“Problems cannot be solved using the same thinking that created them”
-A.Einstein
Our goal is to bring fresh and non-pompous ideas to your table. Our staff is famous for creative solutions, adaptable to people of all levels of the organization.
Our testimonials and accomplishments are a confirmation of our capabilities.
Created innovative in-house fabrication strategy for composite laminate tooling. This replaced outside sourcing and resulted in $250k in savings.
Developed and implemented new manufacturing process for ill-fated high temp composite project. This saved $300k in part scrap and placed the project back into a success path.
Led and implemented a 175K sqft composite lamination factory build up. Planned, purchased, installed all primary lamination equipment under budget and ahead of schedule.
Commercial aircraft engine fan cowl re-design for manufacturing resuted in $2M savings.
Programs supported: F18, F35, B52, C17, A350, A320, 787, GTF, G500, Virgin Orbit’s Launcher One.
Vice President
Robert Jackson joined Alpha Centauri LLC as Vice President in 2018. Robert has dedicated his entire career to the design and manufacture of carbon composite structures serving as Senior Engineer and Subject Matter Expert in composites manufacturing and design for companies such as Boeing Phantom Works, Northrop Grumman, HITCO Carbon composite, United Technologies, Collins-Raytheon, and Virgin Orbit. Robert has over 30,000 CAD hours using FiberSim, Composite Workbench, CATIA V5, NX, TeamCenter, and AFP programming software. He has successfully led several high-profile advance development programs to fruition and is an industry-known trainer and administrator of Virtek laser projection systems. Robert has a Bachelors in Science in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Long Beach.
Senior Advisor
Patrick Hutchins joined Alpha Centauri LLC as Senior Advisor in 2019. He currently serves as the President for Staco Systems and is a board member of Omni Lite Inc. Prior to arriving at Staco Systems, he served as the Vice President and General Manager for Lisi Aerospace -Torrance, CA Division. Patrick also served in several executive roles as Chief Operations Officer of Automated Precision Incorporated, Satellite Division President and Chief Operations Officer of CalAmp Corp and President and General Manager of Chloride Systems, a division of Genlyte Thomas (now Philips Lighting). Mr. Hutchins has extensive experience providing high technology products and services for commercial electronics, wireless communications and power solutions for industrial and aerospace markets. Patrick received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University, and Masters in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Owner & President
Lucille had a strong start in her engineering career working for Toyota Motor Manufacturing. In Toyota she worked in various roles such as Production Engineer, Production Supervisor and Quality Engineer. Within Toyota she was able to reach the highest levels of recognitions in executing Toyota Business Practice methodologies. She then joined the aerospace industry where she held roles as Manufacturing Engineer for SpaceX F9, Manufacturing Engineering Manager for Lisi Aerospace, and Operations Manager for Esterline Advanced Sensors (now Auxitrol Weston) overseeing production, manufacturing engineering, planning, and purchasing. Her top accomplishments center around operations strategy, manufacturing cost controls, industrialization, visual management, and value stream optimization. Lucy has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from California State University Long Beach, and Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. Other certifications include Six Sigma from Villanova University, Kaizen Leader from Toyota, Cal-10 OSHA.
