Lead Specialist responsible for the planning and execution of the Passport 20 program.• Planning, scheduling, releasing, and closing work orders.• Analysis material requirements, schedule, and release purchase requisitions.• Work closely with procurement team to resolve critical part delivery issues.• Work closely with Production Managers to identify and resolve issues to ensure production continuity and adherence to customer delivery schedules.• Collaborate with Production, Sourcing, Quality, Program Management, and other departments to support ever changing program requirements.• Provide inputs to Program and change board meetings.• Supporting yearly physical inventory and inventory reconciliation in SAP, • Evaluated excess/obsolete material and provide disposition as needed.• Expedite hot parts from dock through receiving/inspection to floor.

Responsible for analysis program requirements, developing a manufacturing and procurement schedule that supports on time contractual deliveries.• Developed and maintained Master Demand Schedule (MDS), forecasts, and sales orders in SAP.• Reviewed, analyzed, and replanned master demand schedule as the requirements changed.• Identified risks and implemented mitigations.• Procured material to support master demand plan for both new production and spares efforts.• Worked with suppliers to improve lead times to meet changing program requirements.• Scheduled and released production work orders for the integration of different product configurations. • Ensured that production work orders were completed on time.• Worked closely with suppliers on design changes, quality, and schedule requirements.• Collaborated with the manufacturing engineer, logistics and quality managers to implement and continuously improve policies and procedures for manufacturing.• Utilized Key Process Indicators (KPI’s) to drive continuous improvement of on time deliveries of material and production through put to meet the Master Demand Schedule (MDS).• Assisted in bill of material creation, validation, and maintenance for the various IVAS configurations for both Klas products and Microsoft.• Worked with quality management to resolve any non-conformances internally or with material suppliers.• Provided input to and supported program reviews and other program related events with Microsoft and Army at KMS facility.• Supplied weekly planning and material reporting to Program Management and Microsoft.• Worked cross functionally within Klas Government and Klas Limited in Ireland while balancing FOCI and ITAR requirements.• Worked with cross functional teams within Microsoft and within facility Microsoft representatives for the IVAS Program.• Saved $99,000 in material costs. Was able to negotiate the return of material that was no longer needed to support the contract.

Analyzed demand for new material supplies, identified capable sources of supplies, issued requests for quotations/proposals, performed price analysis, assured compliance with Governmental Procurement Regulations by executing compliant procurement packages, and ensured on time delivery of material.• Purchased materials from suppliers at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source urgency and program budget requirements.• Analyzed reports from the material resource planning system to ensure material was placed on purchase order and delivered in a timely manner to ensure the requirements of manufacturing were met.• Studied market trends, interviewed vendors, and recommended sources of supply.• Solicited and analyzed quotations required to satisfy all requirements authorizing source documentation.• Collected and maintained all documentation to comply with the various requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Textron Systems processes related to purchase orders. (Price range up to $550,000.)• Monitored outstanding orders to ensure timely delivery of quality products to maintain production.• Negotiated adjustments resulting from price analysis, discrepant materials, surplus or obsolete materials, contract terminations, or a purchase order cancellation.• Worked with suppliers to improve lead times.• Verified orders to expedite delivery and shipment.• Resolved receiving problems that included quality issues, rejected materials, or part number discrepancies.• Partnered with Accounting Department and supplier to solve problems pertaining to outstanding invoices.• Worked closely with cross functional groups, such as program manager, engineering, quality, etc., to resolve an issue pertaining to a given part or purchase order.• Attended and provided status to any program or execution review meetings requiring the support of procurement.

Ensured internal and external supply chain met the requirements for the production of various product lines in order to support on time deliveries for sales and contractual requirements. Oversaw contracts valuing between $500K and $23 million.• Oversaw manufacturing progress to identify risks, opportunities, priority changes, and corrective actions to mitigate impacts to production, budget, and schedule.• Prepared work orders and purchase requests for material requirements in accordance with the material resource planning system.• Partnered with cross functional teams, factory managers, and lead technicians to mitigate and resolve production disruptions such as material shortages and quality issues.• Participated in Lean Six Sigma projects and the implementation of any improvements.• Worked with Manufacturing engineers and procurement to improve lead times.• Prepared and presented presentations that summarize manufacturing, delivery schedule and contract requirements for all functional managers and operations supervisors.• Senior project planner for the One System Remote Video Terminal programs ensuring equipment was delivered on time and within budget. • Compiled program requirements from program management, contracts, production, and Sales Inventory & Operations Plan, (SIOP) to identify the manufacturing requirements and to establish a schedule that aligned with production and project build justifications for the program.• Coordinated with management, financial analyst, and scheduler to establish labor and material requirements to obtain approval for start of production.• Utilized contractual requirements, current production and SIOP demands to establish production priorities, build completion dates, and compile milestone payment schedules.• Spot cash award for a time saving improvement for the demand relief process for the One System Remote Video Terminal program. This improvement reduced the amount of time and number of transactions steps by 80%.

Liaison between Program Management, Engineering and Manufacturing to facilitate the flow down contractual requirements, production priorities and design change implementations to meet production demand.• Earned a Spot Cash Award and Outstanding Achievement Award for efforts on the Sweden Program. The Sweden Program was the first foreign military sale that was a high-risk program with engineering and production were done in parallel. The deliveries were on time and within budget. • Lead for ground control equipment on the Sweden Program and responsible for managing changes to production and ensuring production timeline and budget. Valued at $12M. • Compiled data from the contract, program management, engineering, and scheduling to load demand into Textron Systems’ Material Resource Planning system.• Reviewed new contract requirements, current production and Sales, Inventory & Operations Plan demands to aid in establishing production priorities and milestone payment scheduling.• Control Account Manager for both labor and material on One System Remote Viewing Terminal (OSRVT) & OSRVT Spares contracts. Multiple programs valued between $3.3M to $8M.• Prepared and maintained Earned Value, Estimate at Completion reports for end of month reporting.• Provided imputes and estimates for labor hours for the OSRVT proposal team for potential new contract awards.• Provided production status updates to Program Management, Program Office for both in-house and other facilities.• Lead action meetings to identify cause and corrective actions of production issues. • Maintained action item list of parallel activities with appropriate functional groups to resolve issues, implement change and monitor progress. • Worked with Engineering and Design during design changes, ECP/ECN implementation, or new product development.• Partnered with procurement and suppliers to resolve non-conformances, part obsolescence and improve delivery schedules.

Perform administrative duties to support the Business Product Support Manager and Specialists.• Maintained various status reports for both internal and external customers.• Attended Integrated Project Team meetings to gather production status and take action items.• Collected and maintained ATP records for Milestone payments.• Supported miscellaneous needs of Fort Huachuca test center, and Fielded Units.• Assisted in the development of a Kanban system used for the Ground Data Terminal (GDT) and Portable Ground Data Terminal (PGDT) production line.• Performed duties of Business Product Support Manager or Specialists when they are out of office due to company travel, vacations, illness, etc.

Constructing various composite components to support the Shadow 200 air vehicle production line and spares contract requirements.• Layout of various composite components for production and spares support.• Read various composite specifications and drawings.• Assisted in the identification of equipment needed to monitor the air partial count in order to ensure a clean room atmosphere was maintained.• Auto clave operation. • Trained new employees, while still meeting production requirements.• Maintained ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO/AS9100 quality requirements.