David Springer Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Lead team of senior leaders with a focus on delivering the highest levels of safety, compliance, and aircraft reliability for Engineering which includes Fleet Management, Aircraft Project Engineering, Powerplant Engineering, Powerplant MRO Operations, Liaison Engineering, Component Engineering, and Aircraft Acquisitions. • Establish long-term strategic vision and direction for Engineering that aligns with the mission of Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering and UPS Airlines.• Create productive and transparent relationships with the FAA to ensure regulatory compliance as Director of Engineering. • Ensure function adherence to UPS Safety Management System (SMS) using the SMS policies and procedures.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Responsible for the overall direction and management of airframe and powerplant MRO operations, powerplant engineering, and aircraft acquisitions/integration. Provide operational, regulatory, and financial oversight for global network of MRO providers for airframes, engines, and APUs. Manage powerplant engineering team providing 24x7 engineering support of UPS Line Maintenance and powerplant MRO operations worldwide. Lead diverse staff of 50+ including maintenance managers, engineering managers, engineers, and maintenance supervisors with focus on performance and career development.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Responsible for the overall safety, regulatory compliance, and dispatch reliability of the UPS fleet of aircraft including 747-400, 747-8, 757, 767, A300, and MD-11 freighters. Led interdisciplinary Fleet Management staff of 48 including fleet managers, engineers, maintenance program specialists, and reliability analysts. Financially accountable for project budget $15M budget including financial justification of all projects.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Responsible for coordination and integration of all aspects of Boeing 747-8 and 767 new aircraft deliveries across UPS Airlines Maintenance and Engineering. Led UPS delivery team on-site at Boeing Everett Delivery Center for all customer activities including surveillance, acceptance flight, and delivery. Identified and communicated quality issues with new deliveries as well as managed and monitored corrective actions.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Managed team of 20 employees to provide technical and non-technical training across entire Maintenance and Engineering organization both with instructor led courses and online learning. Supervised team of 14 technical instructors providing training for all five UPS aircraft fleets (A300, MD-11, 747-400/-8, 757, and 767) including Familiarization, Avionics, EWIS, Borescope , and Engine Run Taxi courses. Training team was responsible for monthly new hire orientation to provide initial four weeks of training for all newly hired aircraft maintenance technicians (AMT). Managed Learning Management System (LMS) team of 6 employees using Cornerstone platform to assign and track online training (technical & non-technical content including initial and recurrent qualifications for CAT 2/3, 767 ETOPS, and Engine Run Taxi for each fleet.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Managed group of structures engineers responsible for all five UPS fleets - A300, MD-11, 747, 757, and 767. Group is responsible for reviewing and implementing applicable Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins, and Service Letters.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Managed team responsible for identifying adverse reliability trends, analyzing data, finding root cause, and coordinating with aircraft engineering teams to develop reliability improvement projects. Developed Operational Reliability Index to combine data from delays, cancellations, deferrals, and out of service events to identify four-digit ATA chapters that were least best and needed focus review to identify reliability problems.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Managed group of structure engineers responsible for reviewing and authorizing structural repairs for C-check aircraft and shop components. Approved repair substantiations for both minor and major repairs ensuring compliance with 14 CFR 25. Also served as Engineering Standards Manager to develop and improve business processes and standards for all engineering centers within Aircraft Engineering.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Stratford, Connecticut, Us

Managed lean project to map the value stream for the manufacture of main rotor blades including all processes, material flows, and information flows for the implementation of lean manufacturing concepts. Managed project to outsource machined details and assemblies to domestic suppliers using on-line competitive bidding process resulting in an annual cost reduction of 72%. Coordinated gathering of data in final assembly to focus attention of high driver quality issues. Developed initial plans to provide feedback to factory floor about quality issues escaping to the customer.

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Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Operations

Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science And Technology, General (Faa A & P)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering