Manager Engineer

AARON PLATT

** ***** **, ****** ******, WA ***** · 817-***-****

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Future leader in manufacturing and talented lean innovator looking to grow my skills in a leadership role. Well organized and detail-oriented team member that can handle a variety of assignments and consistently follows through from start to finish. I seek to motivate my team by starting at the foundation, building trust & respect, and developing a culture of continuous improvement.

EXPERIENCE

1/2018 - CURRENT

PROPOSAL ANALYST L4, Lockheed martin aeronautics

Proposal Analyst responsible for production hour estimates and Non-Recurring Costs for government contracts related to the F-35 program. Utilize SAP, Hyperion, and other business intelligence systems to pull part(s)/tool cost and labor data to develop accurate estimates that adhere to FAR and TINA requirements. Review contract proposal estimates for accuracy and develop ad hoc reports. Performed leadership reviews of proposals and production cost estimates valued in the $10-100M. Negotiate estimates with government customers. Review Bill of Materials (BOM) for make versus buy procurement types. Utilize wrap rates, escalation factors, discounts and learning curve to estimate future costs of products.

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5/2007 – 1/2018

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING LEAD & MANUFACTURING MANAGER, The boeing company

Hands on experience in leading, researching, measuring and implementing process improvements in commercial and military aircraft manufacturing. Lead Industrial Engineer with the responsibility of training new employees in business and industrial engineering processes, leading business directives and managing priorities to best support the organization. Develop both standard build plans/schedules to support manufacturing along with running recovery schedules when interruptions to the standard build where affected. Utilize Lean methods to improve manufacturing processes in both quality, cost and safety. Developed capacity plans, value stream maps, led process improvement workshops, familiar with Kaizen and performed root cause analysis. Manufacturing manager responsible for the success and safety of work crews. Ensure crews had all the parts, tools and knowledge to perform their function to build aircraft. Held company training programs for employees. Report-out build progress to leadership and identify risks to the build plan. Tracked and reported on my Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) daily. Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule and Improvement metric coaching and implementation. Engaged stakeholders to embrace the metrics and improve efficiency.

EDUCATION

SEPTEMBER 2009

MASTER’S CERTIFICATE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT, Stevens institute of technology

MAY 2007

BA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Western Washington university

SKILLS

Proficient in Excel (formulas, vlookups, macros, queries, pivot tables)

Proficient with SAP and Hyperion to develop cost estimates

Familiar with manufacturing scheduling

Root cause analysis

Proficient in cost and labor estimating

Time and motion studies

Lean manufacturing experience

Familiar with Kaizen and process improvement

Lean workshop facilitation

Data analysis (cost, schedule, safety, quality)

US government proposal/contract reviews

Currently hold US GOVT Secret Clearance

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