SCOTTE KAVANAUGH
Valrico, FL *****
*********@*******.*** 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