Program Manager - Technical Contract Leadership, DoD-ready

Scott Carr

Wrightsville, PA

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Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Work Experience

Program Manager

Science and Technology Corporation-Aberdeen, MD

March 2023 to Present

Program Manager for Welding, Machining, Fabrication and Painting Contract. Leads a Team of approximately 50 technically diverse and highly skilled, certified technicians supporting unique developmental testing requirements. Requires excellent interpersonal communication skills, the ability to innovate and adapt to changing program requirements, and demonstrate problem solving skills in accordance with government practices and requirements. Responsibilities: • Ensures product quality, accuracy, completeness and timeliness in accordance with government requirements. • Provide timely and detailed estimates in response to government requests on task order support requirements

• Establish and maintain programs such as Health, Safety, Environmental, Training and Property accountability programs in accordance with government and contract requirements to ensure 100 percent workforce availability and property accountability

• Maintain all personnel training and property records in accordance with government policy and regulations

• As required, hire technical personnel ensuring they meet certification requirements

• Oversees Safety program and ensures it operates in accordance with regulatory and policy requirements

Qualification: Must be a US citizen with an active Secret clearance or able to obtain a clearance. Must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Civil or General Engineering with five years of supervising/ managing 15 or more employees in a technical environment. Experience supervising and managing contracts in support of DoD is a plus. Must have experience leading a contractor workforce of union employees. Must be familiar with DoD drawings, specifications practices, formats and procedures. Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite products (MS® Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.). To qualify as a general engineer, you must have a degree in professional engineering. The degree must be from a school that offers one of the following: a school of engineering with at least one professional engineering curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced first yearphysics and ) in the 5 of the 7 areas of engineering science or physics: (a)statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure of properties; and )g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science and physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics and electronics. The proposed candidate must have either taken the accredited curriculum or taken 5 of the 7 classes outlined under (2) above to meet minimum qualifications. Director of Manufacturing/ Manufacturing Manager

Kingsbury Inc-Philadelphia, PA

September 2021 to March 2023

Oversees all shop supervision, work center planning, scheduling, planning and organizing manufacturing/ production to ensure availability of necessary material, equipment and labor for on time delivery in a cost effective manner. Design and implement plans for effective use of material, labor and machine utilization to achieve corporate KPI’s. On time delivery, profitability, cost of waste and efficiency to rate. Work with scheduling, planning and engineering to capture and ensure the regulation of work to grasp work load distribution. Lead the Safety Culture, Supervise all aspects of Quality ensuring all the Government Specifications are met for our #1 Customer the United States Navy. Strategic thinking in manners regarding new assembly procedures, sub assemblies and final assembly. Follow all OSHA Regulations. Implementation of time studies to ensure efficiency to rate is correct moving forward with all new jobs and procedures. Analyze and conduct assessments to identify mechanical and procedural limitations that could put limitations on work center efficiencies. Any and all decisions within the Corporate walls of Kingsbury Inc. must without any discretion go through me or in my absence go through the Director of Manufacturing. No exceptions! CNC machining is our forte! Our bearings are very large in size, 20’ - 30’ feet I.D / O.D. Very time consuming, slow processes to ensure absolutely no waste or time machining. Highly skilled workforce. Union Shop, ISO 9001, Mastercam/CAD/Solidworks are Computerized techniques used managing and tweaking programs for our machines. Our bearings are installed in Aircraft Carriers, Battleships, Submarines, Nuclear Power Plant’s as well as Hydroelectric Power Plants. We are ITAR, ISO-9001 certified. Constantly monitor supply chain for proper inventory status. Plant Manager

Aggregate Equipment Inc.-Leola, PA

March 2020 to September 2021

Ownership of all manufacturing, P&L and all budget expenditures. Maintenance, safety, quality interactions and activities within the fabrication facility. Experienced Project Management skills, very hands on, experienced motivator. Calculating daily efficiencies, Kaizen/Kan ban, 6S, root cause analysis, my main KPI is on time delivery for customers satisfaction. Lean manufacturing/continuous improvement implementation with TPM. Other areas include shipping/receiving, schedule adherence, along with job distribution to qualified employees. Safety is 1st, Quality falls in line directly after Safety. 6S/ housekeeping strictly enforced. Production output is directly related to TPM incorporation. Accountability is important for teamwork, ownership of good as well as bad! Motivation, providing morale, gaining respect from the team is key to success. Computer literacy, inventory control, purchase orders, price negotiation, print interpretation, material handling and delivery, lead production meetings. Implementation of corrective action, quality initiatives and customer service are among regular daily activities.

Fabrication Manager

USSC Group, Inc-Exton-PA

October 2019 to March 2020

Manager of a 2 shift Fabrication Operation that has Tube Laser, 2 flat table lasers, 4 Brake Presses, 1. CNC machines, 5 Bridgeport’s, manual lathe, tube bender, Robotic welder, 10 weld booths for both Mig and Tig, along with all metals Stainless, Steel, Aluminum. Forging, Die Cutting Machines. Extensive Heat forging, also a blasting machine and paint booth. Total scheduling control and manpower numbers, budget, overtime control, efficiencies. Hiring, write ups and terminations. Computer literate with Cad and Solidworks. Dictate personnel to machinery and equipment. KPI’s are on time deliveries. Full P&L responsibility within Fabrication.

