David R. Gough

PO Box.******, Sebastian, Florida, 32978

316-***-****(c), acuzp7@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Certified Six Sigma Expert with lifetime experience in the aircraft manufacturing industry based in Operations, Program Management, Production and Process Planning, Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement functions across a variety of different environments including final assembly, manufacturing fabrication, flight, paint, customer completions, overhaul and repair, retrofits and service centers.

Experience

Piper Aircraft, Vero Beach, Florida

Operations Program Manager

Managed product development implementations within the Operation’s arena

Reviewed multi-functional readiness tasks and project schedules

Oversaw and regulated Engineering configuration compliance on projects

Managed a machine/vendor selection team responsible for purchasing capital equipment worth from $70k-$300k

Coordinated off-site customer modifications and project schedules

Jul.12 - Current

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, Wichita, Kansas

Project Manager – Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement

Managed the Mindset, Behaviors and Culture Team

Developed pulse surveys, focus groups and talent management initiatives

Implemented Lean concepts across final assembly, paint and flight

Workplace organization, flow, 5S, waste removal, performance management

Developed and maintained the company’s Operations Manual

Which included guidelines on productivity, quality and materials process standardization

Developed standard work protocols

Key performance indicators, work schedules and escalation mechanisms

Sept.09 – Jun.12

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, Wichita, Kansas

Project Manager - Hawker Cost Reduction

Managed a joint partnership program with HBC’s major supplier – Airbus UK

Chartered to minimize contract escalation costs with product cost reductions

Developed the gated structure by which 30-40 cost saving projects were managed

Initiated $100k+ annual cost savings via supply chain, design engineering, process, logistics and tooling projects

Mar.07 – Sept.09

Raytheon Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas

Raytheon Six Sigma Expert - Certified

Certification project initiated an estimated $140k in annual saving via the standardization of customer options and minimizing profit loss incurred by having options completed off-site.

Team member on projects to reduce cost and increase material availability

Utilization of Raytheon’s Vision, Commit, Prioritize, Characterize, Improve, Achieve continuous improvement strategy (Raytheon’s adaptation of DMAIC)

Team member on the Business Growth Team – supported project diagnostics on expanding the general aviation footprint in India

Jan.05 – Mar.07

Raytheon Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas

Process Planning Manager

Dept. size - 96 people – 5 Team Leads and 91 hourly union based Planners

Managed the creation and maintenance of all aircraft build structures

Responsible for all bill of materials, tools, work instructions and routings

Oversight the use of visual illustrations/graphical work instructions

Dec.97 – Jan.05

Raytheon Aircraft Company, Chester, England and Wichita, Kansas

Production Engineer and Team Lead - Special Missions Aircraft

Lead team of 3 Production Engineers

Product development implementation – search and rescue platform

Production planning and change control

Created bill of materials, tools orders, work instructions and routings

Oct.90 – Dec.97

British Aerospace, Chester, England

Skilled Sheet Metal Assembler\Crew Chief

Crew Chief over a team of 4-8 Sheet Metal Assemblers

Structural modification for customer options and completions

Overhaul and repair programs

Final assembly and service center support

Sep.80 – Oct.90

Hawker Siddeley\British Aerospace, Chester, England

Indentured Apprenticeship Program - Apprentice

Multi-discipline training school

Skill specific training rotation program

Aeronautical engineering college

Sep.76 – Sep.80

Education

Raytheon Six Sigma Expert – Certified March.07

Six Sigma Foundations, Waltham, MA

Integrated Supply Chain, Plano, TX

Strategic Leadership, Tucson AZ

Project Management, Tucson, AZ

American Graduate University

5 day Project Management course, Wichita, Ks

Traditional Workplace Training

Workplace Violence, Drug Awareness, Hazardous Materials, Safety in the Workplace, Ethics, Import\Export, Record Retention etc.

UK Schooling

Kelsterton College, North East Wales Institute - 1976–1980

National Vocational Qualification – Level.3. Aeronautical Engineering

Technician Education Council Level.3 in Mechanical Aerospace Studies

Certificate in Engineering Craftsmanship

Queens Park High School, Chester, England – graduated 1976

O-levels in Mathematics, Geography and French

Computer Skills

Competent in typical Microsoft office software including:

Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word, Outlook, etc.

Familiarity with Microsoft SharePoint functionality

Familiarity with SAP and Infor LN ERP/MRP business systems

General Interests

Hiking, biking, dog walking

Travel

Sports

References

Upon request

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