Peter Jones

11306 W. Lotus St, Wichita, KS, 67209 Cell: 316-755-8507 Email: pjones767@hotmail.com

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Highly motivated individual with 30+ years of extensive aircraft experience in Manufacturing

Engineering/Technology (Methods) and Production & Operations roles.

Focused on improving safety, quality, profitability and processes within Operations/Production, Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering environments. Strong emphasis on Lean/Continuous Improvement, and cycle time &

cost reduction. People-focused with proven ability to lead teams across various disciplines – excellent understanding of Methods/Engineering interfacing to provide full support to Operations/Production including EWIS,

training & development, schedules, budgets, planning, visual work instructions, process management, tooling & tool control, balanced work centers, optimum factory management and layouts, Bill of Material management.

CORE COMPETENCIES

People focused, successfully leading teams

Conversant with all Operations roles (including Engineering, Production,

Methods, Material Logistics, Procurement,

Quality) EWIS conversant (aircraft harness

manufacture, assembly, installation & functional test)

Manufacturing & Process Improvements Cycle time and cost/hours reduction

Lean manufacturing, Continuous

Improvement, 5S, Safety & Quality

Value Stream Mapping, Line balancing to

improve production flow, tool control and shadow-boards, kitting

Employee hiring, training, development and

performance reviews Change Management

RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Action) KPI’s/Metrics/Presentations

MRP/MACPAC/CAPP MS Office

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BOMBARDIER LEARJET (Wichita, KS)

Manufacturer and major component integrator for Learjet line of aircraft products

Operations Support Team Leader (Methods/Manufacturing Engineering), Aircraft Level Technical Integrator, 12/2010 to 3/2015

Aircraft Project Integrator with Engineering Flight Sciences Group – integrated with Engineering, DER’s and

Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering to identify best design and manufacturing/production methods with major cost and weight savings for Learjet 85 Entry Into Service (EIS).

Learjet 85 aircraft Operations Support Group Methods Team Leader to support Production; Engineering & EWIS integration (including Engineering and DER’s in relation to aircraft harness manufacture, installation &

test, and functional test); employee training and development including training materials; factory layouts

for manufacturing and final assembly; equipment purchase and maintenance; preparing budgets & schedules; providing metrics/KPI’s & Operations reviews to Senior Management; Change Management &

MCG (Manufacturing Control Group) to manage all Engineering and BOM change through Methods; management of Bills of Material and Conditions of Supply from vendors and suppliers related to parts and

material handling. Also management of department processes, policies and procedures, with emphasis on safety, reduced costs and improved efficiency throughout the value stream.

Peter Jones

11306 W. Lotus St, Wichita, KS, 67209 Cell: 316-755-8507 Email: pjones767@hotmail.com

HAWKER BEECHCRAFT (Wichita, KS)

Manufacturer of business jets, turboprops and pistons

Manufacturing Engineering Manager, 10/2008 to 12/2010

Responsible for all ME/IE and planner functions on Beech 400, Premier and Hawker 900 final assy lines;

activities included, but not limited to, Engineering, planning and BOM management, schedules, department manpower and budgets, training, equipment and tooling; continuous improvement and lean manufacturing;

enforcement of HR policies and procedures as they pertained to both union and non-union personnel; enforcement of EHS policies and procedures. Continuous Improvement projects included introduction and

upkeep of 6S activities, enhanced planning documents for the shopfloor including introduction of visual work

instructions; improved safety and quality procedures, improved kitting methods/provisions for each work center, tool control and use of shadow-boards, and line re-balancing projects to significantly reduce cycle

time to realize significant cost savings.

DASSAULT FALCONJET (Little Rock, AR) Completions center for F2000, F900, and F7X aircraft Section Lead, Electrical Systems Completions Engineering, 2/2008 to 10/2008 Responsible for Completions Engineering Support on the aircraft – was primary interface/coordinator between electrical/mechanical systems, Manufacturing Engineering and Production for aircraft completions

prior to final testing and delivery; included provision of support for engineering, Methods, equipment & tooling purchase and maintenance; also emphasis on supplier quality and cost accountability for the aircraft

harnesses, resulting in significant savings through cycle time reduction.

