David Arthur Email & Phone Number

Wichita, Kansas Area

Wichita, Kansas Area

Lead a team of Process Engineers to develop budgets, technical support, and manufacurability initiatives for new model development.

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Identifies and prioritizes product quality improvements throughout the manufacturing process.
• Facilitates effective communication between Product Team and Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) to assure service bulletin incorporation.
• Continual coordination with Engineering, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Quality, Finance and other functions to ensure movement of aircraft through production and completion on schedule and within budget.
• Initiated and currently leading M2 Production Readiness Reviews with cross-functional teams in Wichita, Independence, and the respective feeder streams.

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Provided leadership and direction to the Manufacturing Engineers supporting the Sheet Metal and Composite departments.
• Acted as Equipment Skill Coach in support of the Leading Edge Cell.
• Assisted the Transition Team with the Prospect and Columbus transitions to CMF.

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Acted within a broad scope of responsibility within ISC and Core Teams involving coordination with Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Customer Service and Configuration Management.
• Required effective communication to motivate and engage cross-functional team members without direct chain of command.
• ISC Voting Member for Large Cabin Core Teams, including Advanced Design programs.

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Subject Matter Expert for Textron Production Systems / Area Team Development Equipment
• Manufacturing focal for design changes to aid in manufacturability of assemblies.
• Active Team Member of cross-functional team of Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, Engineering and Operations that improved the yield rate of critical assemblies.

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Lead a team of Manufacturing Engineers that supported the Foremen and Product Manager from major structure build-up through customer delivery.
• Maintained the backlog and distributed Engineering Changes and other projects to my direct staff.
• Daily correspondence with international suppliers to support major outsourced assemblies.

Bachelor'S Degree, Manufaturing Technology

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General