Don Harris Email & Phone Number

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Leading all types of work transfer projects.

Wichita, Kansas Metropolitan Area

Clearwater, Florida, United States

Airbus A220 composite assemblies manufacturing and qualification leadership. Interfaced with teams around the world to finish the composite manufacturing site consolidation, multiple qualification activities and production ramp-up to support both Airbus final assembly lines.Implemented shop floor visual management boards and lean practices to reduce end-to-end cycle times from 28 days to 8-10 days consistently. While ensuring purchased part, raw material and hardware supply continuity. Daily meetings with Senior Airbus Executives to facilitate customer deliveries. - Composite hand layup manufacturing- Autoclave scheduling, capacity planning and availability - CNC 5-axis trim and drill- NDI and CMM inspection - Assembly operations of composite structures, machined components and seals- Outbound logistics and customs clearance coordination and planning

Wichita, Kansas Area

Wichita, Kansas

Accountable for leading an organization through significant production rate changes, industry growth and expanded global pressures. Key aspects include standardization, centralization and an accountable team across multiple domestic and international site consisting of 224 employees interfacing with 540 suppliers and seven major customers. - Daily management to committed financial and performance improvement plans.- Focused lean projects driving concurrent inventory and shortage reductions. - Data driven approaches to spend and risk management.- Enhanced communication methods to drive strong, two-way supplier relationships.Production programs include the Boeing 737, 747, 767, 777, 787 and Airbus A320, A330, A350, A380

Wichita, Kansas Area

Responsible for financial and operational performance of Spirit's Boeing and Defense programs, overseeing an annual spend of $2.61B and monthly receipts exceeding 70,000 pieces. Successfully executed multiple production rate changes while improving customer relationships and engaging industry executives to facilitate negotiations, improve supplier quality, on-time delivery and logistics operations. - Leveraged global spend and purchasing power.- Teaming activities with major suppliers, customers and industry organizations.- Integrated suppliers in the 737 MAX new product development process. - Expanded customer and industry engagement to understand industry trends and strategies.- Negotiated large, complex contracts using detailed clean sheet cost build-up modeling.Programs included Boeing 737, 747, 767, 777 & 787 production programs and the 737 MAX, 787-10 development programs. Plus the 767 Tanker, Sikorski CH-53K & Bell V280 defense programs.

Wichita, Kansas Area

Managed an annual spend of $1.82B, consolidated 3 independent supply chain organizations eliminating redundancy, increasing efficiency and personal accountability at all levels. Reduced management layers, increased spans of control and aligned the leadership team to facilitate successful growth. - Drove mentoring and succession planning, building a robust pipeline of leaders.- Implemented an balanced scorecard to fully engage the organization and stakeholders.- Collaborated on OEM customer groups that engaged financially troubled suppliers.- Assessed and implemented the right continuous improvement activities.Production programs included Boeing 787, 737, 747, 767, 777 and development Sikorsky CH-53K program.

Wichita Ks

Responsible for operational performance of Spirit's Boeing Legacy programs, overseeing an annual spend of $1.78B. Implemented demand management and dedicated production support processes to stabilize the production programs, preparing for integration of the 737 MAX and 777X development programs. Successfully created customer relationships at new levels between Spirit and Boeing.- Teaming activities with internal stakeholders and customers. - Started customer and industry engagement to understand industry trends.- Negotiated large, sustaining programs to facilitate the product development cycles.Programs included Boeing 737, 747, 767 & 787 production programs

Transitioned sourcing from Spirit's Tulsa site to Wichita, building an innovative organization from the ground up. Defined an overarching strategy that linked the corporate objectives with the sites financial, delivery and quality performance. Recruited and led a leadership team that effectively used an opportunity cost decision process and incorporated standard terms and conditions.- Established a greenfield SCM organization.- Strategically used both category and value stream sourcing models.- Negotiated multiple contracts for all types of direct and indirect commodities.- Business case analysis using NPV and ROI models to fully evaluate financial implications. Production programs included Boeing 737, 747, 777, 787 and Gulfstream G280, G650

Manage Business Operations for the internal Fabrication and the external Supply Chain.

Operations business management for internal Fabrication, Processing and the external Supply Chain, focused on strategy and partnering.

Supply Chain Managment for Boeing legacy products (B737, B767, B777 & B747) focused on international suppliers in S. Korea, Taiwan, India, Singapore, Malaysia & China.

Extensive hands-on manufacturing experience in composite fabrication, machining, sheetmetal fabrication and all stages of assembly through positions in Operations, Bluestreak and Quality Assurance. Multiple roles in Manufacturing Engineering, Tool Planning, and CNC Programming provided a solid base for personal development.- Multiple corporate Red Team assignments at other Raytheon companies.- Long term international assignment in the UK supporting the BAe Hawker acquisition.- Led cross-functional Design For Mfg and Assembly (DFMA) product design teams.- Facility consolidation and Equipment planning leader, enabling fixed cost reductions,- Evaluation of Raytheon Aircraft business segments for outsourcing and divestiture. - Managed cellular and job shop machining operations, including CNC programming.- Managed hand lay-up composite detail parts fabrication through structural assembly.- Managed major aircraft structures assembly on the final line and feeder sub-assemblies.- Managed all segments of tool design, fabrication and maintenance.- Managed Producibility Engineering, approving all engineering drawings prior to release.

Mba, International Business

Bsme, Engineering