Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek
Advanced Materials Engineering & Manufacturing Director | Innovative Technological Solutions that Fly | Team Growth & 8-fig. Budget Stability
Summary
Strategic thinker and business innovator for advanced materials technology development, product engineering, and manufacturing across Pratt & Whitney propulsion platforms. 18+ years in industrial R&D strategy w/ 13+ years of management experience. Recognized for collaborative leadership style and team building. Multi-culture (Academia, non-profit, Corporate) & multi-national experience (Europe, Africa, Japan).
In my current role I provide business solutions and create technologies that fly every day above our heads. To accomplish this, I focus on delivering key outcomes, building amazing teams and quickly adapting to new learning. During my professional and personal voyage I learned that I am capable of:
- Successfully leading 8-figure programs & budgets. I put the customer at the center of all that I do.
- Leading, aligning, and growing world-class product teams from 10 to 60 people.
- Winning, and helping the team to win which gives me a greater joy
- Learning & admitting mistakes, and driving myself to be a better person
- Focusing on making high-quality decisions
I propel by unknowns. I enjoy every day developing product, people, self.
Experience
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Pratt & Whitney, division of Raytheon Technologies Corporation / East Hartford, CT
Rub-in Systems Technology & Hot Section Module Engineering
01/2015 - present
Responsible for planning and deployment of Research and Development portfolio, and innovation efforts for advanced materials and manufacturing (i.e. high temperature materials and coatings). Recruit and mentor employees. Report to top management.
- Leads product design & repairs; transitions projects from low TRL level to a TRL 7, supports product launches, provides technical guidance for manufacturing and field issues
- Sets vision and strategy to grow Technology Portfolio: personally built relationships and improved collaboration with internal and external customers, and achieved a fourfold increase R&D funding in four years ($8.4M in 2019)
- Created vision and executed strategic R&D partnership with Ohio State University that will offer unique test capability at 75% lower cost
- Hiring and personal development: grew team by 350% in four years to expand development of advanced materials and deploy product ahead of schedule; communicates & ensures that health and safety procedures are followed
- Responsible for workload planning and resource coordination to ensure on time delivery of strategic developments
- Committed to protect company intellectual property - coauthored US Patents (8) and Patent Applications (10)
MANAGER
PurePower Engines Materials Insertion and Integration
Led an integrated team responsible for materials & manufacturing technologies development used in PurePower Engines components. Responsibilities included strategic planning, budgeting, project management and execution; customer interactions and customer technical support, and technical consultation.
- Managed annual budget of $17M with indirect staff of 60 engineers and technicians meeting Program objectives and schedules, and achieving 100% milestones coupled with high customer satisfaction
- Proven track record of financial control and Earned Value stability: maintained schedule and cost variance within 2%
- Ensured regulatory compliance providing classification of specifications, standard procedure documents, drawings, presentations and communication notes under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
- S Established collaboration partnerships along with funding leverage that secured external R&D funding from European and Polish Government sources to reduce P&W R&D cost
- Promoted innovative and lean R&D methods and provided leadership to the IPTs during the material qualification and material insertion
Adjunct Professor
University of Connecticut, School / Storrs, CT
Developed and taught the MSE 4003 Materials Characterization course along with the Lab section.
Materials Engineer
Pratt & Whitney, division of Raytheon Technologies CorporationPurePower Engines Materials Insertion and IntegrationUniversity of Connecticut, SchoolThe University of Electro-Communications
Provided engineering support for development materials and manufacturing processes used in the gas turbine components in commercial and military engines. Responsibilities included project management and execution; customer interactions and customer technical support, and technical consultation.
- Supported development of new alloys, and forging and machining practices for OEM and overhaul applications, wrote and maintained material specifications
- Led Reverse Engineering of repair methods of blades and vanes
- Held Reverse Engineering Discipline Chief position with responsibility of creating engineering procedures and dispositioning engineering deviations
- Provided continuous support to Operational Commercial and Military Engines field/manufacturing investigations in order to sustain fleets
PostDoc Research Fellow, Instructor
Pratt & Whitney, division of Raytheon Technologies CorporationPurePower Engines Materials Insertion and IntegrationUniversity of Connecticut, SchoolThe University of Electro-Communications
Performed extensive, quantitative material characterization of an advanced aerospace alloy that enabled key component property prediction - work under the P&W led, DARPA funded, Accelerated Insertion of Materials R&D project. Developed and taught undergraduate Physical Metallurgy laboratory course.
Research Associate, Instructor
The University of Electro-Communications
Studied thermo-mechanical deformation and martensitic transformation in coherent iron particles embedded in lightweight alloys using advanced electron microscopy techniques. Conducted Physical Metallurgy laboratory (in Japanese).
Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
MBA, Business Administration
2007
Master's in Business Administration (MBA); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford, CT
The University of Mining and Metallurgy
PhD in Materials Science and Metal Physics, Materials Science
1992
PhD in Materials Science and Metal Physics, The University of Mining and Metallurgy, Krakow, Poland
The University of Mining and Metallurgy
MS, Non-Ferrous Metallurgy
1987/85 Dual MS (Non-Ferrous Metallurgy; specialization: Physical Metallurgy | Ferrous Metallurgy; specialization: Heat Treatment), The University of Mining and Metallurgy, Krakow, Poland
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