Experience

Component Repair Technologies

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Non-Destructive Testing Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Mentor, Ohio, United States Responsibilities: ● Maximize performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members. ● Analyzed and interpreted data, schematics and manuals to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustments and certifications of instruments required. ● Engaged internal and external customers during planning and test phases and interfaced with assigned project managers to comply with entry criteria. ● Secured and allocated resources and developed… Show more Responsibilities: ● Maximize performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members. ● Analyzed and interpreted data, schematics and manuals to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustments and certifications of instruments required. ● Engaged internal and external customers during planning and test phases and interfaced with assigned project managers to comply with entry criteria. ● Secured and allocated resources and developed relationships necessary to manage planning and operations in testing cycle. ● Review all NDT related specifications for internal, customer, and industry standard specifications. Keep updated on all changes or modifications to such specifications. ● Direct and participate in the preparation of samples or specimens for non-destructive testing of materials and components during the various stages of manufacturing and assembly. ● Analyze specifications in all NDT related and special process requirements to manufacture planning applications. ● Provide technical support to other departments on issues concerning materials and processes, including advice on potential hazards and impact of chemical and processes to health and safety of all employees. ● Direct and participate in the training and development of employees in the facility’s procedures and methods for operating all non-destructive testing equipment. ● Evaluated programs and monitored implementation and compliance with regulations to achieve objectives.

• NDT Production Supervisor

  • Nov 2020 - Apr 2022

  Mentor, Ohio, United States Responsibilities: ● Provided guidance and direction to NDT inspectors to ensure daily performance objectives are being met or exceeded. ● Tracked daily production metrics such as OTD, indirect time, completion rates, capacity utilization, non-compliant documentation errors and labor factor efficiencies. ● Established group and individual accountabilities throughout NDT department and encourage use of new techniques for process improvements and fact-based problem solving to drive… Show more Responsibilities: ● Provided guidance and direction to NDT inspectors to ensure daily performance objectives are being met or exceeded. ● Tracked daily production metrics such as OTD, indirect time, completion rates, capacity utilization, non-compliant documentation errors and labor factor efficiencies. ● Established group and individual accountabilities throughout NDT department and encourage use of new techniques for process improvements and fact-based problem solving to drive increase in process efficiencies and throughput, product quality and improved profitability. ● Ensured that parts are inspected efficiently, on time, and follow industry standards, standard practice manual specifications and company procedures by planning, organizing and controlling production throughout NDT department. ● Oversaw NDT department of 15 to 18 inspectors as well as preparation, processing, and inspection of parts in various stages of repair using nondestructive testing methods such as Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection, Magnetic Particle Inspection, Digital Radiographic Inspection, Ultrasonic Inspection, and Eddy Current Inspection. ● Collaborated with Responsible Level III, Method Level IIIs, Product Support Engineers, and Customer Program Managers daily to identify solutions for new/existing OFI's. ● Communicated effectively in person and through various means such as department meetings, PDPs, yearly reviews, daily stand-up meetings and company computer systems to support company goals. ● Coordinated task assignments for employees with other supervisors and managers to achieve promised delivery dates. ● Coordinated scheduling of workers on their shift, day and task assignment to ensure that properly trained personnel are assigned correctly to support production throughput.



J&L Dimensional Services, Inc.

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• FPI/NDT Team Lead

  • Mar 2019 - Nov 2020

  La Porte, Indiana Responsibilities: ● Building NDT department by adding in new NDT processes for Aerospace, Medical, Automotive, and General Industry ● Creating new Standard Operating Procedures for each NDT line, along with new technique sheets for each part per customer requirements ● Communicate procedures governed by Safety or Customer's Specification/Request ● Work with NDT team members to perfect new processes using risk-based thinking ● Track Labor Efficiency… Show more Responsibilities: ● Building NDT department by adding in new NDT processes for Aerospace, Medical, Automotive, and General Industry ● Creating new Standard Operating Procedures for each NDT line, along with new technique sheets for each part per customer requirements ● Communicate procedures governed by Safety or Customer's Specification/Request ● Work with NDT team members to perfect new processes using risk-based thinking ● Track Labor Efficiency, On Time Delivery, and Quality on daily, weekly, and monthly basis ● Work with certified NDT Level III to certify all new NDT team members to either Level I or Level II NDT Operator ● Currently certified as Level II NDT Inspector ● Assist in internal audits, improvement projects, capital investment implementations, and process improvement activities ● Develop SWOT analysis of Non-Destructive Testing Team and use analysis in participation with annual strategic review and corporate planning for each year ● Support internal and cross-departmental activities in accordance to respective work flow activities and processes ● Identify actionable items then create and implement project plans that correlate with departmental key progress indicators ● Work with top management team to reduce or eliminate barriers to efficient and effective workflow Show less



Arconic

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Supervisor

  • Apr 2017 - Mar 2019

  La Porte, Indiana area ● Lead two to three shifts of 60 + operators for Abrasive Metal Finishing/Deburring, Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection, CMM, and Machining in Aerospace Industry ● Reduced inventory and monthly team labor hours by strategically updating processes and reorganizing operational workflows ● Implemented new training system to increase overall success rate of new trainees in Abrasive Metal Finishing/Deburring ● Used processes involved with Lean Manufacturing, such as… Show more ● Lead two to three shifts of 60 + operators for Abrasive Metal Finishing/Deburring, Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection, CMM, and Machining in Aerospace Industry ● Reduced inventory and monthly team labor hours by strategically updating processes and reorganizing operational workflows ● Implemented new training system to increase overall success rate of new trainees in Abrasive Metal Finishing/Deburring ● Used processes involved with Lean Manufacturing, such as Daily 5S schedules and Quarterly Kaizen Events. ● Reduced multiple bottlenecks in production ● Implemented Environmental Health and Safety requirements Prioritized, guided, and facilitated activities of manufacturing functions to meet department goals, initiatives and requirements ● Managed employee relations ● Oversaw development of standard policies, procedures and practices to ensure customer requirements are embodied in manufacturing process ● Established and maintained uniformed manufacturing performance metrics and reporting systems ● Drove improvements by promoting best practice methodologies and new technologies ● Ensured team development by supporting active training environments ● Partnered with other functions within facility to achieve business goals ● Controlled and maintained growing department, while constructing plans to implement productive labor efficiency for all employees as well as following production needs on daily, monthly, and annual basis Show less



sevenOKs

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Supervisor

  • Aug 2011 - Mar 2017

  La Porte, IN ● Helped initiate a more organized drawing packages to increase manufacturing productivity. ● Incorporated Lean Manufacturing to decrease cost of supplies by 30%. ● Collaborated with mechanical engineers to resolve product development and maintenance issues. ● Oversaw production efforts to guarantee that projects were completed in a timely and budget- conscious manner. ● Effectively managed resources, created project schedules, and maintained department budgets. ●… Show more ● Helped initiate a more organized drawing packages to increase manufacturing productivity. ● Incorporated Lean Manufacturing to decrease cost of supplies by 30%. ● Collaborated with mechanical engineers to resolve product development and maintenance issues. ● Oversaw production efforts to guarantee that projects were completed in a timely and budget- conscious manner. ● Effectively managed resources, created project schedules, and maintained department budgets. ● Maintained open and effective communications with project teams to increase productivity. Show less