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I am solely responsible for creating and managing all Palmdale JSF F35, F-22 Spares, and non-classified ADP Projects Manufacturing Schedules simultaneously. Additionally, I create various ad hoc products and analysis tools used for both the simulation and estimation of both active and future production programs, as well as baseline projects to meet EVMS needs.

Responsible for the planning and monitoring the performance of US Air Force Military Aircraft Systems Production Programs through the use of industrial engineering, management science, financial, and earned value management techniques. Additionally, Prepares pricing models based upon the historic costs of the materials required within the BOM, as well as historic cost of labor against projected staffing required.

Responsible for the planning and monitoring the performance of US Navy Strategic Systems Programs through the use of industrial engineering, management science, financial, and earned value management techniques.

Charged with the supervision of all on- going plant operations. Supervision duties consisted of overseeing the operations of the Manufacturing, Logistics, Production, Information Technology, Maintenance, Tooling, Quality, and Process Engineering Departments. Daily duties included overseeing all production line operations, gathering and analyzing latest Manufacturing Supervisor Production Reports, acting as the front line representative to both internal and external customers, directing and overseeing troubleshooting and damage control assessments and corrective actions of real-time production issues within our high volume production environment. Other routine duties included EO change management processing, maintaining the FSC Database for purposes relating to production, creating customized work orders using our unique SAP supported MES system, inventory management and monitoring via both SAP and visual assessment, and production floor material management.

I returned to Georgia Tech to utilize additional veteran benefits awarded by the Post 9/11 GI Bill to study International Affairs, Physics, and Applied Mathematics.

Performed the duties required of both an industrial engineer and operations researcher (IE/OR) in support of the Guided Multiple Launched Rocket System Production Team. Researched, designed, implemented, and quantified the economic benefit resulting from necessary process improvements I implemented valued at more than $6 million per year- with a budget that was less than $20K. Required duties included the following: Manufacturing process analysis, capital expenditure analysis and request processing, line balancing, proposal estimations support, lean improvements, material estimations, performance management team assigned IE, reoccurring inter- departmental Industrial Engineering Representative, kaizen projects involvement, Government Audit representative, production area assigned IE support member for Quality Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and PP&C Departments. Provided support to the Finance, Systems Engineering, and Master Planning and Scheduling departments for Future Combat Systems. Utilized knowledge of earned value (EV) and scheduling techniques acquired from the Lockheed CAM training and Georgia Tech coursework in maintaining the integrated master schedule, integrated master plan, supplemental manufacturing and development schedules, and the preparation of contract deliverable items.

Personally accountable for managing all firm supply chains and field operations. Monitored and oversaw several multimillion dollar daily field operations, in as many as eight separate states, simultaneously utilizing operations management and EV.

As a Honor's Graduate and Dean's List undergraduate student I pursued studies in Business, Law, Economics, Operations and Finance.

Trained to serve and led fellow sailors as a nuclear engineering and operations planning Non-Commissioned Officer in an on- going effort to defend the United States of America from threats both foreign and domestic.