McDonnell Douglas / Boeing
1990 - 2000
- Director of Production & Quality Assurance, McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company
- Took 3 aircraft out of final assembly WIP utilizing critical path analysis and advance supply chain techniques. Annual recurring savings of over $36 million.
- Director of Materials Management, McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company
- Cut end-to-end cycle time for Apache helicopter manufacturing by more than 50%, representing an annual recurring savings of more than $108 million.
- Developed a Strategic Plan for Materials Management in 1992 with specific objectives related to inventory reduction, part shortage reduction, cycle time reduction, regulatory compliance, and process improvements to yield cost savings. Results from initiatives undertaken through this strategic plan included:
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- $40.2 million in inventory reductions
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- Part shortage reduction of 46%
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- Reductions in end-to-end cycle time for Apache Longbow of 53%, Apache A model by 29%, and MD 500 helicopters by 16%
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- Attainment of "Fully Compliant" status according to the US Government's Material Management and Accounting System (MMAS)
- Director of Integrated Manufacturing Control Systems, McDonnell Aircraft and Missile Systems, then Boeing (after Merger)
- Improved RONA from 63% to 129%
- Improved Inventory Turns from 5.7 to 9.4
- Reduced Critical Path Cycle Time from 235 days to 172 days
- Director of Information Technology, Boeing
- Authored 250+ page hardback book entitled Manufacturing 2000 in 1994. Named one of the "Top Business Books of 1994".
- Taught Strategic Planning for 21st Century Manufacturing all over the US and in China in 1995 - 1996.
- Authored 150+ page paperback book entitled Total Quality: Key Concepts and Terms in 1995.
- Served as VP Programs for the Phoenix Chapter of the Strategic Planning Forum in 1994, and served on the business advisory board of the East Valley Samaritan Hospice in 1994.
- Authored two articles on future manufacturing technology for the April 2000 issue of Tooling & Production Magazine: A Peek at the Year 2050, and The Chemistry of 21st Century Manufacturing.
