Manager Maintenance
Resume:
Eric Price
Present address:
Starks, Louisiana, 70661
***********@*****.***
Cell Ph.: 337-***-****
Experience
ERA Helicopters, LLC; 3/10/2008 to Present
Lake Charles, LA
Position: Global Supply Chain Manager / International Customer Support Manager
• Organizing, coordinating, managing and directing Inventory Control, Purchasing Department
and Stores group.
• Inventory Control, Logistics and Purchasing Department oversight, to ensure the best
practices are conducted for best pricing, delivery schedules and reliability.
• Ensuring the departments under my control is in full compliance with Era Helicopters policy
and procedures.
• Coordinating with the Repair Station Manager, Production Control Manager, Purchasing
Manager and Logistics Manager to ensure Maintenance Department is furnished with
adequate tooling, parts and equipment in airworthy condition and meeting the Production
scheduled delivery dates.
• Managing International contract requirements with respect to spares packages, Era
Helicopters given PBH Agreements, tooling requirements, export and shipping requirements,
data sharing and Aircraft out of Service support and troubleshooting.
• Providing management and guidance to Regional Customer Support Representatives,
regarding customer’s inventory and contract management.
• Primary customer interface with respect to aircraft Inventory, Logistics and Technical
questions.
• Monitor budgetary commitments and staffing levels for 28 team members, 9 divisions globally.
Supply Clerks,
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Field Base Supply
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Cycle Count / Inventory Administrators
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Purchasing Group
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Logistics Group
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Tooling and Ground Support Equipment
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International Customer Support
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Regional Customer Support Representatives
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Era Medical Customer Support
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Era Housing Contracts and set up for Gulf of Mexico
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• Performing betterment/detriment calculations for components performed outside contract
coverage scope allowance.
• Work with the Sr. Vice President, Fleet Management to negotiate International contracts and
proposals with Vendors and Suppliers.
Accomplishments:
• Inventory control program, reduced inventory write-off from 8% on $58M stocking profile in
2007, down to .04% on $63M stocking profile over 13 countries in 2012. Average write-off over
5 year tenure has been less than 1% with an industry average of 3%
• Staffing levels have remained the same over 5 years even with additional requirements by
streamlining efficiency in all departments, cross training and team member involvement in
reorganization of work areas.
• Negotiating new parts agreement with Era Medical division and International Leasing
Customers.
• Logistics costs reduced by 27%, from original operating budget of $1.3M.
• Internal department communication, organizing Monthly Safety meetings and Team meetings
to discuss concerns and suggestions for departmental improvements on processes and
procedures.
• Establishing MIN/MAX programs that reduced our non-moving Inventory levels and placing
the proper parts into inventory.
• Shelf Life program which established process for “first in-first out” of products.
• Established Purchasing agreements with 5 primary suppliers, setting volume discounts and
guaranteed delivery dates.
Aeroframe Services (previously EADS Aeroframe Services); 08/2002 to 03/2008
Lake Charles, LA
Position: Chief Operating Officer 5/2005 to 3/2008
• Responsible for day to day operations of North America’s largest Airbus Heavy Maintenance
facility.
• Negotiated supplier contracts and inventory stock profiles with 4 Commercial Airlines.
• Established Purchasing Department processes and procedures. Building a team of 7
Purchasers and 4 Material Planners.
• Maintaining the financial integrity of the company. Budgetary commitments were maintained
over a 3 year period. Turning a profit in each of the 3 years.
• Representing the company in professional and local public events to build community
relationships.
• Company representative for interface with new customer base.
• Promote safety in every area of the company, building a workforce that has safety as the
culture.
• Give direction to the Maintenance, Quality, Safety and Supply teams on the company’s long
range goals.
EADS Aeroframe Services (currently Aeroframe Services)
Lake Charles, LA
Position; Director of Maintenance 6/2004 to 5/2005
• Establish and maintain a liaison with the customers regarding Maintenance programs and
staffing levels.
• Work with the Director of Quality to establish policy and procedures in the Repair Station
Manuals and ensure FAA Regulatory requirements are met.
• Establishing and maintaining a working relationship with the FAA.
• Responsible for Inventory Control and provisioning for 11 lines of aircraft maintenance.
• Provide direction to the Maintenance Department personnel to establish scheduling priorities,
flow charts for heavy maintenance projects and budgets.
• Maintained staffing levels for multiple projects, up to 11 lines of maintenance. Which had in
excess of 500 employees at max production levels?
Position: Project Manager / Customer Support Manager 8/2002 to 5/2004
• Oversee Wide Body Fleet maintenance program.
• Monitor budgets and staffing levels for 6 lines of heavy maintenance. Reaching $7M monthly
revenue with 70+ Maintenance Technicians.
• Company representative for interaction with onsite customer maintenance representative.
• Negotiated contract commitments and additional request by customer.
• Negotiated man-hours for non-routine maintenance tasks.
DHL Airways (currently Astar Air Cargo) 10/1997 to 7/2002
Cincinnati, OH
Position: Manager Maintenance Control
• Responsible for monitoring maintenance on fleet of B277/200, DC-8/71 and A300 cargo
aircraft.
• Provided technical support to 31 field base locations globally via telecommunications.
• Traveled to field locations to assist with troubleshooting maintenance discrepancies.
• Managed team of 12 Lead System Technicians who communicated with Flight Crews,
Maintenance Technicians and DHL Freight Operations on availability of aircraft and
forecasting.
American International Airways; 6/1997 to 9/1997
Yipsilanti, MI
Position: Professional Flight Engineer DC-8 fleet
• Lead Maintenance Technician and Flight Engineer on DC8/63 series aircraft.
TWA (Trans World Airlines); 7/1994 to 5/1997
Saint Louis, MO.
Position: Aircraft Maintenance Technician (A&P)
• Traveled to field locations to repair out of service aircraft, MD80, DC9, B727, B757, B747,
B767 and L1011 fleets.
• Technical support for Heavy Maintenance facility
United States Air Force; 10/1988 to 10/1992 (Honorable Discharge)
Crew Chief: B52G/H Models and TR-1/U2’s
Certifications
Airframe and Powerplant
Education:
Somerset Community College; January 1993 to June 1994
Airframe and Powerplant License / Business Management
Somerset, Kentucky
Computer Experience:
Proficient in Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, Outlook and Power Point
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