Eric Simard Email & Phone Number

United States

Responsible for legacy program model management, entire budget cycle for over a $29M spend including daily management and integration activities.

East Hartford

• Develop & implement strategic hardware plans, communicate results to customers, strategize material solutions for engine overhauls, implement possibility thinking to reduce engine turn time, facilitate business.
• Develop & implement plan on Isothermal forging deliveries-$80M
• Implement key transitions on HPC airfoils-$12M annually
• Manage key casting tooling risks
• Develop standard work to identify long term issues via data analytics

East Hartford

• Communicated engine deliveries, led compliance engine build team, managed engine configuration, coordinated engineering change incorporation, completed site evaluations for readiness, managed critical hardware plans.
• Customer contact for product delivery to programs, customer & assembly
• Developed ship short process for engine deliveries
• Business lead for Pylon portion of program

East Hartford

• Managed commits to programs, tracked engineering changes, coordinated schedule modifications, resolved material issues, supported Engine Center communications, organized quarterly program executive reviews
• Supported fleet 90 day quick turnarounds through overhaul shop
• Developed material planning tool to support quick turns
• Addressed disk life extension requirements
• Planned material requirements for future overhauls
• Investigated campaign inquiries and schedule changes

Middletown

• Orchestrated Point of Use concept for materials, modernized kitting method, transformed material flow to match customer need, incorporated warehouse ergonomics, improved response time to customer & communication lines.
• Led day-to-day operations for international military engine sales program
• Managed airfoil buffer material strategy valued at $22M
• Reduced kit build time by 50% thru layout design.
• Responsible to developed & managed procedures affecting operations

Middletown

• Responsible for the day-to-day operation of a 100K sq.ft. warehouse, managed an average of 700 daily shipments, utilized 26 hourly associates, communicated daily outputs to management, coordinated expedites for.
• Investigated shipping errors & developed root cause corrective actions
• Supervised unionized Receiving, Picking, Packing, & Shipping personnel
• Divested 100K sq.ft warehouse to third party while meeting customer requirements

Middletown

• Created long term warehouse future state plan, implemented facility layout improvements, increased throughput efficiency, aligned material and process flows, instituted standard work
• Utilized ACE tools and data mining
• Implemented pack lines by product family which increased output by 40%
• Improved use of resources and reduced warehouse footprint by 12K sq.ft.
• Established an operator certification program

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 2.8

Activities and Societies: Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, 3.9

Master'S Of Science, Management, 4.0