Production Shift Manager

Schott Pharmaceutical Packaging-Lebanon-PA

December 2018 to October 2019

Total control of everything within the walls of the facility. Safety, Quality, Production, Lean, Interviews, Hiring,Terminations, Performance Reviews, Continuous Improvements, Root Cause Analysis, Safety Chairmen, etc.. Total budget along with P&L control. Production Manager

US Boilers-Lancaster-PA

March 2018 to November 2018

Interim Operations Manager (6 months) while actual Operations Manager was on Medical Leave. All and every decision made in my department with CNC Machining and the assembly status. All regarding Safety, Quality, Production, KPI’s, Lean, Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, Root Cause Analysis, Hiring,Terminations, Training/Cross Training, Reviews, etc.. Control of P&L within the plant. Plant Superintendent

JLG Industries Inc-McConnellsburg, PA

October 2013 to January 2018

17233

Working as part of a team and responsible for work assignments/rotations, staff training, staff vacations, staff breaks, overtime assignments and arranging back-up for absent employees. Supervised the day to day activities of a team in Boom Fabrication consisting of 72 Welder/Fabricators. Supervised 10 CNC Machines, 5 robotic welders and7 Tube Welders. Driving operational efficiencies, raising customer service levels & cutting costs. Organizing workloads, allocating tasks to the team on a daily basis. Managing team and individual performance using Lean Manufacturing techniques. Completing all administrative records accurately. Professionalism and high quality is continually maintained. Develop policies, identify business improvements and maximize performances. Monitor staff attendance, performance reviews along with training new employees and training requirements of existing staff. Steel fabrication was our specialty, my training of fabrication and weld school was on going, daily for all team members. Team Leader/Supervisor/Area Manager

Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc-York, PA

September 1996 to May 2010

• Dealt with all kinds of fabrication techniques. Lead a team of welders that fabricated motorcycle frames from blueprints for the specifically designated motorcycle family in question that week. Supervised Various Haas CNC Machines for many various applications and parts. Assembled motorcycles from scratch. Mig/Tig/Brazing methods were welding techniques that we used as well as multiple robotic welders and robotic polishers for tanks and fenders. Total direction given from start to finish of everyday activities. Efficiency, meeting deadlines regularly and cost reductions were favorable traits. Training new employees and developing manufacturing procedures that were to be followed daily on each bike build. Transportation Manager/Loading and Delivery Specialist Winter Gardens Salad Co. Inc-New Oxford, PA

June 1995 to September 1996

Supervised the shipping department across 3 shifts and all the day to day activities of 35 employees. Responsible for the loading of anywhere from 15 to 23 trucks daily using cross docking techniques for utmost efficiency. Identified area's of the business and processes that needed improvement. Monitored employees attendance and performance levels. Trained new employees and orientated them to the company and their job tasks.

Plant Supervisor

Dodge-Regupol Inc-Lancaster, PA

July 1991 to June 1995

Worked as a team and responsible for work assignments/rotations, training, vacations, breaks, overtime and back-ups for absent employees. Supervised the day to day activities of 10 employees around 4 Slitting machines to successfully fulfill orders in a timely manner on a 2 shift operation, meeting all schedule deadlines. Daily Inventory and Quality checks most of them were Government sanctioned. Maintenance scheduling of downed machines and the preventative maintenance scheduling so they stay up and running.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration & Management East Stroudsburg University - East Stroudsburg, PA September 1980 to December 1985

Skills

• Succession planning

• Financial management

• Financial acumen

• Project Planning

• MIG (10+ years)

• FABRICATION (10+ years)

• Sales

• Management

• SolidWorks

• Kanban

• Lean manufacturing

• Production Management

• Food Manufacturing (1 year)

• Food Production (1 year)

• SAP (5 years)

• Continuous Improvement (7 years)

• Ceramic

• ERP Systems

• Food production

• RISK ASSESSMENTS (5 years)

• Team Management (10+ years)

• Machining (7 years)

• Lean Manufacturing (8 years)

• Kaizen (5 years)

• CNC Machining (9 years)

• Financial analysis

• CAD

• Leadership

• Analysis skills

• CNC

• Restaurant experience

• Senior leadership

• Negotiation

• Operations management

• Supervising experience

• Haccp (1 year)

• 5S

• WELDING (10+ years)

• Process Improvement (8 years)

• Windows

• Food safety

• Quality Control

• Human resources

• BRAZING (10+ years)

• Plant Management (3 years)

• Sales Having responsible attitude, remaining calm under pressure and possessing superb decision making skills. Promote good work practices while building a positive rapport while gaining their respect. Superb people management skills while carrying out risk assessments. Calmly respond to accidents/emergency situations. Set objective goals for individuals and teams. Over 20 yrs. of manufacturing experience/14 yrs.

• Six Sigma (5 years)

• Communication skills

• Manufacturing facility

• Budgeting

• Manufacturing

• Root Cause Analysis

• SQF (1 year)

• TPM (6 years)

• Lean (10+ years)

Certifications and Licenses

Six Sigma Certification

November 2021 to November 2024

Six Sigma - Black Belt

Welding Certification

Multiple Certificates ; Mig, Tig, Brazing and Pipe

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