H. Kirk Rainer Industrial Engineer

CONTACT INFORMATION

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Anniston, AL 36206

256-***-**** / 256-***-****

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SUMMARY

My background includes approximately (15) years of aerospace and defense manufacturing-

maintenance in supporting roles of industrial engineering and allied areas. Responsibilities have

pertained to planning and operations support to include industrial engineering in process analysis

and workflow, methods and time studies, facility layout, material handling and storage, continuous

improvement, production planning and scheduling, and logistics for both commercial and military

product and services.

Roles and responsibilities have involved:

- Planning of facilities, capital equipment and scheduling for process flow and product assembly

utilizing CAD and similar applications and inputs from functional and program organization units

- Development of work routings, standards, sequences for fabrication and assembly centers and

operations utilizing legacy, MRP and similar execution & control systems

- Determination of general material handling, storage, and presentation of in-process and supplier-

furnished material

- Scheduling and control in a project-type environment using MS-Project and other applications

with inputs from finance, facilities, and other functional areas of operations and management

Associations in aerospace-defense include the following organizations, position, and products:

- Kaman Aerospace, industrial engineer (IE), airframe assembly

- Aircraft Products Company (B/E Avionics), IE, commercial aircraft galleys

- General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), IE/Launch Team Leader, armored vehicles

- Pemco Aeroplex, master scheduler, aircraft overhaul

- Honeywell, planner, aircraft component repair services

- Northrop-Grumman (N-G), IE, aircraft assembly

- Global Aeronautica, IE, aircraft assembly

During the last year, some additional training and certifications has been underway. In June, I

became a green belt in six sigma (SSGB) with the American Society of Quality (ASQ); l have

certified in technical writing through a program sponsored by the University of West Florida; and

presently, I am completing the testing requirements as a last step for certification in scheduling

and planning (PMP-SP) with the Project Management Institute (PMI).

I look forward to hearing from you,

H. Kirk Rainer

Enclosed: Resume & References

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H. Kirk Rainer Industrial Engineer

RELEVANT WORK HISTORY

-- Industrial Engineer, Global Aeronautica, Charleston, SC, 2008

Support for Program Management in capacity planning and other functions using MS-Project and Boeing

directed methodology, and other resources. Development of several applications intended to translate

EBS to WBS for progress performance, travel work, and other purposes. Configuration control / product

design change and translation to work scope, etc. Master scheduling support using MS-Project and other

tools

-- Industrial Engineer, Northrop-Grumman, (Ameriforce Contractor), St. Augustine, FL, 2006 – April, 2007

Planning and scheduling for Integrated Product Team of developmental aircraft program to include

adherence to and support of EVM reporting procedures using multiple legacy systems and Microsoft

applications to include MS-Project and Office. Contributions have been largely in defining and executing

recovery plan based on constraints in engineering design, materials, and quality.

-- Planner, Honeywell (Manpower Contractor), Anniston, AL, 2005 - 2006

Initial responsibilities pertained to supplier quality and delivery in accordance recovery programs and

schedules. Subsequent support was provided with material preparation, requisition, inventory, packaging,

shipping, and manufacturing transfers; a special project involved interplant transfer (subcontracting) of

workload to include coordination of all aspects of end-to-end product repair/overhaul

-- Master Scheduler, Pemco Air, Birmingham, AL, 2004 - 2005

Direct and Team report for establishing integrated scheduling systems within MRO operations; Program,

operations, and financial planning and scheduling utilizing Project Management, Resource Planning, and

other tools and resources; Planning and coordination of programs/projects for Boeing-customer

certification; participation in Lean initiation and follow-on events for compliance/certification.

