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P.O. Box ****** 817-***-**** CELL
Grand Prairie, TX 75053-0633 E-mail: ***********@*****.***
EDUCATION : COLLEGE (4) YEARS (Approx. 115 Semester Hours), Sul Ross State University,
Alpine, TX; Major: Business Admin. Pursuing BA Degree.
CATIA V5: 425 Hours; EVOVIA: 600 Hrs; IVT: 700 Hrs; CADAM : 450 Hours;
PRO-E: 110 Hrs; AUTO-CAD: 100 Hours
MILITARY SERVICE : United States Marine Corps (California, Iwakuni, Japan, Lakehurst NJ)
LINGUIST : Fully Bi-Lingual (English & Spanish): Fluent in reading, writing, & speaking Spanish.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :
Feb -06 – Jun 06: Bell Helicopter, Amarillo, TX: MFG ENGINEER: H-1 USMC Upgrade Program, Amarillo
Oct ’12 – May ‘13 Military Assy Facility: Trouble-shoot Mfg Issues from Sub-Assy to Final Assy on structures,
(Contract Engr) systems, and electrical instln’s, & submit MELTARS / LETARS to resolve Planning, Tooling or
MVSB1/IMS, CSCAPP, MicroSoft, Camera Wizard, & other software, as req’d.
Latest-Ft Worth,TX: VisiPrise, ENOVIA, BEDVU, SharePoint, CAMS / CAPPS, SAP & others.
Sep ’04 – Sep ‘05: Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., Grand Prairie, TX: Production Engineer/Plng: Sikorsky Marine
(Contract Engr) One Presidential Helicopter Program. (3 months); Revise Plng on 767 Empennage Major Sub-
Assy’s & Structures Planning. Use MicroSoft Software & VMCSII & MEDS Software. Worked
on Transition update of 767 Plng originating in Hawthorne, CA. M.E./ Planner on 777 Flaps
Transition Team. TDY to Stuart, FL for a total of 2 months in Last Article Review process.
May’07-Apr’10 Vought Aircraft, MSF, GP, TX: MFG ENGR/ PROD ENGR Member of 747-8 Program;
(Contract Engr) Reported to Mr. Joey Hodges for reassignment to 787 Training Program for Special Team
assignment. TAD to Charleston, SC, on Oct 07. Using CATIA V5, ENOVIA LCA, IVT, TEAM
CTR, MES, and Microsoft Software including Office Word Doc, Office Excel, Power Point,
Adobe Reader, as req’d. Created Illustrations for Planning, Red-Lined Plan’g Updated/Created
Master Plans in Team Center for 787 Sect 48 and 48 Structures & Electrical Planning.
Jul ’04 – Sep ’04 : THE BOEING CO., Kelly USA, San Antonio, TX : MFG ENGR / MFG PLANNING:
Sep‘05 – Feb ‘06: C-130 Modification Program. Used Micro-Soft Software. Elec & Structures Plng.
Jun’06 – Apr’07: M.E./Plan’g Grp: KC135PDM Lean Program. Create Plng, use Dwgs & Tech
(Contract Engr) Orders. Used HMS-CAPPS (Planning), REDARS (Dwgs). Also on KC10 Program.
Feb ’04 – July’04: NORDAM Group, INS Division, 6910 N. Whirlpool Drive, Tulsa, OK 74117.
(Contract Engr) MFG ENGINEER / MFG PLANNING Group. Raython Contract. Shop Floor
Support, Liaison Engineer. Trouble-shoot mfg problems & recommend & implement
solutions. Product Line: Composites & Plastics. Used MicroSoft software, includes ManMan.
Feb ’02 –Aug’02: GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE, Savannah, Georgia : MFG ENGINEER / TOOL &
(Contract Engr) PRODUCT’N PLNR : GIV-X & GV-SP Programs. Structures Group. Create Plng
for Prod reqm’ts. Incorp Engr’g Dwg Changes in existing Plng. Create ECR’s Create Tool.
Orders . Daily interface with Tool Design & Design Engr’g. Use MicroSoft software.
Apr ’01– May ‘01: LOCKHEED-MARTIN AEROSTRUCTURES, Pinellas Park, FL 33782:
Aug’02 – Feb ‘03 MFG ENGR’G PLANNING GROUP. F-22 & C-130 Structures Planning Group. Create /
(Contract Engr) Up-date Fabrication (sheet metal & Assy) Planning Packages.
Oct ’00 – Apr ‘01: LOCKHEED-MARTIN AERONAUTICS CO., Ft. Worth, TX 76101.
