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• Prominent engineer in plant start-up and new product launch.• Supported all of 2.3 MW Nacelle production including all preassembly and final assembly activities, safety requirements, tooling, planning, cell layout, bill of materials, parts issues, employee idea program, "Top 10" coordinator, Engineering Change implementation, new customer roll-out, Work Instruction approval, Standard Work Sheet development and upkeep, Lean and Kaizen activities,• Coordinated acquisition of capital mobile equipment at a total cost of just over $750k from Italy, on-time and on-budget.• Helped create the Hutchinson Safety Committee and participated in the role of secretary..• Trained and coordinated training for all new hires to the manufacturing engineering team. Extensively helped them get started in their areas of responsibility.• Trained and coordinated the job responsibilities of student help.• Worked closely with Quality department to identify and resolve repetitive quality issues with production.• Created many processes and documents that have been implemented in other areas of the plant and globally, such as Hutchinson Standard Work Sheets, Manual Add Sheet tracking, Manufacturing BOM tracking document, cut-out work flow for creation and validation of value stream and Standard Work Sheets.• Created, implemented and run Design Review process for properly tracking , planning and communicating Engineering Change Notifications and new customer projects. • SAP support in such areas as BOM project verification, routing allocations, process workflow items, document linking, and production/Logistic issues that arise.• Worked with Orlando Supply Chain in the improvement and tracking of third party tool crib management. • Understood and utilized Siemens Project Management (PMO) tools and regularly work on PMO projects.• Developed Capacity Planning scenarios and support based on changes in customer demand.

• Worked with production personnel, manufacturing engineering, and quality to develop, analyze, investigate and solve problems relating to sequence of work, manpower assignments, manpower expenditures, changes in operation, method improvements, equipment requirements and facility layouts.• Worked closely with directors and managers in production to help provide information and tools for them to accomplish their goals. • Forecasted manpower operating budgets and capital budgets.• Created, implemented, trained, and maintained a Flight Reasonable Expectancy (standards) model used daily by management to determine headcount. Management was held to strict productivity numbers and this tool was very useful in keeping management within a small margin of where they needed to be. • Created and wrote multiple Access Database programs to assist employees with their day-to-day activities, including Tool Repair tracking, Flight management tools and supplies tracking, and customer satisfaction quantification.• Assisted with production implementation of SAP. Coordinated additional employee training as necessary. Determined computer hardware requirements and scheduled resources to implement.• Assisted with office and production ergonomics. Helped establish better ergonomic layouts and equipment for office employees with health concerns. Determined better tools and equipment for production workers to avoid injuries.• Developed Standard Work Flow procedures and presentation/tracking format for Flight department. • Coordinated, prepared, and trained other Industrial Engineers in peer-to-peer sessions, including Tooling (Jigs) Moving Coordination, Capital Budgets, and Delivery Process to Customer.• Participated a minimum of once a week on a Safety sub-committee. These committees consisted of production, management, and myself to make sure that safety concerns were addressed quickly and with the best possible solution.

Finance Department:• Implemented major improvements in Accounts Payable department to decrease the number of Invoices in Error in the CAS (computer based) system.• Supported Procurement Department in implementing more efficient ways to pay suppliers and process payments from suppliers.• Assisted Travel department in the Lotus based on-line travel and expense submitting process.• Monitored and reported on existing Finance Six Sigma Projects.• Provided information in the monthly tracking of all Wichita site Six Sigma Projects (Operations, Customer Service, Flight Test Center, Engineering, Procurement, Information Technologies, and Finance) to Corporate office and investigated any discrepancies.Methods Engineering:• Originated, controlled, assisted with, and completed 29 Six Sigma Projects.• Mentored and provided supplemental training to Methods Engineers (Green Belts) in the completion of individual projects.• Assisted Analysts (Green Belts) in choosing appropriate improvement projects based on Strategic and Department goals and objectives.• Developed supplemental training material for Six Sigma Analyst (Green Belt) projects.• Designed and conducted first operations Six Sigma Workshop by moving and improving a subassembly department in three days.

• Assisted in Operations budget preparation involving communication with all levels of management to determine budget and manning needs for one (short-term) and five (strategic) year time frames.• Analyzed information on hours, manning, budgets, and log information to support Learjet M31/60 production, therefore helping department managers and supervisors to stay on schedule and budget.• Supported the Vice President of Operations in evaluation of daily production activity by communicating what was occurring in major operations and helping to determine how to get back to schedule and budget, if there was a variance.

• Solved production issues in Learjet M31/60 Fuselage and Wing shops.• Worked closely with production and engineering shops to coordinate a timely solution to unexpected and unforeseen problems.• Designed layouts and move sequences for office relocation projects involving as many as 60 employees at one time.