David Wills
***** ***** **. *, #***, Puyallup, WA 98375 253-***-****
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Objective
Structural Planner
Personal Brand Statement
MY PLANNING RESULTS IN PRODUCTS BEING BUILT WITH THE CORRECT MATERIAL,
PROCESSES, AND SPECIFICATIONS THE FIRST TIME, ON TIME.
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
. ACHIEVED 3% ON-TIME DELIVERABLES IMPROVEMENT BY ASSEMBLING AN INTER-
DEPARTMENTAL, CROSS-FUNCTIONAL, QUICK-RESPONSE TEAM AND DEVELOPING A
PRIORITY COMMUNICATION PLAN.
. Reduced deployment time 3% and saved 2% resource usage by spearheading
development of online, real-time, status-reporting tool.
. Reduced planning times 2% by streamlining communication between flight
test engineering, flight test planning, and flight test production.
. Achieved 3% revision-incorporation time recovery by beta-testing,
revising, documenting, and training planning team on new planning
tool.
. Achieved 3% waste reduction by training toolmakers the use of
Statistical Process Control.
Professional Experience
MANUFACTURING ENGINEER PLANNER - PROJECT-STRUCTURES, 787, GLOBAL
AERONAUTICA, (BOEING)
Reorganized, updated, and maintained work-flow tracking, increased team
awareness of all jobs, provided focus for enhanced resource allocation,
resulting in improving job coordination, team dynamics, and 1% planning
time reduction.
Manufacturing Engineer Planner - Flight Test, Boeing Commercial Airplanes,
Inc.
Interpreted Instrumented Test Part Requests, (ITPR), engineering drawings,
written instructions, and graphics; wrote 747-8F and -8I flight-test
instrumentation plans and Manufacturing Bill of Material (MBOM); wrote
Instrumented Part Requests, (IPR); coordinated flight test planning,
production, and flight test shops; implemented decision-tree planning,
resulting in verifiable results leading to design improvements.
Manufacturing Engineer Planner - Final Assembly, Boeing Commercial
Airplanes, Inc.
Coordinated reworked blanket installation processes between planning,
installation teams, and inspection; represented planning to blanket vendor;
built installer, planner, inspector team to incorporate rapid revisions,
leading to improved cross-discipline, cross-function communication,
resulting in speedier change incorporation and reduced out of sequence
work.
Manufacturing Engineer Planner - Fabrication, Boeing Commercial Airplanes,
Inc.
Developed manufacturing plans, incorporating engineering standards and
CATIA models; proofed plans for compliance with latest specifications and
processes prior to submission; researched and incorporated late-release
revisions, reducing AOG planning rewrite time.
Keywords
WORKS WITH PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING TO PROVIDE PRODUCIBILITY INPUT INTO
DESIGN * DEVELOPS DETAILED BUILD STRATEGIES * IDENTIFIES AND SEQUENCES ALL
STRUCTURAL AND PRE-OUTFITTING ACTIVITIES * ESTABLISHES BUDGETS AND RESOURCE
REQUIREMENTS * IDENTIFIES LONG-LEAD TIME MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS * CREATES
DETAILED WORK PACKAGES * WORKS CLOSELY WITH PRODUCTION SUPERVISORY
PERSONNEL TO COORDINATE DAILY ACTIVITIES * MONITORS MANNING REQUIREMENTS *
ASSESSES PROGRESS * REPORTS PROGRESS, SCHEDULE, AND MAN-LOADING PROJECTIONS
* TRACKS THROUGHPUT METRICS * SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF LEAN MANUFACTURING
* PROCESS-ORIENTED * CUSTOMER SERVICE-DRIVEN * PROBLEM SOLVER * SELF-
STARTER * TEAM PLAYER * ENERGIZED IN A CHANGING, FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENT *
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS * FACILITATE TEAM WORK WITH VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS * EFFECT INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION *
MICROSOFT OFFICE LITERATE * ABILITY TO LEARN BASICS OF PRIMAVERA 3.1/ P3EC
* EXPERIENCE WITH LEAN MANUFACTURING * DRAFT, REVIEW, ENHANCE PROCESSES AND
PROCEDURES * DEVELOP INTEGRATED WORK STATEMENTS * MAINTAIN CONFIGURATION
CONTROL * INTERPRET ADVANCED ENGINEERING DRAWINGS * IDENTIFY TOOLING
REQUIREMENTS * INITIATE TOOLING ORDERS * INVESTIGATE AND RESOLVE
MANUFACTURING ISSUES * SUCCESSFUL TEAM BUILDER * STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL,
WRITTEN, AND VERBAL SKILLS * STRONG ANALYTICAL, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Employment History
Global Aeronautica / Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Inc. North Charleston,
SC
Manufacturing Engineer Planner, 787 5/10 - 6/10
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Inc. Seattle, WA
Manufacturing Engineer Planner, 737, 747, 757 '90 - '93, '95 -
'97, 2/08 - 9/09
Confirma, Inc. Bellevue, WA
Product Support Engineer - Medical Computer Hardware & Software
11/07 - 2/08
Comcast Cable Communications Fife, WA
Technical Support Specialist - Video, Phone, Internet 8/05 - 8/07
Siemens Business Services Seattle, WA
Network Engineer II - LAN / WAN 1/05 - 4/05
LiveBridge Auburn, WA
Customer Account Executive 10/04 - 1/05
IBM Global Services Seattle, WA
IT Specialist III - Local Area Network Management 1/02 - 6/03
IT Specialist III - Infrastructure Support Specialist 9/98 - 1/02
Training / Skills
. Planning Systems - CATIA V4 & V5, ENOVIA LCA & DMU, DELMIA PE, IVT
V5.1, CAPP II, PDM, OWI, PSDS, REDARS
. Flight Test Planning - Wings, Flaps, Aileron, Rudder, Elevators
. Systems Planning - Airplane Systems, sub-systems, and assemblies
. Final Assembly Planning
. Boeing Advanced Blueprint Reading & Interpretation
. Tooling Layout & Lofting
. Tool Layout & Build
. Microsoft Office Suite
. Production shops: final assembly, precision assembly, composite
tooling, sheet metal, welded duct, forming