Resume

Manager Sheet Metal

Location:

Providence, RI

Salary:

70,000.00 ish

Posted:

July 26, 2016

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Resume:

Sidney “Buck” Ulmer,

*** * ***, *.*. box ***, Whitewater, KS, 67154

Phone 316-***-**** (Cell); E-Mail: acvviz@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

Creative Operations Professional with a consistent record of exceeding expectations seeks to use 25+ years’ manufacturing experience to align systems and processes to company values.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Strong ability to:

Communicate organizational goals, objectives and tactics to team members at all levels.

Build employee trust through open dialogue, accessibility and effectiveness.

Mentor and encourage supervisors while holding them able to consistently meet and exceed expectations.

Facilitate continuous improvement through incremental, sustainable change.

Develop teams through cross-training opportunities and formal and informal recognition.

WORK EXPERIENCE

WATC., April 2012 to present

Imbedded trainer for all aircraft functions, plus soft skills training. 90% of my time has been at the Cessna Production location in Wichita and Independence Kansas. Other sites include Beechcraft, and Spirit. Training all Production Employees in Blue Print, Sheetmetal, Rigging, Plumbing, EBGR, FOE, Sealer, Solder, some Electrical, also Crew Chief and first level manager soft skill training including Human Factors.

Contractor for Globel Tech., July 2011 through December 2011.

Worked as a M.E. & Tech on Beech 1900D Mod program. Working directly with DCMA and QA to complete projects within budget proper paperwork completed.

Worked as a M.E. &Tech on King Air Camera Mod program. Working directly with DCMA and and Eng. Staff

Worked as a Tech on Post Flight and Pre Flight of Caravan’s, and King Air Aircraft

Contractor for PDS, Wichita KS (Hawker-Beechcraft Project) Aug 2010 through April 2011

Team Leader at Salina, KS production (wing) facility .Working the Mexico Transition.

Hawker-Beechcraft Transition Team Mechanical Eng./Tech. tasked with relocating sub-assembly work / training workforce at Chihuahua, Mexico plant.

Operations Manager, Kaman Composites, Wichita KS, Aug 2008 to June 2010

Charged with accelerating plant turn-around through increased operational efficiencies.

Accomplishments

Managed team of up to 60 employees.

Brought Avenger Turret Program on schedule and delivered last 8 ship sets on time with no defects. Resulted in follow-on customer orders.

Brought Boeing Interior Tanker Program from one-year delay to on schedule through extensive cross training and labor reallocation across all shifts. Received personal thanks from Director of Boeing 767 Tanker Production Ops Group.

Brought CH47 Helicopter Programs (tunnel covers, engine inlets) from 30-unit delay to on schedule through extensive cross training, level loading and creation of a second paint area to support these projects. Increased throughput from 4 units/month to 12-14 units/month ($140k/mo to $490k/mo in revenue)

Managed all CNC shop support for Kaman programs.

Member of Management Team that consulted with customers, overseeing all new product lines and tooling introduced at facility.

Hawker-Beechcraft Team Leader I – King Air Turboprop Final Assemby, Wichita, KS, 2006-Aug 2008

Prioritized up to 60 team members’ work assignments for the purpose of delivering aircraft on time and within budget

King Air Turboprop Final Line QA

Worked with final line employee’s with electrical and mechanical assy’s., making sure all details met blue print spec’s.

Also assisted in Experimental Flight with the Horizon 4000.

Raytheon Aircraft Team Leader – Premier Jet Line, 2004-2006

Increased operational efficiencies through cross-training. Increased sub-assembly production.

Raytheon Aircraft Crew Chief – Hawker 800 & Horizon Jet Lines, 1995-2003

Instrumental in bringing the Hawker production line from British Aerospace in the U.K. to the United States. Built, installed and rigged first sets of engines for the U-125A and Hawker 800 Jets in Wichita, KS. Directed work flow for up to 20 team members in electrical ring-out, hydraulic rigging, surface rigging and functional testing.

Raytheon Aircraft Sheet Metal Specialist, 1990-1995

Taught a wide array of sheet metal skills across multiple manufacturing processes, i.e. King Air Turboprop, 1900, Beech Jet, Hawker 800 & U-125 Jets.

Sidney “Buck” Ulmer Resume

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Accomplishments

PEOPLE

Facilitated team development through cross training.

Resolved conflicts through multiple methods including collective bargaining channels.

Evaluated employee performance and made recommendations.

SAFETY

Reduced recordable injuries in final assembly by 75% through daily/weekly safety training.

Trained employees regarding various safety procedures; conducted audits & sweeps.

Certified by Hawker-Beechcraft for haz-mat handling; trained as first responder.

QUALITY

Member of King Air Quality Improvement Team.

Worked in Experimental Flight throughout 2003 assisting with functional testing for the

Hawker Horizon.

SERVICE

Facilitated work of internal customers by providing all resources necessary to complete

tasks on schedule.

Anticipated time and resource bottlenecks and developed action plans.

PRODUCTIVITY / COST

Collaborated with design engineers on modifications.

Developed improvement proposals that were adopted across multiple manufacturing

processes.

Reduced labor hours in final assembly by 10% (net 5% due to new project impact) through

cross-training initiatives.

Reduced scrap/rework in final assembly by 23%.

Sustained 100-percent plus efficiency rating for more than one year.

Led team to deliver a record four aircraft per week for 17 weeks.

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Wichita State University Management Curriculum; Employee Evaluation and Management; Collaborative Workplace Strategies; Ethics, First Aid, Sheet Metal Certification

Remington High School Graduate

TEAMS / PROJECTS

Hawker-Beechcraft International Transition Team

Kaman Management Team; Project Manager for Various Initiatives

King Air Quality Improvement Team

Six Sigma Specialist (Tool Accountability Project, Kaizens)

Beech Jet Aft Repac Project Team

Sheet Metal Rework Team

REFERENCES

Brad Gorsuch

Director of Production & Operations

316-***-****