Charles L. Reichert

*** **** ******* **** *** Antonio, Texas 78232

mobile: 318-***-**** email: adg5gn@r.postjobfree.com

Objectives

Utilize my management, technical and LEAN manufacturing philosophy experience, along with a solid educational background to boost productivity and performance while maintaining project timelines

Consistently implement process improvements that ensure smooth operations, cost reductions, increased through-put, and solid productivity gains

Assume ownership of projects and foster a performance teamwork environment from design phase through implementation to governance

Education

MS, Industrial Engineering – St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX

Graduated with a 3.8 GPA

MS, Operations Management – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Graduated with a 3.9 GPA while holding down a full-time technical position

BS, Industrial Technology – Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

Graduated with a 3.9 GPA and Dean’s List Honors

Associate of Applied Science, Air Frame Technology

Associate of Applied Science, Power Plant Technology

Hallmark Institute of Aeronautics, San Antonio, TX

Graduated with a 4.0 GPA and President’s List Honors

Certified FAA Mechanic with an A&P License

Industry and Software Knowledge

Six Sigma Green Belt

Factory flow analysis for machine layout

Direct Labor Yield analysis, Schedule Performance Index, Cost Performance Index, Time Studies, LEAN Design Concepts, Capacity Planning, Six Sigma Methodology, Constraint Management, Kaizen, Set-Up Reduction, Systematic Layout Planning, Ergonomics, Man Machine Analysis, Queue-Time Reductions, Takt Time Analysis

Microsoft Software: Word, Power Point, Excel, Project, Visio, Excel VBA programming

CAD/CAM Software: Solid Works, AutoCAD, FactoryCAD, SurfCAM, GibbsCAM

Enterprise Software: IFS, MES, GoldESP, VIPERS

Professional Experience

Industrial Engineer III

Boeing – San Antonio, TX

August 2018 to Present

Conducting Lean Overall Process Effectiveness (OPE) analysis at the San Antonio Boeing site, including staffing capacity planning, introducing new CPI & SPI metrics for cost reduction

Lean implementation of Kaizen to address waste in the C-17 Heavy Maintenance program, including better site layout and visual metrics for floor personnel

Analyzing and creating new aircraft scheduling templates for improved accuracy

Maintain weekly SPI Burn-up Charts for display to leadership

Field SPI, CPI & Scheduling questions to Senior Managers and Aircraft Managers at daily meetings

In charge of Scheduling C-17 Heavy Maintenance repair for Foreign Military Services including Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and India

Industrial Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corporation Contract – Lake Charles, LA

October 2017 to August 2018

Utilize Six Sigma project management techniques to Continuously Improve exiting process and metrics

Oversaw engine scheduling for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft, commonly referred to as Joint STARS

A long-term United States Government contract to repair, rebuild, and modify the US Joint STARS aircraft fleet for deployment in current Combat Theaters around the globe

Industrial Engineer

Advanced Integration Technologies – San Antonio, TX

April 2015 to September 2017

Industrial Engineer, aviation parts manufacturing for Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky, Embraer, McDonnell Douglas, Triumph, Spirit Aviation, and more

Worked with IT department for real-time updating to enhance Schedule Performance Index, Cost Performance Index and daily manufacturing goals for factory wide display boards

Created a factory floor transformation for new machines acquisitions, including project planning of machine placement & demolition of current factory floor for new concrete foundation, for multiple CNC machining centers

Maintain Direct Labor Yield over 5 labor classes

Work closely with Production Control and Leadership to maintain Labor and Manufacturing Capacity Control

Selected to the migration team, for representing the engineering department, for updating the enterprise software

Industrial Engineer

Big Tex Trailer – Mt. Pleasant, TX

August 2014 to March 2015

Designed a factory floor layout for new overhead monorail for large utility trailers with balanced assembly zones including two 70-foot powder coating paint operations

Completed a first ever Capacity Planning Analysis for all Big Tex facilities with presentation to executive leadership

Successfully wrote and implemented a Product Grouping program for the Monorail–1 manufacturing line, which groups similar product build to drastically reduce bottlenecks due to product changeover within the daily build schedule

Performed the first ever time studies for Big Tex Trailers, then using the data to display manufacturing line zone constraints, and how collected data can balance the manufacturing line to achieve over a 42 percent increase in product throughput

Industrial Engineer III

Advanced Components Systems Operations

Caterpillar Incorporated – Peoria, IL

June 2012 to July 2014

Involved with a manufacturing line optimization project of expanding the current assembly line to accommodate capacity for a single shift operation, instead of first and second shift operations

Involved in a Systematic Layout Planning project to consolidate assembly lines from two separate facilities into one facility, resulting in annual cost savings of approximately 1.1 million dollars

Lead Setup Reduction projects on multiple machining lines resulting in a combined 27 percent savings in setup times, and greater part changeover flexibility, resulting in smaller lot sizes and less line-side inventory

Heavily involved with implementing Theory of Constraints methodologies within the Caterpillar East Peoria HH Lower Powertrain Products value streams of Ring Gears, Planets – Suns Gears, and large Spindles all the way up to Caterpillar’s largest D-11 Tractor. An estimate of approximately 1.2-million-dollar savings annually due to lower lot sizes, reduced queue time, substantially reduced setup times, and greatly increased overall equipment efficiency

Lead a Six Sigma pilot project to standardize the manufacturing facility AutoCAD layout files layering nomenclature for three Caterpillar drive-train factories.

Lead a cost avoidance Six Sigma project to initiate a central storage location for the Seven Drive Train manufacturing facilities layout drawings for ease of collaboration, viewing, security, and updating

Industrial Engineer Intern

San Antonio Lighthouse For The Blind – San Antonio, TX

June 2011 to August 2011

Initiated changes in the manufacturing processes to specific product lines: Army Advanced Combat Shirt, Light Marine Chin Strap, and Advanced Combat Helmet Chin Strap which resulted in a 37 percent decrease in scrapped assemblies

Redesigned manufacturing jigs resulting in better ergonomics, allowing visually impaired persons to increase production by better placement of assemblies in the manufacturing processes. In addition, created standardized work stations and gage blocks for quickly checking machine clearances before daily production runs

Trained Floor Supervisors on the theories of Statistical Process Control methods for identifying manufacturing sequences that produce high scrap rates due to increased variation

Additional Aviation Experience

Lead Technician − Advanced Composite Repair

Continental Express – Houston, TX

Created an organized inventory forecasting system alleviating sporadic materials ordering

Presented recommendations to Engineering Departments for the creation of new engineering documents consisting of new limits, work processes, and repair techniques previously not available in manufacturers’ maintenance and repair manuals, thus minimizing aircraft repair downtime

Organized daily work packages to technicians

Evaluated damaged aircraft external and internal panels, and recommended those repair procedures which minimize downtime

Lead Technician – Heavy Maintenance, C-Check

Continental Express – Houston, TX

Run Taxi qualified with Check Airman Status

Performed numerous Kaizen events to identify and correct maintenance areas of under-utilized resources, resulting in decreasing aircraft downtime by 3 to 5 days

Routinely worked with electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics for troubleshooting purposes and engineering modifications

Accountable for assigning daily work requirements to mechanic teams, decided on appropriate maintenance actions, and evaluated non-planned discrepancies to determine replacement or repair solutions

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