Manager Project

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A Quick Profile

( SENIOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT & MBB II, ACCENTURE NATIONAL SECURITY

SERVICES

( Operational Excellence Manager, MBB & Manager, Engineering,

Mechanization, IT Branches

( Plant Manager & LSS BB, Raytheon Aircraft Company, Salina Kansas

Division

( Deputy Base Commander, McConnell AFB, KS

( Director of Safety, McConnell AFB, KS

( Program & Project Manager, Raytheon Aircraft Company

( Aircraft Manufacturing Integrated Product Team Leader, Raytheon Aircraft

Company

( Flight & Academic Instructor, United States Air Force. 4,706 flight

hours (B-1B & B-52G/H)

( Active in Local Community (elected offices, boards, and commissions)

( Education:

MPA Masters Degree, Public Administration, Wichita State University

MPS Masters Degree, Political Science, Auburn University

MA Masters Degree, Counseling, Louisiana Tech University

BA History, Arizona State University

Air War College - Air University, Maxwell AFB

Air Command and Staff College - Air University, Maxwell AFB

National Security Management Course - National Defense University

Aircraft Mishap Investigators Course - University of Southern

California

Senior Officer's Nuclear Accident Course - Defense Nuclear Agency,

Kirtland AFB

Project Managers Course - American Graduate University

Institute for Municipal Leadership - Hugo Wall School of Urban and

Public Affairs

Chronology

2007 - Current Accenture National Security Services / George Group LLP

Senior Management Consultant and LSS Deployment Advisor for 5th and

6th Army;

U.S. Forces Command (FORSCOM); United States Army Reserve

Command (USARC) & USAR Human Resources Command (HRC),

Comcast, Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES)

2003 - 2007 Philips Lighting North America

Manager, Operational Excellence Branch (Engineering, IT, LSS,

Environmental)

LSS MBB; Business Unit Manager (High speed, continuous process)

Integral Projects Manager

1996 - 2003 Raytheon Aircraft Company

Plant Manager - Raytheon Aircraft Company, Salina Division

(600 FTE)

Program Manager - MQM 107D Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

Program

Deputy Program Manager - Hawker 4000 Business Jet Program

Development

Program Administrator - 400A BeechJet / USAF T-1A

Integrated Product Team Leader - Premier 1A Aircraft

LSS BB

1994 - 1996 Deputy Base Commander, McConnell AFB, KS

1992 - 1994 Director of Safety, McConnell AFB, KS

1991 - 1992 Director, Warfighting Assessment, Research and Strategy

Division (SAC Checkmate), Strategic Air Command (SAC)

Headquarters, Offutt AFB, NE

Leading People

( Plant Manager for 600 person manufacturing operation (low speed / high

variability product mix)

( Engineering Manager leading engineers (Elect, Mech, Industrial) and

supporting admin staff

( Deputy Base Commander, McConnell AFB -- Led 1,168 uniformed troops and

200+ civilians

( Director of Safety. Directed workplace safety, education, and OSHA

compliance program for 3,550 employees. Included flight safety, ground

safety, and explosives safety

( President, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Smoky Hill

Chapter

Leading Change

( Six Sigma Master Blackbelt II (MBB II). Proficient in Lean Manufacturing

and Six Sigma methodology. Extensive experience in Statistical Process

Control (SPC), Self Directed Work Teams (Lean Mfg), process simulation,

business case development, change management, issue based problem solving

strategies, and organizational restructuring. Certified in Army's

Program of Instruction (POI) for Lean Six Sigma

( Operational Excellence Manager, MBB, and IT Manager. Led 10 Six Sigma

Blackbelts saving $3.4M in one year. Responsible for the successful

restart of a languishing Green Belt (GB) program. Rewrote the GB

training curriculum and developed/deployed a new BB selection process

( ( Responsible for the successful implementation of Lean

Manufacturing concepts on the shop floor

( MBB and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Deployment Advisor for 5th Army, 6th Army,

FORSCOM, and USARC. Responsible for LSS deployment across 1000+ person

organization with 82 Green Belts and two Black Belts. $16.3M in savings

in 12 months. Provided queue control methodology to AZ DES.

Building Coalitions/Communications

( Project Leader for a $20.5M Gas/Oxygen Glass Melting Furnace project.

This was a multinational project involving sub-teams from all around the

world. Results: Project on time and under budget

( City Council Member. Elected by a two-to-one majority. Salina City

Planning Commission

( ( Former President, Derby Public Building Commission; Former Member,

Board of Directors, El Paso Water Company; Former Member, Salina City

Planning Commission

( Worked regularly and closely with the labor union (International

Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) to avoid grievances and

resolve disputes in a timely and fair manner. No grievances

Business Acumen

( Program Manager for Raytheon's $40.7M MQM-107D Aerial Target program.

Primary customer contact on status and performance, anticipating and

exceeding customer needs to ensure continued business

( Program Manager, Raytheon Program Management Systems. Developed control

systems and reports that accurately measure progress, identify potential

problems in sufficient time to take corrective action, meet contract

commitments, and enhance profit

( Deputy Program Manager for Raytheon's newest aircraft, the Hawker 4000

super mid-sized corporate jet

( Using Issue Based Problem Solving methodologies, helped Comcast identify

areas of opportunity in their warehouse, front desk, and call center

areas

Honors/Awards/Organizations

"Instructor of the Year" - Strategic Air Command, United States Air Force

Certificate in Municipal Leadership - Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public

Affairs

Member: Phi Kappa Phi, The nation's most selective multi-discipline

honors society

Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honors Association

International City/County Management Association (ICMA)

American Defense Preparedness/National Security Industrial Association

International Society of Six Sigma Professionals

American Society of Military Comptrollers

Personal

Security Clearance: Active Top Secret SBI. Highest held: TS SIOP/ESI &

various compartmental

Excellent health...nonsmoker

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