b'Resume of\nRichard S. Kaiser\nProject Management Specialist\n124 Glen Ives Way, Madison, Al. 35758\n(256) 217-0811, Cell (256) 656-2139\nCAREER SUMMARY: Seasoned professional with proven leadership, management and technical\nexperience in highly competitive positions within diverse organizations of increasing complexity\nand risk, managing cost, schedule, and performance of programs with multi-million dollar\nannual budgets. Considerable time spent in key roles supporting manufacturing operations\nresolving or mitigating technical problems to maintain performance, cost and schedule. Actively\nparticipated in Integrated Product Team (IPT) activities incorporating technical solutions across\nmultiple disciplines, and implementing lean principles and technologies that optimize\nproduction capabilities in order to simplify and improve the manufacturing process.\nSPECIAL SKILLS: Project Management, Earn Value Management System (EVMS), Schedule\nDevelopment, Resource Planning, Cost Account Management (CAM), Manufacturing\nEngineering, Manufacturing & Assembly Planning, Property Management, proficient in Word,\nExcel, PowerPoint, Project & Visio.\nSECURITY CLEARANCE: Active Secret; DoD; Issued July 28, 2005.\nEDUCATION:\nBachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida. Major:\nProfessional Aeronautics. Minor: Aviation Safety. Graduated with honors.\nWORK EXPERIENCE:\n\xe2\x80\xa2Project Management Specialist:\nBoeing 8/2010 \xe2\x80\x93 Present; Huntsville, Al.\nDevelop project plans and deliverables in support of the Integrated Battle Command System\n(IBCS), Plug and Fight (P&F) Integrated Product Team (IPT). Develop and establish tools for\nmonitoring and integrating project elements, product configuration and communications\nconcerning change management processes and decisions. Coordinate the schedule\ndevelopment and resource requirements needed to manufacture the Integrated Fire Control\nUnits, i.e. Plug-n-Fight Kits, and serve as liaison between project and team, finance, Integrated\nMaster Schedule (IMS) and production line management. Monitor cost and schedule trends\nusing Earned Value Management System (EVMS), variance analyses, and risk assessments to\ndevelop plans or to recommend necessary changes. Negotiate project changes and incorporate\nchanges to maintain Statements of Work (SOW) and cost/schedule baselines. Support product\nreviews, transition deliverables to customer, perform close out documents and provide lessons\nlearned.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Project Management Specialist:\nBoeing 8/2005 \xe2\x80\x938/2010; Huntsville, Al.\nPerformed as the senior program management specialist acting as the primary interface to the\nbusiness unit ensuring assigned staff are executing on tasks, and provided weekly progress\nreports for all deliverables for the Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM) program; Test\nResources and Facilities (TRF) sub-IPT. Acted as the assistant Cost Account Manager (CAM)\nresponsible for integration of cost and schedule resource allocation requirements needed for\nthe establishment of yearly (rolling wave) project baselines. Monitor and control cost and\n\nPage 1 of 4\n\n\x0cResume of\nRichard S. Kaiser\nProject Management Specialist\n124 Glen Ives Way, Madison, Al. 35758\n(256) 217-0811, Cell (256) 656-2139\nschedule trends using earned value management system (EVMS) best practices, and by\nsupporting periodic program reviews. Monitored sub-contractor performance to determine\nstatus, trends and issues impacting our program objectives. Serve as team lead for program\nmaterial acquisition, and recommend courses of action to keep program events and milestones\nsynced with the program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). Provide bottom-up Basis of\nEstimate (BOE), define specifications for Requests for Proposal (RFP), and supply month end\ncost/schedule variance analysis reports.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Production Planning & Control Manager:\nWestWind Inc. 2004 - 2005, Huntsville, Al.\nManager in charge of Production Planning and Control (PPC) department, which consisted of six\nproduction planners. Responsible for scheduling, planning and execution of all aspects of\nmanufacturing, as well as tracking procured material and components from engineering\ndevelopment through actual installation, in support of the Logistical Support Facility (LSF)\ncontract on the UH-60 Blackhawk, CH-47 Chinook, OH-58 Kiowa and AH-64 Apache helicopters.\nIncluded make/buy decisions, schedule development, Material Requirements Planning (MRP),\ndevelopment of the manufacturing Bills of Material (BOM), submitting Requests for Proposal\n(RFP) and tracking Purchase Order (PO) delivery dates. Other responsibilities included reviewing\nStatement of Work (SOW) to insure compliance, attending Kick-off meetings, addressing\nnonconformance issues, assignment of work responsibilities, weekly status reporting,\ninterviewing and staffing, and providing labor and material estimates for Basis of Estimate (BOE)\ndevelopment.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Manufacturing Manager:\nBoeing 2003 - 2004, Decatur, Al.\nDirected nine employees in the Delta IV Common Booster Core assembly area, 2nd Stage\nassembly area, and the Interstage assembly area on swing shift. Duties included coordination\nwith day shift managers, tracking of all engineering changes, resolving assembly & testing issues,\nmonitoring work assignments, resolution and closure of nonconformance\xe2\x80\x99s, enforcement of\npolicies and procedures, managing the cost center budget, development and implementation of\nprocess improvements, and statusing of each night\xe2\x80\x99s accomplishments. I was often required to\ncoach, counsel, and mentor employees to keep them motivated to meet goals and targets.