Brian Fingarson Email & Phone Number

Kent, Washington, United States

Managed many departments over a fifteen-year period including Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities Engineering, Maintenance, and Logistics. Led the Production team of 12 supervisors, responsible for 450 hourly employees. Sr. Manager responsible for a $200M Composite Aerospace Manufacturing Operation.• Improved plant safety performance from Total Accident Rate of >10 down to <1• Improved on time delivery rate from 50% up to 99.5% and sustained for over ten years• Lead the onload of a $30M work transfer from Boeing Canada• Established factory layout to optimize product flow using Lean principles• Managed factory direct manpower to meet planned labor budgets

Kent, Washington, United States

Managed Supervisors, Engineers, and Production personnel responsible for the Boeing Wing Trailing Edge programs of the 737, 747, 767, and 777 aircraft.• Established Kanban with Boeing to deliver the product using “Just in Time” principles• Helped establish two joint ventures, China, and Malaysia• Achieved and maintained 100% on time delivery

Kent, Washington, United States

• Led many Kaizen workshops over a two-year period• Established one-piece flow• Transformed the Hexcel Kent plant to a World class Lean Manufacturing plant.

Kent, Washington, United States

• Supported all processes associated with Aerospace Composite manufacturing• Led root cause and corrective action