Resume of

Richard A. Ziegler (*

RICHARD A. ZIEGLER

Structures, Sheet Metal, Tooling, Composites

Manufacturing, Fabrication, Assembly, Quality, Management Address: 5 Nutmeg Dr. Lumberton, NJ 08048 609-***-**** ac0q8q@r.postjobfree.com Education: Burlington County College – 1972, 1973

St. Louis College – 1994

Green Belt Certification (2016)

Clearances: Secret, DOD, Active (2016 Full)

Relocation: Yes Travel: 20%

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Over forty years of experience in Aircraft and Aerospace developing manufacturing methods, preparing the sequence of operations with drawings and detailed instructions to fabricate and assemble composite and sheet metal components in an ISO 9001/AS9100 environment. Determine requirements for tools and or machinery. Describe and sketch the function of tools and the configuration of parts to be fabricated or assembled by the tool. Initiated research for improvements in Lean manufacturing, tooling techniques and Kaizen events. Facilitates process improvement activities, corrective action investigations and root cause analysis. Determine parts, tools, and equipment needed in order to achieve manufacturing goals according to the product specification. Ability to interact and lead others in a collaborative environment. Proficient in SAP, WDS/Compass Contract, MRP systems, AutoCAD 2013, SolidWorks 2014, Draftsight, Microsoft Office 2010, GenPlan, QADS, ICA, CAPPS, PIOS, D7i, some Catia V, all Windows platforms, and Lotus Notes. Trained and certified on Leica Spatial Analyzer, Optical Level and Transits, LaserTracker. Extensive NC programming utilizing DXF, TrueNest and Flow waterjet software. Ethical and diverse. Professionally adheres to all company rules and policies. EMPLOYMENT RECORD

November 2016 to Present LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS – MICHOUD/NASA, NEW ORLEANS, LA Sr. Manufacturing Engineer – Responsible for all incoming tooling from outside vendor fabrication. Quality check and verify the tool matches the design requirements prior to releasing for production build. Work with in-house fabrication to build or rework tools, modify existing tools for safety issues, compliance conformances, process changes and improvements. Maintain ordering and status of materials for in-house work. Provide status for all tools in work each day for project tracking. Duties also include review of LM tool designs for the Michoud and Denver facilities. January 2013 to November 2016 LOCKHEED MARTIN MST – MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY Sr. Manufacturing Engineer – Assigned to facility maintenance in charge of ordering parts and supplies for equipment repair. Tasked with procurement or design and procurement of obsolete, hard to find or otherwise consumable hardware used in production and tooling efforts. Tasked with facility layout POC, covering all preliminary layouts and facility changes impacted by new and aging programs for the entire Moorestown facility. Current team leader in charge of touch labor reduction on all Aegis water cooler programs. Other projects include establishing facility stockroom, implementing min/max inventory in the D7i work order system. Create layout for a vertical storage system and initiate a “first inventory” for the repair department. February 2012 to January 2013 LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS – PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - F-16 Norway wing program, Indonesia refurbishment program. Responsible for layout and setup of the initial replacement wing assembly line and refurbishment cells. All facility requirement, tool designs, logistical data for the successful implementation of the first ever event for LMCO. Duties include all detail planning, methods development, Liaison, tooling, Cost management Creates and maintains planning from engineering drawings. Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Define tooling requirements, manufacturing methods, facility layout and space requirements. Create tool orders, create geometry and produce parts and tools using CNC equipment. Troubleshoot production issues. Determine requirements for major equipment, plant layout, and setup. Decides how projects should flow, created charts and graphs to back up theories. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives. July 2011 to January 2012 GKN AEROSPACE – TALLASSEE, ALABAMA Principal Engineer-HondaJet. Tasked with setting up the production line for HondaJet's carbon fiber fuselage assembly. Current tooling and production rate are established for five ship sets per year, ramping to seventy two ship sets in three years. Responsible to concept design, order tool designs and coordinate tooling efforts with outside vendors., break out all work instructions to utilize crew efforts and establish accurate time standards.

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August 2003 to June 2011 LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS – PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA Sr. Manufacturing Engineer-Multi-Function Prod Support Supervisor - F-16 assembly, C-130, F-22, C-5, GV, P-3. Detail planning, methods development, Liaison, tooling, Cost management Creates and maintains planning from engineering drawings. Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Define tooling requirements, manufacturing methods, facility layout and space requirements. Create tool orders, create geometry and produce parts and tools using CNC equipment. Troubleshoot production issues. Determine requirements for major equipment, plant layout, and setup. Decides how projects should flow, created charts and graphs to back up theories. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives. April 2003 to July 2003 Under contract to LOCKHEED MARTIN – FT. WORTH TEXAS Reliability Engineer Lead/Corrective Action F-16 Final assembly. Determine cause and corrective action for problems in mate and final assy efforts for F-16 aircraft. Drive production tasks to an earlier Sequence to allow final assembly tasks to be accomplished in time allowed. June 2002 to December 2002 Under contract to L-3 COMMUNICATIONS - WACO TEXAS Senior Installation Planner, Shop Floor Liaison, detail and installation - 777, 737 Boeing Business Jet, A2C2S Helicopter. Create and maintain planning from engineering drawings, provide liaison support between engineering and production. Provide planning for aircraft modifications such as “C” and “D” checks, rehabitation of custom aircraft, drop in military air mods.

