Open To Work
Raymond C. Lim
Kings Park,NY
Summary
Results-driven leader with 25+ years in aerospace engineering, specializing in product development and project management. Achieved a 20% increase in on-time delivery and generated $22.5M in revenue from engineering projects. Skilled in building partnerships and improving team productivity and efficiency through coaching and mentoring.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Aerospace Engineering Consultant
Self-Employed
Kings Park
11.2025 - Current
- Consulted for aerospace and defense industry, delivering tailored solutions to complex engineering challenges.
- Delivered engineering consulting services across aerospace and defense sectors, enhancing project outcomes.
- Create Engineering designs, reverse-engineering, engineering drawings, analysis, evaluations, procedures and reports.
- Review for safety, certification and regulatory compliance.
- Managed projects and facilitated alternate sourcing strategies to optimize resource allocation and project delivery.
SR. ENGINEERING MANAGER, Engineering Project Management
GE Aerospace
Bohemia
03.2023 - 10.2025
- Managed and coached a team of up to nine (9) engineering project managers that lead product development teams in execution of new technology and new production introduction processes utilizing hybrid-PMBOK style project management practices to deliver new products.
- Led teams to deliver approximate average revenues of $22.5M from engineering projects over the last 2 years using EVMS for cost accounting.
- Streamlined project management and execution processes to eliminate waste, resulting in over 10% improvement in team productivity and efficiency.
- Implement and audit best practices for project management to improve monitoring and controlling the total site budget and schedule for all engineering projects.
- Coach and mentor engineering team and other cross-functional resources project management, engineering and product design and development processes to grow their knowledge, skills and career aspirations.
SUSTAINING ENGINEERING MANAGER
Avionic Instruments / A Transdigm Company
Avenel
08.2021 - 10.2022
- Led sustaining engineering processes encompassing configuration management, change control, electronics components management plan (ECMP), DMSMS/obsolescence (OMP), product and design improvements, FAR/RCCA, engineering repair evaluations, document controls, distribution management, technical export compliance, and direct engineering customer liaison with team of four engineers.
- Led cross-functional teams to enhance engineering processes and product development.
- Coordinated project timelines and resource allocation for multiple engineering initiatives.
- Mentored junior engineers, fostering professional development and technical skills growth.
ENGINEERING MANAGER (EXECUTIVE)
Ausco, Inc.
Farmingdale
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Lead in creating and implementing a revamped New Product Introduction process to drive timely and accurate product releases from sales to customer installation helping to increase on-time delivery from 70% to 90%.
- Increased engineering proposal win percentage by 10% through strategic focus on core strengths and expansion of new products to existing customers.
- Enhanced engineering productivity and capacity by expanding team from four engineers to eight engineers and adding two consultants to support business growth.
- Implemented formal and informal training, mentoring, and professional development for engineering team, resulting in increased certification and capabilities.
- Introduced sustaining engineering and process improvement initiatives to streamline processes and delete waste and nonvalue-added activities, resulting in shorter lead times and 15% productivity increase for the department.
SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER (DEFENSE)
Curtiss-Wright – Target Rock Division
Farmingdale
01.2006 - 01.2017
- Design and develop various new valves (marine, steam and fluid power applications) for use on a variety of defense products with minimal oversight.
- Led proposal drafting for R&D and qualification of prototypes, aligning project objectives with strategic goals.
- Synergized customer requirements with core technical expertise and company goals to develop new product lines, contributing to multiyear revenue growth.
- Established and maintained relationships with key customers, resulting in increased defense contracts.
- Mentored and trained more than 20 junior technical staff, including engineers, designers, drafters, technicians, QA/QC and manufacturing personnel, leading the way for several individuals to be promoted.
- Optimize staff knowledge and technical skills by designing, implementing and presenting a training and mentoring program.
DESIGN/PROJECT ENGINEER (DEFENSE)
Curtiss-Wright – Target Rock Division
Farmingdale
01.2006 - 01.2017
- Designed and developed valves/mechanical and electro-mechanical components to meet customer procurement specifications, securing six major federal government contracts.
