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Review proposals, contracts, regulatory, program and customer requirements ensuring early quality involvement in program development. Assure program, contract, customer, regulatory requirements, international standards and working agreements are deployed. Identify root cause of problems. Participate with stakeholders to develop potential preventive or corrective actions and implementation. Use statistical methods and quality tools to continuously improve process capability. Conduct quality source selection and process reviews of suppliers' ability to meet program quality requirements and support business decisions. Conduct hardware, software and system level audits to determine compliance with quality management system standards, configuration assurance, related business, regulatory and customer requirements. Analyze data to provide material review dispositions for nonconforming materials, parts and equipment.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

My primary responsibility is to provide support to develop recommended dispositions for aircraft structures/systems damage repairs as reported through the depot maintenance process & field level statement of work requests. I also investigate and solve aircraft structures/systems problems identified during depot maintenance and field inspections with a primary focus on engines, power systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, and fuels on the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.

Shawnee, Oklahoma

I am responsible for leading, facilitating and coordinating the production activities and resources per established practices and/or policies within their job area to ensure the timely delivery of quality parts that meet or exceed customer expectations while keeping safety first. I establish and maintain a positive employee relations environment by adherence to Eatons Values, Ethics, and Philosophies. Additionally, I clearly communicates expectations and consistently hold myself and employees accountable for performance.* Essential Functions:** Proactively implements, promotes and maintains a safe working environment through diligence in accident prevention, investigation, equipment maintenance and rule enforcement.* Coordinate, leverage and appropriately utilizes resources with other managers or coaches such as maintenance, materials, scheduling, logistics and engineering, to resolve manufacturing problems, improve processes and meet external and internal customer demands.* Drives the companys vision and mission by reinforcing ethics, values, and quality policies throughout their area of responsibility. Aligns workforce to the company vision through Eaton Philosophy workplace practices and beliefs that build trust, mutual respect and teamwork between employees at all levels of the organization.* Acts as a business partner by planning, initiating, leading, measuring, monitoring and assessing continuous improvement programs. * Actively participates in setting, communicating and achieving department goals and objectives and develops and maintains performance metrics as required to monitor results and uses those results as a tool to identify and initiate process improvements within own work area. * Acts to positively communicate the policies, practices, and changes. * Motivates and coaches employees to maintain high levels of satisfaction, productivity and quality.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

* Responsible for the administration of 80 students daily across 12 Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) pipelines. * Course Manager over 26 Instructors teaching aircrew-specific curriculum classroom and in-flight training courses for an average daily load of 80 new Officer and Enlisted Navy accessions. * Instructor/flight examiner; provide instruction, evaluation and examination on ground and operational training flights to develop and upgrade skills of aircrew members. * Perform standardization, currency, instrument, proficiency, tactical, emergency and special tasks evaluation flights. * Ensure aircrew training instruction is adequately covered in terms of course content, coverage, and scope of material presented. * Provide training on in-flight planning and aircrew coordination responsibilities. * Administer evaluation and determine examinees proficiency to perform duties as a crew member. * Responsible for courseware review and update of all computer-based training lessons

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

* Posted aircraft status on automated status boards and maintained aircraft estimated time in-commission** Coordinated and dispatched specialist support between flying and maintenance squadron work centers. * Prioritized supply requests, controlled aircraft status reporting, and advised the maintenance officer and senior leadership on all aircraft issues. * Demonstrated expert knowledge of aircraft systems technology and maintenance in correlating a variety of production processes and following outlines for production schedules. * Planned/controlled work methods, production schedules, operating procedures, and performance standards. * Edited, reviewed and verified data relating to production factors such as workflow, time and cost information and other measurable data. * Planned, estimated, scheduled, and expedited the use of labor, equipment, and materials in the refurbishing and/or repair of aircraft fuel systems, equipment, and components. * Scheduled maintenance to ensure completion of critical actions, optimum workflow and resource use.

Pensacola, Florida

* Managed 16 High-Risk Training Instructors in providing academic and mishap-free physical training in a high-risk environment to over 1,000 Aircrew students annually. * Responsible for the quantity and quality of work produced by instructors including development, revision, and presentation of a full range of training courses and materials; reviewed and approved lesson plans. * Observed classes to determine quality of instruction, instructional methods and subject matter accuracy. * Used highly polished platform teaching skills, demonstration-performance, lecture, and other teaching methods.

Catania Area, Italy

* Served as a dedicated inspector and conducted face-to-face briefings with appropriate supervisors. * Performed scheduled and unscheduled audits on all locally managed programs. * Performed initial inspections of all equipment, coordinated with the customer to determine requirements, maintenance priorities and performed internal quality control. * Utilized comprehensive knowledge of functional relationships among components and subsystems, and test and measurement techniques in planning and developing quality systems for the facility. *Applied knowledge of operating practices and procedures related to the rework processing of aircraft systems, equipment and components to verify by work document review, materials and procedure checks, and onsite surveillance, making certain that quality requirements have been met. *Inspected technical files maintained within the shop for condition, completeness, and accuracy. * Skillfully performed loading, rigging, and in-flight duties on eight MH-53E helicopters. * Managed and maintained the training and administration of the command’s Naval Air Training Operating Procedures (NATOPS) program for 32 pilots and 38 aircrewmen. * Trained/qualified -Functional Check Flight Crew Chiefs, Quality Assurance Representatives, Plane Captains, Auxiliary Power Plant Operators and Blade/pylon-fold Operations, and Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialists.