Ken Blackmore

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Property Manager and Independant Realestate Owner - IRO @ Graford, TX, US
Graford, TX, US
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Graford, Texas, United States, United States
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About Ken Blackmore

Over 35 years Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering experience, aggressive Manufacturing Engineer Leader. & Program Manager. Specialized in Rapid Prototype program development and one-off vehicle build, tooling and production line start-ups. Engaged with cross-functional team to transition from development to full rate production, DFMA - Design for Manufacturing Assembly.CATIA V6 & Enovia, SAP, Certified Six Sigma Green Belt DMAIC - Lean Manufacturing disciplines, Producibility, Tool Planning and budgets, Supply Chain Management. Strategic Sourcing. Supplier Manager. Manufacturing Engineering. EVMS - Earned Value Management System, IPT- Integrated Product Team member on Airframe & Propulsion Structures. Producibility consultant on advanced composites, complex machine parts, GD&T- Geometric Dimension and Tolerance, Tooling & Assembly Index plans. Continuous Improvement, Process Engineering.

Ken Blackmore's Current Company Details
SHABOOM LLC

Shaboom Llc

Property Manager and Independant Realestate Owner - IRO
Graford, TX, US
Ken Blackmore Work Experience Details
  • Shaboom Llc
    Property Manager And Independant Realestate Owner - Iro
    Shaboom Llc
    Graford, Tx, Us
  • Shaboom Llc
    Property Manager / Independant Realestate Owner - Iro
    Shaboom Llc Jun 2021 - Present
    Dfw Texas
  • Bell Helicopter
    Rapid Prototyping Engineer , Machine Parts & Tooling Specialist
    Bell Helicopter Aug 2018 - Nov 2021
    Dallas/Fort Worth Area
    Responsible for Supporting the FARA 360 Invictus Projects. Managing the Tool Concepts for Assembly and Detail Parts and Tooling required. Generating Program Estimates and working with Machine Parts and Tooling Suppliers. To prepare for the next phase of the program, We have implemented our Tool/Part Index Plans to support Design For Manufacturing Assembly - DFMA. While also Program Managing other projects to meet cost and schedules on many other new projects, in addition to our Bell Nexus Air Taxi and the 360 Invictus.
  • Bell Flight
    Supplier Manager -Tooling & Machine Parts
    Bell Flight Mar 2016 - Jul 2018
    Fort Worth, Texas
    Working with Tooling Suppliers and Machine shops to provide Technical support and Mentoring. On going Supplier evaluations for 3 C's Capability, Costs & Capacity.
  • Bell Helicopter
    Principal Manufacture Engineer Iv R&D On 525 And 505
    Bell Helicopter Mar 2012 - Apr 2016
    Dallas/Fort Worth Area
    Deployed to Airframe Engineering IPT for Relentless 525 Program and later 505 JRX.Using CATIA V6 , Enovia & SAP.Established the Airframe Tooling Policy for the 525 Program . Develop and implement part assembly and Tooling/Part Index Plan process. Provide producibility inputs during the design development phase including continuous improvement, Supplier evaluation Team member ,Manage >1400 Supplier Tools. Tracking build progress, providing on-site technical support including weekly program schedule updates & cost negotiations on our Supplier Tooling valued over $40M . Also responsible for managing and approval of Supplier Tooling Certification Packages and invoices. Currently provide on-going Technical Manufacturing / Liaison Engineering Supplier support on-site for over 1500 Airframe Composite & Complex Machine Parts for SDD Aircraft. While also supporting Strategic Sourcing effort to optimize our Next Higher Assemblies for cost reduction.
  • Bell Helicopter
    Principal Manufacture Engineer Projects On H-1 Zbn
    Bell Helicopter Oct 2008 - Mar 2012
    Dallas/Fort Worth Area
    Manufacture Project Engineer Lead - deployed to the H-1 ZBN (Z Build New) Program. Using Unigraphics - NX5 & CATIA V4.Team Leader though an extensive reverse Engineering effort. Taking a 1960's legacy 2D Engineering drawing Mod Program to create 3D CAD Engineering models using laser tracker scan data from over 100 Master Gages. As part of a Black Belt project we developed the process map to reconcile our gage scan data to incorporate into a new nominal engineering definition. Which then we defined a New Tool family to transition from the obsolete Template type Tooling to the 3D Digital source for Planning and Manufacturing a New Cabin. This allowed our Build Team and our Supply base to use this 3D Models for all the down stream Manufacture Support such as NC-Numeric Control machine methods & Quality Inspecting metrology Tools like CMM's or Laser Trackers for the Tooling and detail part manufacturing and assembly effort.
  • Bell Helicopter
    Senior Manufacturing Engineer Projects On Arh Ah-70
    Bell Helicopter Jun 2005 - Oct 2008
    Dallas/Fort Worth Area
