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• Develops and implements systems and processes, improving efficiency and reduce project costs and durations by 20%.• Continuously maintains all quality policies and procedures to align with ISO 9001:2015 + AS9100D Quality.• Partners with team members, developing and implementing company’s new cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, resulting in improved product traceability and cost savings in raw material purchases.• Provides site safety leadership to ensure strict adherence to corporate safety standards.• Identifies, develops, and implements required training for employees related to the QMS and Repair Station Part 145.• Oversees, manages, and mentors 10, including technicians, logistics coordinator, production planner, handling the execution of master scheduling.• Manages day-to-day production and purchasing, handling a budget of $5M.• Serves as subject matter expert (SME) for all quality certification systems and both internal and external quality audits.• Oversees inventory forecasting, implementing FIFO costing method, reducing inventory balance over a 2-year span to the rate of 50% revenue growth.• Partners with Senior Buyer to ensure strong relationships with suppliers and executes strategic buying decisions.• Identifies, develops, and implements policies and programs that align with company’s short and long-term goals.• Develops a high-quality culture within an ever-growing and expanding team, having a 90% retention rate among team members.• Leads strategic initiatives throughout departments to continue to build and optimize capabilities.• Issues Corrective Action Preventative Action (CAPA) reports, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.• Successfully led all aspects of yearlong relocation efforts of company’s facility within the Twin Cities, re-engineering organizational policies, procedures, and processes with objective to obtain state-of-the-art facility and decrease operating costs by 30%.

• Provided workflow analysis and process improvements, engaging in promoting business management solutions and streaming operations.• Led all departments to consistently meet quality objectives, completing projects on time, within budgets, and conforming to system platform specifications.• Developed and executed corrective action plans, mentoring employees to properly execute plans.• Assisted in airworthiness, acceptance, and hard landing inspections.• Evaluated risks and collaborated with management regarding implementing changes in the work environment conducive to growing the business.• Identified cost-saving measures to be implemented without compromising quality on all incoming and outgoing parts.• Built and nurtured vendor relationships, ensuring vendor’s met company regulations and policies.• Conducted internal audits continuous cycles, including monthly, quarterly, and yearly maintenance programs.

• Successfully completed two 8-month deployments to the Persian Gulf Theatre of Operations onboard two Aircraft Carriers, The USS John F. Kennedy CV 67 and the USS John C. Stennis CVN 74. • Performed as Line Division Supervisor and successfully oversaw 21 qualified A-6E Plane Captains, performed daily, turnaround and pre-flight inspections. • Awarded the Navy Achievement Medal on board Naval Air Station Norfolk. • Executed the disassembly, cleaning, inspection and rebuild of gas turbine engines.