Engineer Manager

JOHN A. RIGNOLI

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North Haven, CT 06473-4013

Email: *********@*****.***

Home Phone: 203-***-****

Cell Phone: 203-***-****

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To secure an Operations Management position with an organization that can

utilize my ability, experience and education in providing me with the

opportunity for maximizing efficiency and profitability.

CAREER SUMMARY

Accomplished manager with progressive experience in Industrial Engineering,

operations, finance, and information technology. Critical thinker with a

creative solution-based philosophy focused on identifying and implementing

business improvements to enable and affect business growth, profitability

and customer satisfaction. Excellent business judgment and decision making

ability with strong inter- personal, communication and organization skills.

Respected by colleagues for exhibiting straightforward management approach

and integrity.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

- Business Performance & Budget Management

- Program & Project Management

- Financial & Operational Analysis

- Strategic Planning & Change Management

- Strategic Sourcing

- Process Development & Process Improvement

- Personnel Management

- Systems Implementation, Integration and Consolidation

EXPERIENCE

SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT (Stratford, CT)

Department Manager, Industrial Engineering

(2008 to 2013)

Management of (8) Industrial Engineering groups (total of up to

65 professionals) within Production Operations of Sikorsky

Aircraft. Responsible for the evaluation of labor variance,

manufacturing plans, manpower and capacity planning. Ensure all

hiring plans and financial budgets are met. Establishing

Industrial Engineering standard work at throughout manufacturing

operations, offsite locations, joint ventures and outside

suppliers.

. Reduction of internal cost on detail parts manufacturing by

over 15%, resulting in over $50M annual savings.

. Resourced commercial aircraft cabin assembly work in Asia

resulting in over $10M per year in savings.

. Procured new facility in Europe, increasing international

military aircraft capacity by over 50% and reducing

aircraft cost by over $5M annually

. Automated daily labor reports resulting in over $250K labor

savings for center Industrial Engineers

Manager, Industrial Engineering- Assembly and Flight Operations

(2004 to 2008)

Responsible for ensuring all production processes for Commercial

Helicopter and Military Helicopter assembly operations are lean

and cost effective in order to meet cost targets and customer

deliveries. Managed an Industrial Engineering team (8-10

employees) responsible for facilities planning, capacity

planning, capital equipment justification and procurement,

ergonomics, safety, quality, cost, schedule, performance

monitoring, rate tooling analyses, offload evaluation, detailed

manpower analyses, and all matters relating to efficiency, for

all production and development within the assembly operations

areas. Participated on many Kaizen events in transforming the

assembly operations.

. Improved military aircraft assembly labor on new derivative

model by over 40% ($30M annual savings)

. Improved aircraft lead time by over 30%

Operations Industrial Engineer (2001 to

2004)

Industrial Engineering support for the Comanche aircraft,

including assembly and detail manufacturing departments.

Participated on Kaizen events for the Composites production

facility and the Major/Final Assembly area, resulting in a 50%

reduction in space requirements. Managed capital equipment

planning and justification of a $7.2M manufacturing capital

plan, ensuring lean production facilities and the optimum

manufacturing costs. Evaluation of manufacturing plans, make-

buy decisions, manpower and capacity planning. Responsible for

manufacturing labor estimating for all detail components.

Analyze and determine causes of cost overruns to prevent

recurrence.

Project Industrial Engineer - Comanche Program

(1999 to 2001)

Advanced technology helicopter developed for the U.S. Army

utilizing leading edge materials and designed based on lean

manufacturing principles. Responsible for Design to Cost for the

Comanche prototype aircraft labor and material cost goals for

the Sikorsky portion of this joint venture, including labor

estimating and learning curve analyses, as well as the cost

performance of a major suppliers. Met with government

personnel for negotiations, and provided adequate rational and

justification.

Industrial Engineer- Composites Center

(Prior to 1999)

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX ONLINE

(2003 to Present)

Faculty Practitioner - Mathematics

College Algebra I. Demonstration of various concepts of basic

algebra.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (West Haven, CT)

(1995 to Present)

Adjunct Professor - Industrial Engineering Department

Engineering Economics -Quantitative Analysis of applied economics

in the engineering practice.

Applied Engineering Statistics - Probability, Statistics and

Statistical Process Control using Microsoft Excel.

EDUCATION

Master of Engineering Science & Six Sigma Blackbelt

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Hartford, CT; Cumulative

GPA 3.825

ACE Certification-Associate

United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering

University of New Haven, West Haven, CT; Cumulative GPA 3.80

Master of Business Administration

University of New Haven, West Haven, CT; Cumulative GPA 3.49

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI; Cumulative GPA 3.12

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Institute of Industrial Engineers

(Served as president and vice president of local chapter;

currently serving as a director)

Sikorsky Foremen's Club

(Served as president and vice president)

COMMUNITY SERVICE

American Cancer Society Relay for Life

Team Captain, responsible for team membership and fundraising

activities for Sikorsky Aircraft team in Stratford,

Connecticut's Annual Relay. The team raised over $100K over 12

years.

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