Dennis Hultsman Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az, Us

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Retired to spend time with my wife, and to work on travel photographs taken over the course of my life.

Chromalloy - Artizona

Management Representative responsible for all Quality Management Systems (QMS) for FAA Repair Station and Aerospace special processing facility with machining, coating, heat treat, brazing, welding, and non-destructive testing capabilitiesLed quality and cultural changes required to improve working relationship with FAA Managed rewrite of FAR Part 145 and EASA manuals. Maintained FAA, JCAB and CAAC compliance.Maintained ISO9001 complianceResponsible for NADCAP audit preparation process for NDT, coating, heat treat and braze. Improved preparation resulted in several 18 month merit accreditations.

401 S. 36Th Street And 300 S. 23Rd Street; Phoenix, Az 85034

Quality Systems Manager for $40M multi-site Aerospace manufacturer. Quality Assurance Manager and Accountable Manager for FAA Part 145 Repair Station.Managed AS9100 quality management system and achieved re-registration to AS9110:2009-C. Established compliance to FAA Drug and Alcohol Abatement Program to meet customer requirements for Repair and Overhaul work performed in the manufacturing facilities. Maintained FAA part 145 quality system and restored working relationship with FAA Flight Safety District Office. Re-established EASA part 145 certification. Managed Nadcap compliance for Chemical Processing, NDT and Welding accreditations with improvements resulting in several 18 month and one 24 month merit accreditation. Responsible for all customer approvals.Mentored Six Sigma Greenbelt and Blackbelt candidates through certification.Served as site Ethics Officer.

Phoenix, Arizona

Responsible for all aspects of Quality for $40M multi-site Aerospace manufacturer with machining, sheet metal fabrication, Non Destructive Testing, and Chemical processing capabilities. Responsibilities included: Quality Control of Product, including Planning, Inspection, Records, Customer and Supplier liaison, non-conformance reporting, and corrective actions; Compliance of Quality Management System (QMS) to AS9100; Maintaining Nadcap Chemical Processing, NDT and Welding accreditations.Introduce Lean concepts in Company including Policy Deployment, 5S, Kaizen Events, Manufacturing Cells, One-Piece Flow, etc. Worked with all areas of the company to promote Lean awareness and provide leadership for reduction of cost and lead time.Led Kaizen team and focused improvement projects to reduce lead time and increase throughput for Hamilton Sundstrand Diffuser part family to meet increasing customer demand. Resulting manufacturing Cell has resulted thus far in three years additional production beyond planned offshore move date.Led Kaizen team and focused improvement projects to reduce lead time from 70 to 25 days for machining and processing of F22 Accessory Gearbox Housing and Cover.Mentored Six Sigma Greenbelt and Blackbelt candidates through certification.Served as site Ethics Officer.

Tempe, Arizona

Led the Manufacturing Engineering team in responsibilities of estimating, planning, process improvement, and technical support for in-house and outsourced machining, assembly, repair and overhaul processes to meet Customer requirements. Supported processes included 3 to 5-Axis machining, 2 to 5-axis grinding, horizontal broaching, assembly and testing of components and assemblies for rotating and static components manufactured from a variety of aerospace alloys. Led transition of Engineering from a “stand-alone” department to integration/participation in manufacturing cells.Led restoration of high level of integrity to Engineering department and improved external and internal customer confidence.

Supported significant sales growth by working with Customer Transition Teams to move 80 new part numbers from other suppliers and Customer facilities into Manufacturing Cells in our facility.Implemented Manufacturing Process Control (MPC) for large Honeywell part family. Mentored Honeywell Blackbelt candidate through preparation of Honeywell procedure for MPC.Responsible for continuous improvement activities in Manufacturing Engineering (ME) and on the shop floor.Led the development of Work Instructions for ME activities to implement up-to-date engineering methodologies. Introduced Engineers to Six Sigma Tools and Tolerance Stacking.

Phoenix And Tempe, Arizona

Six Sigma – Integrated Supply Chain (ISC)- Trained 20+ ISC teams in Six Sigma Green Belt tools. * Mentored Green Belt teams from Operations and ISC through certification and acted as continuing liaison for Six Sigma issues. * Six Sigma teams achieved the following: implemented new R&O purchasing software; 30% reduction in lead time for adding hardware to assembly kanban “supermarkets”; eliminated virtually all paperwork for communication of demand forecasts and supplier feedback. - On-Site Supplier Development Consultant * Worked with Supplier personnel at Supplier facilities in 7 states to obtain improvements in Cost, Quality, and On-Time Delivery for Honeywell, including average cost reductions of 7%. * Trained Supplier personnel in Lean and Six Sigma principles and methodologies. * Led Supplier personnel in the analysis of Supplier facilities, generation of improvement plans, implementation, and measurement of results. Operations Program Manager- Acted as liaison between Manufacturing Operations, Suppliers, and Engineering in support of the Lycoming LF503 and LF 507 Turbofan engines, the Garrett TPE-5, -8, -10, -12, and –14 Turboprop engines, and the AlliedSignal T800 Helicopter engine. Facilitated reduced component counts and lower cost through Value Engineering activities while supporting transition of new business into the production facility.- Responsible for manufacturing sign-off of engineering drawings. Manufacturing Team Leader, Single Graphics Team- Co-leader for implementation of a single Site-wide Computer Graphics System to reduce design to product lead times by 60%.- Led team in design of an integrated CAD/CAM process for sharing of data between the Engineering and Manufacturing Enterprises, including Engineering Design, Documentation, Analysis, and Detailing.- Communicated software and system requirements to external suppliers and worked with IT to integrate the process within Honeywell’s information infrastructure.

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Bs, Mechanical Engineering