Accomplishments and objectives in the maintenance-repair (MRO) operation included:

- Reduction of maintenance flow cycle days from (280) to approximately (230)

- Introduction and presentation of Theory-of-Constraints to program scheduling in coordination with similar

methods at federal rework depots

- Participation on Lean kick-off and events with Simpler Consultants

- Facilitation of continuous improvement per Boeing AQS for bronze certification

- Coordination of capacity planning to include weekly evaluation projected workload to maintain industry-

low, hourly rate at approximately $60

-- Industrial Engineer, General Dynamics, Anniston, AL, 2001 – 2004

Provided team support for program start-up and implementation to include integrated planning using

Microsoft Project Management® and GM’s PLP process for program launch; developed material flow plan

for off-site and local warehouses to include transportation routes and delivery schedules for assembly

operations; specified, purchased and installed material storage-handling equipment; and served as

launch team leader for five of seven vehicle programs during the production phase.

Accomplishments and objectives in this defense, armored vehicle program included:

- Reduced capital costs by approximately $100,000 through the acquisition of National Guard equipment

at Fort McClellan for program use as material handling and storage

- Facilitated the launch team and FPVI of four variants (medical, engineering, fire-control, and mortar

vehicles) as first-builds for the operation and organization as a whole

- Supervised the completion of (28) command vehicle C4ISR installations in conjunction with Test &

Acceptance to resolve unit backlog – received merit pay increase

- Coordinated the conversion of discrete material to ROP (free-bin stock) to result in considerable

reduction of material shortages and assembly line delays

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H. Kirk Rainer Industrial Engineer

RELEVANT WORK HISTORY (Continued)

-- Industrial Engineer, Logistics & Defense, Southeast USA, 1983-2001

As both a resident engineer and as a consultant, provided industrial engineering and allied services for

manufacturing primarily in the areas of material and production planning and control to include the

automotive industry, defense and aerospace. Duties included evaluation of current processes,

performance, and other criteria; research, proposal, and implementation of process improvements; and

on-going support of current operations. These duties occurred in a product final-assembly environment

for automotive, heavy industry, aerospace, and other defense systems.

Opportunities, accomplishments and objectives included:

- Diversified experience in defense and commercial discrete manufacturing, maintenance and assembly

involving fabrication, machining, and assembly of sheet-metal and other material representative of

airframes and other military hardware

- Commercial logistics experience, primarily in warehousing and value-added services for inbound

material and metering operations (to final assembly) for heavy equipment and automotive industries

- Participation in supplier compliance and improvement initiatives for Boeing in design, developing and

production of aircraft galley systems to include planning and scheduling coordination through all phases

- Data collection, evaluation, analysis, costing and estimating in development of logistics proposal and

presentation for warehousing, transportation and similar third-party services for multiple clients and

industries to include: Compaq, NCR, Nike, Delphi, General Motors, Caterpillar, Textron, Fontaine-Fifth

Wheel, and Goodyear among others; and industries to include heavy equipment, automotive and

electronics

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

- Currently completing requirements for PMP-SP/(PMI); target is 2010

- Certified in Technical Writing (90) CEUs, University of West Florida, 2009

- Green-Belt certification in Six-Sigma with ASQ; 2009

- Skill-soft training, On-line, 2006-2007, (50) CEUs of Project Management Training

- Industrial Engineering, M.S., University of Central Florida, 1996

- Aeronautical Science, M.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1991

- Industrial Engineering, B.S., Auburn University, 1983

- Certified Production Inventory Mgt., CPIM, APICS, 1993 (inactive)

- Training/Instruction, Adjunct Instructor 1994-1996, 2001-2003

SKILLS ASSESSMENT

- Team Leadership in hybrid or cross-functional organization

- Project Management with application to manufacturing and maintenance operations

- Process development, evaluation, planning and control

- Production planning and control, MRP

- Classic IE operations’ support such as methods and time studies, facility layout, material handling and

storage, process analysis and workflow, development of work instructions, etc.

REFERENCES

- Diane Halani, Global Aeronautic, 843-***-****

- Robert Kummer, Northrop-Grumman, 904-***-****

- Ron Peoples, Honeywell Aerospace, 256-***-****

- Dennis Griggs, General Dynamics, 256-***-****

- George McLaughlin, General Dynamics, 256-***-****

- Marshall Pittman, Pemco Air-DCMA, 205-***-****

- Ron Dahlin, Peachstate Integrated Technologies, 678-***-****

- Dr. Richard Cobb, Jacksonville State University, 256-***-****

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