Production Supervisor/Manager
Resume:
SCOTT PITTMAN
*** *** ******* *****, **********, Alabama 36330
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PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR/MANAGER
Area of Focus: Manufacturing Operations Management
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Reliable and hands-on leader, offering career-long expertise in aviation industry, encompassing employee supervision and
development, human resource functions, budget control and allocation, aircraft maintenance management, and conflict resolution.
Consistently ensure operational efficiency and productivity through the integration of process improvement initiatives and
management of top-performing teams. Exemplify adeptness in leading, mentoring, and motivating staff and personnel to align work
processes with organizational goals and objectives. Excel in developing and implementing cost-effective processes to drive
operational cost reduction. Possess effectiveness in collaborating with colleagues, staff, and the senior leadership to ensure
proactive coordination and timely completion of designated tasks. Guarantee strict compliance with governing policies and safety
measures in leading and executing varying duties and responsibilities.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Leadership and Training Consultative Assistance Policy Development and Implementation
Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration Program Management Research and Analysis Inventory Management
Operational Process Reengineering Work Delegation and Time Management Documentation and Report Generation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ARMY FLEET SUPPORT
Production Supervisor Fort Rucker, AL 2013–Present
- Supervise, direct, and train a team of maintenance personnel comprised of 8 supervisors and more than 170 aircraft
mechanics in safely maintaining the United States Army’s largest fleet of UH-60 helicopters.
- Take charge of attaining all priorities and assignments, while ensuring adherence of all employees to company and
government policies.
- Spearhead efforts in preparing a list of work that needed to be accomplished before the shift ends; while also
delegating those tasks as needed and coordinating with the outgoing supervisor for necessary endorsements.
- Foster an environment of discipline and guarantee the prompt resolution of any issue that arises.
Career Highlight:
- Successfully took over 3rd shift operations that had low morale and arguments between the management and the local
union; negotiated terms with union employees, which resulted to a more motivated and productive work force.
KAY AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
Site Manager Fort Polk, LA 2013
- Rendered keen oversight to a 50-person team responsible for the maintenance and safe operations of 10 United States Army
OH-58 helicopters.
- Took charge of budget control and allocation spanning more than 8,000 lines of bench and shop stock.
- Functioned as focal point contact among the government contracting officer's representative, corporate headquarters, and
onsite employees.
- Performed various human resources-related functions, such as applicant prescreening and interviews; staff hiring and
termination; counseling and coaching; schedule facilitation; disciplinary action execution; benefits and payroll processing; and
physical examination scheduling.
- Closely monitored time cards to be submitted to payroll personnel on a weekly basis.
- Proactively coordinated with various government agencies to ensure site operations compliance with regulatory
requirements.
- Managed all government and company-owned property amounting to more than $15M.
Career Highlights:
- Pioneered the first-ever discovery of deficiency in government equipment accountability through the execution of
initiatives, which included:
- Collaboration with the company and government representatives on comprehensive inventory of all equipment that enabled
the identification of hundreds of thousands of dollars in shortages
- Utilization of extensive awareness in army supply system that prompted the acquisition of all missing equipment,
preventing the company to pay government fine and possible contract loss
- Establishment of a system, which included 10% monthly inventories to avoid further occurrence of deficiencies
UNITED STATES ARMY
Senior Career Management Noncommissioned Officer Fort Rucker, AL 2008–2013
- Spearheaded life cycle management functions for more than 30,000 army aviation soldiers.
- Piloted a team tasked to perform human resource functions, such as research, analysis, creation, and staffing within the
Aviation Branch, army commands, and Department of the Army.
- Executed thorough review of instruction programs from the Army Aviation Maintenance Schools and assessment of manpower
models for table of organization and equipment (TOE) and table of distribution and allowances (TDA) units.
- Proactively communicated all personnel issues to the senior leadership through submission of detailed reports,
presentations, and documentations, as well as provision of sound recommendation on problem resolution.
- Conducted thorough analysis of functional roles for all enlisted soldiers within the army aviation career field.
- Focused on ensuring fair consideration of all aviation enlisted soldiers in developing personnel management policies,
programs, and procedures as established by Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA).
- Performed management functions associated with doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education,
personnel, and facilities (DOTMLPF) for the Aviation Branch.
- Exemplified keen attention to detail in formulating noncommissioned officer professional development and career
management policies and timelines.
- Offered mentorship and guidance to subordinates to ensure operational productivity.
- Led and encouraged a team of NCOs tasked to administer hundreds of waiver requests, MOCS proposals, and other enlisted
soldier actions on an annual basis.
Career Highlights:
- Earned selection from the senior leadership to fulfill highly complex role and responsibilities as senior career
management noncommissioned officer.
- Developed a new Military Occupation Specialties (MOS) for UAV repairers as part of responsibilities within the
Department of the Army (DA) that generated thousands of new jobs and advanced high-potential soldiers for promotion; thus
minimizing training costs year-over-year.
