Industrial Engineer

Don C. Lancaster

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Denton, TX 76209 (Cell) 405-***-****

Business Scheduling and Control

Senior Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer with extensive experience developing standard systems to include independently preparing program schedules for recurring and non-recurring aspects of new business acquisitions, proposal and ongoing production and/or change driver activities.

Skills

Integrate Program Plans and Schedules

Cost analysis, Budgeting, and Quality Improvement

Professional Team Management

Product and Service Development

Execute Integration Management, Communications Management, and Scope Management

Lead, Direct, and Facilitate Profitable and Cost Effective Solutions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Zodiac Seats-US Gainesville, TX Jan. 2012-Mar. 2013

Manufacturing / Industrial Engineer

Create standards for fabrication and assembly of commercial airline seats for plants in Texas and Mexico.

Monitor production using variance charts and standard analysis.

Created work sampling studies, product time studies and estimations on projected processes.

Consolidate areas of high complexity on a Lean Manufacturing assembly line.

The Boeing Company Charleston, SC Nov. 2009- Nov. 2011

Industrial Engineer

Commercial Airliner Division, 787 Dreamliner Program.

Developed time and motion studies.

Tracked production via bar charting and other software programs.

Created and implemented work sampling studies.

Fulfilled Lean management studies for the Lean Management Assessment done annually.

Utilized CMAD, Aurora, and Velocity to conduct planning and implementation activities for production.

The Boeing Company San Antonio, TX 2007- Mar. 2009

Industrial Engineer

Commercial Airliner Division, 787 Dreamliner Program.

Lead project startup utilizing CMAD, Aurora, and Velocity to conduct planning and implementation activities.

Formed work/organization breakdown structures.

Developed responsibility assignment matrix.

Blockbuster Distribution Center, McKinney, TX 2002-2006

Manager, Re-Engineering Program Team

Recruited, trained and led a team of six IE’s to re-engineer methods, procedures and work standards for a 900,000 square foot Distribution Center with over 1200 employees.

Developed work standards saving $1,500,000 on an annual labor budget of $5,000,000.

Trained department managers and supervisors in the company’s incentive system & reporting systems

Analyzed, developed & maintained cost/schedule performance measurement baselines and variance analysis.

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120 Heritage Lane (Home) 940-***-****

Denton, TX 76209 (Cell) 405-***-****

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Howmet Casting Company, Wichita Falls, TX (division of Alcoa Alum.) 2001-2002

Sr. IE/Manufacturing Engineer

Used specialized knowledge and expertise to make recommendations for performance improvement in the grinding department.

Developed and Implemented new work standards resulting in a $200,000/yr. savings.

Re-tooled production line saving $30,000/yr. by improving production acceptance 10%

BTR Sealing Systems, Frederick, OK 1995-2001

Senior Industrial Engineer/Packaging Engineer/Continuous Improvement Facilitator

Developed and implemented compliance plans for labor and material costs.

Implemented compliance plans to support internal process reviews and external regulatory requirements.

Reviewed schedule performance measurement baselines and variance analysis for new contract bidding of approximately $7,000,000 annually.

Facilitator of Continuous Improvement/Lean Manufacturing Program. Taught program to select groups of workforce on a department basis. Reduced costs by over $650,000/yr.

Introduced returnable packaging to customers and saved over $1,400,000 annually.

Led team of four QS 9000 auditors at multiple plants in preparation for their certification audits. All future contracts were based on this certification.

Loral Vought Systems, Camden, AR 1984-1994

Senior I.E., MLRS Missile Program / Advanced Programs

Managed material procurement for an $800,000,000 Advanced Missile Program.

Served as Program Liaison to the U.S. Army Missile Command and held Secret Clearance.

Leads and integrates the collection and documentation of requirements for equipment capacity, cost justification, and new tool development.

Developed labor standards and manufacturing processes in a “high explosive” environment ensuring the safety of over 800 people on four daily shifts.

EDUCATION and SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Veteran-U.S. ARMY- Retired

MTM M.O.S.T. Certified, Dallas, TX

TQM TEAMS, Camden, AR

South Arkansas University, Camden, AR

QS 9000 Internal Auditor, Production Improvement Facilitator, South Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma & Iowa

Toyota Production System, ALCOA University, Whitehall, MI

CMAD, Aurora, and Velocity training, Everett, WA

CMAD, Aurora, EID, IVT, COGNOS, and Velocity training, Charleston, SC

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