Chuck Simmons Email & Phone Number

Owasso, Ok, Us

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• Analyzed pilot reports utilizing Air Transportation Association (ATA) guidelines and made recommendations for upgraded parts and new suppliers to correct aircraft operational impacting events such as delays, cancellations, flight diversions, and aircraft out-of-service • Conducted root-cause analysis and post-event risk assessment utilizing industry expertise and collaboration with multiple cross-functional business units to resolve problem parts and processes. Successfully decreased… Show more • Analyzed pilot reports utilizing Air Transportation Association (ATA) guidelines and made recommendations for upgraded parts and new suppliers to correct aircraft operational impacting events such as delays, cancellations, flight diversions, and aircraft out-of-service • Conducted root-cause analysis and post-event risk assessment utilizing industry expertise and collaboration with multiple cross-functional business units to resolve problem parts and processes. Successfully decreased compliance gaps from over 1,600 events per year by 24% over a 3-year period • Utilized Tableau and Alteryx software to track and maintain aircraft operational impacting events • Successful completion of Six-Sigma lean manufacturing green-belt training. Show less

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• Analyzed data of MD-80 aircraft financial-impacting events to determine root cause. Recommended aircraft parts solutions, ensured process implementations and task completions, resulting in an increase of overall reliability and performance by more than 18% for 200+ aircraft.• Developed parts and process solutions for complex fleet performance issues in collaborative partnership with maintenance, engineering, and technical operations departments resulting in 13% improvement in operational… Show more • Analyzed data of MD-80 aircraft financial-impacting events to determine root cause. Recommended aircraft parts solutions, ensured process implementations and task completions, resulting in an increase of overall reliability and performance by more than 18% for 200+ aircraft.• Developed parts and process solutions for complex fleet performance issues in collaborative partnership with maintenance, engineering, and technical operations departments resulting in 13% improvement in operational reliability• Preparation of PowerPoint presentations using gap analysis and Excel pivot tables on MD-80 fleet performance initiatives• Analyzed industry data to compare American Airlines performance with our competitors utilizing Boeing and Airbus software to produce executive leadership performance reports. Show less

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• Increased profitability through reducing MD-80 fleet grounding and maintenance by 21% through orchestrating work efforts between Tulsa Maintenance Operations Centers and Chicago, New York, Detroit, and Boston and the Production Support Teams • Collaboration with MD-80 Fleet Manager and maintenance department on required inventory parts and logistics, performance and forecasting analysis, process change practices, coordination and planning of overnight work items resulting in increasing… Show more • Increased profitability through reducing MD-80 fleet grounding and maintenance by 21% through orchestrating work efforts between Tulsa Maintenance Operations Centers and Chicago, New York, Detroit, and Boston and the Production Support Teams • Collaboration with MD-80 Fleet Manager and maintenance department on required inventory parts and logistics, performance and forecasting analysis, process change practices, coordination and planning of overnight work items resulting in increasing fleet dependability by 12%. Show less

• Partnered with purchasing and inventory control departments to track parts orders and ensure on-time delivery to mechanics for meeting aggressive back-in-service schedules• Responsible for ensuring production and inventory control departments offloaded all parts for repair and refurbishment • Tracked aircraft’s bill-of-work progress utilizing ERP EmpowerMX DWMS (Data Flow Management software)• Trained mechanics and peers on DWMS software• Utilized knowledge of inventory supply… Show more • Partnered with purchasing and inventory control departments to track parts orders and ensure on-time delivery to mechanics for meeting aggressive back-in-service schedules• Responsible for ensuring production and inventory control departments offloaded all parts for repair and refurbishment • Tracked aircraft’s bill-of-work progress utilizing ERP EmpowerMX DWMS (Data Flow Management software)• Trained mechanics and peers on DWMS software• Utilized knowledge of inventory supply to ensure availability of parts allowing maintenance docks to meet or exceed their scheduled deadlines. Show less

