Doug Flitcroft

Operations Training Manager at CAE
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(386) 825-5501
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, US
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Credentials

  • Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine Instrument Instructor
    Federal Aviation Administration
    Sep, 2014
    - Oct, 2024
  • CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management)
    -
    Jan, 1989
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • CAE
    • Canada
    • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Operations Training Manager
      • Dec 2017 - Present

      • Re-engineered planning and scheduling processes using value stream analysis and six sigma tools. Identified 56% reduction in waste, 33% increase in efficiency and 36% reduction in cycle time. • Improved student on-time completions from 60% over 80% on time over seven months. Improved international instructor certificate cycle time from four months to two days, allowing new instructors to start producing immediately. • Implemented instructor recruiting process that ensured continuous pipeline of flight instructors to execute businesses growth.  Created integrated scheduling process by assigning schedulers with flight training teams. Resulted in more efficient use of resources and fewer flight lesson cancellations. Show less

  • TransPac Aviation Academy
    • United States
    • Airlines and Aviation
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Operations Manager/Flight Instructor
      • 2014 - Jun 2016

      Responsible for all resource scheduling; balancing student, instructor and aircraft resources. Reported daily mission completions and analyzed variances. Recommended and implemented corrective actions. Provided flight instruction to international students. Conducted pilot evaluations. Responsible for all resource scheduling; balancing student, instructor and aircraft resources. Reported daily mission completions and analyzed variances. Recommended and implemented corrective actions. Provided flight instruction to international students. Conducted pilot evaluations.

  • AVEVA
    • United Kingdom
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Director, Global Sales and Operations Planning and Demand Management
      • 2007 - 2013

      Responsible for all Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes for global automation and controls business. Global process owner for inventory analysis, reporting and improvement initiatives. Includes strategy development, supply chain transformation, sourcing and operational execution. Led operational turnaround of division suffering significant quality and delivery problems. Developed manufacturing strategy that created process focused, horizontally integrated supply chain leveraging partner capabilities and reducing fixed cost base. Active in consolidation and integration of division with larger business unit. Responsible for staff of over 250. Show less

  • Cisco
    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Director, Strategic Planning
      • 2005 - 2007

      Cisco Systems designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol (IP) based networking products and services related to the communications and information technology industry worldwide. • Formulated and implemented strategy for manufacturing, supply chain and I/T functions. Prepared strategic plans through use of Hoshin planning and SWOT techniques. Resulted in integrated planning activity that ensured strategy and objectives were cascaded throughout organization. Key participant on strategic business unit planning staff. • Created and implemented program management processes and disciplines for Manufacturing Excellence (Mx) series of transformation programs. • Coordinated 14 individual transformation projects within manufacturing organization ensuring optimal resource commitment and key milestones were achieved. • Hired & staffed key program management roles and built program management tools and infrastructure. Established program governance and metrics integrating program management activities Show less

  • Merck
    • United States
    • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Director, Business Opeerations
      • 2002 - 2005

      Responsible for all business operations in support of Merck Research Laboratories. Included coordinating all operations in support of scientific research; budgeting, capital programming, facility management and staff planning and grant administration for three research vice presidents. $200M expense budget responsibility. Responsible for planning and programming of capital requests; facilities planning, lab renovation and maintenance activities. $35M capital budget responsibility. Seven direct reports. Show less

  • Honeywell
    • United States
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Director, Supply Chain Operations
      • Mar 1982 - Feb 2002

      Various positions of increasing responsibility with the Honeywell aerospace businesses. Positions included supply chain, operations, and information technology. Experience in OEM, repair and overhaul and distribution businesses. Active in mergers, acquisitions and acquisition integration. Various positions of increasing responsibility with the Honeywell aerospace businesses. Positions included supply chain, operations, and information technology. Experience in OEM, repair and overhaul and distribution businesses. Active in mergers, acquisitions and acquisition integration.

Education

  • Webster University
    Master of Arts (MA), Business Administration and Management, General
    1984 - 1986
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
    Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Management, General
    1979 - 1982

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