Bidding Specialist

• Nov 2021 - Present

Business Coach/Consultant

• Mar 2015 - Jan 2022

Being a Business coach involves more than offering tips or advice to your client, Business coaching requires you to get to know your clients quickly, assess their goals efficiently and formulate strategies to help them meet their goals. Your recommendations should be based on realistic expectations. You’ll want to create stepping stones for your client, rather than overwhelming or unattainable goals. You’ll act as a sort of counselor for your client, meeting with them regularly to discuss their improvements and progress in meeting their goals. You’ll also be responsible for supporting and motivating people as they work toward lifestyle improvements. As a business coach, you’ll deal with each client’s issues on an individual basis and determine the proper strategy for their needs. Depending on where you work and the type of client you work with, your responsibilities will vary. General duties of a Business coach include: Meet with clients to discuss needs and goals Develop strategies and plans for clients Keep records of client progress Meet with and evaluate clients Adjust clients’ goal strategies as needed Show less

Aircraft Assembly Mechanic

• Feb 2011 - Feb 2015

Assembled, functioned, and installed electrical components, rigging controls and systems that actuate aircraft structures Read schematics, interpreted blueprints and other specifications to determine location, identity, and relationship of parts Laid out parts and assemblies per blue print, then drill and installed Performed flight functions and actuated aircraft systems Assembled, functioned, and installed electrical components, rigging controls and systems that actuate aircraft structures Read schematics, interpreted blueprints and other specifications to determine location, identity, and relationship of parts Laid out parts and assemblies per blue print, then drill and installed Performed flight functions and actuated aircraft systems

Employee Performance Program Coordinator, Production Planner. and Aircraft Assembly Mechanic

• Mar 1979 - Feb 2015

I have been employed at Douglas, McDonnell Douglas, Hughes, and Boeing for the past 39 years. During this time he has worked to promote fairness, recognize cultural differences, and the equal treatment of others. Today he is a member of all the Affinity Groups located at the C-17 Long Beach Campus and President of the Boeing Black Employees Association. For the past seven or more years he has been on the planning committee responsible for helping facilitate all onsite Heritage and Affinity Events at the Boeing Long Beach site. Some of my other activities and responsibilities include being President of Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership, a member of the Board of Directors of the Employees Community Fund of Boeing California, and Past Chairman of the UAW Local 148 Community Services Committee. I was also an Arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau of Los Angeles and Orange Counties, a member of the Labor Management Adjustment Committee for the Boeing onsite Career Transition Center, Commissioner on the City of Long Beach Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network, and the Youth Council. Previously I was the United Aerospace Workers Union (UAW) International Representative serving as the Employee Performance Program Coordinator for the C-17 Employee Involvement Program. James duties entail lowering the cost on our products, facilitating teams, improving manufacturing processes and procedures, and administering the represented employees Profit Sharing Plan called Gainsharing. I worked as a Production Planner, Employee Involvement Facilitator, and as an Aircraft Assembly Mechanic during my employment at Boeing. My education includes Bachelor of Science in Business and Management from the University of Redlands, a Certificate in Legal Procedures from Long Beach City College, Legal Assistant Certificate of completion from California State University Long Beach, Labor Studies Certificate, and AS Degree in Electronic Engineering from Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Show less

Production Planner

• Feb 1988 - Feb 1997

Managed efficiency of manufacturing operations by reviewing available dataCompiled regular production schedulesAnalyzed routing to ensure accuracy at all timesTracked production processMaintained inventoryPerformed capacity planning and shop order releasesPrepared detailed updates for report generationEmployee Performance Program (EPP) CoordinatorAssisted the Joint Executive Committee for Employee Involvement, manage and administer the EPP Plan for the Program C-17Managed projects related to EPP, met work standards by following production, productivity, quality, and customer service standards, resolved operational problems, and indentifying work process improvementsCreated, coordinated, planned, maintained, published, revised, improved, modified, and distributed the EPP Summary Reports monthly.Provided technical guidance, presentations, training, and support to Executive Committee and affected employeesActed as liaison between management, union leadership, and affected employees Show less