Manufacturing Engineer Microsoft Office

Walter Allen Graves 817-***-****

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************@*****.***

Springtown, TX 76082

www.linkedin.com/in/waltgravesaerospace

SUMMARY

Manufacturing Engineer Specialist with Planning and Tooling experience on military programs.

Planning and Tooling

Certified Manager (ICPM)

Microsoft Office including Project

Continuous Improvement

Six Sigma Black Belt Certified

Earned Value Management System

(EVMS) SME

SFM, Catia V4, EWI

SAP/Business Objects

Lean Principals

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Bell Helicopter-Textron, Inc. 2000-2015

Fort Worth, TX

Logistics Integration Leader, 2011 – 2015

Lead a team of technical personnel supporting the Customer Support and Services (CSS) organization on government (DoD) and commercial (FAA) programs.

Lead several multi-million dollar projects to upgrade aging systems. Created and presented business cases to senior management. On time and under budget.

P&L responsibility for over $3.7 million dollars in overhead budget consistently performing to target.

Safety Advocate for Bell Helicopter achieving world class safety status in the helicopter industry. Submitted near miss opportunities to prevent accidents.

Six Sigma Black Belt- Continuous Improvement Leader, 2009-2011

Selected for a two-year Lean Manufacturing DMAIC/DFSS certification program aimed at reducing costs and eliminating waste in a manufacturing environment. Lead multiple teams in a production environment to improve product flow, safety, and reduce scrap.

Saved the company over $360k annually during certification period leading multiple project simultaneously.

Trained and mentored fifteen Green Belt candidates to certification.

Presented root cause analysis and corrective actions (RCCA) to the Vice President of the Drive Systems Manufacturing Center to eliminate waste and reduce scrap.

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Manufacturing Engineer Specialist, 2005-2009

Lead Planning, Tooling, and Cost/Schedule efforts for multiple aircraft systems in a manufacturing environment for the V-22 Tiltrotor and H-1 Upgrade helicopter programs for the United States Marine Corps customer.

Created a new Excel based on-line system to manage projects and replace the legacy mainframe system that was able to be retired. Saved 100% in printing costs.

Selected from top ten percent of the workforce as a Power User for the multi-million dollar Business Systems Modernization (BSM) project to replace aging mainframe systems in order for Bell Helicopter to be more competitive and increase market share.

Ensured that Planning and Tooling efforts were completed on time and within budget for developmental and production aircraft programs.

Senior Cost and Schedule Analyst, 2000-2005

Managed Control Accounts based on Statements of Work (SOW). Loaded the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for aircraft systems on military and commercial aircraft programs. Provided risk assessment and corrective action recommendations.

Earned a cash award for training Control Account Managers (CAM) during the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) certification effort lead by the United States Government (USG).

Saved the company over one million dollars during the re-baseline of the Turned Exhaust project on the U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopter contract.

Created and published a Cost/Schedule Analyst (CSA) procedures notebook for new hires to quickly improve productivity and welcome them to Bell Helicopter.

Lockheed Martin 1987-2000

Fort Worth, TX

Business Analyst managing over 100 Time and Material (T&M) contracts on the F-16 Fighter Program for the United States Air Force customer.

Selected for and served a three year foreign assignment in Taiwan, Republic of China supporting the Indigenous Fighter Program (IDF) Secure Software Facility (SSF).

EDUCATION / MILITARY

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Business-1983

West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas

Honorable Discharge

United States Marine Corps, Sergeant (E-5)

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