ADAM AIRCRAFT (Englewood, CO) Manufacturer of the A500 (turboprop) and A700 (jet) aircraft

Manufacturing Engineering and Continuous Improvement Manager, 12/2007 to 2/2008

Managing all Methods personnel, ME’s, IE’s, and planners – responsible for all shopfloor aircraft support. Provided planning/visual work instruction/metrics; budgets and schedules, manpower and training; tooling

& equipment purchase and maintenance; implementation of HR policies and procedures; preparation of all

related Manufacturing Engineering policies, procedures and documentation for aircraft Type and Production Certifications.

Responsible for all Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing activities within the Operations environment - implementation of 5S procedures; enhanced kitting methods; tool control; streamlining build

philosophies and manufacturing processes in order to promote a more efficient aircraft build in

manufacturing, final assembly & flight test.

Peter Jones

11306 W. Lotus St, Wichita, KS, 67209 Cell: 316-755-8507 Email: pjones767@hotmail.com

SINO-SWEARINGEN AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (San Antonio, TX)

Manufacturer of the SJ30-2 business jet

Manufacturing Engineering and Electrical Shop Manager 4/2005 to 11/2007

Responsible for all Methods ME/IE/planner roles in support of production, manufacturing, final aircraft

assembly and wire shop production – included (but not limited to) budgets, schedules, training, planning and visual work instructions, purchase and maintenance of tooling & equipment; tool control; 5S

implementation; improved, more cost effective kitting methods; metrics/KPI’s, BOM management and

supplier engagement; reporting and presentations to senior management; preparing all related Manufacturing Engineering and Operations policies, procedures and documentation for Type and Production

Certification; enforcement of HR policies and procedures. Successfully turned the wire production shop from a small “make-by-hand” function into a much larger

automated shop with greatly reduced hours and higher quality products (introduced Spectrum Laser wire

marking equipment and CK Technologies automatic testing equipment), able to meet internal production requirements and also source new external work at profit.

BOMBARDIER LEARJET (Wichita, KS)

Manufacturer and major component integrator for Learjet line of aircraft products

Methods Team Lead, 1/1999 to 4/2005

Methods Lead for Learjet 45 & 60, and Challenger 300 aircraft - responsible for Electrical and Functional Test groups and their roles directly pertaining to shopfloor support; provision of all build & test documents

and policies related to those disciplines (included harness manufacture and installation, aircraft functional testing, options management, and LRU management); shop tool control & shadow-boards; managing Six

Sigma project teams to implement SS/Lean philosophies. Instrumental in participating in and leading

several successful cost saving Six Sigma projects directly related to FAL hours reduction, kitting procedures, and supplier quality.

BOMBARDIER SHORTS (Belfast, Northern Ireland)

Manufacturer of world class major aircraft and nacelle components

Shop supervisor on SD3-60 and Super Sherpa aircraft final assy lines culminating

in move to Methods Engineer position on Learjet 45 and various Nacelles programs,

9/1982 to 12/1998

Supervisor - managed day to day activities on aircraft final assy line, prior to handover of aircraft to

Production Flight with emphasis on efficiency, Quality and Schedule, and budget.

As a Methods Engineer was intimately involved with the introduction of the Learjet 45 in Belfast, primarily on the electrical harness definition for manufacturing and installations.

Was then responsible for harness manufacture, testing and installations supporting multiple engine/nacelle programs with regular travel to Rolls Royce in Derby, England (various programs), and Toulouse (France)

and Hamburg (Germany) on IAE V2500 engines. Served on group as key Methods focal to develop CAPP and MaXim MACPAC/MRP2 systems that are still in

use today.

EDUCATION

“O”-LEVELS in MATH, ENGLISH, FRENCH — METHODIST COLLEGE (Belfast, Northern Ireland).

CSE PHYSICS – METHODIST COLLEGE (Belfast, Northern Ireland).

CITY & GUILDS AEROSPACE STUDIES & ENGINEERING – BELFAST COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION (Belfast, Northern Ireland).

HIGHER NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY – BELFAST

COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION (Belfast, Northern Ireland).

Indentured Apprenticeship through Bombardier Shorts (Belfast, Northern Ireland).