Francis Valentin, Mba, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Santa Maria, California, United States

Led business-class seat shell development and production programs with profit and loss responsibility (budgets ranging from $5M to $50M). Managed cross-functional teams and communicated with internal and external customers, including executive management, functional managers, aircraft builders and airlines.Received outstanding recognition for Air France Boeing 787 Program (budget of $11M), deemed most successful development program of last 5 years at Zodiac Seat Shells.Achieved 100% on-time delivery on all assigned Boeing shells programs by placing strong focus on customer and results, empowering and guiding teams, and promoting a sense of urgency. Contributed to making Safran seats offerable again on Boeing aircrafts, allowing Safran to bid for seats on airline projects with Boeing. Maintained customer satisfaction when competitive priorities required trade-offs by coaching planning team to align deliveries with customers’ critical needs.Pioneered enforcement of toll-gate-based program management framework and risk management tool brought by Safran after merger with Zodiac, paving the way for other programs while contributing to company goal of enforcing improved program governance.

Miami Metropolitan Area

Managed development and after-sales support of multiple seating products with budgets ranging from $0.5 to $4.7M for VIP aircraft completion centers. Ensured customer satisfaction while closely tracking program scopes and improving gross margins with change orders.Learned key challenges of FAA regulations and seating products quickly, enabling immediate contribution to company by preparing and leading initial technical coordination meeting (ITCM) on new development program within weeks of starting the position. Obtained $0.4M change order on $4.7M program for shipping 8 weeks ahead of original schedule.Created “lessons learned” and closure processes, complementing existing B/E Aerospace Program Management processes.

Miami Metropolitan Area

Drove execution of $50M project to launch new cell culture media manufacturing facility. Re-organized schedule of 3.8K tasks and applied critical path method, focusing resources on critical activities and defining achievable objectives for Operations.Received outstanding recognition for completing powder manufacturing section of project 2 weeks ahead of schedule.

Miami Metropolitan Area

Developed and launched multiple instrument and application improvements for hematology and flow cytometry markets (budgets ranging from $ 0.25 to $ 2.8M).Challenged business plans and operating procedures, resulting in cancellation of 1 project and allowing 2 late projects to be released on time.Transitioned quickly from mass transit industry and met new challenges of medical instruments and FDA-regulated market.Drove $10M co-development of hematology analyzer with Chinese partner / competitor, releasing pilot instruments under project budget in complex collaborative environment.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Master'S Degree, Electrical Engineering & Radio-Communications

Bachelor'S Degree, Electronics & Mechanical Engineering