Chris Douglas Email & Phone Number

Claremore, Oklahoma, United States

Provided technical expertise or support related to manufacturing; identified opportunities and implemented changes to improve manufacturing processes or products and to reduce costs while using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design on materials and parts. ♦ Project / Manufacturing Engineer on a Boeing 787-9 class divider project. Worked closely with customer and supplier to review 3D model designs and analyze data to ensure manufacturability and improve margins (42% gross margin over 12 ship sets). ♦ Lead Manufacturing Engineer on a Boeing 787 first class cabinet project. Change board management resulted in $253K in non-recurring and $75K in recurring costs for 16 ship sets. Improved gross profit by negotiating out $177K in material cost from the customer.♦ Project/Manufacturing Engineer on a Boeing 777-200 first class cabinet program. Negotiated cost settlement of approx. $182K per ship set. ♦ Led cost saving meetings with supplier on a FedEx 767 galley decorative finish project. Reduced costs 21% and improved overall quality by sourcing a new finish supplier.

Fabricated interior components for Boeing, Cessna, Gulfstream, Bombardier, Hawker Beechcraft, Jet Aviation, Lufthansa, Piper, Piaggio, and Air New Zealand.♦ Appointed as company liaison to oversee the test-fitting of interior component designs of panels, headliners, valences, and sidewalls installed on VIP aircraft. ♦ Provided Lead supervision for up to 10 Mechanics by delegating work assignments to meet critical deadlines.