Eric Chacon Email & Phone Number

Newport News, Va, Us

United States

• Organized a team to coordinate and oversee outsourcing work in support of NNS Manufacturing Divisions• Collaborated with NNS value stream to develop a Tactical Outsourcing process to support manufacturing schedules & quality needs• Developed a strong supply base that has supported NNS with over 4000 fabricated components since 3Q2020• Conducted regular supplier visits to promote a cultural change, drive performance, identify gaps, share NNS lessons learned, and ensure safe practices were in place• Allocated ~$62M across 17 suppliers via FY19, FY20, and FY21 Columbia Supplier Development Funding (SDF) to enhance and increase supply chain capability and capacity to support the Submarine Industrial Base. • Lead NNS value stream and supply base to identify SDF efforts for FY22 through FY27, which estimate over $400M• Supported regular senior leadership and customer briefs as well as executive-level supplier out briefs• Provided regular status updates and ECDs to NNS Program Offices

Newport News, Virginia, United States

• Performed equipment assessments and reviews to establish a competent manufacturing supply base• Developed supplier training modules to assist in improving supplier competency• Identified and developed plans to close gaps related to qualifications and procedures of suppliers

Newport News, Virginia, United States

• Developed POAMs and Fishbones to monitor project progress for each outsourced product and/or project• Established project expectations, defined project scope, set goals, and developed or identified deliverables for associated projects to ensure cost, quality, and schedule• Engaged value stream to ensure required actions are met to maintain and successfully achieve project schedule• Conduct meetings, as necessary, with team members from the NNS value stream to ensure transparency in our process and provide updates for upper management• Led outsourcing efforts for the Virginia Class Submarine assemblies and CVN 80/81 Base A units

Newport News, Virginia, United States

• Administered Construction agendas to manage schedule and maintain work package status codes and comments• Ran daily audit reports to identify work packages with open liabilities and/or prone to compromise schedule• Provided oversight on the placement and delivery of purchased materials• Coordinated with NNS buyers and Construction Team to ensure appropriate Purchase Orders were placed to support productivity, quality, and schedule objectives• Managed and directed a 42% reduction of open priority jobs• Generated, prioritized, and issued work packages to the Production Team• Maintained awareness of material locations and completion rate throughout the blast & coat process• Communicated with Blast & Coat Management to identify schedule needs and liabilities• Coordinated with Overhaul Construction Team on correct routing and delivery for priority material needed shipboard• Served as the liaison between Project Management, Carrier Overhaul, Blast & Coat, Planning, and Production Teams to review and prepare status reports of priority jobs

Newport News, Virginia, United States

• Supported NNS and Navy Nuclear Shipbuilding Programs by conducting supplier capability assessments, using various tools such as Supplier Technical Assessment and Validation (STAV)• Supported NNS STAV Program to benchmark and evaluate supplier core competencies along with strengths, opportunities, strengths, and weaknesses • Coordinated suppliers to resolve material engineering concerns by gathering information for root cause analysis• Acted as the technical liaison for suppliers to simplify requirements and streamline processes. • Worked with various material processes and databases

United States

• Implemented and maintained all portions of Crane Quality Audit Program• Audited repairs on Lifting & Handling Equipment covered by Crane Program Manual• Reviewed processes & OQE to ensure adherence to OSHA, NAVSEA, and NNS requirements• Recorded audit findings in SAP and surveillance system• Performed operational tests and wrote retest instructions for load tests when required.• Worked with Maintenance, Engineers, and Management to ensure safety and continuous production

United States

• Manufactured structural shapes to drawing specifications utilizing saws, oxy-fuel torches, grinders, and automated equipment • Operated CNC plasma burn tables to process fabrication piece parts• Manually beveled weld preps utilizing a hand-torch and track-torch systems• Executed steel forming requirements, including compound forming, with presses ranging from 100 tons to 3250 tons• Operated bridge cranes ranging from 10 tons to 50 tons and forklifts ranging from 2.5 tons to 10 tons

United States

• Assigned daily jobs, set goals, and reviewed performance of 16 craftsmen• Promoted a safe environment through daily safety briefings to notify craftsmen of changes in procedures and accidents, and routine checks throughout shifts for proper execution and PPE• Worked with X10 Production Control to obtain and maintain the schedule• Performed 100% quality checks on every piece part processed• Supervised 10 cranes and crews to perform rigging and crane lifts as required• Verified billable hours for assigned craftsmen’s activities to prevent falsifying company time and over-budgeting

Certificate Of Apprenticeship, Heavy Metal Fabrication

Activities and Societies: Football

Bachelor'S Degree, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Associate Of Applied Sciences - Aas, Technical Supervision