Jun ’01 – Feb ‘02 MFG ENGR’G / RELIABILITY ENGR. F-16 Program. Structures, Ctr Fuse.
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Mar’03 – Jan ‘04 Rev Op Cards (AIP/ADAP), incorp PACOR’s (ECN) in Plng to accomplish intent of ECN’s EDIF
(Ver 2K.06.22 for Office 2000), FormTek Orion (Access), EXTRA (IMS Prod System), FCIMSP
MRP II, & CAPPS II. Perform Root Cause Failure Analysis.
Aug’10– May’11 LOCKHEED-MARTIN AERONAUTICS CO., Ft. Worth, TX 76101: ME PLANNING: F-35
LEVEL II, Tooling Special Project for F-35 WING PLANNING GROUP.
Sept’99 – Sept’00 : GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP., Completion Center, Love Field, Dallas, TX:
(Contract Engr) MANUFACTURING ENGINEER : GIV Program: Assist Shop to compile “Conformity-
Build Packages”. Provide Engr’g support to Assy Shop to resolve Design Engr’g problems.
Wrote/Created Non-Incoporated Engr’g Change Orders (NIECO), RED-LINED Released
(AIMS). Included Interiors, Structures, & Electrical Planning.
Sept’98-Jun”99 : GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP., Completion Center, Long Beach, CA.
(Contract Engr) MFG ENGR : GV Program : Helped “Start-Up” Plngg System. Created Structural and
Elect Op Sheets. Created Engr’g Chg Request (ECR), as req’d to correct Design problems.
Interface with QA/QC/QE, Design Engr’g, Prod Contrl, Cust Reps & Shop.
May’98-Sept’98 : SINO-SWEARINGEN AIRCRAFT COMPANY, San Antonio, TX
May’96-Jan’97 MANUFACTURING / PRODUCIBILITY ENGINEER : SJ30-2 Aircraft Program.
(Contract Engr) Created and wrote Procedures for M.E./Planning Group to define usage of Vendor / Supplier
documents. Compiled data and created Supplier Manufacturing Requirements Documents for
Wing & Fuselage Major components. Included creating Structures and Electrical / Avionics
Installation Planning.
Mar’98-May’98 : NORTHRUP-GRUMMAN, Lake Charles, LA MANUFACTURING ENGINEER /
Sept’97-Dec’97 PLANNING : J-STARS Military Program. Worked E.O. Back-Log, Created and updated
(Contract Engr) Master Op-Sheets to incorporate intent of E.O.’s. Created Mfg Change Orders, Detail, Assy,
and Instl’n Planning to comply with Design Tech Orders. Structures & Electrical Planning.
Dec’97-Mar’98 : LOCKHEED MARTIN AEROSPACE CO., Harlingen, TX MANUFACTURING
(Contract Engr) ENGINEER / PLANNING : ATLAS II & II-AS Rocket Program. Created / updated BOM,
Planning Op-Sheets, SOW’s, PWA, & Change Impact Sheets. Structures & Electrical Planning.
Jan’97-Aug’97 : The BOEING Company, Commercial Airplane Group, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle,
(Contract Engr) WA 98124 : MANUFACTURING ENGINEER : 777 Program, Everett, WA.
Created / maintained Production Planning for Paint & Corrosion Group, Fuselage Sections
44, & 46, Over/Under Wing Fairing Instln’s. Created & Maintained MRL’s, and O&IR’s per
Engineering requirements. Used OS/2, Cycle Projection, EXCEL, Windows-95, WORD,
REDARS, CATIA applications, and other computer programs, as required.
Aug’95-Apr’96 : CHRYSLER TECHNOLOGIES AIRBORNE SYSTEMS, INC., Waco, TX :
(Contract Engr) MANUFACTURING / PRODUCIBILITY ENGINEER : NAVY E-6B Military Program.
Worked to “Concurrent Engineering” mode. Audited Engr’g Structures drawings for
Producibility & Tooling requirements. Assisted in Make/Buy decisions. Used PRO-E to expedite
manufacturing of detail parts / Assemblies on Engr’g Advance Released drawings. Analyzed &
produced Plots for Fab Shop parts dimension reqmt’s. Created Tooling Concept Sketches for
Sub-Assembly Tooling
Mar’95-Jul’95 : GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE, Savannah, Georgia : MANUFACTURING ENGINEER /
(Contract Engr) TOOL & PRODUCTION PLANNER : GV Program : Created Planning for Proto-type and
Production requirements. Analyzed Drawings for Procucibility, incorporated Engineering
Changes, and used CATIA to create Visual Aids. Incorporated “SPC” requirements in
Planning Op-Sheets.
