Mathew Heinecke

I am very excited for the opportunity to work as an engineering leader at your company and use my problem solving and team building skills. Previously, I worked as a senior project manager and had several commodity related project managers reporting to me. I believe this combined with an entrepreneurial mindset acquired as a business owner has provided me with key skills and experience needed for this position.

My strengths include:

Communication and Teamwork - I am a co-founder of a business that teaches communication and collaboration skills to teams. I developed 5 communications based training programs and created a method for analyzing communication skills within teams using the gamification of learning.

Problem-Solving - As a Product Support Engineer at BE Aerospace I resolved over 40 product issues across 15 different airlines in under 2 years. At Volvo, I received 5 patent awards including a tractor-trailer gap and a turning vane device to improve vehicle aerodynamics.

Process-Improvement - At Volvo I reduced the time to retrieve documentation required for vehicle certification by implementing a new system and process for storing related files. This also prevented a possible fine of over $200,000.

I appreciate you taking the time to consider me as a candidate and please let me know if there is anything else you need from me to help with the process.

2008 to 2019, 2022-Present – Engineering Leader – Volvo Trucks – Greensboro, NC 

• Recognized with ‘Volvo Achievement Award’ role in developing a system for certification classification over 30,000 trucks annually according to greenhouse gas regulatory requirements.
• Reduced the time to retrieve documentation by over 21 days (90% time savings) by creating a new database system for tracking FMVSS motor vehicle safety requirements and thus avoiding several possible $200,000 fines.
• Awarded 5 patents related to the design and utility of exterior components: 
  2011 - Hood mounted mirror for a truck, A-pillar Air Deflector for a Truck, Side View Mirror Cover, 
  2014 - Fairing for a Truck Cab-Trailer Gap, Air Deflector for a Vehicle A-Pillar and Side View Mirror
• Developed a process for checking the engineering bill of material structure resulting in 20% fewer errors.

2016 - 2022 - President – Maximyz – Kernersville, NC 

• Co-founded a business focused on team-building and improving communication skills servicing over 1,000 teams.
• Created and developed over 100 unique collaborative and social brain-game and mission-based adventures for teams.
• Developed an automated process for analyzing over 36 different individual and team communication skills.

2006 -2008 – Product Support Engineer – BE Aerospace – Winston-Salem, NC 

• Determined the root cause of failure, tested, designed, developed, and implemented over 40 robust solutions for over 25 different aircraft seating components across 15 unique airlines.

2004 -2006 – Reliability Engineer – Parker Aerospace – Irvine, CA 

• Analysis of failure rate data of over 20 different components across 8 different airline fleets and over 10 different aircraft types.

2002 -2003 – Reliability Engineer – Anteon Corporation – Clearfield, UT 

• Updated inspection and maintenance manuals based on the fault tree analysis of T-37 and T-38 military trainer aircraft systems thus reducing possible failures.

2001 – University of Utah – Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering

• Built an autonomous robot and launched a hybrid engine sounding rocket.