Christopher Melvin Email & Phone Number

Tustin, Ca, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

• Team leader overseeing six people on the Boeing 737 Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) team and indirectlysupport up to nine other teammates representing other Boeing Commercial Airplanes products.• Leading more than 40 projects supporting Boeing 737 certification activity. This is in addition to 20+projects already closed and completed. Also, leading two AFM-specific team projects aiming toincorporate lean / efficiency and quality into the existing process(es).• Currently certified as an Engineering-Unit Member (E-UM) supporting the AFM. This certification isdelegation of FAA duties to Boeing and allows for the approval of the AFM on-behalf of the FederalAviation Administration (FAA). Approved 398 AFM revisions on-behalf of the FAA in 2021 alone.• Continue existing certification as a Boeing Design Approval Engineer (DAE) supporting the AFM group.This certification allows for the evaluation and input of new design changes affecting Boeing airplanes.• Developing new AFM format and structure based on new mandate(s) from the FAA per the AirplaneCertification, Safety and Accountability Act (2021). Coordination amongst multiple Boeing engineeringgroups as well as with regulatory authorities is necessary to gain an agreement on the future of thisdocument.• Supported the Boeing 737 MAX return-to-service (RTS) as a focal for the AFM group. Worked withmultiple Boeing organizations, the FAA as well as numerous international regulatory agencies over thecourse of two years in order to safely return the airplane to the skies.• Successfully helped certify one Boeing 737 derivative aircraft and currently in-process of seekingcertification for two additional Boeing 737 aircraft.• Interact and coordinate with the FAA and other international regulators on a daily basis to assist inclarifying, updating or changing regulatory guidance to airplane manufacturers (as needed).

Arlington, Va, Us

Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) author and focal for half of the Boeing 737 fleet. Evaluated airplane design changes as well as customer design options as a Boeing Design Approval Engineer (DAE) for appropriate certification status. Led multiple projects supporting the 737 program as well as projects supporting the AFM team. Acted as back-up to lead engineer.• Authored more than 300 Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) revisions supporting the Boeing 737. Theserevisions supported hundreds of 737 operators around the world.• Identified early by lead engineer and management to become one of two focals supporting the entireBoeing 737 fleet.• Identified by management to become certified as a Boeing DAE supporting the Airplane Flight Manual(AFM) group. Evaluated customer design options to determine if certification activity is required.• Collaborated in-person with Boeing teammates and airline operators to solve complex problems withairline operations as well as certification issues.• Selected to participate in the Boeing “Second Century” project which aimed to identify and define requirements for new products to replace aging tools, processes and update data. Assisted a multi-organizational Boeing group to define what the next century of Boeing should look like.• Managed over 10 projects supporting Boeing 737 certification activity. Coordinated with multiple Boeingorganizations as well as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to safely analyze, evaluate and publishthe required data.• Participated in conversations with the FAA, foreign regulatory agencies, airline operators and otherBoeing teammates to gain exposure and experience with higher level issues.• Led and coordinated one AFM team project which led to a 75% reduction in duplicate AFM pages.

Arlington, Va, Us

Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) author supporting more than 12 Boeing Commercial Aircraft models. Interacted with various Boeing organizations as well as airline employees and listened to feedback. Proposed process and quality improvements (internal and external to the AFM group). Identified by management to pursue additional workload via airplane certification.• Authored more than 200 Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) revisions supporting 12 different BoeingCommercial Aircraft. These revisions supported hundreds of global aircraft operators and their dailyoperations.• Created two different Microsoft Excel tracking files for the AFM group – one of the 737 and one for theremaining Boeing Commercial Aircraft models. These tracking tools consolidated ten different files intotwo and helped reduce engineering time spent in the different files by up to 25%.• Proposed quality and process improvements to produce, review and publish the AFM entirely digitallywhich led to the mitigation of over one million printed pages per year.• Selected to assist multiple Boeing groups in outlining and driving the requirements for a new AFMauthoring tool. The new authoring tool was intended to replace 5+ existing authoring tools as well asincorporate other engineering work statements.• Interacted with multiple airline employees when airline representatives visited the Boeing site. Listened toairline employee feedback and relayed that information to the appropriate Boeing team(s) for potentialprocess and quality improvements.• Identified by leadership early as having potential to participate in certification activity for the AFM.• Led multiple projects to reduce the amount of empty Airplane Flight Manuals (AFM) in circulation. TheseAFMs were no longer in use by operators but were still being revised by Boeing. These projects led to a10% decrease in the Boeing AFM group workload.

