Kenneth Brown

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Pell City, AL, *5128

205-***-****

acdqlz@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience

Kaiser Aircraft Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL

Fuel Quality Manager/Tower Coordinator, June 2007- Present

. Coordinate arriving & departing flights with aircrews.

. Communicatedwith maintenance check flight and departing/arriving

flight crews via UHF and VHF radio equipment

. Oversee all aspects of the fuel program.

. Responsible for the quality of fuel being delivered to contracted

aircraft.

. Charted usage and kept inventory at acceptable levels.

. Ordered/replenished supplies as required according to use.

. Disposed of waste fuel in accordance with EPA procedures.

. Analyze fuel quality control test results and provide feedback and

interpretation to production management or staff.

. Monitor performance of fuel quality systems to ensure effectiveness

and efficiency.

. Create and implement inspection and testing criteria and procedures.

. Communicate quality control information regarding aircraft fuel

quality to all relevant organizational departments, outside vendors,

or contractors.

. Review and update standard operating procedures and quality assurance

manuals.

. Produce reports regarding nonconformance of products or processes,

daily production quality, root cause analysis, or quality trends.

. Identify quality problems or areas for improvement and recommend

solutions.

. Oversee workers including supervisors, inspectors, and laboratory

workers engaged in testing activities.

. Direct the tracking of defects, test results, and other regularly

reported quality control data.

. Direct product testing activities throughout production cycles.

. Supervise crew of 8 fuel operators & quality associates.

. Lead & participated in Lean & Kaizen events to drive down production

times & material usage.

Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL

Production Supervisor, January 2000- June 2007

. Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.

. Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies

and procedures for workers.

. Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other

records and reports to determine production requirements and to

evaluate current production estimates and outputs.

. Plan and develop new products and production processes.

. Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records,

and prepare management reports of production results.

. Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve

production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or

efficiency.

. Demonstrate equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new

employees, or assign employees to experienced workers for training.

. Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or

malfunctions.

. Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.

. Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on

company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.

. Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems,

complaints, or grievances.

. Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production

sequences to meet production goals.

. Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities

within or between departments.

. Supervised crew of 15 painters & depainters in a union environment.

Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL

Aircraft Painter, June 1993- January 2000

. Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and

decorative or finish coatings.

. Apply designs, lettering, or other identifying or decorative items to

finished products, using paint brushes or paint sprayers.

. Monitor painting operations in order to identify flaws such as

blisters and streaks so that their causes can be corrected.

. Mix paints to match color specifications or aircraft original colors,

then stir and thin the paints, using spatulas or power mixing

equipment.

. Remove grease, dirt, paint, and rust from surfaces in preparation for

paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches,

washing tanks, or sandblasters.

. Pour paint into spray guns, and adjust nozzles and paint mixes in

order to get the proper paint flow and coating thickness.

. Select paint according to company requirements, and match colors of

paint following specified color charts.

Education

. Ragland High School, Ragland, AL

Completed General Diploma coursework

. Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL

Completed coursework towards Parks & Recreation Management

Additional Skills

. Currently possess Secret level government clearance

. Possess restricted Radio Operator Permit

. Turned fuel quality program from "orange" to "green" rating based on

annual AOI inspections by the U.S. Air Force

. Completed Dale Carnegie Leadership Training for Managers

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