- Performed project management, structural analysis, FEA analysis for project requirements, consistently achieving validation of the design for manufacturing and qualification testing.
- Prepared and directed technical proposals, drawings, design reports, documentation, test procedures and reports, work breakdown structures, and cost estimates, securing an average of three new contracts yearly.
- Led team on successful R&D and improvement projects, resulting in new business opportunities and achieving 25% cost reduction.
- Coordinated cross-functional team members to complete project tasks, consistently meeting deadlines and budget requirements.
DESIGN/PROJECT ENGINEER
Dayton T. Brown, Inc, Engineering and Test Division
Bohemia
01.1997 - 01.2006
- Structural, Electro-Mechanical / Hydraulics, Sheet Metal, Class A Surfacing Designs and Forming Design of Components / Systems for Military and Commercial customers.
- Mechanical, Finite Element, Modal, Vibration and Shock, CFD and Thermal Analysis using classical hand calculation and computer software.
- Designed and re-engineered new and existing military and commercial products through R&D efforts.
- Manufacturing Processes/Methods, Fabrication Tooling Design and Support of Conceptual, Prototype and Production.
- Managed quotes, proposals, scheduling, cost and productivity, customer interface, marketing, and new business development as project engineer.
- Controlled generation and documentation of electronic technical data packages (drawings, procedures, reports) for military and commercial applications.
Education
Master of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK
Stony Brook, NY01-2001
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK
Stony Brook, NY01-1996
Skills
- Leadership & Team Building
- Program & Project Management
- Research and Development
- Product Design & Development
- New Product Introduction
- Proactive Problem Solving
- Sales & Business Development
- Customer Interface & Marketing
- Strategic Growth
- Cost Estimating
- Safety & DFARS Compliance
- Qualification Testing
- LEAN & Continuous Improvement
- Metrics & Report Preparation
- Training & Mentoring
- ASME Y14100 Engineering Drawing Practices
- ASME Y145 Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
- Lifecycle – Solid Works / NX
- ERP/PLM - Epicor, Visual & Oracle
- Solid Works
- EDS I-DEAS/UG NX Series Autodesk Inventor
- ANSYS Classical
- ANSYS Workbench
- MathCAD
- MathLAB & Simulink
- Advanced Spring Design
- Silicon Expert / GIDEP
- Microsoft 365 / SharePoint / Teams
- Microsoft Project / Access/ Visio
- Asana / Monday
- Google G-Suite
Affiliations
- SAE A-5 and A-6 Committee Member & Spec Contributor
- ASME
- AIAA
Certification
- ITX – Leadership Training 2020
- Prime Resource Group – Mastering Complex Sales Training 2020
- Boeing Supplier Portal Training 2021
- OPSEC Awareness 2022
- DFARs Export Compliance 2022
- ITARS Compliance Training 2024
- GE Leadership Training 2024
- LEAN Practitioner Training 2024
- GE Flight Deck Training 2024-2025
- KATA Learner & Coach 2025
- Project Management Professional Refresher Training 2025
Timeline
Aerospace Engineering Consultant
Self-Employed
11.2025 - Current
SR. ENGINEERING MANAGER, Engineering Project Management
GE Aerospace
03.2023 - 10.2025
SUSTAINING ENGINEERING MANAGER
Avionic Instruments / A Transdigm Company
08.2021 - 10.2022
ENGINEERING MANAGER (EXECUTIVE)
Ausco, Inc.
01.2017 - 01.2021
SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER (DEFENSE)
Curtiss-Wright – Target Rock Division
01.2006 - 01.2017
DESIGN/PROJECT ENGINEER (DEFENSE)
Curtiss-Wright – Target Rock Division
01.2006 - 01.2017
DESIGN/PROJECT ENGINEER
Dayton T. Brown, Inc, Engineering and Test Division
01.1997 - 01.2006
Master of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK