James Eckhardt Email & Phone Number

Everett, Washington, United States

• Lead, set direction and culture for the Everett Delivery Center Industrial Engineering department, • Manage a team of 4 first line Managers with ~45 industrial engineer, and database administrator subsidiary reports • Enable on time airplane deliveries to airlines and cost savings for airplanes delivered in Everett • Known as Servant Leader: builds strong, self-sustaining, high functioning cross-functional teams• Lead the team in Lean process improvements including Agile, and Lean Six Sigma • Manage production visibility: Business Intelligence team, metrics automation, databases, database system development, and database administrators utilizing VBA, SQL communicating with Teradata• Manage risks and opportunities to lower program costs through risk mitigation• Lead and set direction for Paint Hangars, 747, 767, Tanker, 777, 777-X, and 787• First past quality in the development, implementation and evaluation of process improvements• Lead quarterly forecasting for Everett Delivery Center production operations, LRBP (Long Range Business Plan), • Lead capacity planning: crew resource planning, capacity planning, estimating, • Set schedules to ensure internal and external customer satisfaction, mitigate schedule risks, and set build priority through cross functional collaboration• Lead paint hangar infrastructure upgrades

Everett, Washington, United States

• IE Manager for Everett Modification Center: Core Team & Production IE Team; Everett Delivery Center Team (747, 767 & Tanker) the Everett Modification Center• Lead IE Team, consisting of 15-20 Industrial Engineers • Lead team in forecasting, shop loads, crew cycling, recovery planning, risk mitigation and capacity planning • Identify and support individuals goals; help individuals reach full potential• Teach, assist & manage Industrial Engineering team• Understand team member’s goals; develop individual professional development plans• Pair IE’s with basic and expert skills partners to improve mentorship and skill-building• Focus teams’ shared knowledge to maximize team building and training• Support cross-functional collaboration in Manufacturing, Quality & other Engineering functions• Develops and executes project and process plans, implements policies and procedures and sets operational goals• Lead the development of program schedules and manufacturing plans • Successful track record in building strong, self-sustaining, high functioning cross-functional teams• Set up new production facility • Determined building structure to minimize cost and lead time to maximize building usage • Hangar building infrastructure (electrical power, HVAC, hydraulic, pneumatic), tooling and equipment, layout, materials• Cross functional collaboration for functionality, lead time, and cost to meet customer requirements• Created executive presentation for final approval

Everett, Washington, United States

• Manage the Everett Modification Center Operating Plan that drives the production to build airplanes• Provide analysis of production rates, supports proposal recommendation, risk mitigation, and new business development efforts• Project manager for the integrated build plan internal and external stake holders using Agile methodology• Cross functional collaborate with Airplane programs (Everett Final Assembly, Everett Delivery Center) to ensure cohesive build plan and mitigate schedule risks• Everett Modification Center facilities and facility integration leader for 787 program and 767 Tanker• Selected as one of the sixteen people from Boeing to meet and talk to President Obama when he toured the Everett 787 factory on February 17, 2012

Greater Seattle Area

• Thermal Spray Production Lead and HVOF (High Velocity Oxygen Fuel) Thermal Spray Quality Lead • Wrote the Quality Manual for HVOF Thermal Spray Department, Procedure Manual, and Standard Operating Procedures for all thermal spray processes, and respond to RFQ for Thermal Spray, Job Costing• Collaborate with Quality Director to ensure integration into the company’s quality system• Lead Quality Audits from NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program), Goodrich, and Boeing• HVOF Thermal Spray Operator, Machinist, and Grinder for aerospace and industrial repair work• Robot Programmer (FANUC)• Wrote ~50 programs ensuring optimal time, powder usage, and first pass quality• Nominated by management as Employee of the Year due to best product quality and production performance – 2006

Harrington, Washington

• Produce customer centric, unique farm equipment solutions with the highest quality • Oversee and manage all the day-to-day operations of a light manufacturing, welding, machine, and sheet metal job shop• Engineer and design new agriculture equipment, and engineer repairs for existing farming equipment for customers• Lead sales and marketing strategies• Lead scheduling, project management, bids, and estimating • Retail sales of steel, sheet metal, welding supplies, agriculture products, and hand-forged iron work• Created Eckhardt Ironworks, a product line of hand-forged wine racks sold in my showroom, in stores, and online• Established finance forecast to ensure understanding of profit/loss• Began Lean journey• Created optimized layout for product line• Ensured the right parts and resources were near the workstations

Greater Seattle Area

• Machinist, and Grinder for Aerospace repair work, Job Shop repair work, and Hydraulic repair• Manage multiple work order due dates to ensure on time completion• Collaborate with quality to ensure first pass quality of work• Nominated by management as Employee of the Year due to best product quality and production performance – 1999

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Agriculture Technology And Management

Activities and Societies: Vice President of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity

Machine Shop Technology