Project Manager

Terry M. Mattson

**** ***** ***** ****** . ****** MOUND, TX 75028

*****@*******.*** . 972-***-**** . Cell 214-***-****

Project / Program Management

20+ YEARS OF ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT IN AVIONICS / AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING,

TEST, QUALITY, AND DESIGN

Accomplished, PMP-certified leader consistently recognized for top

performance; proven record of managing resources to exceed stakeholder

expectations and deliver superior results on time and on budget. Proactive

problem solver with exceptional planning and organizational skills; noted

for devising and executing solutions that improve team dynamics, turn

around struggling projects, and boost productivity and cost efficiency

across the organization. Recognized talent as both customer and company

advocate; strong communicator adept at forging productive dialogue and

collaboration between teams, customers, peers, and senior leadership.

Highlights of expertise:

Lean Manufacturing Burn-Down & Improvement Plans Requirements Planning

Six Sigma Black Belt Metrics & Performance Tracking Earned Value Techniques

ISO9001 Compliance Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Budgeting / Cost

Control

Professional Experience

BOEING / BAE SYSTEMS, IRVING, TX

Project / Program Manager (2002-4/2010)

Skillfully coordinate engineers and integrated product teams (IPT) to meet

electronic supply needs for aging fleet of Boeing aircraft; ensure

availability of components necessary for production of 450+ products with

combined delivery rate of 60,000+ units annually. Monitor obsolete part

notices and industry trends, develop implementation proposals and

schedules, and lead execution of inventive solutions that reduce risk,

lower cost, improve product quality, and prevent obsolescence issues from

impacting manufacturing and customer value.

Key Achievements:

. Managed excess inventory process for obsolete components and completed

assemblies; achieved $4M+ in excess inventory reduction since 2006.

. Established and managed engineering lab for root cause analysis and

testing of OEM product returns; reduced project back-log by more than

80% with zero increase in staffing.

. Leveraged product life cycle strategic planning to incorporate

technical advances that improve product profit margin; led component

redesign that saved $1M annually through 2016.

. Completed three-phase project that transformed print room services

operation; consolidation and automation captured approximately $1.3M+

in savings annually.

. Facilitated Six Sigma project that improved functional test yields by

more than 56%.

. Managed cross-organizational multifunctional project to design 70+

test cables within aggressive FAA commit date to eliminate flawed

production test process.

. Supervised test engineering transition of Boeing flight deck and

flight control modules from Boeing Seattle to Boeing Irving; planned

product off-load and identified test staffing, training, and resource

needs to support 727 through 777 avionics.

. Received 'Pride at Boeing' award from Long Beach Spares Division for

outstanding "Quality of Customer Service and Delivery Performance."

Deftly managed portfolio of avionics supporting McDonald Douglas

aircraft; led team to close delinquent orders, eliminate

cancellations, boost revenue generation, and return customer to high

satisfaction and confidence.

777 MBU Engineering Manager (2001-2002)

Managed diverse group of test, manufacturing, process, and industrial

engineers, planners, and technologists; delivered world-class support on

product build, functional testing, and environmental stress screening (ESS)

for Boeing 777 airplane avionic assemblies.

Key Achievements:

. Partnered with design engineering to improve testability, yields,

manufacturing processes, and cost efficiency of avionic and flight

deck assemblies.

. Managed development of functional and wire test procedures critical to

performing accurate acceptance testing for flight deck and avionic

products.

Project Manager / Engineering Department (1997-2001)

Held responsibility to support an engineering staff proving project

scheduling, budgeting, operations support, and employee performance

measurements for team of test engineers, technologist, drafters, and

support coordinators performing document preparation, configuration

control, print room services, test engineering, and tool engineering.

Planned and executed automatic test programs development to improve low-

value stream test yields, and identified improvements to product acceptance

functional test requirements.

Key Achievements:

. Aided in devising new manufacturing test strategy and implementing in-

circuit testing as part of continuous process improvement; eliminated

custom development costs while still supporting advanced technology

designed into Boeing's 7-series aircraft models.

. Directed cross-functional team to consolidate 23 computing platforms

into new configuration control management system prior to Y2K

deadline.

