Mark Kramer Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Fl

• Led final assembly cost-control team of 12+ employees to reduce system cost by 5% in 2015• Managed ~$20 Million production budget over three active contracts without increase• Eliminated 40% component cost by managing team to implement redesigned electro-optical assembly into production• Responsible for Quality, Cost and Schedule performance for final assembly line and internal supply chain entities

Orlando, Fl

- Co-negotiated and managed the over $5 Million capital budget for the INFIRNO sensor system (future business) initiative- Mechanically designed and fabricated a light weight, low cost assembly and transportation fixture that would serve as the low-cost option to build, transport and ship the finalized product- Authored production precision assembly instructions for the entire sensor system to facilitate production readiness upon contract award

Orlando, Florida

• Led the 20 member, JASSM production team to reduce program cost by $2.5 Million and avoid $492K production risk• Led Performance Management Team to achieve 2012 “Team of the Year” title• Responsible for Quality/Cost/Schedule commitments at Alabama depot operation• Represented JASSM Production Team while regularly interfacing with Program Customer Office

Ocala, Fl

• Managed and retained 8 salary and 15 hourly employees through a multi-month production line gap without impacting commitments once production resumed • Aided in securing $3 Million Orders - in a highly-competitive environment - through regular interface with off-site Program and Customer offices• Leveraged strong customer relationship to secure and execute $50K in new production business • Responsible for all manpower (hiring/discipline) requirements, capital budgeting/execution, and production Quality/Cost/Schedule commitments• Invited product end-users (US Military Personnel) to speak to team about in-theater experience, which further energized and drove team excellence

Orlando, Fl

• Managed and supervised a team of 8 union assemblers and testers in a DOD-Secret, "Special Access Program / Special Access Required" (SAP/SAR) environment• Co-led manufacturing operations teams across four, concurrent manufacturing programs to secure over $1 Million in savings over 2 years as well as win a 2007 “Diversity Inclusion Award” for our team’s outstanding commitment to employee engagement• Mentored and co-championed an hourly production employee on our team into a salaried position

Orlando, Fl

- Coached, using Lean/Six-Sigma tools, 20+ manufacturing teams to achieve nearly $16 Million in program savings- Authored Manufacturing Process Plans for technicians to use in building deliverable hardware

Munich, Germany

Accepted into two, prestigious Engineering internships at Siemens AG and BMW AG at corporate locations in Munich, Germany, supporting light wave fiber optic equipment manufacturing at Siemens, and drivetrain development engineering for 3- and Z-series automobiles at BMW. Conducted business solely in the German language.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering