Patrick L. Gerrard Sr.

The Constraint Identification and Mitigation Man.

**** ******* ****

Bountiful, Utah 84010

801-***-****

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Accomplished Leader - Management, Quality, and Lean/6( Master Black Belt

Known for decreasing CPQ and non-value added activity by 30 to 50% in any

discipline. Extensive experience - planning, deploying, and sustaining

multi-site and departmental Manufacturing, Quality, and Lean - 6( plans.

UNSURPASSED SKILLS AND BACKGROUND

> Multi-site manufacturing set up for capacity and quality execution in

factories (domestic and in foreign countries) resulting in On Time,

Mil STD 105 compliant products.

> Lean-6( projects including self-regulating Manufacturing, Engineering,

Design, Proposals, Payroll, and Supply Chain service systems resulting

in over $3M in reported savings in the past three years at ATK Space

Structures.

> Full facility conversions to Gemba Visual Management for optimum flow

and resource utilization including classified programs.

> Lean management of complex military electronic avionics manufacturing

factories resulting in 30% cost reduction in a number of 30-year-old

technology products.

KNOWLEDGE BASE

V Lean/6( Master Black Belt - Lean Sigma Team with related

certifications from PESU/ATK, TOC Inst., ASQ/Northrop Grumman,

Motorola University/ Raytheon, JcIT, Shainin, Montgomery, Taguchi,

Hertzler and Techni-Comp

V Software: MS Professional Office Suite including Project and Visio-

Pinnacle and Dream Catcher CBT author, Mini Tab, Statistica, Hertzler-

People Soft and Skills Soft Administrator, I Grafx, Auto Cad, Oracle

DB, Team Center-Adobe Acrobat, 3D,Photoshop - Avid AV editing and

others.

V Certified Shingo Prize Assessor - Utah State University

V Master of Science Technology Management- Litton/Northrop Grumman

Corporate University/ per California State U (North Ridge)/ U of

Maryland (Baltimore Co) model

V Bachelor of Applied Technology - Utah Valley State College

V Management Certificate - Litton/Westminster College

V AAS/Electronic Technology - Utah Technical College

V Certified Team Facilitator - WS Wrieker (Westinghouse) with subsequent

certifications from: Deming Inst., Juran Inst., Pacific Inst., DDI,

Arbinger Group, Zenger Miller, and TWI.

Past:

. Active SCI Top Secret profile.

. OSHA Haz Com/Haz Woper Certified Administrator - Salt Lake Community

College

. ANSI/IPC 610-001Certified Instructor -China Lake Naval Weapon Center

sustained through MTTC

. Certified Quality Engineer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

July 2007 to August 2010

ATK Spacecraft Systems

Senior Management Team - Lean Sigma Master Black Belt

* Mentored and administered Lean Management System and product

Continuous Improvements resulting in over $3M cost avoidance in three

years on critical space bound superstructure programs.

* Successfully developed, deployed, and managed Visual Work Center

driven, Customer Pull manufacturing, Engineering service solutions,

and transition from ISO 9000 to AS 9100 with Kaizen Events, (JDI) Just

Do It employee suggested Lean/6( actions, and Design of Experiments.

* Member of the ATK Aerospace Division Continuous Improvement education

team.

* Contributing member of the ATK Corporation wide Lean/6( Performance

Enterprise System bi-yearly Leaders conference.

November 2004 to July 2007

CirTran International

Corporate Executive Committee - Corporate Director of Quality Systems

Directed all Quality, Regulatory, Reliability, Compliance, and

Lean/Sigma functions and initiatives in the US, Pacific Rim, and

Europe.

Successfully set up over 40 European and Asian partner factories for

acceptable capacity and quality. They manufactured metal assemblies,

woodwork, injection molded parts, electrical devices, and electronics

for hand tools, exercise equipment, appliances, consumer electronics,

and medical devices

Successfully managed 3 critical, multimillion dollar, off site

projects at the point of distribution and application for customers -

Guthy Ranker, Williams International, and Boeing reporting directly to

CirTran's CEO and Share Holders.

Developed and received ISO 9000 and ANSI-IPC 610-001 certifications

in all US and partner Shanghai, China electronic manufacturing

operations within three months of starting.

September 1980 to November 2004

Litton/Northrop Grumman

Test Specialist to Senior Engineer Administrator

* Full facility conversion to Lean Management for optimum flow and

resource utilization including all departments and classified

programs.

* Managed production of Accelerometer and Gyro manufacturing including

Argon Laser machining

* Managed related technical information transfers as a result of

Litton/Northrop Grumman acquisitions and closures: Duluth, Minnesota

- Lubbock, Texas - Grants Pass, Oregon- Soul, Korea-Goleta,

California- Northridge, California- Canton, Massachusetts.

* PESA Award Winning administration of Management, Engineering,

Lean/6(, Safety, Skills, Technical, and Computer Education and

Training Center. Haled as the standard to meet by NASA, US Air Force,

Navy, Army, Marine Corps customers and Det Norske Veritas.

* QA qualification and documentation - Graphics/Video Production and

compliance.

* Managed and conducted, foreign and domestic military - operation and

maintenance, training of choice, for electronic guidance and avionics

products.

* Member: Division Fiber Optic Business Development Team, Division

Quality and Mission Assurance Team.

* and Division Continuous Improvement Lean/ Six Sigma Steering

Committee

* Chair: Division Training and Development Team

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

. Author "Teams in Business" Enterprise Magazine 1994

. Content and proof reader for Litton Industries presentation to

Department of Commerce, US Productivity Conference 1995

. Addressed Utah State Senate Sub-Committee addressing Vocational

Education on behalf of Utah Applied Technology Centers 1996

. Co-Author " Litton Industries" Utah Centennial Book 1996

. Content and proof reader "Teams - Made in the USA" Morris Graham PHD

McGraw Hill 1996

. Author "Essence of Work" Horizons Publishing 1998

. Utah Area Table Topics Champion, Toastmasters International

. Content and Reference Source to 8 Master and 4 Doctorial dissertations

BYU Schools of Sociology and Business 1994-1998

. Have been a participating member of the Salt Lake Community College,

Utah Applied Technology Centers, Utah Valley University, Weber State

University, and Manufacturing Technology Training Center Schools of

Technology and Engineering PAC Program Advisory Committees.

. Participating Member and/or Supporter of: CIVITAN, VICA, MESA, AIAA,

ASQ(C), ASTD, Toast Masters International, SME, MEP, AAU -Wrestling

USA, Ute Junior Football, Babe Ruth Baseball.

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