Experience

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  ATI Wah Chang

  • Wah Chang, Albany, OR

  • Production Supervisor - Specialty Metals Manufacturing

    • May 2001 - Jan 2012
    • Wah Chang, Albany, OR

    • Plan and direct department activities to obtain safe and efficient operations including multiple aspects of safety: conduct daily safety audits, facilitate risk abatement activities, develop and implement procedures to minimize safety hazards, correct unsafe working conditions and acts, report and investigate incidents. • Apply leadership skills to motivate and train subordinates in Lean Manufacturing based continuous improvement.• Monitor and evaluate processes and department personnel and machinery to identify improvement opportunities.• Complete process improvement projects, plan and conduct meetings (including crew workplace meetings) and maintain current inventories of operating supplies. • Evaluate performance, recommend appropriate disciplinary action as needed, and interpret and enforce company policies while maintaining the provisions of the bargaining unit contract.• Approve bargaining union time entries and arrange for shift coverage as required to maintain production schedules.• Monitor work on the shop floor and ensure activities as consistent with established standard work and work instruction documents.• Assist in the development and revision of standard work and work instruction documents.• Ensure that adequate training of personnel is conducted, maintained, and documented. • Ensure strict adherence to both internal and external customer requirements.• Perform process audits, recognize and report process deviations, and assist with diagnosis and correction of safety/process/quality/delivery problems.• Ensure strict compliance with environmental requirements.• Maintain a working understanding of Oracle and resolve OPM issues.• Other duties as assigned

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  US Army

  • Ft. Leonard Wood, MO

  • Flight Operations Officer, Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO.

    • Jan 1998 - Jun 2001
    • Ft. Leonard Wood, MO

    Flight operations management and security, airport aviation safety, local military and civilian (military controlled) Air Traffic Control (ATC), flight planning, aviation weather facility, FAA dependant aviation navigational aid maintenance, airport maintenance, aircraft refueling operations, airport security, and VIP handling. VIP handling consisted of programming air and ground transportation of installation General Officer staff and other General Officers from all branches of the US Department of Defense, US Allied countries, members of the US Congress, and local governmental officials. US Army aviator (Retired).

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  United States Army Aviator and Soldier

  • Senior Aviation Safety Officer

    • Jun 1975 - Jan 1998

    US Army Aviation Safety Officer for a number of US Army military units throughout the Army. I served as an enlisted soldier for the first five years of my military career before attending the US Army Flight Training Program at Ft. Rucker, AL. Upon graduating flight school I served in many aviation based units and positions until reaching my final assignment at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri as noted above.