Time Delivery Project Manager

STEPHEN K. DONALDSON

Production Planner Profile

*********.**@*****.*** • 713-***-****

Houston, Texas 77077

Summary

Seasoned engineering professional with over 25 years of experience in production planning and control, project management, and procurement in the aviation industry. Excel at identifying opportunities to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and meet customer requirements. Skilled at developing manufacturing plans that meet production goals while maintaining inventory levels. Experienced planner able to collaborate with teams and produce quality products on tight deadlines.

Areas of Expertise

Production Planning

Project Management

Procurement

Production Control

Standard Operation Procedures

Product Sourcing

Quality Assurance

Training and Development

Team Management

Professional Experience

VITAL LINK (Subsidiary of Atec, Inc.), Sealy, Texas 2021

Operations Engineer

Designed and optimized manufacturing plant's layout, workflow, safety regulations, and equipment. Collaborated with managers and staff to communicate and implement new processes. Estimated new build to print requests for quotations, including obtaining pricing, manufacturing, and assembly hours. Identified production errors, implemented engineering principles, and analyzed results and quality assessments. Trained staff on safety standards and new processes due to the introduction of a new ERP system company-wide. Supported the implementation of SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for all production processes throughout the plant.

●Played a pivotal role in integrating new enterprise resource planning systems throughout plant.

●Implemented a new manufacturing philosophy to help streamline company processes and procedures.

ATEC, INCORPORATED, Stafford, Texas 1996 – 2021

Project Manager

Supervised and led all maintenance processes and operations. Maintained machinery, planned repairs, and developed maintenance procedures. Prepared repair plans and procured materials for each repair with minimum downtime. Spearheaded multi-year maintenance contract for preventative maintenance and repairs to three aircraft repair facilities in Saudi Arabia. Created maintenance plans to ensure 100% testing functionality of one of three test stands at each base. Ensured all department workers adhered to the safety policies and procedures.

●Achieved goal of keeping test facilities 100% operational per contract.

●Repaired critical, but obsolete equipment to ensure functionality of facility.

Production Control Manager

Oversaw production process to ensure delivery of high-quality products that meet customers’ needs. Identified any bottlenecks or delays in production; ensured necessary labor, materials, and other resources were available to relieve production bottlenecks and delays. Used production planning and scheduling to limit materials shortages. Ensured production machinery complied with professional and safety standards. Worked with Contract Administration on meeting customer purchase order requirements, engineering change/change of scope orders from customers and contract close outs. Compared budget versus actual labor hours and cost to identify cost savings or reasons for overruns.

●Served as project manager for all jobs $50K and under, ensured availability of drawings, checked bills of materials, resolved conflicts, and met budgetary parameters.

●Coordinated purchasing, quality assurance, shop floor/assembly, and shipping activities to meet customer requirements with 99.8% on-time delivery.

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Senior Production Engineer

Developed and implemented production processes for new products, product enhancements, and product changes. Minimized overall production costs while maximizing productivity. Developed process routers for all fabricated and assembled components from blueprints and bills of materials. Maintained knowledge and technical expertise of current production best practices tools and techniques and implement them in a reasonable and responsible manner. Collaborated with Quality Department to identify and implement ongoing quality improvements.

●Developed the roadmap for estimating costs on new and existing products.

●Created new processes for manufacturing products using the latest industry innovations.

Project Coordinator

Spearheaded all projects, achieving all critical milestones, communicating with key stakeholders, and resolving resource constraints. Directed team of engineers and outside contractors to complete projects at three sites in Saudi Arabia. Participated in modification and testing of the test cell facility. Collaborated with engineering staff to determine possible design changes to improve efficiency or manufacturability. Assembled data to prepare drawing packages and assisted in creating technical manuals.

●Designed and developed a production schedule for a $4.5M aircraft engine test cell project.

●Coordinated with in house customer representation on contract status by developing a newly created reporting tool to track progress.

Additional Experience

Production Planner, DRESSER OIL TOOLS, Longview, Texas

Manufacturing Systems Coordinator, AVA INTERNATIONAL, Houston, Texas

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Supply Chain Management

University of Houston, Houston, Texas

Professional Affiliations

American Production and Inventory Management Society (APICS)

Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME)

Certification

Certified ISO Internal Auditor

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