Guy M. Davies

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Santa Monica, Ca 90405

Contact information: telephone 310-***-**** (home) and 310-***-**** (cell)

e-mail: acsj1a@r.postjobfree.com

Career summary: Engineering and Operation roles of increasing responsibility where experience, excellent communication skills and expertise in continuous improvement has allowed companies to surpass their business objectives, to grow their revenue stream, to increase their profitability and to improve their position in the marketplace.

Experience:

July - August Honeywell Aerospace, Torrance, California

2015 Senior Mechanical Design Engineer reporting to the Product Support Engineering manager and providing technical support for the manufacturing and test operations of aircraft systems.

Supported manufacturing and test by understanding technical issues related to product manufacture and test.

Provided appropriate technical data to design Engineers to support engineering change requests and engineering change orders.

Interfaced with manufacturing personnel to understand and resolve manufacturing issues in a timely fashion to minimize impact on $35M per month revenue stream.

2000 to 2015 StandardAero, Los Angeles, California.

Senior Propulsion Engineer reporting to the Vice President and General Manager providing technical support in the overhaul and repair of Honeywell gas turbine engines and components. Used Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement methods to increase profitability from single to double digits, to improve engine deliveries and to improve product quality.

Used DMAIC techniques to analyze labor margin performance and implement changes to increase labor margin sell rate to $182 per hour.

Embraced and leveraged capabilities at other StandardAero sites to improve delivery dates and with higher profit margins than plan.

Performed detailed engine failure investigations, some in conjunction with engine manufacturer to identify cause of failure. Saved company $2M in one engine failure event alone.

Drove Continuous Improvement program to improve operating margins and product deliveries.

Subject matter expert interfacing with the engine manufacturer on technical matters to improve product reliability and lower operating costs.

Drove product through the shop by identifying alternate solutions to problems to achieve on time delivery and employed hands on approach working with shop techs to push deliveries.

Extensive communication with internal and external customers on technical issues, change of scope or cost increases or reasons engine delays for example.

Engine shop manager reporting directly to the Vice President and General Manager with P & L and staffing responsibility for three product lines. Led technicians and support staff, and held them accountable to exceed business goals, to meet key performance indicators and exceed customer delivery expectations.

Continually drove productivity and quality processes to improve margins and product quality.

Introduced a material review board process to increase material margins to double digits.

Promoted out of the box thinking from team to explore alternate means of achieving engine delivery dates; a different assembly process or repairing more parts in house for example.

Aggressively sought out new vendors to enhance our component repair capability to lower cost of engine repair and reduce engine turn times.

Guy M. Davies

1311 Ozone Avenue

Santa Monica, Ca 90405

Propulsion Engineer reporting to the Vice President and General Manager and providing technical support for all aspects of gas turbine engine overhaul. Utilized TQM skills and continuous improvement techniques to enhance engine delivery dates, reduce maintenance costs and improve labor and material margins from single to double digits.

Reviewed engine performance data and component conditions to determine the most cost effective workscope to return the engine to service.

Responsible for engine test cell correlation events performed with the engine manufacturer. 100% success rate without a need for re-correlation.

Measured test cell emissions to maintain Title V operating permit and avoid costly fines or facility closure.

Developed component repairs to lower cost of engine ownership, improve company profits and improve engine delivery dates by minimizing material needs.

Trained by General Electric in Six Sigma and achieved Green Belt certification.

1995 to 2000 National Airmotive Corp. (Rolls Royce Engine Services), Oakland, California.

Director of Operations (Long Beach) reporting to the President with P & L, health and safety and maintenance responsibility for the facility. Responsible for introducing a new product line to the company focusing on defining technical requirements, tooling needs, test equipment requirements and budget. Ensured the product line was introduced in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications. Product line sales grew substantially from zero to $5M per annum in less than two years of operation.

1985 to 1995 Pacific Airmotive Corporation, Burbank, California.

Project Engineer and Program Manager for Pratt and Whitney turboprop and turboshaft engines reporting to site Vice President providing technical support to the MRO with annual sales of $11,000,000.

Part of team that revised production methods to reduce labor costs by 5%.

Extensive use of CMM’s to fully understand repair requirements and developed the best method to achieve those repairs at the lowest cost and shortest time.

Improved the inspection and repair criteria to slash material replacement rates by some 30%.

Successfully obtained Federal Aviation Authority SFAR 36 approval to accomplish major repairs without FAA involvement.

1974 to 1984 Hamworthy Engineering, Poole, Dorset England.

Research and Development Engineer reporting to the chief engineer. Involved in all aspects of pump and compressor development including, manufacture, measurement, assembly requirements and testing. Enrolled in and completed a four year engineering apprenticeship program.

Education: BSME Mechanical Engineering certificates – Dorset Institute of Higher Education (now Bournemouth University) 1979, UCLA Business management extension – 1991, USC Aircraft Accident investigation – 1992, General Electric Corporation Six Sigma Green Belt certification – October 2000

Special skills: Excellent communication and analytical skills. Green Belt Six Sigma certified trained and in Continuous Improvement techniques. Fully conversant with MS office software. Trained in facility re-designs.

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