Manager Management

SCOTTE KAVANAUGH

Valrico, FL *****

abmwzh@r.postjobfree.com Home: 813-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/scottekavanaugh Cell: 813-***-****

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Senior operations, supply chain, and quality professional with MBA and

Secret Clearance (Inactive). Consistently obtain high performance through

leadership and cohesive team building. Visionary with strategic analytical

skills, creative out of the box thinking to create innovative solutions,

with proven ability to solve difficult business problems. Strategic

planning, organizational and conceptual abilities who's adept at managing

complex data, comprehending systems and processes, and clearly articulating

complicated concepts to key stakeholders. Display tact and self-discipline

necessary to interface effectively with customers, all levels of

management, and employees. Not just a "dedicated, team-player, and

creative" but "make measurable improvements on important projects" and

"being a key contributor to and in high-performing teams." Actively coach

and develop staff with a proven ability to transfer job knowledge and

skills to all levels.

Expertise includes:

Operations Management Project and Operations Oversight

Continuous Process Improvement and Process Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified

Redesign

Policy and Procedure Development Change Management

Strategic Planning, Budgeting, Cost Control and Policy and Procedure Development

Accounting

AS9110 / ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Supplier Relationship Management

Requirements

FAR; DFAR; and ITAR standard concepts practices Staff Development and Leadership

and Procedures

CAREER HISTORY

GE Aviation Systems (formerly Smiths Aerospace) - Clearwater, FL 2004 -

2009

Global provider of electrical power systems, avionics, actuation, and

landing gear to builders and operators of military and civil aircraft.

Sales and Operations Planning, Senior Manager (2007-2009)

Scope: Led the America's implementation of Sales and Operations Planning

(S&OP) as well as entry into service (EIS) for new aviation platforms

(B787, A380, & JSF) for Supply Chain organization. Oversaw gathering,

review, and analysis of sensitive information critical to strategic

planning. Provided teams with up-to-date operational information in a

highly dynamic environment. Assessed daily activities and processes;

created and presented weekly reports with recommendations to senior

management.

> Improved monitoring of material's demand and supply alignment by

designing, implementing, and managing an entry into service demand and

supply tracking program for new and legacy aircraft platforms

> Implemented LEAN plans to optimize resources and reduce lead times in

support of organizational goals for domestic and international

initiatives

> Streamlined operational efficiency through authoring numerous

procedures and policies in order to create Standard Operations that

were approved and implemented by senior management

Supply Chain Business Partner, Aviall (2007-2008)

Scope: Led business partnership between Smiths Aerospace Customer Services

and Aviall, a civil aviation parts distributor. Served as trusted liaison

to facilitate Operation's issues, deliver on-time delivery performance, and

ensure contractual terms and conditions were upheld. Partnered with team

leaders to coordinate material requirements, forecasts, and on-time

delivery. Performed supplier assessments to determine on-time in full

deliveries and overall trends from suppliers.

> Built successful business partnership with Aviall by facilitating and

developing core developmental standards, policies, stable processes

and procedures to ensure consistent, efficient and quality workflow

> Ensured critical on-budget operations by providing senior management

with weekly analysis of Aviall's $126M open orders to effectively

monitor Aviall's contractual spend obligations

Director Provisioning and Inventory Management - Customer Services (CS)

Worldwide (2006-2006)

Scope: Directed planning and operations of CS provisioning staff comprising

13 global sites across USA, UK, and Asia Pacific. Responsible for

satisfying world-wide internal and external customer on-time delivery

requirements for products while optimizing inventory investment.

Collaborated with Supply Chain Management, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul

(MRO) Operations, Finance, and Sales Leadership to drive inventory strategy

that minimized inventory costs while maintaining customer service levels.

Developed logistics, as well as a vision and business process strategy for

the planning and inventory group. The developed strategies supported

Performance Based Logistics (PBL) and provisioning needs for DLA and other

military and civil aviation customers.

> Improved employee utilization by effectively orchestrating and

delegating assignments to team members while building strong working

relationships with peers

> Provided CS Europe a more robust system for data collection by

managing implementation of a material forecasting tool

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Planning Manager (2004-2006)

Scope: Developed and maintained business metrics and benchmarked

performance in line with company objectives, along with establishing and

maintaining a centralized resource planning function. Managed improvement

initiatives identified as a direct result of opportunities discovered from

data analysis. Provided reports to senior management that identified

internal and external trends which led a breakthrough strategy of

benchmarking and implementing LEAN best practice across CS America.

