Christopher W. Hudson Email & Phone Number

Everett, Wa, Us

Everett, Washington

Improve material revenue. Increase direct margin KPI. Drive contracts to reduce material cost. Improve EBITDA performance through P&L. Drive processes to ensure "Least Waste Way". Create value to the customer and revenue transformation for all stakeholders.

Everett, Washington

Provide value creation for customers and revenue generation for stakeholders. Material contract negotiations. Procurement stratagy and execution. Manage predictive analytics to support turn times. Drive out bottle necks in supply chain. Reduce inventory growth through adhoc analytics.

Everett, Wa

Analytics to vendor contract and consignment negotiations/review.Oracle item master validation and P/N relationship syncronizationAnalytics inside Oracle to sustain Min/Max and Balance on Hand accuracy.Analytical understanding of MRO operations supply needs based historical data.Daily analytics to alieviate purchasing and vendor RFQ and RFP processMPS Validation to forecasted contract schedule workload driving accuracy in planned parts.Reducing shelf-life and dead stock in warehouse thru analytical analysis of historic dataOptimizing material and location thru yearly cycle count and locator validation.Coordiantion with On-site customer to manager on-site CFE and accuracy of requirements.Instituted process to stream line Repair Order request with on-site SWA customers and Operation 50% efficiency gain to flow.Strategic analysis to lower operating cost by lowering daily soft cost, reducing wait time for RFQ requirements. Evaluating daily procurement P.O.generation and lowering volume of hands on requirement. Analytical responsibility to understand planned forecasted production and supply requirements through communication and web based tools.

Jamco-America (Everett Wa)

Vital to the reduced turn-times on Airbus A380 seat assembly production output by 3%. Increased productivity by 35% by bridging single point focus to product. Improved speed & reliability to customer by implementing Toyota production process indicators to the A380 seat program. Identified & corrected bottlenecks by using Lean and Six Sigma principles of root cause analysis. Issue/Risk Management:•Identify, track, manage, resolving program issues.•Assist in mitigation of program risks (schedule, cost) using standardized risk management process. Customer Coordination:•Establish positive working relationships with customers through oral and written communication.•Manage and motivated manufacturing through CDR utilizing multi-functional personnel assigned. •Develop and ensure adherence to standard processes and procedures in manufacturing.•Coordinate I/C and Ops team to facilitate NPI process program hardware delivery requirements. • Walks Shop floor minimum 12 times per day to ensure proper status of critical path items. • Conducts / attends Supervisor / Team Lead meetings weekly. • Provides performance and production status to customer as required. • Ensures all safety procedures are utilized at all times while on production line. • Develops manpower requirements for the assigned line or cell.

Everett, Wa 98204

Streamlined span time targets for the Southwest Airlines heavy maintenance program by devising strategies for reducing customer costs, reviewing Southwest’s ATS contracts and setting billing parameters, educating ATS maintenance personnel of man-hours to incurred hours versus billed hours. I implemented a maintenance schedule through Open plan, with scripted flow of targeted high level items. Program Planning Experience• Plan programs from go-ahead to close-out, using a Work Breakdown Structure, Risk Management, and Schedule Management including major milestone extending downward to finite detail to effectively manage the complete life-cycle of Aerospace products.• Create, monitor & update program plans in detail to define the required processes/activities of various functional groups to achieve defined milestones/deliverables.Proposal Review• Evaluate technical & business aspects of customer requests for proposals and/or change requests.• Key to the preparation and understanding of customer bid packages and requests including coordination and review of statement of work, technical proposals, engineering cost estimates, and program schedules.Scope Management• Managed project scope to ensure only what was agreed to be delivered as required by contract.• Ensure changes in scope are thoroughly documented and approved by customer and through a standardized change management process prior to investing company resources. Increased employee performance by data sharing (historic data) all shifts. Increased efficiency 15% Improved aircraft flow using Lean & Six sigma application, which lead to 25% improved span time. Improved companies return to service from 38% to a staggering 85% on-time performance. Saved SWA $8,250,000.00 in lost revenue by implementing lean principles on -300/500 in 2009. Saved SWA $9,405,000.00 in lost revenue by implementing lean principles on -300/500 in 2010..

Everett, Wa 98204

Duties as a Maintenance Supervisor included but not limited to human resource (HR) compliance with all employees, understanding HR regulations and educating the maintenance personnel of those standards. I also monitored routine budget oversight to aircraft schedules and departures. Instrumental in providing scheduled timelines to the customer. Supervisors serve as mentors to the work force, ensuring they continue to work with a can do attitude. Ensured maintenance tasks are carried out in compliance with the applicable requirements of the air carrier maintenance program and its inspection procedures. Ensured work performed by persons under my supervision, in-house or subcontractor is performed in an airworthy & compliant manner by approved technical data. Responsible for on-time delivery and adjustments to aircraft delivery schedules. Coordinated with marketing in terms of contract and customer related issues. Ensured staff and subordinates adhere to regular and prompt attendance. Ensured that I am effective and appropriate conduct with co-workers, vendors and customers. Enforced shift tie-ins with detailed information to reduce confusion.

