Brian Knott Email & Phone Number

Pooler, Ga, Us

Pooler, Ga, Us

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Leader of 32-member supplier development team, covering over 170 suppliers for Gulfstream’s newest aircraft programs. This group was separated out from sustaining programs to focus on development and entry into service of the G500, G600 & G650 aircraft programs. o Achieved 100% FAA Certification across entire supplier portfolios, setting up the G500 and G600 for certification o Chosen by company senior leadership to lead numerous critical path on-site recovery projectso Created and conducted the Business Process Review (BPR) to assess potential new suppliers, which was presented as a best practice at the General Dynamics Continuous Improvement Symposium o Tasked with deploying to the supply base of the G650 aircraft program, to assess full rate production readiness, develop opportunity closure plans, and to drive those plans to closure o Recruited and cross-trained a multi-functional group of project managers with seasoned operational backgroundso Led effort to determine critical supplier list and conducted over 70 G650 rate readiness assessments o Oversaw aggregated opportunity closure plans and coordinated on site project management/review cadence, resulting in closure of over 800 opportunities

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Worked with key suppliers to improve on time performance and delivered quality thru applications of lean manufacturing, risk mitigation, process improvement tools, SPC, product and process-based audits including supplier development initiatives. Assisted suppliers with RCCA, PFMEA, and lean six sigma projects to drive performance.

Taylors, South Carolina, United States

Independent Consultant for Gulfstream G650 programo Member of Rate Readiness Supplier Development Team o Performed Rate Readiness Assessments on current suppliers to identify obstacles that prevent building to rateo Lead Assessor for both Rate Readiness and Business Process Reviewso Followed up on identified opportunities and assisted in working them to closureo Provided assistance in the implementation of Lean principles and operations planning for G650 supplierso Helped develop Gulfstream transition team to identify and monitor supplier transitionso Assisted in development and deployment of a Business Process Review for initial review of prospective supplierso Fostered face to face Team relationships between Gulfstream and its supplierso Trained new members of the Team to perform Rate Readiness Assessments and how to correctly follow opportunities to closureo Lead projects to help develop standard tools and processes for the Supplier Development Team

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

o Manager of 2 direct reports and 36 indirect reportso Responsible for safety, cost, quality, and delivery of the Hoke valve lineo Manage, direct, and implement operations strategies to insure alignment with corporate goalso Strong focus on cost of sales, quality, gross margin, and on time deliveryo Development and adherence to sales and spending goalso Drive continuous improvemento Lean/Six Sigma champion for the value streamo Excellent leadership skills including motivation, conflict resolution, disciplinary action, coaching, communication, and team building

Greer, South Carolina, United States

o Supervisor of first Honeywell Operating System (HOS) phase V site in Aerospaceo Lead development projects to grow EB-PVD coating business within Honeywello Supervisor of 38 direct reportso Track and maintain time and attendance for assigned personnelo Provide leadership and influence for functional team members outside my direct control – peer leadershipo Ensure all employees have a safe working environmento Lead the team to meet or exceed operational and financial targetso Drive continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma toolso Champion quality and first pass yieldo Satisfy customers through OTD, OTTR, TAT, and qualityo Self-motivated and ability to multi-tasko Excellent leadership skills including motivation, conflict resolution, disciplinary action, coaching, communication, and team buildingo Communicate and work with customers worldwide to provide support to engine lineso FAA certified repairman for supervision

Greer, South Carolina, United States

o Direct supervisor of 51 direct reportso Track and maintain time and attendance for assigned personnelo Provide leadership and influence for functional team members outside my direct control – peer leadershipo Ensure all employees have a safe working environmento Lead the team to meet or exceed operational and financial targetso Drive continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma toolso Champion no quality escapes for the EB-PVD cell and 2nd shifto Satisfy customers through OTD, TAT, and qualityo -Provide seamless support for product cell teams from the 2nd shift.o -Self-motivated and ability to multi-task.o Champion the implementation of the Honeywell Operating System (HOS) in the EB-PVD cell and the 2nd shifto Excellent leadership skills including motivation, conflict resolution, disciplinary action, coaching, communication, and team buildingo FAA certified repairman for supervision

Greer, South Carolina, United States

o Responsible for all production of all static components and special process areas on 2nd shift at Greer R&Oo Supervised 24 employeeso Responsible for insuring maintenance and safety issues are taken care of in a timely mannero Report production matrixes to the appropriate cell leaderso Make immediate decisions in changing production scheduleso Approve overtime as required to meet customer and production needs to insure OTTRo Resolve employee conflicts and enforce Honeywell Corporate employee policieso Assist in training and perform NDT inspections as time allows

Greer, South Carolina, United States

o NDT level II certified in x-ray, ultrasonic, and fluorescent penetrant inspectionso Metrology Lab certifiedo Assisted in the transition and set up of ultrasonic Immersion SONIX systemo Helped develop new procedures and update techniques for ultrasonic departmento Assisted in the training of NDT inspectors

Milledgeville, Georgia, United States

o Certified FAA repair station NDT inspectoro Certified operator and programmer for Panametrics “ARGUS” robotic inspection systems o In charge of developing techniques and process control for x-ray depto Performed NDT inspections on composite structures the following aircraft parts: A340, C-17, F-14, F-15, F-18, 757, 767, 777, CF6o Helped develop testing methods and supervised the inspections of level I technicianso In charge of chemical safety and shelf life for the NDT area

Cherry Point, Nc