Manager Civil Engineering
Resume:
Justin A. Richter
Wakefield, MA 01880
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Justin Richter is a strategic leader with deep operations, program management and manufacturing expertise. With extensive experience managing teams of both direct and indirect reports, Justin leverages his professional knowledge, lean background, leadership skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities to make impactful changes and transform his organizations. He is results driven and capable of navigating between the tactical necessities of each day with the strategic imperatives of future business. Justin works within all levels of the organization and with thirteen years of cross functional experience in three unique industries, Justin works both vertically and horizontally to increase his organization’s value proposition to both customers and stakeholders.
Influence and Negotiate Courageously Analytical Decision Making
Customer and Stakeholder Focus Professional Agility
Creative Problem Solving Strong Leadership
Experience Summary:
Justin Richter worked as a civil engineering consultant at GZA, GeoEnvironmental from June 2004 to July 2008 with both customer and contractor facing responsibilities. He left consulting at GZA to pursue a masters in Management and Business Administration to complement his technical background. In May 2010, he joined Raytheon Company as part of their 2-year Operations Development Program. Leveraging his Engineering B.S. and his MBA, Justin has held progressive responsibility in various functional roles during this 3.5 year period. He has demonstrated the ability to influence cross functionally and was promoted to the Sensor Production Integration lead at completion of the rotational program. In July 2013, Justin transitioned to EMC Company (now Dell Technologies) for 2 years to take on new, program management initiatives in procurement while expanding his understanding of software implementation, contracting and program management. He successfully implemented two global procurement programs (eCatalogs and Purchasing Cards) which have since yielded consolidated scale, leverage with preferred vendors, deeper spend analytics and $M’s in bottom line cost savings. In May 2015, Justin was recruited by Raytheon to re-join the company on international assignment in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia leading the operations team. Over the next 2 years, Justin led the production effort and was accountable to both CONUS and OCUNUS leadership, he managed the customer relationship and closed out the 5-year, in-country effort led by 3 different management teams. He has most recently taken on the role of operations manager in the Precision Metal Fabrication department where he is responsible for the cost, quality, schedule and personnel of a ~125+, 3-shift production operation.
EDUCATION:
BOSTON COLLEGE Chestnut Hill, MA
MBA, Carroll Graduate School of Management, GPA: 3.8 2008-2010
TUFTS UNIVERSITY Medford, MA
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering 2000-2004
EXPERIENCE:
RAYTHEON COMPANY Andover, MA
Operations Manager 2017 – May 2018
Managed 3-shift, 125+ employee metal fabrication operation delivering $40M annual sales and team of 8 direct reports
Redefined the organization’s production strategy and internal KPI’s used to measure performance; aligned direct reports’ annual goals with those of organization.
Implemented strategic procurement decisions including the offload of scope misaligned with business core competency.
Supported 3+ production programs while incorporating proof of design initiatives to drive future business growth; returned over $3M to the business during first 15 months.
Reduced aged WIP by 80% and past due deliveries by 50% through daily SCRUMs
Developed operations team which included 3 new hires over 15-month period.
RAYTHEON COMPANY Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Operations Manager 2015 - 2017
Recovered schedule and cost on $700M in-country offset requirement meeting all contract deliverables
Executed program close-out including de-staffing plan, final customer signoff and facility turnover to Saudi customer
Managed in-country customer relationship including weekly program meetings with Saudi military leadership
Responsible for Raytheon’s international presence including all activities of in-country team during both work and non-working hours; 10 direct and 115 indirect reports across 3 nationalities
EMC CORPORATION Hopkinton, MA
Procurement Program Manager 2013 – 2015
eCatalog Program : Developed strategy and implemented a single source portal leveraged by the global procurement team to consolidate spend, drive analytics and yield cost saving through channeled spend to preferred vendors.
Purchasing Card Program : Managed implementation of the global program across US, EMEA and APAC regions (19 countries) including negotiations with credit providers, creation of playbooks and generation of KPI’s to support $80M in global spend and the elimination of 70k annual transaction costs from the P2P cycle.
RAYTHEON COMPANY Andover, MA
Patriot Production IPT Lead 2012 - 2013
Managed master schedule of radar line with over $1B of production work in process. Created MS project tool to successfully manage critical path of unprecedented number of radars across facility.
Part of the team operating at the forefront of new SAP driven MRP system driving a 10% reduction in total cycle
Presented weekly production status, risk and opportunity to VP of Operations
Served as the go-to liaison for all cross business teams relative to Patriot production schedule, priorities, risks and performance
Operations Leadership Development Program 2010-2012
Operations Finance – Financial Analyst
Managed program/project performance through Earned Value Management
Created budgets, reviewed estimates and presented financial performance during program reviews
Production Operations Lead – UAE Program and Spares Program
Set production priorities, out briefed leadership on program status and facilitated execution through cross functional relationships in Quality, Supply Chain and Engineering
Continuous Improvement Manager
Facilitated the successful project implementation of 5 direct reports
Influenced cross-functional projects spanning multiple work centers
Manufacturing Cell Manager
Managed 45 assembly and test operators across two shifts on the Patriot Radar subsystem product line
Led a lean initiative to facilitate self-directed work for a cell of 20 test technicians resulting in greater employee morale and freeing up management to work on other continuous improvement initiatives.
GZA GEOENVIRONMENTAL, INC Norwood, MA
Engineering Consultant 2004-2008
Managed $250k+ drilling projects used to make engineering recommendations regarding foundation design, potential remediation cost and inherent site risk
Made real-time construction decisions/consultations to address clear safety and financial risks using technical understanding combined with practical site constraints and capability
Represented project owner’s best interests during meetings with developers and general contractors
Wrote project proposals and geotechnical reports and delivered recommendations during field meetings
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Adjunct Faculty – Boston College Mathematics Department 2009-2010
Selected from MBA class to teach Mathematics Modeling course to undergraduate business majors
Defined teaching content and mentored both top and underperforming students
Raytheon Six Sigma Specialist, Greenbelt equivalent
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