- Generated significant improvement to the aviation enlisted MOS by creating and coordinating five Military Occupational
Classification and Structures (MOCS) actions.
- Initiated the implementation of accountability procedures that drove the achievement of high rating during the post-
annual property book inventory.
- Earned recognition as a subject matter expert in resolving training and professional development complexities.
- Effectively functioned as aviation branch lead in charge of addressing Change in NCO Structure (CINCOS) II requirements,
including execution of wide ranging research that generated savings of more than 700 NCO position scheduled for termination.
First Sergeant Fort Bragg, NC 2005–2008
- Counseled leadership on diverse work-related matters, army policies, and aviation operations.
- Sustained consultative assistance to the leadership of a 12 helicopter flight company and oversaw unit safety council,
maintenance, and aircrew training for 12 UH-60 helicopters.
- Guaranteed the provision of appropriate training and adequate supply of personal needs to the designated subordinates
for mission readiness.
- Maintained active coordination with staff and personnel on resource management and accomplishment of established
requirements.
- Concentrated on driving the success of assigned unit by scheduling soldiers to appropriate schools and trainings.
- Presented numerous work orders for improvement of company areas and soldier billeting to ensure functionality of
facilities.
Career Highlights:
- Established an efficient and collaborative work environment that resulted to seamless accomplishment of soldiers’
responsibilities.
- Demonstrated professionalism in training subordinates for future assignments and responsibilities that resulted in 11
Warrior Leaders Course (WLC) graduates and 5 NCOs scheduled for Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC).
- Obtained 93% operational readiness (OR) rate through rapid and proactive maintenance of e aircraft during the deployment
in Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC).
- Generated an OR rate of 80% that surpassed UH-60L helicopter standard through expert administration of aircraft
modifications.
- Exhibited in-depth technical and tactical expertise that drove the consistent attainment of highest level of
maintenance, including the effective management of maintenance program.
- Significantly improved the division’s career awareness by providing exceptional guidance, mentorship, and consultative
assistance.
- Strictly administered equipment accountability amounting to $60M that resulted to zero ground or aviation accidents,
while supporting more than 1,000 flight hours.
Production Control Noncommissioned Officer Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor Fort Bragg, NC 2003–2005
- Took an active role in maintaining safety and airworthiness of 38 UH-60 Helicopters by identifying the equipment,
facility, man-hour, personnel and part requirements.
- Managed the entire operational phase of the flow program.
- Administered and coordinated government contract support for unscheduled maintenance and phase inspections.
- Worked with subordinate units and reported aircraft status and availability to upper management.
- Organized the schedule of major preventive maintenance inspections; guaranteed compliance with time frames; monitored
the status of all unit aircraft; and oversaw the necessary resources toward the execution of necessary action.
Career Highlights:
- Gained reputation as subject matter expert in 82nd Aviation Brigade UH-60 maintenance throughout the Simmons Army
Airfield.
- Served as the driving force behind the successful completion of mission by leading the maintenance of 38 UH-60Ls.
- Saved more than $250K in the battalion Class IX account by strictly complying with established practiced conservation of
supplies and funds.
- Provided exemplary leadership and guidance to soldiers leading to receiving awards and recognitions, such as battalion
soldier of the month, NCO of the month, and 2004 Fort Bragg Bench Press Champion.
Earlier Positions Held:
Platoon Sergeant – Fort Bragg, NC, USA Production Control NCOIC – Fort Bragg, NC, USA
UH-60 Technical Inspector – Fort Bragg, NC, USA UH-1/UH-60 Maintenance Supervisor – Camp Stanley, Korea
UH-60 Squad Leader/Flight Instructor – Fort Bragg, NC, USA UH-60 Crew Chief – Camp LaGuardia, Korea
EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AVIATION BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: IN PROGRESS (EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE: FALL 2015)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Online
COURSEWORK IN INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
Pearl River Community College, Poplarville, MS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Leadership Training – Development Dimensions International: Mar 2014 - Fort Rucker, AL
- Human Factors – L-3 Communications: Sep 2013 - Fort Rucker, AL
- Senior Leaders Course (SLC), Advanced Non-Commissioned Officers Course (ANCOC) – United States Army Aviation Center of
Excellence (USAACE): Jul 2005 - Fort Rucker, AL
- Advanced Leaders Course (ALC), Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC) – United States Army Aviation Center of
Excellence (USAACE): Jun 1996 - Fort Eustis, VA
- Aviation Accident Prevention Course – United States Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center: Dec 1995 - Fort Rucker, AL
- Warrior Leaders Course (WLC), Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC) – United States Army NCO Academy: Feb 1994 -
Fort Bragg, NC
- UH-60 Helicopter Repairer – United States Army Aviation Logistics School (USAALS): May 1991 - Fort Eustis, VA
TECHNICAL ACUMEN
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
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