Vice President of Operations & Digital Transformation

• May 2023 - Present

Vice President, Manufacturing

• Jun 2021 - Feb 2023

Senior Operations Manager

• Feb 2018 - Apr 2021

Promoted to direct 220-person manufacturing division. Turned around culture, morale, and operations to bring plant back to delivery targets while meeting strict quality and regulatory requirements. • Transformed information flow and communication, and instilled culture of transparency, accountability, and trust.• Developed integrated, master production schedule for better manufacturing coordination, shortening production cycle by 30%, in 3 months to meet higher production demand.• Selected by corporate management to host 2020 summit of all Gulfstream manufacturing divisions to display new operations model that drove performance turnaround of Long Beach division. Show less

Corporate Manager Scheduling / Manufacturing Data

• Nov 2013 - Jan 2018

Responsibilities increased to direct company-wide upgrade and expansion of outdated production scheduling system, and integrate it with new SAP platform. Led project from planning and R&D to delivery and testing.• Transformed scheduling system efficiency, slashing schedule change requirements from 3 people and 3 weeks to 1 person and 1 week by reviewing and streamlining all involved processes.• Overhauled scheduling, and eliminated inefficient and redundant processes to cut labor requirements from 10 to 5 employees, while increasing department output. • Honored for change leadership in improving critical corporate systems and processes. Show less

Integrated Product Team Manager - Completions Operations

• Sep 2010 - Nov 2013

Appointed to unify direction and activities of project engineering team. Eliminated engineering silos, and drove collaboration in project planning, production scheduling, budgets, tooling, quality control, and safety.• Implemented Lean manufacturing, with weekly project reviews and digital database to identify potential savings, boosting department savings by multimillion-dollars per year, and improving team morale and collaboration.• Regained program speed by accelerating engineering team buildup, and prioritizing drawings and manufacturing instructions to ensure on-time component delivery. Show less

Manufacturing Engineer III

• Mar 2008 - Sep 2010

Recruited to first aerospace role because of recognized problem-solving talent to be change agent and implement Lean Manufacturing principles into production operations, with focus on improving efficiencies, cycle times, quality, and costs.Created innovative master schedule system for fabrication center to boost production efficiencies quality control, and cost management.• Implemented Lean manufacturing culture and applied Lean principles to integration of newly acquired Jet Aviation, saving $MM in first year from process refinement, scheduling efficiencies, and culture improvements.• Led senior management staff in creating strategic plan for Savannah Completion Center, doubling Lean savings within first year, and boosting morale by clarifying each employee's actual contribution to bottom line.• Brought outsourced manufacturing production back in-house, and improved engineering design and manufacturing methods to save $2.8M in first year, with total yearly company-wide savings of $MM.• Won multiple awards, bonuses, and recognitions for manufacturing excellence; selected for prestigious Gulfstream management development program in 2009 despite cutbacks due to economic crisis. Show less

Manufacturing Engineer II

• May 2005 - Mar 2008

Sr. Financial Analyst

• Feb 2005 - May 2005

Principal - Director of Operations

• Apr 2015 - Jul 2018

Program Manager Special Cases

• Feb 2001 - Dec 2002

Lambayeque State General Manager

• Feb 2001 - Jul 2001