Arlington, Va, Us

Subject Matter Expert for all interiors of the 787 family of airplanes in Boeing South Carolina. Trained new teammates on best practices for scheduling and supporting daily operations. Acted as a backup lead for 8 scheduled areas. Worked with other support functions and manufacturing teams to ensure that projects are on schedule and aligned with the business goal of reducing flow. Aided the shop floor in identifying problem areas in the build process and suggesting improvements that could potentially make the team and company successful.- Focused on supporting the reduction of flow in the final assembly building. Participated in rolling out a plan to eliminate 24% excess flow.- 787 interiors focal for Boeing South Carolina final assembly factory. The interiors commodity spanned ~1,500 jobs between all positions.- Acted as backup lead for 2 of the 5 final assembly positions as needed.- Eliminated safety hazard by transferring ceiling work statement two positions earlier in the build process prior to passenger seat installations.- Participated in a cargo systems roller-tray Kaizen in order to support having pre-fabricated shims available tothe shop. Improvement saw approximately 8 hours of productivity gained by mechanics.- Assisted all final assembly industrial engineers daily by moving incorrectly released jobs to the correct control stations via an improved mass work center change request (WCCR) system. This internal process improvement decreased the amount of spent support time from 2 hours / day down to 0.5 hours / day.- Was a point of contact for the interior move-back project. Roughly 50% of the interiors scheduled in laterpositions were moved upstream in order to reduce flow and balance the line. Closed out the project in thesecond-half of 2018.- Worked with a team to reduce flow by establishing a feederline for interiors.

Arlington, Va, Us

Expanded upon existing work schedules for 5 work packages through process improvements driven fromconsistent engagement with the manufacturing managers and mechanics. Time studies and observations were performed on jobs exceeding the allotted duration to aid in identifying waste and reduce flow.- Participated in basic Lean fundamental training including project management along with several Kaizenworkshops to further my development and understanding of Industrial Engineering.- Re-sequenced the barchart for several near-miss safety incidents that could have turned into more seriousaccidents.- Led an effort to reduce the amount of foreign object debris (FOD) found between each passenger window and aircraft window by removing exterior window protection earlier in the build. This allowed for a better visualinspection by both the mechanic and quality technician.- Conducted time study of a mechanic collecting tools to perform his job(s) for the day, which identifiedexcessive searching at start of shift. Worked with Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T) to developall-in-one tool that could be stored in team cage and utilized time study results to assist in cost analysis.- Assisted in requesting development of a negative pressure tool that would allow the vacuum testing of asingle integrated cooling system tube. The tool allowed for earlier testing in the build process and fasterinstallation of interiors.- Developed an airplane status excel file for manufacturing that would display the health of the preceding teamwith the click of one button. Results displayed status for 30+ jobs in less than 1 minute versus 30 minutessearching for each one individually.- Reduced nearly 50% of personal barchart work statement through duration reduction, stream-lining of thesequence of jobs as well as the combination of similar work / cancellation of unnecessary work. This wasaccomplished through process improvements by communication with the manufacturingmanager and team.

Pursued employment after position was eliminated at previous employer.

Augusta, Kansas, Us

Supported the lead bidding engineer by studying, in detail, all drawings submitted by multiple international airline companies for unique specifications and printing all necessary documents.- Reviewed and assembled engineering drawings, parts lists, and engineering change orders.- Created a bill of materials for each incoming “request for quote” and submitted to lead bidding engineer forcost analysis.- Prioritized requests from airline companies based on urgency (aircraft on ground vs. routine maintenance)and submitted that to lead engineer for expedited business needs.- Aided in quality control for small aerospace parts.