Rhoderick L Jackson

E-Mail: ad4uby@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Highly motivated and diverse individual with a broad aerospace experience base. Vast experience using Manufacturing/Production systems. Positive change agent. Certified Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt trained. Experienced in the development of Lean initiatives and grading criteria. Experienced with Risk Mitigation through Root Cause Analysis. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Enjoy mentoring and coaching to help bring out the best in people.

EXPERIENCE

Safran Seats USA 6/22 to Present

Onsite-Support Manager

Responsible for coordinating all on-site support activity on the Boeing South Carolina Final Assembly Line (FAL) located in Charleston South Carolina. Responsible for ensuring that Boeing’ expectations in terms of on-time delivery and quality are achieved, and is in charge of coordinating the activity locally so as to achieve these goals. Interface with the Program Directors overseeing program specific products being installed at the Charleston South Carolina FAL.

AST & Science 2/21 to 2/22

Senior Manager, Manufacturing

Responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of the satellite assembling, integrations, and testing starting from the AIT test equipment and MGSE/EGSE preparation, test procedure/test script developments, satellite subsystem/system integration and testing, and successful satellite launch.

Lockheed Martin 11/18 to 2/21

Subcontract Manager Sr. Staff

Responsible for the management of supplier cost, schedule and technical performance for highly complex subcontracts. Develop subcontract specifications, statements of work and terms and conditions. Procure specialized equipment. Administrate, evaluate and negotiate subcontractor proposals. Participate in prime contract negotiations. Conduct cost analysis.

Honda Aircraft Company 11/15 to 11/18

Manufacturing Manager/Production Engineering Manager

Coordinate and direct large-scale production teams and processes in support of production of the Honda Jet. Provide visionary leadership through communication and knowledge transfer. Confers with management and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules to facilitate production processes.

Lead organizational objectives and support the creation of production line business strategic planning. Responsible for project coordination, process reviews, process improvement. Collaborate functionally with other organizations including Production Engineering team, Production Operations, Quality and Production Control. Responsible for overall department budgets and scheduling of assets to support program requirements.

Embraer Defense and Security 1/15 to 11/15

Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor

Create assembly process planning using MES/Delmia; maintain engineering and manufacturing BOM using SAP. Reduced work instruction creation time by 60% by developing a Manufacturing Engineering automated dashboard. Instrumental in the development of the A-29 troubleshooting procedure.

Zodiac Aerospace 7/14 to 1/15

Senior Assembly Manager

Develop manufacturing work around plans to help overcome material shortages. Increased production rate by 22%. Increased daily completion rate from 29 units to 37 units on 3 individual production lines. Managed 101 employees.

LMI Aerospace 3/13 to 3/14

Assembly and Machining Manufacturing Manager

Develop and maintained manufacturing operations business plans to include all program requirements, labor hours, and cycle and production costs. Direct the establishment of operating budgets and other controls necessary for management to determine financial performance

Boeing

Material Management and Transportation Senior 4/11 to 3/13

Manage supply chain activities with International suppliers and partners including Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI) and Alenia. Develop partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, and direct reports. Develop performance metrics, recovery plans and capacity plans. Reduced program material shortages by 43%. Managed 121 employees (Supply Chain Analysts and Production Control Analysts).

Manufacturing Support Cell Senior Manager 4/10 to 4/11

Resolve manufacturing constraints in support of system installations within the 787 mid-body. Streamline production processes. Develop integrated departmental plans, policies and procedures. Provide input on departmental business and technical strategies, goals and objectives.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 11/08 to 4/10

Senior Manager Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Ensure rapid response to production and provide Lean manufacturing improvements to operations. Establish an organization to inspect and maintain multiple sites’ support equipment and develop processes and procedures to ensure compliance.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corporation

Senior Manager Manufacturing Engineer for F-16 Program 10/04 to 11/01/08

provide production floor and office support for Manufacturing Engineering, Planning, Industrial Engineering, Liaison Engineering, MRB Engineering, Corrective Action and Material Management. Provide technical direction for all F-16 Assembly Corrective Action personnel. Ensure effective and timely implementation of corrective action by developing a ‘Real Time” corrective action process which contributed to regaining the trust of our customer (DCMA). Managed the activity of approximately 218 employees when temporarily acting in the Deputy Director and Director Role.