• Managed an $23 million aircraft parts inventory annual budget by utilizing Xelus Solutions software for parts supply and identifying opportunities to improve demand forecasts• Improved parts availability to shops from 82% to 94% ensuring production control to meet aggressive maintenance base deadlines • Determined quantities, delivery schedules, parts planning, and forecasting of inventory via Material Requirement Planning (MRP) utilizing Xelus Solutions software• SAP/APO… Show more • Managed an $23 million aircraft parts inventory annual budget by utilizing Xelus Solutions software for parts supply and identifying opportunities to improve demand forecasts• Improved parts availability to shops from 82% to 94% ensuring production control to meet aggressive maintenance base deadlines • Determined quantities, delivery schedules, parts planning, and forecasting of inventory via Material Requirement Planning (MRP) utilizing Xelus Solutions software• SAP/APO inventory management oversight to ensure the execution of proper lot size profiling, reorder point, and safety stock modifier calculations• Responsible for balancing inventory investment of both power plant and airframe division, optimizing performance results while managing, directing, and controlling the inventory functions• Managed supplier performance by participating in evaluations and performance reviews• Responsible for assessing risk, negotiating order streams, ensuring on-time delivery, reduction of lead times, just-in-time purchasing, and negotiating pricing, expediting purchase orders, correcting receiving and invoice discrepancies• Assured the overall health of the inventory by achieving an acceptable balance of high usage, critical material, with corresponding reductions of inactive parts and material• Participated in lean manufacturing Six Sigma projects in jet engines• Inventory management departmental liaison to the Senior Manager of Line Maintenance Operations. Regularly travelled to field station locations including Chicago, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and Reno to meet with respective line station crew chiefs to identify any parts shortages hindering deadlines• Measured and monitored key performance indicators (KPI) including inventory accuracy, on-time delivery, average days late, and perfect order percentages. Show less

• Responsible for the oversight of the Jr. High and Sr. High School Youth Ministries• Involved in strategic planning and budget implementation for the church youth budget including retreats, summer camps, social activities, curriculum supplies, fund raisers, and refreshments for weekly meetings • In charge of curriculum development, training students, leading bi – weekly meetings, speaking, and teaching• Organized and budgeted for retreats, ski trips, two summer camps and summer… Show more • Responsible for the oversight of the Jr. High and Sr. High School Youth Ministries• Involved in strategic planning and budget implementation for the church youth budget including retreats, summer camps, social activities, curriculum supplies, fund raisers, and refreshments for weekly meetings • In charge of curriculum development, training students, leading bi – weekly meetings, speaking, and teaching• Organized and budgeted for retreats, ski trips, two summer camps and summer mission projects • Supervised summer interns Show less

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

• Managed a variety of commodities including jet engine supplies, support parts, accessories, test equipment, as well as surplus parts procurement with annual procurement volume of over $250 million• Negotiated Rolls Royce RB211 engine terms and conditions of the initial provisioning contract for parts and maintenance agreements during the introduction of the Boeing 757 into American Airlines livery, resulting in a cost savings in excess of $34 million• Negotiated and transitioned over… Show more • Managed a variety of commodities including jet engine supplies, support parts, accessories, test equipment, as well as surplus parts procurement with annual procurement volume of over $250 million• Negotiated Rolls Royce RB211 engine terms and conditions of the initial provisioning contract for parts and maintenance agreements during the introduction of the Boeing 757 into American Airlines livery, resulting in a cost savings in excess of $34 million• Negotiated and transitioned over 200 agreements with American Airlines jet engine parts suppliers including exclusivity clauses for some of the largest suppliers resulting in the reduction of $2.5 million and an additional $4 million in annual cost avoidance• Developed comparisons of major jet engine parts suppliers pursuing leveraged opportunities for cost reductions, and the elimination of redundancies resulting in leveraged discounts up to 65%• Negotiated all jet engine and auxiliary power unit leases resulting in improved levels of service and generating more than $3.75 million in annual revenue• Provided qualitative and quantitative analysis of 100+ vendor proposals, submitted recommendations to executive leadership, and negotiated the terms and conditions of the agreement through successful execution• Led a project team including engineering, quality control, and inventory management to establish initial contract for power plant parts manufactured by PMA (Part Manufactured Authority) that netted more than $3 million in immediate cost reductions • Implemented strategies that consolidated supply base, placed suppliers in tiers, drove 70% of American Airlines spend with tier one suppliers, and reduced cost by $10 million annually • Supervised and led a strategy team that successfully implemented a plan to reduce American Airlines power plant suppliers by more than 50%• Expedited purchase orders, resolved invoice and receiving discrepancies Show less

Bachelor Of Arts, Business Management

Activities and Societies: Delta Upsilon International Fraternity

Master Of Science, Industrial Management

Education record

Divinity/Ministry