Experience

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  M7 Aerospace

  • Director, Materials

    • Jun 2009 - Present

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  M7 Aero/Elbit Systems of America

  • Director, Supply Chain Solutions

    • Dec 2009 - Oct 2012

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  GE Aviation Systems

  • Director Global PBL Programs Military and Civil

    • Nov 2006 - Apr 2010

    • Develop and deploy a strategic plan which will drive optimal customer service and profitability for each Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract being managed• Develop, implement and influence best practices in the discipline of forecasting and inventory management, in order to optimize logistics response time. • Manage the profit and loss of all PBL programs. Responsible and accountable for successful planning, development and implementation of PBL programs to fulfill contract and business requirements within approved budgeted cost and schedule constraints.• Raise and resolve PBL customer support based issues and improvement opportunities both internally and externally.• Manage efforts to enable support initiatives to succeed with the global PBL organization.• Facilitate the standardization of PBL processes through effective collaboration with all global PBL Program Managers.• Coordinate with the Customer Account Managers (CAM) on all new PBL proposal responses to identify and mitigate risks (leverage lessons learned, utilize proactive communication techniques), and monitor resource allocations to ensure success. Assist as required in the education of potential customer’s as to the benefits of a PBL versus traditional support.• Execute a continuous improvement program (i.e., reliability enhancements, field service training, long term contracts with suppliers) to increase profitability and customer satisfaction on all PBL elements.

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  Smiths Aerospace LLC

  • PBL Program Manager, Stores Management System

    • May 2004 - Nov 2006

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  United States Marine Corps

  • Chief Warrant Officer 5

    • Apr 1976 - May 2004

    Extensive experience in aviation logistics and operations.