Jan’95-Mar’95 : LOCKHEED MARTIN, Ft. Worth, TX : MANUFACTURING ENGINEER /
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(Contract Engr) PRODUCTION / ELECTRICAL PLANNER : Military F-22 Program.
Wrote Assy/Electrical/ Planning & Tool Orders, sketched Tooling Concepts, and
created Planning Visual Aids (HAPAS), using CATIA. Attended APIC Classes.
Jul’94-Jan’95 : GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE, Savannah, Georgia : MFG ENGINEER & INSTL/
(Contract Engr) /GSE PLANNER : GV Program : Input MRP using CIMS Program. Sketched
Tooling Concepts. Created Production Planning & Tooling Orders.
Aug’92-Jun’94 : LOCKHEED MARTIN, FT. Worth, TX : MANUFACTURING ENGINEER /
(Contract Engr) PROCESS/TOOL/ELECTRICAL PLANNER: F-16 & FSX Programs.
Reviewed F-16 Planning & Tooling for use on FSX Program. Determined Tooling Cost-Effective
methods to assure Production schedules. Used CATIA to develop Tooling Concepts. Wrote
Planning & Tool Orders. Used MRP system.
Oct'91-Aug’92 : FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT CO., San Antonio, TX : MFG ENGR / PLANNER :
(Contract Engr) Structures / Avionics / Electrical / Tooling Planning : Model C-26 Aircraft :
Sub-Assy / Instl’n / Liaison Planning and Tool Orders. IBM/MIMS System.
Aug’90-Jun’91 : DEE HOWARD COMPANY, San Antonio, TX : MANUFACTURING
(Contract Engr) ENGINEER / PRODUCTION & ELECTRICAL PLANNER : BOEING 727
& MCDAC DC-8 MOD ( UPS GLASS COCKPIT ) Program.
Jul’91-Oct’91 Start-up, created & implemented Planning System, including formats, policies,
( Direct ) and procedures. Used PRO III Master VT 100-AFTEC Computer Program.
Mar’90-Aug’90 : E-SYSTEMS, Greenville, TX : ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING
(Contract Engr) ENGINEER / PLANNER : C-130 MOD Military Program : “Hands-On”
work to determine harness routings & hardware locations. Created harness
routing sketches for use as planning visual aids. Used IBM Computer System.
SUMMARY GENERAL DYNAMICS SERVICES CO., Harlingen TX : MANUFACTURING
OF ENGINEER / PLANNING SUPERVISOR / PRODUCTION / TOOL PLANNER:
EARLIER Supervised (20) planners. ATLAS I & II / CENTAUR ROCKET Programs.
EXPERIENCE : Contract Engineer (2) Years.
RANCO Products, Brownsville, TX / Matamoros, Mexico (Maquiladora)
Master Scheduler / Assembly Planner : Direct (7) Months.
LTV AEROSPACE CORP. Grand Prairie, TX : PROJECT ENGINEER
Contract Engineer (5) Months.
McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP., Long Beach CA: LIAISON TOOLING /
ASSY PLANNING COORDINATOR : Contract Engineer (6) months.
BELL HELICOPTER, Ft. Worth, TX : COMPOSITES – PRODUCTION /
TOOLING PLANNER : Contract Engineer (8) Months.
LTV – VOUGHT CORP., Grand Prairie TX : MANUFACTURING ENGR /
MFG & TOOLING PLANNER : Direct / Contract Engineer (4) Years.
SIKORSKY HELICOPTERS, Stratford, Connecticut : MFG ENGR / MFG &
TOOLING PLANNER : Contract Engineer (11) Months
LTV – VOUGHT CORP, Grand Prairie TX : MANUFACTURING ENGR /
MFG & TOOLING PLANNER : Direct / Contract Engineer (17) Months.
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SWEARINGEN AVIATION, San Antonio, TX : MANUFACTURING ENGR /
MFG TOOL PLANNER : Direct (6) Months.
FALCON JET, Little Rock, Arkansas : M.E. / PLANNER U.S. COAST GUARD
PROGRAM; Contract Engineer (7) Months.
SIKORSKY HELICOPTERS, Stratford CT : MFG / TOOLING PLANNER
Contract Engineer (9) Months.
SWEARINGEN AVIATION, San Antonio, TX : SR. MFG PLANNER
Direct (10) Months.
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL, El Segundo, CA : ENGINEERING
PLANNING ANALYST : Direct (1) Year.
McDAC AIRCRAFT CO., Long Beach CA : Direct MFG PLANNER (5+)
Years, Q.A./Q.C. (2) Years, and “A” ASSEMBLER (2) Years.