Robert Edward Gay
P.O. Box ****
Anderson, SC ***23
Cell: 864-***-****
E-Mail: *********@*******.***
OBIECTIVE:
To obtain a management or first line supervisor position in Production.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Worked closely with multiple departments (airframe, avionics, EHS,
inspection, sheet metal fabrication shops, and warehouse ordering and
shipping of materials/parts) and in other areas of responsibilities.
Knowledge of Sheet Metal Fabrication/Repairs, Wing Planks/Spars Repairs,
and Modification Upgrades on P-3, DC10, KC10, C9, DC9, B727, L1011, DC8,
UH60, AH64, UH1H, and OH58 fixed and rotary wing aircrafts.
SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Managerial/Supervisory
. Supervised and mentor the 95 employees of the program.
. Monitor and evaluate performance to assure policy and program standards
are met and achieved
. Supervised Non-Divisional Intermediate Maintenance (AVIM) Structural
Repair Shop consisting of engine, sheet metal, machine, paint, and weld
shops, and supported 220 aircraft models.
. Spearheaded mentoring program to new employees and provided training to
new employees to improve their our overall production and quality
Safety:
. Ensure risk assessments tools were performed to identify and to mitigate
the program cost and scheduling risks
. Oversaw and maintained environmental, industrial, and personal safety
programs of a company.
. Strengths in accident prevention and accident/incidental investigations.
. Conducted Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) training and monitored
project or program safety requirements/reviews
. Oversaw all issues dealing with hazard waste containment and emergency
response planning and procedures, personal protection equipment (PPE),
confine space safety, and interfaced with all departments to ensure
overall EHS compliance
Program/Project Management:
. Ensured that the P3 Aircraft Maintenance and Modification Programs were
meeting the manufacturing standards, internal budgets, and profit margins
on all avionics and structure program assigned.
. Ensured customer delivery deadlines were establish and met
. Expedited manpower/parts requirements to reduce overall budget and costs
. Used Lean methodology to reduce overall cost within the department
. Supported Diversity Initiatives programs and training that created a work
environment with zero Diversity Issues within the company
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Department of Social Services of South Carolina 12/2005 to 06/2008
CPS Investigator, Anderson, SC 29625
Lockheed Martin Aircraft Center
1989 to 2005
Project Supervisor of Aircraft Maintenance and Modification Programs
Greenville, SC
U.S. Army
1981 to 1989
Production Supervisor / Airframe Structural Repair Supervisor (E6/SSG)
Savannah, GA
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
. B.S.B.A., Business Administration, Southern Wesleyan University,
Central, SC; 2004, GPA 3.5
. A.A.S., Electromechanical/Aircraft Studies; Excelsior College, New
York, NY; 2002, GPA 3.12
. United States Army Aircraft/Airframe Structural Repair School;
1981/1984, MOS 68G10/20, Ft. Eustis, Virginia
. Aiken Vocational School, Diploma in Electronic; 1977, Aiken, SC
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
. Supervision/Management: Personal Management; Leadership Development;
Zinger Miller; Paradigm Shift - Managing Cultural and Behavioral
Changes; Primary Leadership & Block Building; Leverage Differences;
and Management Fundamentals
. Diversity: More than 300 hours in all aspects of diversity from age to
gender to developing different management styles
. Project/Program Management: Program Management; Shop Floor Control;
Microsoft Project 2000; and SAP
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES:
. FAA Airframe and PowerPlant Licenses #248137062