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Wichita, KS, US

Wichita, Kansas Metropolitan Area

Wichita, Kansas Area

United States

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Management of 30+ employees (Manufacturing, Engineering/NC Programming, Quality Assurance)
• Manufacturing operations with twenty 3 and 4 axis CNC milling machines
• CNC Programming and Engineering
• Quality Assurance
• Equipment M&R
• Shipping/Receiving

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Accounts include Cessna Aircraft Company, L-3 Crestview Aerospace, Bombardier, Bombardier-Learjet, Triumph Aerostructures (formerly Vought Aerospace), Fokker, Lee Aerospace (formerly Triumph Aerospace Systems.
• Direct all aspects of internal and outsourced parts manufacturing.
• Coordinate closely with all departments, including Quality Control, Engineering/Programming, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Shipping/Receiving, as well as outside processing and manufacturing suppliers.
• Schedule, monitor, and expedite customer orders with close attention to quality, timely delivery and on-going follow-up/customer service.

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Identified and developed new business opportunities. Within each of the Triumph companies’ staff such as program management-quality-engineering-sales-departmental management, and Presidents, the position requires a.
• Acted as liaison for Triumph companies and their customers in sales opportunities and negotiations, contract negotiations, technical engineering and quality issues, general order/delivery status communications.
• Coordinated/facilitated meetings, presentations, and visits with customers and suppliers in Wichita and surrounding areas.
• Developed presentations for individual Triumph companies, maintained monthly and multi-year activity reports for Triumph corporate management.

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Managed the company’s largest customer account at the time, Cessna Aircraft, which generated from $6M to $8M for the company in annual sales revenue.
• Directed all aspects of internal and outsourced parts manufacturing by closely partnering with various departments (i.e. Quality Control, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Shipping and Receiving, as well as outside.
• Scheduled, monitored and expedited customer orders with close attention to quality, timely delivery and on-going follow-up

Wichita, Ks / Dallas, TX

• Managed the company’s local off-site machining/fabrication/assembly operation, within our customer’s facility (Aeroflex), generating $3M annually in sales revenues for the company.
• Directed all aspects of operations, including contract negotiations, scheduling, manufacturing processes, CNC programming, purchasing, and shipping.
• Supervised 25 personnel and was responsible for screening, interviewing, hiring, training, and evaluating performance.
• Managed all aspects of operations for manufacturing/assembly operations in Kansas and Texas, including setting-up and opening the facility in Texas to produce parts/assemblies for the customer in Texas (BancTec)..

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Developed the Purchasing Department from the ground level, including hiring, training, and supervising Buyers.
• Negotiated contracts, including pricing and delivery schedules.
• Purchased Materials, MRO supplies and Capital Equipment
• Controlled inventory and oversaw shipping and receiving schedules.

Education record

Business Administration, Management And Operations

W. Frank Barton School of Business - CMD Certificate in Management and Mini MBA Certificate