Michael Kumanowski
Professional Summary
Hardworking and dedicated to the cause individual with a strong educational background in engineering and understanding of multinational company. A team worker and an open person with experience as a team manager. Willing to develop and improve skills, learn new tools and software, along with languages. Currently looking for an opportunity to utilize acquired interdisciplinary knowledge in a challenging work environment and become a valuable asset to the company.
Work Experience
Test Engineer
- Lead test planning and execution for customer & development projects
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams including design, manufacturing, and certification
- Develop and implement automated test procedures, manage SQL test database
- Ensure compliance with EASA/FAA regulations and company quality standards
- Mentor junior engineers and conduct technical milestone meetings
Group Speaker of Static, Dynamic and Qualification Testing
- Coorinated day-to-day testing team operations,
- Tracked KPIs and reported to the higher management on team performance,
- Conducted team, shopfloor and development meetings,
- Distributed workpackages and task assignements for team members.
Junior Test Engineer
- Performed testing of components and cabin configurations,
- Delegated to various laboratories in order to learn how to perform tests,
- Performed structural and injury analysis of certification dynamic tests.
Research & Development Engineer
- Evaluated results on customer parts to adjust the heat treatment processing,
- Performed experiments on various alloys after nitridation and carbonization heat treatment,
- Got know-how on industrial manufacturing processes regarding complex machinery.
Education
Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering of Power Machines
Specialization: Electro-mechanical systems
Curriculum: PLC Programming, Arduino Programming, ANSYS Simulations, CAD Design, Automation, Process Improvement, System Desig, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Sensor measurment
Postgraduate degree in Occupational Health and Safety
Curriculum: Health Administration, Document Management, Workflow Definition, Safety Analysis, RAMS, Good Manufacturing Practice, EU regulations
Bachelor of Engineering in Materials Science
Curriculum:Composite Materials, Semiconductors, Python Programming, Thermodynamics, Physical Chemistry, Polymeres, Electrochemistry, Data Analysis & Visualization
Technical Skills
Testing & Analysis
- Flight Test Operations
- Avionics Testing
- System Integration
- Data Analysis
- Test Automation
- Requirements Verification
Software & Tools
- Python
- MATLAB
- VBA
- ANSYS
- PLM Teamcenter
- JIRA
Standards & Protocols
- EASA regulations
- FAA regulations
- Boeing standards
- AP-DOA delegation
- Airbus regulations
- ISO 9001
Additional Skills
- Technical Documentation
- Project Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Team Leadership
- Risk Assessment
Key Projects
Crash Hall Planning & Reporting Program
- Created a software which in total reduced 30 hours per month
- Combined MS Word and Excel to compile a summary report on Airbus tests
- Due to dynamically changning source file it contained automatic & flexible input definitions
- Internally registered and with documentation on usage and Visual Stream Mapping
Design of MED Boeing 737-9MAX model
- Leading role in testing campaing of mockup created for Boeing Aircraft
- Coordinated cross-company teams across different time zones
- Organized actions overview and work distrubution to achieve critical timeline
BoM converter for automatic documentation reporting
- Developed Python-based automated test framework for avionics testing
- Reduced manual test execution time by 40%
- Implemented continuous integration practices
- Framework adopted by multiple test teams
Certifications & Trainings
Quality Management Systems: Requirements for Aerospace AS/EN 9100
Extended course in international and Euiropean safety regulations teaching atendee on how to show compliance within the documentation created in the aviation industry. Atendee got to know how on quality management systems and how they are regulated.
- Quality Management,
- Quality Control,
- Documentation Management,
- Aviation Regulations.
Strategically Focused Project Management
International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB)
Six Sigma Green Belt
American Society for Quality (ASQ)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute
DO-178C Software Verification
Aviation industry training certification
Volunteering & Community Involvement
STEM Education Mentor
- Lead monthly workshops on aviation and aerospace engineering for high school students
- Mentor students interested in pursuing aerospace careers
- Organize annual field trips to Boeing facilities
Young Eagles Flight Program
- Provide introductory flights to youth interested in aviation
- Completed over 150 Young Eagles flights
- Support local chapter events and air shows
Technical Reviewer
- Peer review technical papers for aerospace conferences
- Contribute to industry standards development
Publications & Presentations
- "Automated Test Methodologies for Modern Avionics Systems" - IEEE Aerospace Conference (2021)
- "Best Practices in Flight Test Data Analysis" - Society of Flight Test Engineers Symposium (2020)
- "Integration Testing Challenges in Next-Generation Aircraft" - SAE AeroTech Congress (2022)
Professional Memberships
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE)
- IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society
- Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
Languages
- English - Native
- Spanish - Conversational
- German - Basic
Interests & Hobbies
- General aviation flying and aircraft restoration
- Building and flying RC aircraft
- Aviation photography and air show attendance
- Hiking and mountain biking in the Pacific Northwest