Karash Turpin

VP/Head of Manufacturing/Operations

Astra

Jun 2024 - Current (2 years 3 months)

Manufacture Satellite Propulsion Systems and complete Satellite Launch Systems Rebuild/Reset the manufacturing operations, systems, processes, and teams for the Astra Satellite Engines division. Install a culture focusing on planning, completion, efficiency, controlled operations and quality. Build, coach, grow and mentor a manufacturing team focusing on metric-based management and LEAN efficient principals. • Establish/train/deploy metric based management tools/methods for KPI driven development and production. • Develop demand driven capacity planning models and strategies for continuous operational scale up budgeting for CapEx, OpEx, labor and overhead planning. • Onboard a Quality team to develop and deploy an aerospace (AS9100) QMS an

VP/Head of Manufacturing

Northvolt

Feb 2023 - Sep 2025 (2 years 8 months)

Cuberg builds high-performance energy storage solutions for the world’s most demanding mobility battery applications.

VP/Sr. Director of Manufacturing

Kitty Hawk

Mar 2021 - Jan 2023 (1 year 11 months)

Develop/Deploy/Manage a manufacturing team, facility and systems to support the ramp-up/scale-up of Kittyhawk’s eVTOL vehicles and systems as they transition through the design teams into low rate production and on to high rate production. • Assemble and lead a Production Team, a Mfg. Engineering Team, a Supply-Chain Team, an IT Team, and a Quality team targeting full rate eVTOL production. • Develop, Document(flow chart maps), Train and Deploy all operational, supply-chain, manufacturing, IT and quality workflows and processes • Lead a Quality team through a QMS development and deployment targeting a future FAA manufacturing certification using the AS9100 standard as a roadmap. • Recover and redeploy all ERP integrated processes and system

Chief Operating Officer

ACT Aerospace

Jan 2019 - Jan 2020 (1 year 1 month)

Lead, develop, and grow aerospace composite manufacturing, development and deployment activities. Expanding the ACT footprint into Poway CA with an emphasis on thermoplastic composites and out of autoclave processing if large structures.

Chief Operating Officer

Advantus Corp

Oct 2014 - Jan 2019 (4 years 4 months)

Lead, develop and grow the operational activities of an aerospace component manufacturer with a focus on new and replacement airframe composite component manufacturing. Fostering growth, improvement and cultural transition through the deployment of LEAN principals and flexible automation.

Vice President Engineering Operations

SEKISUI Aerospace Corporation

Jan 2006 - Jul 2014 (8 years 7 months)

Establish the corporate direction for a technology based OEM manufacturing organization. Establish structure and lead a 50 person team of program managers, analysts, engineers, designers and technicians to develop processes and components for volume manufacture of composite structures, assemblies and components for the aerospace and medical industries. Using LEAN principals as a guide “ground up” facility, systems, methods and processes have been and are being developed resulting in a 25% year on year increase in corporate revenue through new technical developments and reengineering of existing products/processes.

Director of Engineering and Development

Linde

Jan 2003 - Jan 2006 (3 years 1 month)

Head the Operational activities of a newly formed venture equipment business launched by BOC Gases to expand revenue generated from an existing bulk gas customer base. Commercialize and integrate newly acquired and developing technologies/products into the new business portfolio targeting UV and Ozone food safety sectors. Establish a manufacturing operation to build, sell and support capital equipment for the US based food processing/packaging industry.

Director Of Engineering And Operations

Xylem

Jan 1998 - Jan 2003 (5 years 1 month)

Created, implemented, and maintained a manufacturing and development operation that delivered a continuously improving product for a emerging company with an established product technology. Managed and provided technical expertise and guidance to the Engineering, Production, and Customer Service sectors of the company, focusing on profitability.

Development Engineer

Hexcel Corporation

Jan 1987 - Jan 1998 (11 years 1 month)

• Primary project manager for composite materials application development, characterization, and process development. • R&D member of a Marketing/Manufacturing/R&D team established to identify new customers and demonstrate composite materials product feasibility for non-aerospace composites applications. • Developed and Designed Production and Pilot Production machinery for continuous fabric impregnation (ultra-low FAW-UD tape, D&C prepreg ), matched metal molding, vacuum forming, and composite machining.

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