RESUME
OF
EDWARD BURNS
PRESENT ADDRESS:
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada
L8R 3J3
Tel: Home 905-***-****
Cell: 289-***-****
Willing to relocate
WORK EXPERIENCE:
March 2015 – Position: Contractor, Manufacturing Engineer
Present TRIUMPH AEROSTRUCTURES, TORONTO ONTARIO
Duties: - Senior lead, hands on Manufacturing Engineer assisting production to complete all
travelled work on the Global Express 7000/8000 wing.
Structural, Systems and Electrical M.E. support
March 2012- Position: Contractor, Manufacturing Engineer
May 2014 BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA, MIRABEL QUEBEC
Duties - Incorporating changes for a new manufacturing system - Incorporating engineering changes on the model 412 helicopter
- Vendor manufacturing support
- Kits and customizing planning
January 2009- Position: Contractor, Manufacturing Engineer
February 2012 BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE – C Series
Duties - IPDT Manufacturing team leader for the mid fuselage team
Training partners from SACC (China) how to build a new aircraft
Defining the assembly build sequence and tooling concepts
Calculating cycle time for each production station
August 2007- Position: Contractor, Manufacturing Engineer
Dec 2008 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES
Duties: - Detail & Assembly Composite Planning on the DJET program
- Installation Planning on the DJET program
- Setup of new production line for the DJET program
- Analyzing drawings using Catia V5 & Dassault SmarTeam
- Implementation of new Manufacturing System using Navision 4.0
March 2003 – Position: Contractor, Modification Planner and Repair & Overhaul Planner
February 2007 L-3 COMMUNICATION – M.A.S. DIVISION, MIRABEL, QUEBEC
Duties: - Methods Group Leader for the U.S. Navy F-18 Outer Wing Repair & Overhaul
Program
- Composite Repair & Overhaul planning
- Continuous improvement workshops to reduce cycle times and costs
- CF-18 & CL-41 Component Repair and Overhaul planning
- CF-18 Modification Planning
- Modification Planning for the CF-18 Center Barrel Replacement Program
April 2001 – Position: Contractor, Assembly & Installation Planner and Repair & Overhaul Planner
January 2003 BOMBARDIER DEFENCE SERVICES DIVISION, MIRABEL, QUEBEC
Duties: - Lead Methods Agent for the CL-415 SAR kit manufacturing & assembly
- Composite planning to support CL-415 SAR kit installation
- Installation support for the first SAR kit installation in North Bay, Ontario
- Repair & Overhaul planning for CF-18 components
March 2000 - Position: Contractor, Assembly & Installation Planner
December 2000 BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA, MIRABEL, QUEBEC
Duties: - Assembly & Installation Planning
- Liaison Planning
- Tool Planning
August 1999 - Position: Contractor, Assembly & Installation Planning
March 2000 BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION KINGSTON, ONTARIO
Duties: -Process planning major structural welded assemblies & sub assemblies -Assembly & installation planning of railcars of JFK airport -Liaison planning
-Tool planning.
December 1998- Position: Contractor, Liaison Planning
July 1999 SHORT BROTHERS, DIVISION OF BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE
@ CANADAIR, MONTREAL QUEBEC
Duties: - Assembly & Installation Planning on the CRJ-700 program
- Configuration Control Management - Coordination of the modifications on the CRJ-700 nacelle program
- Customer Liaison with General Electric Aircraft Engines
March 1998- Position: Contractor, Liaison Planning
October 1998 SHORT BROTHERS, DIVISION OF BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE Duties: - Assembly & Installation Planning
- Liaison Electrical Planning
June 1997 - Position: Contractor, Assembler
October 1997 CANADAIR, DIVISION OF BOMBARDIER INC, MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC
Duties: - Shop floor technician building MD-11 floor beam assemblies
February 1997 - Position: Contractor, Ground Test Engineer
June 1997 DeHAVILLAND, DIVISION OF BOMBARDIER INC, TORONTO, ONTARIO
Duties: - Preparing E.O.’s for incorporation of production MODSUMS
on to the Global Express Integrated Systems Test Rig Drawings
- Analyzing Production and Test Rig drawings using CATIA V-4
- Liaison engineering for the Dash-8 400 series “Iron Bird”
October 1995 - Position: Contractor, Assembly & Installation Planner
January 1997 CANADAIR, DIVISION OF BOMBARDIER INC, MONTREAL, QUEBEC
Duties: - Assembly & Installation Planning on the MD-11 floor beam assemblies
- Assigned to Manufacturing/Production build team assisting in assembly
of the first units
- Assisting Tooling dept in re-mastering all jigs received from McDonnell
Douglas
- Customer Liaison
January 1995 - Position: Contractor, Detail Parts Planner
October 1995 CANADAIR, DIVISION OF BOMBARDIER INC, MONTREAL, QUEBEC
Duties: - Process Planning sheet metal structural details on the Global Express
cockpit
- Analyzing manufacturing drawings using CATIA V-4, V-5 and V-6
- Produce ability checking of engineering drawings
- Tool Planning
- Liaison Planning
- Lean Manufacturing
- Strong Leadership abilities
March 1994 - Position: Contractor, Assembly & Installation Planner
January 1995 BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA, MIRABEL, QUEBEC
Duties: - Section Leader Assembly and Installation Planning department
on the Model 430 Helicopter Program
- Assembly and Installation Planning
- Assembly Tool Planning
- Sheet Metal and Machined Parts Planning
- Liaison Planning with vendors and suppliers
- Advanced Engineering produce ability verification
July 1989 - Position: Manufacturing Engineering Technologist
March 1994 CANADAIR, DIVISION OF BOMBARDIER INC, MONTREAL, QUEBEC
Duties: - Section Leader on the CL-415 Water Bomber program, responsible
for 8 process planners, ensuring all tasks were completed correctly
and on time to meet schedule
- Process Planning for all Canadair contracts including Boeing,
McDonnell Douglas and Airbus
- Advanced Engineering produce ability verification
- Process Planning sheet metal structural details using the latest
manufacturing technology
- Liaison Planning
- Tool Planning
- Maintaining co-ordination between tooling and master models
- Estimation and Scheduling
-Operating CADAM
COMPUTER SYSTEMS: - Catia V4, V5, V6
- SAP 4.7 & 3.1
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Access & Outlook
- Snag It
- Enovia 3d com & SmarTeam
- MACPAC
- Microsoft Navision
LANGUAGES: English & French
SECURITY CLEARANCE: NATO Secret
EDUCATION:
April 1989 Graduate of Aviation Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Diploma Program,
a 3 year course at the Confederation College of Applies Arts
and Technology
Thunder Bay, Ontario