    Deployed to the ARH - Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter, Airframe IPT. Utilizing CATIA V4 Develop Tooling Concepts, Supported Tooling Offload, create the Tooling SOWs - Statement of Work. My role included EVMS-Earned Value Management System. Using Premivera as a Work Package Lead to manage all of the tooling budgets & schedules for the Cabin final assembly tooling including the procured Airframe Supplier parts.
  • Visioneering Inc.
    Program Manager - F-35 Wing Tooling
    Visioneering Inc. Jan 2003 - Jun 2005
    Fraser Michigan
    Responsible for P&L on ~$8.5M Tooling Budget, Managed the design & build effort, monitored schedules, coordinate long lead material and hardware acquisitions, created SOW's & managed offload support. Configuration Management including capturing impacts and negotiating cost changes.
  • Adab Finishes
    President / Owner
    Adab Finishes Mar 1999 - Jun 2005
    Macomb Mi
    Decorative Concrete Design & Installation of Patios, Pool Surrounds, Counter Tops & Sidewalks.
  • Visioneering Inc.
    Cad/Cam Manager
    Visioneering Inc. Aug 1996 - Jul 2001
    CATIA V4 Tool Design & Five Axis NC Programming for Aerospace Parts & Tools. Automotive Styling Properties for GM Studios. Complete Design and Fabrications of Aerospace Tool Families from Detail Tools such as Form Blocks, Mill Fixtures, Bond Tools. To Sub-Assembly and Major Assembly Fixtures.
  • Progressive Tool & Industries
    Program Manager - Aerospace Tooling
    Progressive Tool & Industries Aug 1994 - Jul 1996
    Southfield, Mi
    Responsibilities: Customer technical interface during the Proposal and Design concept phase through Manufacturing and On-site Installation. Managed the project budgets, schedules configuration management and cost changes for >$2.5M, Lead weekly program status meetings to monitor cost and schedule.. Primary project was the Boeing 737 Next Generation complete tooling family for the Slats / Flaps / Kruger Flap and Spoilers. Additional tooling projects included Boeing Helicopter PA.
  • Jedav Industries (Renamed As Global Tooling Systems)
    Cad Manager
    Jedav Industries (Renamed As Global Tooling Systems) Feb 1993 - Aug 1994
    Shelby Township, Mi
    Responsibilities: Managed 15 CATIA Tool Designers and NC Programmers. Provided interface with Engineering design issues and problem solving, facilitated all Critical Design Reviews. Generated Five Axis NC programs and create tool concepts for proposals such as Boeing 777 Nacelle & Strut Tooling, Gulfstream G-V Wing Assembly Tooling, G-IV Slat/Flap Tooling and Lockheed F-16 Tooling. We also Designed and manufactured environmental cubes and checking fixtures for Ford & GM programs.
  • Visioneering Inc.
    Cad/Cam Supervisor
    Visioneering Inc. Aug 1989 - Jan 1993
    Fraser, Mi
    Responsibilities: Managed 12 personnel on CATIA, Prime, CIMLINK CAD systems, creating Tool Designs and 3-5 Axis NC Programs. Generated manufacture plans along with mentoring staff to meet or exceed the customer’s objective to create efficient fixtures with the highest accuracy and repeatability. Some of our projects included Rohr Industries Nacelle Tooling for KC135 & MD80 Bond Jigs, along with Lockheed A12 Tooling. Automotive projects included Environmental Cubes & Checking Fixtures for Ford, GM, Chrysler, Leland DAF, Audi and Saab.
  • Hexcel Corporation
    Senior Manufacture Engineer - Nc Programmer
    Hexcel Corporation Nov 1986 - Jul 1989
    Livermore, & City Of Industry, Ca
    Created Five Axis NC Programs, cutting complex Honeycomb core for Ribs, Leading Edge & Trailing edge parts on the B2 Bomber Program, utilizing Computer Vision & CATIA V3.
  • Mcdonnell Douglas
    Associate Engineer - Loftsman & Nc Programmer
    Mcdonnell Douglas May 1985 - Nov 1986
    Longbeach, Ca
    Developed Loft Surfaces for T-45, & Created 5 Axis NC programs to Machine Tooling & Production Parts using APT & Uni-graphics. for all Programs MD-80, T-45, & C-17. CAD Instructor for Engineering Training Department Modules for Basic CADD, Advanced CADD, Drafting & Dimensioning, Sheet Metal Design.

Ken Blackmore Skills

Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Lean Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Aircraft Six Sigma Earned Value Management Engineering Systems Engineering Engineering Management Catia Gd&t Composites As9100 Machine Tools Geometric Dimensioning And Tolerancing Dmaic Root Cause Analysis Program Management Process Improvement Design For Manufacturing Value Stream Mapping Aviation Machining Cross Functional Team Leadership Fixture Design Cnc Machine Precision Tooling

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Ken Blackmore's current role is Property Manager and Independant Realestate Owner - IRO.

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Ken Blackmore attended Cerritos College, Kellogg Community College.

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