Brandon Torres

Technical Program Manager

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TexasMember since November 11, 2026

implementation, recording, and analysis of Standard Process Control data (SPC)Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA)Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)PCAMSTABLEAUJoint Technical Data (JTD)

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implementation, recording, and analysis of Standard Process Control data (SPC)Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA)Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)PCAMSTABLEAU

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Vision-Driven aerospace professional with 13+ years of experience advancing air and space vehicle platforms. Recognized for pioneering quality systems, defect analytics, and mission-critical manufacturing processes across rockets, spacecraft, and advanced fighter, prototype aircraft manufacturing, and operational environments. Skilled at bridging engineering, operations, and leadership to deliver innovation, reliability, and future-ready aerospace solutions.

Previous Secret Clearance

Holder and and Veteran with Proven success in high-stakes environments, from Marine Corps F-35 operations to commercial spaceflight and lunar lander engines.

Experience

BE-4 VULCAN ROCKET ENGINE/ BE -7 LUNAR LANDER ENGINE MANUFACTURING QUALITY PROGRAM MANAGER at BLUE ORIGIN (2024-04 – 2025-10)

Managed Quality program guidelines and provided production qualification review guidance for the BE-4, 4V, and BE-7 Engines. As well as provided Quality safety of flight support, review and signature (Vulcan Cert 2) for multiple Blue Origin Missions such as Vulcan Cert-1/2, and New Glenn Mission 1.
Oversaw and supported the successful delivery and manufacture of multiple Rocket Engine configurations at various sites. This includes the review of final acceptance criteria, data consolidation, defect analysis and corrective action development, and coordination between suppliers, customers, and internal stakeholders.
Improved defect generation across multiple programs, exceeding 2024 goal requirements by 37%, nonconformance report reduction by 48%, and established criteria for granular IPT decision, facilitation tools using automated Nonconformance Report (NC) data. This allowed for clear communication of nonconformance trends to all levels of leadership and its correlations to project status, site performance, and engineering workload impacts.
Established roadmaps for Research> Development> LRP> FRP manufacturing catered to the organization’s independent customer contract requirements, collaborating directly with chief engineers, customer representatives, and government entities during key mission milestones. This includes the provision of company certifications, the establishment of documentation and records keeping criteria to include multiple forums of product electronic qualification mediums and traceability requirements.

MANAGER OF QUALITY ASSURANCE at VIRGIN GALACTIC (2022-07 – 2023-07)

Successful deployment of Quality Integrations into mission critical Hybrid Rocket Motor manufacturing processes; directly contributing to new training requirements for inspectors such as the Composite Overwrap Pressure Vessel Inspection course requirement, increasing inspector scope of operations and capabilities in final product certification.
Directed 3 critical Quality groups in support of Virgin Galactic Flight Schedule initiatives: Receiving Inspection, Machining Inspection, Rocket Motor Inspection
Lead Rocket Motor Quality teams as we pioneered the foremost Hybrid Rocket Motor Manufacturing Facility, its Quality Policies, initiatives, test, and application practices.
Led Corrective Action board Establishment for full scale manufacturing efforts and definition.
Performed cross functional Quality engagements in conjunction with Mothership “Eve” to successfully finalize experimental certifications for spaceflight. Resulting in the successful deployment of spaceflights VG2, VG3 and VG4.

QUALITY AND MISSION SUCCESS ASSOCIATE MANAGER at LOCKHEED MARTIN (2021-08 – 2022-07)

Managed a diverse team of inspectors and quality engineers across multiple disciplines successfully supporting up to 12 separate programs spanning multiple locations and levels of clearance.
Successfully delivered 780 CMM inspection process routes to the production floor improving our product inspection rate per inspector.
Organized support to mission critical product deliveries to ADP’s Customer Repair Order group, resulting in zero quality constraints and a 37% reduction in repair order turnaround time.
Coordinated the development and execution of Optimization quantification initiatives, provisioning the successful avoidance of 6553 inspection operations or $1,354,265.33.00 in labor hours.
Successfully completed the FY 2021 Northern Quality Association with zero overall findings under the Quality department.

QUALITY AND MISSION SUCCESS SUPERVISOR at LOCKHEED MARTIN (2019-04 – 2021-08)

Collaborated with production manufacturing to improve performance related to quality escapes by means of inspection reduction, optimization, and process improvement; to mitigate production defect rates. Resulting in a near perfect first pass yield inspection rate to customer by the end of fiscal year 2020 operating at a 99.94% inspection success rate.
Developed efficiency and performance through calculated scheduling, inspector training, and quality engineer collaboration, increasing overall inspector performance by approximately 19 % from fiscal year 2019 to fiscal year 2020.
Successfully complied with all AS9100 requirements, resulting in my teams 100% compliance with the 2019 and 2020 NQA, Northern Quality Association, audit.

F-35 AIRFRAMES TECHNICIAN at UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (2012-01 – 2017-12)

Supervised 30 maintainers, while ensuring the aircraft readiness of a fleet of 16 Aircraft, facilitating a dynamic flight schedule. Performed daily pass downs of information to overseeing maintenance control personnel to establish task priority and timelines for completion.
Performed low observable, structural, hydraulic and flight line maintenance and repairs on the F-35 platform. To include advanced composite repairs modifications and techniques under strenuous and time critical environments.
Complied with Time Compliant Technical Directives (TCTD’s) as well as aircraft mod requirements.
Performed on the spot troubleshooting under constrained circumstances to ensure assets successfully return to a mission ready status as expediently as possible.

HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR at UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

Ensured the completion of weekly and monthly inspections, as well as maintaining inventory of all Hazardous Material (Hazmat). This resulted in successfully undergoing four inspections under the United States Marine Corps Command and Marine Aircraft Group inspections performing above the ninety eighth percentile of all squadrons.
Drafted, finalized, and published the Hazmat program official Squadron Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Local Command Procedures (LCPs). Ensuring the squadrons ability to declare full flight capabilities five years ahead of schedule following a full move of facilities for ten aircraft from MCAS Yuma, AZ to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan