Rick Reed
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Profile of Qualifications
Many years of experience in manufacturing, process improvement, staff leadership, problem resolution, organizational collaboration, scheduling, operations management and support activities.
Extensive professional education and certification, detailed below.
Self-driven team player with strengths in communication and developing interpersonal relationships.
Possess excellent planning, organization, time management and decision-making skills.
Strategically coordinate and collaborate with various professionals to maximize performance in facilitating goals and attaining operational excellence.
Career Track
Raytheon Missile Systems
Senior Configuration Analyst, Huntsville, AL 2013-July 16th, 2015
Diligently assess, correct & document problems, interpret engineering drawings and draft detailed reports. Process changes, Configuration notices, Redline changes, support all 32 programs. Support all our military customers.
Senior Support Specialist I & Team Lead, Tucson, AZ 2011-2013
Team Lead directing six Lab Leads in three facilities driving adherence to operational guidelines.
Supervised four Labs in capacity of Lab Lead ensuring compliance with company rules. Write SOP,s and update all documents, ensure all calibration tools and equipment are current. Ensure all electrical harnesses and mechanical build are to print. Assist in Lean Manufacturing. Hold team meetings to ensure communications brought to the table. Over saw all preventive maintance and fixtures.
Daily communication with all my customers.
Create tickets and oversee all maintance needs.
Follow all OSHA, EHS, and Safety rules and guidelines.
Lab Manager & Senior Support Planner, Huntsville, AL 2009-2011
Assessed and resolved various technical problems and also served as Manufacturing Support Specialist. Engineering Labs. Review electrical and mechanical drawings, kitting are drawing needs, oversee Kanban area staging. BOM’s are correct, oversee shipping and receiving for the department. Meet EHS/PPE/ and OSHA requirements.
Senior Support Specialist I & Planner, Tucson, AZ 2001-2009
Provided support for programs such as TOW, Javelin Tomahawk, SM3, MFU, Maverick, Paveway, AIM-9X AMRAAM, ESSM, Griffen, HARM, JSOW, Stinger.
Conducted planning assistance, shop scheduling, procurement, materials kitting, configuration management and disposal of excess property.
Work all BOE’S, BOM’S for cables, harnesses, breakout boxes, and Test Positions.
Review all mechanical and electrical drawings for assembly build.
Group Leader - Multi-Production Factory, Test Equipment Design Center, Tucson, AZ 1999-2001
Oversaw crew of mechanics & electricians and distributed assignments, drove achievement of deadlines and continually refined material & labor expenditures. Ensure all CCA’s are built to the drawing and coating is correct through the process. Ensure the high low chambers and vibration tables are up and running round the clock.
Facilitated high levels of employee moral, productivity and efficiency.
Drove adherence to OSHA parameters, EHS, PPE, and all safety.
Dispose of all hazardous waste materials.
Conduct daily meetings
Group Leader, San Diego, CA 1982-1998
Expertly directed assembly, testing & inspection of mechanical and electrical systems.
Knowledgeably interpreted blueprints & specifications and diagnosed & resolved problems.
Oversaw 15 staff members and successfully met all deadlines.
Served as Tomahawk Group Leader and MD-11 Supervisor nose wheel well start of the production lin. Worked with the machine shop for and rework or drawing changes.
Conduct daily meetings.
Education
ISO 9000, 9001 and 9002 Certifications
Specification Process Control Certification
Total Quality Management Certification
Hazardous Waste Management, EHS, PPE Certification
Two Six Sigma Certifications/Lean Manufacturing
Frontline Leadership Certification
Engineering Frontline Management Certification
MS Excel, SAP, PRISM, PDM and EMMS, DM Certifications
Coaching & Mentoring Certification
Supervisor Safety Training Certification
Interviewing Basic Certification for Managers & Supervisors
Navy Veteran- Aviation Structural Mechanic and Aviation Weapons