, United Kingdom Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System.
March 2012 - June 2008 Deputy Program Manager, Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS), a major blimp/aerostat production program for the US Army, used in Iraq and Afghanistan.
March 2012 – September 2010 Program Manager, Egyptian ROMEO Submarine Follow-On Technical Support (FOTS), a USN FMS program managing weapons systems maintenance of the Egyptian ROMEO submarine fleet.
June 2008 – June 1998 Senior Project Engineer/Manager of Advanced Weapons Systems, and Responsible Engineer/Principal Investigator for Internal Research & Development (IRAD) of weapon systems design, manufacturing, integration/test, budgets and schedules on X-35 Joint Strike Fighter and NASA space systems programs.
June 1998 – June 1988 Manufacturing Project Manager, Sub-contract project manager, Training Instructor, Producibility Chairman, member of the Casting and Forging Committee, Material Review Board Evaluator and Senior Designer on blimps, underwater UAV’s, torpedoes, and FLIR systems.
June 1988 – January 1982 Manufacturing Engineer, Tool Designer, N/C Programmer, Cost Account Manager and Manufacturing Process Engineer on numerous missiles, torpedo, and manned space flight programs.
October 1972 – January 1982 Class A Tool & Die Maker, Journeyman Machinist, Jig Borer Operator, Certified Machinery Repairman, Apprentice Machinist, Production Machinist.
2011 – 2007 Walsh University, North Canton, OH
Adjunct Professor of Graduate Business School classes, teaching Program Management and International Business
2009 - 1986 The University of Akron
Special Lecturer of Undergraduate Manufacturing Process classes, Special Lecturer/Creator of Integrated Product Development (IPD) classes, and Technical University Consultant to industry.
Degrees:
2007 Walsh University, MBA in Management
2003 Malone University, BA in Industrial Management
1993 The University of Akron, AS in Mechanical Engineering
Additional LM Program and Project Management Experience on Specific Manufacturing Programs:
2008-2007 Millennium Gun (MG) Fire Control System (FCS) development. Led a distributed, virtual IPT to develop and manufacture a gun FCS that integrated an Electro-Optic Director (EOD), a Gun Weapon System (GWS) and COMBATSS-21 CMS.
2008-2007 Ammunition Lethality Improvement Development. This included development of warhead intercepts and penetration concepts.
2006-2004 Weapons System Explosives Safety Review Board (WSESRB) qualification for MG and 35mm AHEAD ammunition. Conducted and compiled safety-related tests that were presented to the USN.
2004 Flight Deck Installation of MG- Developed and manufactured a flight deck mounting concept resulting in a patent.
2002-2001 Fleet Battle Experiment-Juliet – A USN-sponsored war games event where MG was field-tested at sea.1999-1998 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Manufacturing Project Manager – Led a Lockheed Martin IPT to produce the lower, aft fuselage section of the X-35 JSF aircraft that contained the Tailhook assembly, using electron-beam welding.
1999-1998 Joint Strike Fighter Subcontract Manufacturing Project Manager – Searched out local and eastern US metal manufacturing vendors and managed the build-to-print manufacturing work for over 100 different pieces of the X-35.
1997-1993 NASA Space Flight Hardware - Manufacturing Project Engineer/Manager, managed production of NASA space flight hardware in support of Space Lab’s Combustion Module (CM) experiment.