Senior Staff Manufacturing Engineer for F/A -22 & F-16 6/04 to 10/04

Group Lead for Aft Fuselage and Wing assembly. Coordinate day-to-day activity to support production and co-production of the Aft fuselage and Wing assemblies. Resolve tooling and planning issues. Obtained a Green Belt certification. Facilitated several process improvement Kaizen events and Lean Six Sigma projects. Determined root cause analysis on repetitive F/A -22 manufacturing problems. Investigate and determine corrective actions. Resolve complex tooling issues.

Senior Staff Prod/Plng/Schd/Mtl Cntl for C-130J 10/00 to 6/04

Coordinate feeder plant requirements to support the C-130J assembly process. Develop, implement and maintain all supply chain policies and procedures to support feeder plants. Assist Material Management in the support of distribution requirements and resource planning strategies by managing risk and ensuring suppliers selection, quality and cost to meet program requirements. Provide flight line production control support for the China P- 3 Re-Wing and Rebuild, C-5 Torque Deck Replacement, C-5 AMP and the C-5 RERP programs.

Scheduling Supervisor for C-130J 5/00 to 10/00

Manage engineering design change activities. Establish scheduling alternatives and rate plans for Program Management. Ensure tooling and manpower capacity constraints were within acceptable limits. Develop forecast and manufacturing schedules for shop loads and manpower requirements.

Business Mgmt Spec for F-22 7/99 to 5/00

Provide scheduling and planning definition, tracking and assessments for the F-22 program. Anticipate problems and accurately report program health, develop solutions for achieving schedule and contractual obligations.

Senior Manufacturing/Operations Engineer for F-22 & C130 1/92 to 7/99

Provide Production floor support to the Final assembly line. Develop the Final Assembly Manufacturing Plan for functional systems (avionics, wiring, fuel, environmental control, hydraulics) on the F-22 program. Assist in the development of the avionics tracking and utilization plan to support the avionics labs, Flight Test and aircraft installation requirements. Develop interface control drawings to control aircraft configuration at major join. Evaluate and incorporate "Lean" practices on the major Fuselage, Wing and Final assembly lines on the C-130 program. Selected to participate in the Operations Director Succession Plan Program.

The Dee Howard Company 1/91 to 12/91

Manufacturing Engineer Supervisor

Develop the manufacturing plan to support the Avionics/Cockpit Modification program for United Parcel Service on 727s and DC-8s QF. Developed a modular fabrication and installation plan for avionic equipment and wire harnesses.

General Dynamics 6/90 to 1/91

A-12 Design Engineer

Design fabrication and installation drawings for wire harness, electronic and electrical components in support of the A-12 program. Used CATIA system to design and evaluate wire harness and equipment location to produce installation drawings.

Manufacturing Engineer for F-16 1/89 to 6/90

Directed the implementation of corrective action in support of the F-16 Program.

Boeing Military Airplane 11/85 to 1/89

Manufacturing Engineer for Air Force One

Lead engineer supporting the electrical fabrication and installation on the Boeing 747 Air Force One Program. Develop the manufacturing plan for the installation of 2100 wire harness assemblies and placement of avionics equipment. Develop work sequencing and work instructions to accommodate the installation of wire harnesses and equipment.

EDUCATION

Southern Polytechnic St University - BS Management Science

University of Phoenix - MBA Technology Management

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Lean Leadership

Management Assessment Development - First level management training

Management Fundamentals Program I&II - Second level management training

Management Strategies Programs I&II – Second level and executive training

Senior Leadership Development - Executive training

Program Management Development

Sr Manager Leadership Program - Second level management training

Investment in Excellence

Leader Facilitator Education Training

Facilitator Thought Patterns for High Performance

Operating Excellence - Lean and Six Sigma Green Belt

Black Belt training

APICS training

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

Six Sigma Green Belt certified

AFFILIATIONS

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

MISCELLANEOUS

United States Air Force – 6 years missile maintenance

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