Ed Doerr Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

Wichita, Kansas Area

Wichita, Kansas Area

Wichita, Kansas Area

Kearney, Ne

Plant manager responsible for the manufacture of automotive valves and gears. Driving Eaton Business System tools and lean manufacturing to improve operational performance in safety, quality, and on time delivery while increasing employee engagement and managerial effectiveness.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Plant Manager responsible for the manufacture of aircraft main engine fuel pumps. Driving Eaton Business System tools and lean manufacturing to improve operational performance in safety, quality, and on time delivery while increasing levels of employee engagement and managerial effectiveness. Recruitment and management of a high output leadership team and responsible for the development of the future leaders of the organization. Utilization and development of robust routines of review that link the balanced score card metrics and key strategic initiatives to every employee in the plant.

Greater Omaha Area

Plant Manager responsible for the manufacture of heavy duty truck transmissions. Driving Eaton Business System tools to improve operational performance in safety, quality, and on time delivery while increasing levels of employee engagement and managerial effectiveness. Shenandoah achieved recognition as an EBEA Premier Plant in 2011. Participated in the development of the divisional manufacturing strategy. Recruitment and management of a high output leadership team and responsible for the development of the future leaders of the organization.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

Plant Manager responsible for the manufacture of heavy and medium duty truck clutches. Responsible for campus management of engineering, research and development, and resident divisional functions. Participating in the development of the divisional strategic plan and executing plant level business plans to align with the divisional strategy. Utilization of the balanced score card approach to manage an array of operational metrics; focusing on safety, quality, and removing cost from the business utilizing lean manufacturing techniques. Managing and developing staff members, leading the campus leadership team, working with the United Auto Workers Union, and leading in community organizations.

Greater Omaha Area

Product Line Manager responsible for manufacture of gears and shafts, maintenance, facility management, and manufacturing engineering. Responsible for assembly operations, Grey Iron milling, and maintenance for two years of this assignment. Driving the use of lean manufacturing tools to increase profitability. Leading the implementation of a new assembly line with Six Sigma quality and world-class safety initiatives. Implementing Total Productive Maintenance and applying operations metrics to maintenance functions. Managing the development of three Business Team leaders and an Engineering Manager.

Greater Omaha Area

Business Team Leader responsible for assembly of transmissions for Heavy Duty Truck market. Employing lean manufacturing tools to drive process improvement in customer quality and First Pass Yield of the product through the test fixture. Leading the implementation of a new assembly line. Managing the activities of assembly manufacturing engineers and a systems engineer.

Wichita, Kansas Area

Raytheon Six Sigma Expert responsible for the implementation of six sigma principles into the daily business of the Hawker Horizon major assembly team. Committed to the training and certification of Six Sigma Specialists (greenbelts), coordination of cross-functional projects, and facilitating the Horizon six sigma steering committee. Worked on projects involving non-conforming vendor parts, lean initiatives in the fuselage build-up area, and bill of material flattening on vendor and internal sub-assemblies.

Wichita, Kansas Area

Manufacturing manager responsible for wing/center section of the King Air. Including the management of two crew chiefs and 60 employees on two shifts. Also, responsible for sealer operations and hazardous waste removal for 6 product lines. Introduced schedule visibility and awareness of performance to standard hours to mechanics. Reduced critical part shortages by creating and utilizing a line of balance.

Wichita, Kansas Area

Responsible for instruction and implementation of lean manufacturing techniques on the Turbo Prop major assembly line. Team Facilitator for Kaizen events utilizing the Shingijitsu Consultants. Instructor of lean manufacturing classes for Kaizen team members. Assist manufacturing management with factory layout, standard work, and performance visibility. Preparation of quarterly management review materials. Achieved Raytheon Six Sigma Specialist rank (Green Belt) by implementing a part kitting pilot program in the King Air mate jig.

Wichita, Kansas Area

Responsible for the coordination of all production activities for the integration of airplane sections into the completed fuselage on the 737 Next Generation production line. Team leader of numerous Accelerated Improvement Workshops utilizing Shingijitsu Consultants to implement lean manufacturing techniques. Led several cross-functional teams to improve producibility of the airplane, solve safety concerns, establish standard work flows, and create critical paths and bar charts for work organization. Performed audits of the manufacturing areas to assess FAA audit readiness and assist with resolution of possible concerns with manufacturing practices and procedures. Responsible for cost analysis and justification of improvement initiatives.

Wichita, Kansas Area

Assigned to the 737 Next Generation major assembly line to assist with the production health recovery. Organized and co-led a team of assembly mechanics on an extended assignment to the Renton factory to eliminate traveled work. Responsible for the development of recovery plans and part shortage visibility, tracking, verification, and impact assessments. Assisted senior management with manpower and budget exercises. Managed eight Industrial Process Analysts to provide visibility of traveled work to the End of Line positions. Proceeded a team of assembly mechanics to the Renton factory and was responsible for assessing the status of open work on three airplanes, parts/tools/mechanic skills required to complete the open work during a focused two-day effort. Responsible for the management of 18 assembly mechanics in the major assembly of the 737 Cab section.

Wichita, Kansas Area

Responsible for all Industrial Engineering, Tool Coordination, and Manufacturing Engineering Liaison work on the 777 major assembly area. Completed all pre-workshop preparations and co-led numerous Accelerated Improvement Workshops (Kaizen) utilizing the Shingijitsu Consultants. Led cross-functional teams to eliminate production problems and implement process improvements. Relocated to Everett to utilize knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques in the pre-planning activities of the 747X program. Appointed to the Wichita Division audit group to provide senior production management with FAA audit readiness status. Instructed assembly mechanics and newly hired employees, in a lecture/skit method, on the proper way to interact with FAA auditors.

Wichita, Kansas Area

Responsible for the design/revision of 757 assembly tooling and all mechanical equipment design for the major assembly areas at the Wichita Division. Proficient at board drafting and the use of CATIA to produce tooling designs and blue prints for detail manufacturing.

Wichita, Kansas Area

Responsible for the lay-up of metal to metal bonded skin assemblies.

Wichita, Kansas Area

Utilized customer information and shop floor control computing systems to approve and schedule production orders, conduct inventories, and resolve shortages. Chosen by management to represent Manufacturing Support in the Executive Potential Program (EXPO). EXPO is an accelerated learning program to develop company leaders and enhance networking.