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RUSSELL D. KLICKER

EXECUTIVE PROFILE:

Leadership expertise in building highly effective organizations.

Exceptionally skilled at optimizing resources to achieve challenging

business goals. Diversified experience working with virtually all

business functions. Excellent cross functional team building and

communication skills. Lean and Six Sigma experience in both office and

manufacturing environments. Member of Boeing's Aerospace Support Business

Excellence team that won the Malcolm Baldrige award in 2003.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Organizational Theories and Practices . Operational Excellence . High

Performance

Leadership . Staff Development and Training . Highly Computer Literate .

Quality Systems Expert . Lean, 6 Sigma, FMEA, DMAIC . Internal Audit .

Regulatory Compliance. Customer Relations

ACHIEVEMENT EXAMPLES:

. Developed strategies, goals and environments to achieve multiple

successes such as Lean improvements which reduced flight simulator part

processing costs by 30%.

. Key member of Boeing/McDonnell Douglas post-merger team which created

efficiencies by developing several common Quality processes.

. Led Quality System implementation at several Boeing sites.

. Developed benchmarking processes which helped maximize learning and

partnering with other companies to facilitate improvement (key element of

Malcolm Baldrige).

. Established and maintained a Process Management infrastructure which

helped achieve business improvement goals by creating a focus on key

processes.

. Coached and participated on teams that worked closely with several large

and small sub-contractors to eliminate quality problems and increase

profits.

. Developed a records management process and software application now used

across Boeing to enable the quick and easy retrieval of Quality records.

PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2008- Present

Quality Manager -Integrated Defense Systems,

Ground Support Systems (GSS)

St. Louis, MO

500 employees, $200 Million in annual revenue. Products include mechanical

devices used to perform maintenance tasks and electrical/ Avionics Test

equipment used to test and assure aircraft mission readiness. Reporting to

the Director of Ground Support Systems. Currently improving the focus and

integration of Quality activities across GSS. Implementing Capability

Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) across the business unit and supporting

business improvement activities such as Lean and 6Sigma.

2004 - 2008

Quality Manager -Integrated Defense Systems,

Training Systems & Services

St. Louis, MO

2,000 employees, $350 Million in annual revenue. Major products include

classroom instruction, full motion flight crew training devices, and

networked training systems for military aircraft. Training Systems and

Services (TSS) also maintains training devices and schoolhouses for the US

and several foreign governments. Reporting to the VP of Training Systems &

Services (TSS). Organized and led improvement efforts across Quality,

Engineering, Finance and Global Trade Control.

1999 - 2004

Project Manager and Quality Systems Manager

Boeing Aerospace Support

St. Louis, MO

16,000 employees located in 170 global locations, $6 Billion in annual

revenue. Major market segments include aircraft maintenance, aircraft

modifications, training, and logistics services. Home Office position with

over-arching responsibility across all market segments.

1997 - 1999

Production Variability Reduction Coordinator

Boeing C-17 Program

St. Louis, MO

2,600 employees in St Louis, $820 Million in annual revenue. The C-17

Program in St. Louis produced the nose section, main landing gear pods and

cargo door for the C-17 Globemaster. Reporting to the C-17 Program

Director. Led several teams through productivity improvement projects

utilizing Cp, Cpk, DOE, FMEAs, etc. to achieve critical cost reductions in

order to meet customer's criteria for additional orders.

1987 - 1997

MC DONNELLL DOUGLAS

St. Louis, MO

Multiple Progressive Positions including Engineer-Scientist, Quality

Engineer and Group Manager. Led & participated in multiple studies and

improvement projects.

1983 - 1987

St Louis University

Student

1979 - 1983

Caterpillar Tractor Company

Mossville Engine Center

Mossville, IL

5,000 employees, $5 Billion in annual revenue. Major products include

engines for marine, heavy equipment, trucking, and power generation

systems. Union employee, responsibilities included tool grinder and cutter

set.

EDUCATION: NATIONAL GRADUATE SCHOOL

Master of Science in Quality Systems Management

(2008)

. Certificate in Lean & 6-Sigma Black Belt (2008)

ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY - St. Louis, Missouri

B.S., Aeronautics, Aircraft Maintenance Management

1988

PROFESSIONAL

LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, ETC.:

. Boeing Lean, Six-Sigma and Design For

Manufacturing Assembly

. RAB Certified Quality Management Systems Lead

Auditor (8 years, ending 2001)

. ASQ Certified Quality Engineer and Certified

Quality Auditor (10 years, ending 2001)

. FAA Airframe & Powerplant License

. DoD Secret Clearance

MILITARY SERVICE:

1974 - 1977, USMC Marine Barracks, Security (Jungle Patrols) Subic Bay,

Philippines

1982 - 1985, Army Reserve, Helicopter Mechanic/Crew Chief, Scott Air Force

Base

Hobbies:

. Coaching Son's Baseball & Basketball

. Member of Cherokee Cornstalk Shooter's Society

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