WILLIAM E. BURGEN

**** ******** ****. *, ******, CA 92606; Anshan, China t 949-***-**** t ads55v@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

An accomplished professional with exceptional leadership skills in all aspects of Aerospace Program & Quality Management.

Developed and implemented Operational, Program, Quality and Manufacturing processes, leading to increased margins and reduced costs; with consistent success of increasing revenue and profit managing in all aspects of major programs. Well versed in engineering processes, manufacturing operations, quality procedures, financial, program management and development of strategic plans to facilitate profitable and sustainable growth, together with a history of achievement, dependability and integrity.

Key areas of expertise:

Program Management / (PBMOK)

NADCAP Special Processes Audits

Cost/Risk/Analysis/Mitigation

Lean / Kaizen / Value Stream

Process Improvement Analysis

NPI Development

Airbus (IPCA) / GRAMS

DCMA (GE Aviation, Northrop)

Toyota Production Manufacturing

ISO9001/AS9100 /AS9102/AS9145

IATF16949:2016 / ISO 13485:2016

Root Cause Analysis

DFMEA, PFMEA, APQP, PPAP

Design/Engineering/Manufacturing

Strategic Operational Planning

Global Supply Chain Management

Final/Internal Audits &Procedures

Major Assemblies & Components

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aerospace Engineering Consultants – Irvine, Ca. Nov. 2018 to Present

Global Management Consultant Engineer supporting Aerospace OEM’s and Suppliers in the Aerospace Industry

Global Supplier Development Quality Engineer – Boeing; GE Aviation; UTC Aerospace & Various Tier 2 Suppliers

On-Site * Engineer Contractor (Suppliers Programs)

Responsible for support of suppliers Manufacturing & Quality Performance; robust corrective actions and improvements – Lean Processes

SME (Subject Matter Expert) employ a wide range of tools to identify and lead performance improvement actions including Problem Solving, Auditing, Manufacturing Engineering/ Management, Quality & Capacity planning.

Directed overview Supplier Site Assessments (SSA) to evaluate risk with new suppliers – Risk analysis

Directed capability (Engineering, Manufacturing, Product, Process, Quality Management) assessments where necessary, Special Process Audits with key suppliers to evaluate the application of advanced quality tools, manufacturing capabilities, material management, and lean process maturity

Development of in-process & final assembly improvement plans, coordinate milestones and completion of required actions of the agreed program / project charter

Directed Assessment of Production Rate Readiness & capacity planning strategies with suppliers that are undergoing significant industrial transfers to ensure risks are understood and coordinate the timely completion of actions to eliminate supply chain disruption.

Actively supported supply chain cost-out projects and new product introduction by working closely with suppliers from development through to quality launch, ensuring compliance to process

Development of suppliers on key business processes such as; 8D Problem Solving, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), SIOP, FMEA, PPAP, MSA, AS9100 D and Engineering Material Management

Directed review overall performance, communicate expectations and required actions for all assigned suppliers; support the Business Units and external and internal stake holders on all Phase Gate Reviews

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Aerospace Engineering Consultants – Irvine, Ca. Aug. 2014 to Nov 2018

Pacific Metals Group LLC – PACMET Aerospace - Ontario, California – Johor, Malaysia

Global Supplier – Molded Elastomer Clamps; Machining; Metal Stamping; Precision Sheet Metal Assemblies

Director of Engineering & Programs – A321; A350; B747-8; B787; GE; Rolls Royce - On-Site * Contractor

Directed and executed design engineering & manufacturing planning, and program management transition activities to support the existing customer base and defined the project metrics of cost analysis of future bid proposals with phase gate procedures to all senior department managers

Managed the profit and loss of all NPI Program(s) and projects, technical, schedule, cost and quality requirements

Directed PDR/CDR's (Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews) across all engineering platforms to achieve multi-faceted manufacturing process flows - MBD (Model Based Definition)

Executed engineering demand flow and revamped (WBS) work breakdown structures of manufacturing processes with process flow maps to increase productivity and overall quality = 42% gained operational performance efficiency

Developed project milestone schedules and project metric plans of for realigning statements of work, critical paths, and risk mitigation planned analysis; strategies of 40% increase in manufacturing requirements

Implemented /executed metric processes with effective communications between all cross-functional group of internal and external resources towards accomplishing design engineering, manufacturing, quality, assembly and validation test specifications of current programs (Green/Yellow/Red – Stoplight Metric Plans) – capacity and capabilities

Lead MRB activity to resolve quality improvements to processes related to supplier quality & internal NCR’s - QSM

Aerospace Engineering Consultants – Irvine, CA – Contract Engineer Nov 2011 to Aug 2014

Global Management Consultant supporting Aerospace OEM’s and Suppliers in the Aerospace Industry

Program Engineer – Major Composite and Structural Tier 1 & Tier 2 Suppliers A321; A350; B747-8 & B787

On-Site * Contractor (Suppliers Programs Value in excess of 950 million)

