Derek Lopez Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Bethesda, Md, Us

Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing sustainment contracts and serves as liaison between production sites, project management and planning, and overall program team.Task Related Aspects· Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports· Coordinates with and assists in planning and executing hardware deliverables at AURII· Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and program-satisfaction goals and objectives· Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with program managers, production sites, and when required the SHIELD customer· Serves as the primary control account manager (CAM) for all relative contracts for DAL shop and adjusts budgets forecasts, projects budget needs· Coordinates with PP&C and ME management leaders to allocate and dispatch resources as needed· Primary strategist to develop and implement a contract execution plan and long range capacity plan goals and objectives· Conducts improvement initiatives centered around deployment of digital transformation systems solutions· Owns sponsorship and steering member of affordability efforts· Serves as the ranking board member for both CAB and R&O prod-ops voting block

Bethesda, Md, Us

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Sr. Operations Engineer, Global Production TransitionAccountable for major international global production transition operations and the successful stand-up, transition, md first article deliveries programs and enterprise contract acquisitions globally at Coproduction sites. • Integrator for PZL Coproduction site Mielec. Poland- responsible for the successful stand-up and delivery of F16 Aft \• Development and execution of status briefing to Program Management Office• Handle engagement with government customer United States Air Force-SPO • Lead the demonstration review of site production readiness to program and customer per contact agreement.• Lead engagement with supply chain management to ensure alignment with production requirements• Oversee the standup of all production operations capabilities needed to ensure successful execution of contact agreements

Bethesda, Md, Us

Promoted to oversee Site Strategy and Strategic Choices Portfolio Management for enterprise fabrication, sustainment demand integration, and Pinellas site operations.• Developed standardized information sharing process across intradepartmental functional team which lead to improved solution delivery for F-35 sustainment customers • Developed and overseen the Enterprise Production operations strategic strategy for the improvement of the execution of productions commitment to sustainment requirements execution. Plan execution improved global sustainment operations on time delivery performance. • Created and managed the enterprise’s sole forecast report, which ensured all sustainment projects had a quantifiable way to track demand which led to system wide improvement of production operations on-time support to sustainment customers.• Improved internal project delivery methodology through the development of standardized project briefings templates which led to trackable, repeatable, and healthy product line stand-ups, tear-teardowns, enterprise transitions.• Develop and implement Enterprise Production Operations Strategy to support and/or improve capabilities needed to successfully meet customer contractual requirements.• Conducted enterprise strategic studies (BCA) of enterprise capability improvement, new contract and business pursuits, and enterprise facility expansions.• Stand-up activation of emerging program developments. • Stand-up of enterprise capabilities throughout LM Aero production operations sites. • Overseen the execution of enterprise-wide structured improvement activities (SIA) of production operations sustainment integration. • Developed and executed enterprise production operations and global sustainment operations integration strategic plan. (Depot gap mitigation plan) • Conduct Make/Buy studies and provide enterprise level solutions/decisions. • Development and executions of LM Aeronautics Enterprise Productions improvement initiatives.

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Assist with development production plans• Used management applications to track process trends • Assisted with crew plan development • Performed product flow and shop floor optimization • Preform HPU EAC analysis• Preform critical path analysis• Assist with capacity analysis• Assist with staffing analysis • Conduct process improvement initiatives• Preform database operations (Data Mining, SQL Statements• Work with Business Objects (BO) and Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)

Arlington, Va, Us

• ·Conduct Capacity & Manpower Planning • ·Generate Capital & Facilities Expense • ·Lead CMC improvement projects• ·Participate on Enterprise Projects • ·Develop and Maintain Labor Standards, Developing Labor Standards Based on Work Content • ·Perform Manufacturing Simulation • ·Generate Production Layouts and Perform Space Planning • ·Participate in Raytheon 6 Sigma Process Improvement Initiatives• ·Work on Solutions for Systemic Issues Facing Operations • ·Partner with Engineering for Improvements in Operations and Tool Controls• ·Partner with PC and Supply Chain to Improve Supplier Part Quality and Reduce Risk

Arlington, Va, Us

• Design and implement graphic visuals to status program for NASA (Rocket Farm, SLS Status Charts, etc.).• Site focal for site’s lean manufacturing best practice value stream mapping (2015-2016).• Lead site-wide root cause corrective action for non-conformance.• Perform capacity and staffing analysis.• Develop facility layout designs and perform capacity analysis for selected areas.• Optimize resource utilization (inventory control). • Perform product flow through factory/factory layout analysis.• Conduct value stream analysis.• Develop loading labor standards and flow times.• IE process modeling (Aurora, Value Stream Mapping, Storyboards) • Maintain aurora model to perform constraint based schedule evaluations.• Conduct and manage technical assessments for design/product readiness review.• Facilitate development of the daily execution status, schedule, and plan.• Develop area activation status display content and metrics formats.• Identify and implement cost reduction initiatives.• Conduct best practice/lean assessments and implement improvement plans.• Lead 3P (process, preparation, process), lean, and other improvement workshops.• Support new product and major change implementation production planning.• Perform critical path analysis and schedule integration.• Provide subject matter expert support for resource forecasting and modeling.• Integrate and develop industrial engineering tool enhancements.• Manage industrial engineering enterprise processes and industrial engineering skills development and training.• Support site lean/employee involvement initiatives.• Lead lean manufacturing assessment processes.• Lead value stream mapping and AIW best practice workshops.•Develop and analyze product metrics, product visibility tools and data•Provide processes and resources for recovery and special project action teams.•Head Cost Saving Projects leading to $30,056 and $831,178.16 in total savings.

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

• Managed product line. • Maintained knowledge of product engineering technologies, competitor practices, market conditions, and channels.• Provided engineering functions in support of product marketing, manufacturing, and sales with company and product line objectives.• Customer support activities. • Participated in lean manufacturing, making ergonomics and layout improvements.• Created and managed product production scheduling (Excel).• Conducted cost savings analysis.• Served as primary division technical liaison for customers in all aspects of product application, performance, and compliance to specification.• Reviewed and analyzed product configurations and components (Bidman), design circuits (AutoCAD), and performed engineering calculations.• Provided input to other departments including drafting, purchasing, and manufacturing personnel.• Participated in product design (AutoCAD), market and product improvements; and productivity, quality, and safety improvements.• Participated in customer project review/drawing approval meetings.• Led case studies to push product improvements and increased production.• Met OTP objectives, reduced cycle times, and managed changes to order requirements.• Gathered materials, forecasted trends, reviewed electrical codes, managed Kanban system, handled customer support/troubleshooting, process improvement, and layout improvements.

Engineering Intern, June 2011-February 2012 Philips, Inc., San Marcos, TX• Assist Sr. Engineers (Drawings, Data Collecting, Data Entry, Auditing).• Worked with AutoCAD Designs (Layouts, Parts).• Data Analysis, Cost Analysis. • Data Collecting, Data Logging, and Scheduling (Linux, Excel, Outlook, Minitab).• Time Studies (Flow Process). • Design and developed Kanban Systems.• Industrial Safety (HSE), conducted safety inspections, and run reports.• OSHA auditing, facilitate safety trainings, and corporate reporting.

San Marcos, Tx, Us

Handled all inbound and outbound phone calls, emails, and newsletters to program members and parents Scheduling and confirming all attendees for program events Setup and operated all computer systems Filed and properly disposed legal documents and paperwork

Executive Mba, Aerospace And Defense

Nanodegree, Ai For Business Leaders

Architecture And Systems Engineering: Models And Methods To Manage Complex Systems

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial Engineering