The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech

Johanna Ceisel

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Ms. Johanna Ceisel

Research Engineer II
Weber Building, Rm 314A
(404) 894-2774
johanna.ceisel (at) asdl.gatech.edu

Education

  • Georgia Institute of Technology, MS Business Administration (MBA), December 2012
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, MS Aerospace Engineering, 2010
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, BS Electrical Engineering, 1998

Bio

Ms. Ceisel is a research engineer at Aerospace Systems Design Lab (ASDL) at Georgia Institute of Technology, and a former strategy management consultant for Accenture’s operations strategy practice. Ms. Ceisel holds a BS in Electrical Engineering, MS in Aerospace Engineering, and is currently working on her MBA from Georgia Institute of Technology. Ms. Ceisel holds her Six Sigma Black Belt as well. Her primary areas of research interest include: advanced design methods, multi-disciplinary analysis, integrated product and process design, cost modeling, manufacturing and sustainment modeling. Her consulting experience encompasses service strategy, process modeling & improvement, maintenance, network optimization, fulfillment, mergers & acquisitions, and IT implementations. Ms. Ceisel has primarily worked in the aerospace & defense and airline industry. Her clients include Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, General Dynamics, DARPA, Air Force, NAVAIR, Delta Airlines, JetBlue, and Air New Zealand. Ms. Ceisel actively pursues ways to integrate product and process design earlier in the design process in order to increase performance, while reducing time, cost, and risk.

Research Highlights

  • Boeing - Manufacturing Influenced Design (MInD)

Modeled and developed a methodology and tool that conducts enterprise business trades between various stakeholders for vehicle design by using physics based modeling, activity based manufacturing modeling, and surrogate modeling. The tool trades different designs with different materials, performance, manufacturing processes, production scheduling, operations, and cash flow. The tool rapidly conducts multi-disciplinary trades using response surface equations. The methodology and tool is a key business enabler due to composite advancements, proprietary nature of manufacturing data, and globalization.

  • Lockheed Martin - JSF Network Optimization

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program is the Department of Defense's focal point for defining affordable next generation strike aircraft weapon systems for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and allies. Modeled distribution network analysis (warehouse location) for F-35 spare parts and a phased implementation plan based on fleet buildup and parts demand growth. The solution balanced maximum service at minimum cost and risk for both war and peacetime operations. Potential cost avoidance identified were significant.

  • General Dynamics - Sustainment Strategy

Developed a PBL Economic Modeling tool. The tools ultimate goal/output was to determine a price for an optimum availability & support services based on a predicted cost & associated risk.

  • Air New Zealand & Delta Air Lines - Process Transformation

Led international team in process transformation effort for engineering services, leveraging lean and six sigma techniques. Formulated MRO venture strategy to turn a cost center into a profit center.

Membership and Service

  • Senior Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
  • Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Selected Publications

  • C. Sundaresan, Zilin Tang, Johanna M. Ceisel, Dimitri N. Mavris, “Parametric Production Planning and Scheduling Optimization for Preliminary Design,” 28th Congress, ICAS, Brisbane, Australia, September 2012 (to be published)
  • Johanna M. Ceisel, Philipp Witte, Tim Car, Satya Pogaru, Dimitri N. Mavris, “A Non-Weight Based, Manufacturing Influenced Design (MInD) Methodology for Preliminary Design,” 28th Congress, ICAS, Brisbane, Australia, September 2012 (to be published)
  • David M. Scott, Johanna M. Ceisel, and Dimitri N. Mavris, "Leveraging High Fidelity Manufacturing Models in Conceptual and Preliminary Design," SAMPE 2012 Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, May 23, 2012 (to be published)
  • Mario A. Lee, Johanna Ceisel, Zhimin Liu, Dimitri N. Mavris, “A Parametric, Preliminary Structural Analysis and Optimization Approach with Manufacturing Cost Considerations”, 53rd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials and Co-located Conferences, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 27, 2012
  • Zhimin Liu, Philipp Witte, Johanna Ceisel, Dimitri N. Mavris, “An Approach to Infuse Manufacturing Considerations into Aircraft Structural Design”, SAMPE 2011 Conference, Long Beach, California, May 23-26, 2011
  • Robert Combier, Johanna Ceisel, Zhimin Liu, Dimitri Mavris, “A Probabilistic Risk-based Methodology for Manufacturing Influenced Aircraft Design”, SAMPE 2011 Conference, Long Beach, California, May 23-26, 2011