Directed overall business operational evaluation analysis RIO (Risk/Issue/ Opportunity) to identify the Triple Constraints of Cost/Quality/Schedule (PBMOK) for all customers’ requirements - Earned Value Management (EVM) - QSM

Directed and executed weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting metrics, strategic operational planning, and program management transition activities to support the existing programs and defined the project metrics of cost analysis with phase gate procedures to all senior department managers

Executed demand flow and lean techniques, revamped (WBS) work breakdown structures of manufacturing processes with value stream flow maps to increase productivity and overall quality – NADCAP - APQP planning process – AS9100 Audits

Provided direction of engineering, production, quality and final assembly process optimizations, manufacturing equipment utilization, operational phases of cost reduction (Lean & Kaizen Events) increased of overall performance by 48%

Developed ISO 9001: 2015 & AS9100 checklists for internal & external audits - KPI’s in support of global quality requirements

Boeing Company – Everett, WA. – Contract Engineer April 2009 to Nov. 2011

Industrial Engineer; Operations Engineering / Final Assembly Engineering Analyst

Developed overall analysis of global supplier’s program plans, manufacturing capabilities and capacity performance levels, in support of all programs rate requirements RIO (Risk/Issue/ Opportunity Management) – Work Transfers

Performed on-site manufacturing, engineering & quality analysis evaluations to identify solutions and determine root causes for corrective and preventive action plans, assuring the Triple Constraints of Cost/Quality/Schedule (PMBOK)

Integrated AS9100 checklists for internal & external audits - KPI’s in support of global quality requirements - QSM

Developed milestone schedules and project metric plans for realigning statements of work, critical paths, and risk mitigation planned analysis; strategies of 40% increase in rate production requirements (Earned Value Management) Global Program Support Initiatives (Lean & Kaizen Events) – Integrator of B747-8 Fuselage Assembly and B787 Final Wing Assembly

Initiated trend analysis metrics and product development initiatives, utilizing lean and value stream manufacturing technologies, with measurements of key cost performance indicators and performance reviews – B747-8 Work Transfer

Directed gated processes for NPD (New Products Development) with strategic final assembly ingenuities within the organization, to achieve contractual specific goals and objectives – increased final assembly production 48% -B787

Developed status reports for all stakeholders and addressed key issues to achieve requirements, regarding impact compliance within supply management operations

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March 2004 – March 2009 – Contract Engineer

Dakota Moon Enterprises; Aerospace Consulting Firm supporting OEM’s and Tier 2 Suppliers

Global Program Manufacturing Program Engineer – On-Site * Contractor - On-site Canada; Denmark; UK; and United States – A350 Wing Assembly; Boeing B787; Gulfstream 250 & 650

Managed multi-supplier teams thru manufacturing, quality, testing and assembly of composite nacelle and structural wing components and major Business Jet Programs. (Supplier’s Program Value 900 million)

Executed overall analysis of supplier’s manufacturing capabilities and determined capacity metric performance levels based on contractual requirements to assure compliance of manufacturing processes of components; assemblies and test requirements (Established KPI – Key Performance Metric Indicators) - Earned Value Management (EVM) - (PMBOK)

Directed the supplier’s management teams and phase gate processes to assure that the scope of work is coordinated with their engineering, planning, program management, quality and assembly departments

Managed all aspects of NPD (New Product Development) assuring the triple constraints of cost /quality /schedule are met and all operational resources necessary to achieve the goals are appropriately identified and communicated to all levels of management - APQP planning process – AS9100 & ISO Audits - QSM

Provided phase gate plans oversight and direction for supplier’s teams in identifying, quantifying and mitigating risks and monitored overall performance during all phases of the programs and work transfers

Implemented corrective action and recovery plans to increase the overall performance schedule by 35%

Implemented Catia V5and Fibersim manufacturing procedures for composite bonded assembly structures

Developed, maintained and presented integrated program metric milestone implementation schedules, including tool design, tool fabrication, engineering, manufacturing, planning, quality, final assembly and testing requirements

Developed and presented overall program status reports for corporate senior management and customers

Developed ISO & AS9100 checklists & conducted internal & external audits - KPI’s in support of global quality requirements

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

USAF Engineering & Technical Institute

Applied System Engineering Technologies, Engineering Management, Mechanical Engineering

Certified Manufacturing Engineer – CMfgE

Toyota Production System - Graduate

Charter Member – Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Charter Member – SAE – AS9100 (Co- Contributor)

Member - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Member - American Society of Mechanical Engineers; SAMPE; ASQE

Computer Skills: MS Word; MS Excel; MS Project; MS PowerPoint; MS Visio; MRP

Multilingual: Spanish - Japanese - Chinese – Korean Cultures

Trained in PMI (Project Management Institute) PMP (Project Management Professional)-certification complete 2022

Trained in Lean Six Sigma Process Techniques – (Six Sigma Black Belt) –certification complete 2022

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