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Starks, LA 70661 Email: ab9na2@r.postjobfree.com

Eric G. Price

Objective

Seeking a management-level position with a dynamic organization

that fully utilizes my extensive experience and skills in Customer

Support, Budgeting, Scheduling, Quality Control, Safety, Inventory

Control/Purchasing and Leadership.

Education

January 1993 – June 1994 Somerset Comm.College Somerset, KY

Airframe and Powerplant License/Business Management

Professional

Experience

March 2008 to July 2013 ERA Helicopters, LLC Lake Charles, LA

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 pricing, delivery schedules and reliability.

• Ensuring the departments under my control are 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

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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 (formerly EADS) Lake Charles, LA

Chief Operating Officer (May 2005 to March 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

Director of Maintenance (June 2004 to May 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.

Project Manager / Customer Support Manager (August 2002 to May 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.

Oct 1997 to July 2002 DHL Airways (currently Astar Air Cargo) Cincinnati, OH

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.

June 1997 to Sept1997 American Intl Airways Yipsilanti, MI

Professional Flight Engineer DC-8 fleet

• Lead Maintenance Technician and Flight Engineer on DC8/63 series aircraft.

July 1994 to May 1997 TWA (Trans World Airlines) Saint Louis, MO.

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

October 1988 to October 1992 United States Air Force(Honorable Discharge)

Crew Chief: B52G/H Models and TR-1/U2’s

Certifications/

Licenses

Airframe and Powerplant

Additional

Skills

Computer Experience:

Proficient in Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, Outlook and Power Point

Personal and Professional References Available Upon Request

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