April 1998 to November 2001 SELF EMPLOYED – HEART OF TEXAS INTERNET/TCW - WACO, TEXAS CEO, Systems Administrator, Network Administrator, Network Field Technician Windows sever platforms through Win2K, desktop through Windows XP, Linux, large area wireless networking, RAS, LAN, TCP/IP, Cisco Routers, ISP Operations. Extensive call center experience, automated billing, managed eight technicians and office personnel. Developed and administrated the largest wireless network in Texas. (1999) November 1995 to April 1998

Under contract to RAYTHEON/E-SYSTEMS - WACO TEXAS (C.T.A.S.) (Now L3 Communications) Senior Production Planner, Cabinet Shop Liaison, detail and installation A-340, 747-SP, C141, E6-B Create and maintain planning from engineering drawings, provide liaison support between engineering and production. Provide planning for aircraft modifications such as “C” and “D” checks, rehabitation of custom aircraft, drop in military air mods.

April 1994 to November 1995

Under contract to MCDONNELL DOUGLAS - ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (Now GKN) Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Composites & Plastics – Robotic WaterJet Support- C-17, F-15, F-18c,d,e,f, AV- 8B, T-45 Programs

April 1993 to September 1993

Under contract to LOCKHEED - FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Production Planner, Liaison - F16 Program

April 1992 to April 1993

Under contract to DEE HOWARD - SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Senior Industrial Engineer - B727-Quiet Freighter Program April 1990 to December 1991

Under contract to GENERAL DYNAMICS - HARLINGEN, TEXAS (Now United Launch Alliance) Sr. Production Planner/Liaison - Atlas Rocket Payload Adaptors October 1989 to December 1989

Under contract to SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT - TALLASSEE, ALABAMA (Now GKN) Senior Manufacturing Engineer-UH-60-Composites

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November 1988 to October 1989

Under contract to AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES OF AUSTRALIA, through Miami Aviation Corporation - Opa-Locka, Florida

Senior Production Engineer-NightStalker Program

September 1987 to October 1988

Under contract to MARTIN MARIETTA - BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (Now Middle River Aircraft) Senior Manufacturing/Quality Engineer-80c Thrust Reverser, Titan-Sheet metal, Liaison April 1987 to August 1987

Under contract to NORTHROP CORPORATION-VENTURA, CALIFORNIA Senior Manufacturing Engineer-Special Projects-Composites August 1986 to January 1987

Under contract to SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT - TALLASSEE, ALABAMA (Now GKN) Senior Manufacturing Engineer-UH-60-Composites

April 1986 to August 1986

Under contract to SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT - BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT Senior Manufacturing Engineer-MH-53E-Composites

February 1986 to April 1986

Under contract to GENERAL DYNAMICS SPACE SYSTEMS- SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA Manufacturing Engineer-Tomahawk-Structures (All up round) October 1985 to February 1986

Under contract to MARTIN MARIETTA - DENVER, COLORADO Senior Manufacturing Engineer-MX Missile Emplacer/GSE-Structures March 1985 to October 1985

Under contract to AVCO AEROSTRUCTURES - NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Manufacturing Methods Engineer-C-5B, GIV-Structures December 1984 March 1985

Under contract to MARTIN MARIETTA - DENVER, COLORADO Senior Manufacturing Engineer- MX Missile Emplacer-Structures August 1984 to December 1984

Under contract to AVCO AEROSTRUCTURES - NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Manufacturing Methods Engineer-C-5B, GIII, GIV, B-1B-Structures February 1984 to August 1984

Under contract to ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL-PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA Senior Production Planner - B-1B Sheet metal and Structures June 1983 to February 1984

GENERAL DYNAMICS - FORT WORTH DIVISION - FORT WORTH, TEXAS Toolmaker - Composite - F16, pattern maker, optical tooling August 1982 to March 1983

Under contract to AVCO AEROSTRUCTURES - NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Template Layout, Plastic and Hard Tooling, Jig and Fixture B-1B, C-5 November 1981 to August 1982

Under contract to MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT INTERNATIONAL-SAN ANGELO, TEXAS. Resume of

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Detail and Production Planner, Liaison

January 1981 to November 1981

Under contract to BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION - SELMA, ALABAMA Tool and Fixture Maker, Tool Liaison-C-99, Model 1900 July 1979 to January 1981

BOEING MILITARY AIRPLANE COMPANY - WICHITA, KANSAS Tool and Fixture Maker, Fiberglass tooling.

January 1975 to July 1979

BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION - WICHITA, KANSAS

Tool and Fixture Maker, Template Layout, Loftsman. Keywords: ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 14001, Lean, 6S, Tool Design, ESH, MRP, Kaizen, Kan-Ban, JIT REFERENCES - Upon request.

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