Everett, Wa 98204

I worked hand in hand with the Senior Program Manager to allocate manpower, schedule aircraft into the facility, verify man-hours incurred daily. We ensured all human resource issues were resolved. We balanced the infrastructure of aircraft deliveries and initiated processes to improve individual programs. We provided Power Point presentation to senior management to advance the purchase of material to better suit the needs of the customer. • Oversees entire and single projects from implementation to completion • Executes contracts for assigned programs, including payment terms. • Provides daily status to customer. • Reviews past 24 hour budget usage vs. card burn rate by skill daily. • Establish the budget for the assigned project and communicate budget issues. • Develops manpower requirements for the assigned line. • Establishes goals at start of project, ensures goals are met and or recovery plan is developed. • Ensures Team Leads & Business Planners are engaged with crews & project performance. • Conduct customer negations as well as ensuring customer communication is professional. • Develop, monitor and report required business metrics for all assigned programs. Improved SWA new generation aircraft by implementing parts by task card which reduced -700 aircraft downtime by 30% Improved ATS revenue margins for each-700 aircraft by implementing parts by task card by 25% up from $336,000 to $420,000 Saved SWA airlines $1,155,000 in 07/08 with 30% improvement of span time on -700 aircraft, by quicker return to service dates. Reduced ATS incurred hours by 15% on all -700 aircraft from 6,166 hours to 5,265 hours per visit on 8Y checks.

Everett,Wa

As a Lead mechanic I have managed up to 35 mechanics in the Airframe division. I was instrumental in instructing and enforcing work load requirements and time management. I was also responsible for the safety and health of those individuals by informing them of all company requirements and procedures. I ensured that aircraft schedules are maintained by tracking and resourcing parts. Coordinated functional test of engine start-up, flap and slat movement, entry service door rigs and functional. Coordinated Pneumatic ground checks & cabin pressurization. Performed fuel cell leak checks. Performed ICAS and EFIS ops checks Coordinated rudder & stabilizer input-rod & servo functional, with respect to degrees of throw. Performed cabin lighting system checks Coordinated emergency operational check of evacuation systems. Performed landing gear operational checks in airplane mode position.

Everett,Wa

Performed duties as a heavy structures repair mechanic using state of the art pneumatic tools. I also set standards for others to follow by leading the way, working closely with Leads and Supervisors to ensure schedules were kept. Aircraft experience includes all Boeing products, US Navy A-6 & EA-6B and MD80-88.Airframe • Utilize OEM and Engineering drawings to modify aircraft structure or interiors • Complete specialized tasks, such as flap peening, cold working, etc. • Fabricate repair parts using special shop tooling, such as brakes, stretchers, etc. • Utilize special installation tools, such as blind rivet guns, etc. • Shoring of aircraft , Weighing of Aircraft• Skin and spare chord changes Keel bean repair and replacement• Wing-box, center fuel cell structural repair • Floor structure, Stringer & Body Frame repair /replacementComposites • Repair, replace, and rebuild composite parts • Utilize OEM and Engineering drawings to modify composite parts • Accomplish wet lay-up repairs & elevated temperature repairs• Knows all standard chemicals, epoxies, sealants, resins, pre-pregs and their associated MSDS Flight Controls • Remove & Install flight control surfaces & components as well as rigging & trouble shoot installation or flight defaults per M/M• Perform weight and balance including calculation of flight control surfaces Systems • Remove and replace landing gear, engines and also trouble shoot landing gear, engines, hydraulic and air-conditioning systems. • Rig landing and operational test gear systems and engine systems

Oak Harbor ,Wa 98277

Gulf War Veteran - Operation Desert Watch, Operation Desert Storm. • Honorably Discharged from the Armed Forces, USN. • Received Squadron Sailor-Of-The-Month Award, Letters Of Accommodations and Recognitions for outstanding achievements during the Gulf War. • Awarded National Defense Service Medal. • Awarded Southwest Asia Service Medal, 1 Campaign Star. • Primary Flight Deck Aircraft Troubleshooter, VAQ-138, CVN-68, USS Nimitz. • Primary Flight Line Aircraft Troubleshooter for EA6-B Electronic Countermeasure aircraft. Responsible for airframe, hydraulic aircraft systems. • Performed scheduled organizational level maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and overhaul of airframe/hydraulic systems. • Technical Publications Representative. Updated and maintained all technical publication. • Airframe CD Inspector. Reviewed all maintenance and safety reports. Ensured accuracy and completion prior to submission to higher authority.