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Product Manager

•	Over 12 Years of extensive experience in Aviation and Aerospace.
•	10 years with Product Management for Aircraft/Aerospace components.
•	Production Manager for personnel, customer support, product and maintenance of aircraft, support equipment, and aerospace related systems.


•	Develops and direct the implementation of new product designs to ensure goals, objectives and procedures are applicable to company polices. 
•	Negotiates and monitors the peperation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operatings budgets and financal terms/coditions of contract. 
•	Monitor gross margin performance, detailing/explaining actual vs. target performance variance to budget, standards, and schedule
•	Acts as primary customer contact for internal and external program reviews, Supplier Matrix and coordinate action items with functional managers for improvements. 
•	Work with Manufacturing Managers on daily Material Review Board to determine root cause and implement corrective action while relaying delays of product completion to customers. 
•	Lead process improvement to drive out cost and directs all phases of programs from inception through completion.

•	Acted as key technical link between customer through communications including written correspondence, teleconferences, and customer visits to provide support in initial design and development of new program requirements. 
•	Resolve development, field and issues through root cause identification and implement rapid containment and permanent corrective actions to support customers. 
•	Write and Develop Engineer test plans, schedule product testing, and design and build new test rigs as required. 
•	Preform analytical test such as dynamic, fatigue, load, temperature, and contamination testing on products and write engineering memo to provide conclusion. 
•	Use CAD/Solid works systems to design parts, supporting tooling and complete final Blue Prints/Drawings.

Design and Application Engineer

•	Production Manager of 26 employees providing maintenance and repair services of aeronautical components and support equipment to Naval forces throughout the African, European, and southwest Asian regions.
•	Responsibilities were to work hand in hand with Support Squadrons, Production Control, and various departments to ensure repairs are performed according to NAVAIR Requirements.
•	Distribute daily workload of each work center and monitored manufacturing was on task.
•	Arranged manpower in support of the daily manufacturing requirements by the use of cross-organizational team building of subordinate employees.
•	Conducted training, work assignments, and recognition/disciplinary actions to all employees.

Production Manager

•	Coordinated the daily service, repair, and audits of Aircraft Maintenance.
•	Collateral Duty Inspector with 8 EA6B/EA18G aircraft, inspections included pre-flight and post flight checks.
•	Responsible for training and qualification of personnel in Aircraft Maintenance related programs.
•	Developed a set of instructions for troubleshooting on maintenance of aircraft reducing maintenance time by 15%.
•	Strong problem-solving abilities, organizational, planning skills and ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment

Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor

•	As Lead Composite technician, showed exceptional attention to detail while handling the process of hazard materials such as fiberglass yarns, graphite yarns, pre-pregs, resins and adhesives as part of production/repair processes.
•	QA Final Inspection of aircraft composite parts, performed minor and major composite repairs to aircraft parts using composite materials in accordance with Naval Aviation Maintenance Programs.
•	Implementation of Lean Manufacturing for repair assembly line reducing turnaround time by 21%.  
•	Performed Internal Audits to ensure of Hazard Material processes and disposal with enamels, epoxies, urethanes, and acrylics were in accordance with OSHA.

FRC Northwest

•	As Plane Captain Line Maintenance Supervisor, performed QA final inspections to aircraft prior to each flight to ensure aircraft is Safe for Flight.
•	Supervised aircraft maintenance of 8 personnel maintaining from 10 to 20 aircraft simultaneously (F18Hornet A-D, F18 Super Hornet E-F, F14 Tomcat and EA6B Prowler).
•	Maintained internal programs for Airframes Maintenance Department and performed internal shop audits of maintenance procedures and training.
•	Troubleshooter of multiple platforms, multi-tasks under pressure with technical knowledge to correct aircraft discrepancies on the go, by providing repairs that resolve in a very effective corrective action.

Line Maintenance Supervisor

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Roy Blanchard: Product Manager in Huntington Beach, CA

Roy Blanchard

RBC Bearings

RBC Bearings

Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Depot

Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ 138

Composite Repair Coordinator

Strike Fighter Wing Pac Aviation

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University