Interacted with IT in the role as the parts manufacturer approval (PMA)

program manager to develop long-term system solutions to the where-used,

PMA, ITAR, and export control identification project.

> Provided senior management with metric dashboards which displayed

financial summaries of the various repair and overhauls facilities

around the US. The dashboards reflected the key performance indicators

(KPIs), revenue, margin, and profit, which enable critical business

decisions to be made proactively

> Ensured contract compliance through participating on a team that

developed and implemented numerous operations reports and processes

aiding in daily monitoring of work in process

> Created contracts requirements documents for the Boeing PSAA and

Airbus GCP 2000 contracts which identified all the contractual

obligations to support contract compliance

> Worked with contracts teams to review and implement long-term product

support agreements with customers and ensure FAR and DFAR clauses are

addressed

CAE USA Military Simulation and Training (formerly BAE Systems) - Tampa, FL

1999 - 2004

World leader in providing simulation and integrated training solutions for

civil aviation industry and defense forces worldwide.

Quality Manager (2003-2004)

Scope: Led and implemented industry-developed best practices, oversaw

corporate quality systems and procedures, assured retention of company's

ISO 9001:2000 certification, and kept current with ISO 9001 and AS 9110

standard upgrades and implemented strategy for compliance. Supported the

organization in defining, measuring, analyzing, scoping, planning, and

executing large scale, complex performance enhancement initiatives that

drove the business and differentiated the company in the marketplace while

remaining consistent with the corporation's business objectives. Led

various departments, their management, and staff in usage of Six Sigma

tools and processes. Established metrics to measure impact of process

improvements. Ensured customer satisfaction by preventing nonconformance to

the customer's requirements through performing requirements analysis and

Statement of Work review during proposal activity phase.

> Led initiative to adhere to the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering

Institute style guide by standardizing and updating internal

procedures, when revision incorporation occurred

> Key player in work toward company attaining Capability Maturity Model

Initiative level 2 assessments through participating in development of

common process documentation used corporate-wide

> Selected as company's Subject Matter Expert for all quality

initiatives, led ISO 9001:2000 Maintenance Surveillance Audits, and

was directly responsible for all internal and external audits and

reviews for hardware and software resulting in retention of ISO

Certification

Manufacturing Manager (1999-2003)

Scope: Responsibility and leadership for major operations areas to include

Manufacturing (Electrical and Mechanical), Production Control Planning

(provisioning and inventory), In-Process and In-Coming Inspection,

Manufacturing Engineering, and Operation Program Management. Responsible

for implementing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodologies/tools in

order to improve factory efficiency and reliability, increasing asset

utilization, reducing costs and guaranteeing Safety, Health, Environmental,

and Quality standards. Through carefully orchestrated leadership, planning,

organizing, directing and controlling, assumed total accountability for

execution, progress, and results associated with any project at any point

during manufacturing phase of a program(s). This included monitoring

progress and results using an Earned Value Management System (EVMS). A high

degree of manufacturing knowledge, management acumen, organization ability,

communication skills, delegation discernment, LEAN, and general business

aptitude were essential.

> Turned a failing manufacturing operation that was losing millions on

paper into a profitable entity by implementing performance measures,

accountability, standard operations, work instructions, procedures,

policies, and process flows

> Faced with aggressive build schedules and challenging performance

measures. I engaged the teams to come up with creative and innovative

solutions to trim cycle times 10%, improve production methods, and

reduce lead times.

> Introduced several Lean initiatives, kaizen, batch processes, single

minute exchange of die (SMED), just-in-time (JIT), kanban, 5S, and

business process re-engineering techniques to Manufacturing Operations

which aided Operation's efficiency and effectivity goals to be

exceeded each quarter and reduced product cycle time

EARLIER WORK HISTORY

BIC Graphic USA Manufacturing Specialist - St. Petersburg, FL (1999)

Business Trends, Inc. Business Consultant - Troy, MI (1998

Tech Packaging of Tampa Operations Manager - Tampa, FL (1998)

Vaughn Communications Production Manager - Tampa, FL (1994-1998)

Loral Data Systems, Inc. Configuration Management Specialist -

Sarasota, FL (1989-1994)

Loral Data Systems, Inc. Electronics Technician - Sarasota, FL

(1984-1988)

EDUCATION

Master's Degree in Business Administration - Summa Cum Laude Honors /

Tampa College - Tampa, Florida

Bachelor's Degree in Business Management - Cum Laude Honors / Eckerd

College - St. Petersburg, Florida

Associate of Science in Computer Engineering - Magna Cum Laude Honors /

Tampa Technical Institute - Tampa, Florida

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