. Championed project that reduced volume of certified tooling and audit

findings; improved on-time certification compliance company-wide to

less than 1 / mo., and automated tool tracking process to cut excess

tooling by 42%, reducing risk of failing compliance requirements and

eliminating unnecessary calibration and maintenance costs.

. Led replacement of seven automatic test systems at life cycle end;

planned strategy for $3.2M capital project that beat ROI estimate,

including cost to re-host 1,400+ test programs.

. Represented test engineering to successfully integrate engineering's

Test Strategies with the Enterprise Business Systems (BAAN).

. Represented and prepared organization for flawless regulatory audits,

achieving successful FAA, ISO9001:2000, and AS9100B certifications.

Training Supervisor, Human Resource Department (1995-1997)

Managed 11-member training department, and directed programs covering

employee recruitment, skills evaluation, and annual assembler certification

training for all personnel.

Key Achievements:

. Boosted department performance and morale by upgrading tools,

equipment, lesson plans, training aides, and computers.

. Achieved high rates of productivity from entire team during period of

explosive growth, with 500 certified employees added to payroll.

Test Engineering Supervisor, Engineering Department (1982-1995)

Managed a staff of test engineers, technologist, drafters, and support

coordinators. Functional areas included drafting, configuration control,

print room services, test engineering, and tool engineering. Responsible

for staffing, directing, budgeting, employee development and evaluation,

and operational support. Outputs include development of automatic test

programs, low value stream test yields, and identifying product acceptance

functional test requirement improvements for flight deck, flight control,

and cabin management avionics.

Key Achievements:

. Managed and supervised the Test Engineering (TE) transition of Boeing

flight deck and flight control modules from Boeing Seattle to Boeing

Irving. Objectives included the identification of test equipment,

tooling, software, and program development systems needed to support 727

through 777 avionics. Responsibilities include strategic product off-

load planning, TE staffing, identification of product test requirements,

and training staff required to meet the off-load schedule.

. Managed a cross organizational multifunctional project team to design 78

multipurpose robust test cables to meet a Federal Aviation Administration

(FAA) commit date to eliminate a flawed production test process. The

project included strategic planning, design and approval, acquiring

material, building over 500 cables, and integrating over 2,000 test

programs to use the new cables.

. Worked concurrent with design engineering to develop a manufacturing test

strategy to support the advanced technology designed into Boeing's 777

aircraft and cabin management system eliminating the cost to develop

unique PWA functional test requirements, automatic test software, and

supporting special test equipment.

. Successfully implemented in-circuit testing as part of the overall

manufacturing test strategy, providing continuous process improvement,

and eliminating the need for costly printed circuit assembly functional

testing. Included the design of a Automatic Test System to augment

HP3075 in-circuit testing with functional testing of printed wire

assemblies.

. Worked concurrent with Systems and Design Engineering to develop and

implement effective Avionic test strategies for Boeing's commercial

airplane models (727, 737, 747, 757, 767, and 777).

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Education and Credentials

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT . LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY, LONGVIEW, TX;

GPA: 4.0 / 4.0

ASSOCIATE IN ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY . NORTHLAKE COLLEGE, IRVING, TX; GPA:

3.97 / 4.0

CERTIFICATE IN TECHNICAL ELECTRONICS . MILWAUKEE TECHNICAL & TRADE,

MILWAUKEE, WI

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

. Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, June 2010

. Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, March 2010

. Project Management Professional (PMP), June 2009

. Project Management Capstone, Atlantic Management Center Inc. (AMCI),

2008

. Project Risk, Opportunity & Procurement, AMCI, 2008

. Project Scope & Quality Management, AMCI, 2008

. Project Human Resources & Communications Management, AMCI, 2007

. Project Time & Cost Management, AMCI, 2007

. Project Management Framework & Integration, AMCI, 2007

. 6sigmastudy - Green Belt

. 6sigmastudy - Black Belt

Industry & Community Involvement

. Project Management Institute (PMI)

. Alpha Sigma Lambda International Honor Society

. Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society

. Director of Friendship Ministries, Assembly of God, 1996-1998

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