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Mfg. Engineering/Prod Ops Specialist:\nBoeing 2000 - 2003, Decatur, Al.\nResponsible for developing and implementing manufacturing processes at the Integrated\nAssembly and Check-out area of the Delta IV production facility. Ensured completion of\nmanufacturing assembly activities and supported the resolution and closure of\nnonconformance\xe2\x80\x99s and production related issues. Reviewed engineering drawings for\nproducibility, and decomposed drawings and requirements into manufacturing work\ninstructions. Identified tooling requirements, scheduled tooling for recertification or calibration\nwith metrology, developed manufacturing Bills of Material (BOM), reviewed and incorporated\nengineering changes, dispositioned non-conformance, and provided root cause and preventive\nmeasures analysis. Provided guidance and oversight to personnel on the preparation and\ninstallation of the cryogenic fuel tank foam insulation and the propulsion system including the\ninstallation of the RS-68 Main Booster Engine.\n\nPage 2 of 4\n\n\x0cResume of\nRichard S. Kaiser\nProject Management Specialist\n124 Glen Ives Way, Madison, Al. 35758\n(256) 217-0811, Cell (256) 656-2139\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Manufacturing Engineer:\nBoeing (Contract) 1999 - 2000, Decatur, Al.\nResponsible for the development of production assembly tooling, and initial set-up and staging\nof the Delta IV Rocket assembly facility in Decatur, Alabama after the facility was relocated from\nPueblo, Colorado. Created manufacturing processes, helped decide major assembly sequence\nrequirements, and proposed system test points that would incorporate Lean Manufacturing\nPrinciples into the build process. Assisted in leading Lean Manufacturing Assessments (LMA) and\nProduction Preparation Process (3P) events to optimize our manufacturing processes prior to\ntheir implementation. Worked in a liaison role between engineering, tooling and production\nplanning to review designs for manufacture and assembly, to help define and influence designs,\nand to support overall project integration.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Mfg Engineer/Planner:\nBoeing (Contract) 1997 - 1999, Pueblo, Co.\nResponsible for providing manufacturing assistance to assigned production assembly areas of\nthe Delta Rocket facility. Break down engineering drawings, schematics, and specifications to\ncreate manufacturing Bills of Material (BOM) and work instructions that document the\nproduction assembly and check- out of the hardware. Provide liaison support to the shop floor,\nand investigate critical manufacturing issues. Analyze new technologies, concepts and processes\nthat simplify and improve manufacturing processes. Establish processes for managing tooling,\nand implement lean manufacturing techniques designed to improve work flow. Provide liaison\nsupport between assembly areas, design engineering, quality control, and the Material Review\nBoard (MRB) for implementation of rework planning, and resolution and closure of nonconformances.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Floor Covering Connection\nOwner/Operator 1991 - 1997, Colorado Springs, Co.\nOwner in charge of directing and scheduling work for up to 12 employees. Submitted bids on\nvarious projects, respond to requests for proposals, maintain corporate service accounts, solicit\ncontract proposals, maintain financial records, maintain staffing requirements, implement\nquality control, maintain company equipment and foster employee relations. The company\naveraged a gross income of just under $1M annually.\n\xe2\x80\xa2Production Planner:\nMcDonnell Douglas (Contract) 1989 - 1991, Pueblo, Co.\nResponsible for breaking down engineering drawings, change memos, wiring diagrams and\nschematics, functional tests, and supplier data to create manufacturing Bills of Material (BOM)\nand work instructions that document the production assembly and check- out of the hardware.\nOften worked with configuration management personnel to perform audits and trace\nconfiguration anomalies between the \xe2\x80\x9cas built\xe2\x80\x9d and \xe2\x80\x9cdesign engineering\xe2\x80\x9d configurations. My\nduties also included interfacing with the MRB for the creation of rework planning, and in\nmaintaining and updating the assembly work instructions in the system and on the shop floor\nincorporating applicable engineering changes.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Structures Fab. & Functional Planner:\n\nLockheed 1985 - 1989, Palmdale, Ca.\n\nPage 3 of 4\n\n\x0cResume of\nRichard S. Kaiser\nProject Management Specialist\n124 Glen Ives Way, Madison, Al. 35758\n(256) 217-0811, Cell (256) 656-2139\nResponsibilities were to support the Periodic Depot Maintenance (PDM) Facility on the\nmodification and maintenance requirements for the SR-71 and U2 aircraft. This required\nspecialized knowledge of manufacturing, methods, and fabrication processes e.g., forming,\nstamping, machining, heat treatment, instrumentation, and data acquisition and control\nsystems. Is was necessary to select the best method of producing parts, tools or assemblies in\norder to preparation work instructions required for the tear-down, manufacturing, replacement\nand inspections of modifications.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Structures Fab. & Functional Planner:\nLockheed 1982 - 1985, Palmdale, Ca.\nResponsible for incorporation of depot level maintenance requirements into work instructions\nthat support the shop floor modifications on the F-117 during its flight test period. Required\nspecialized knowledge of rework and assembly processes and manufacturing capabilities, e.g.,\ncomposites, structures, coatings, and the data needed for defining delivery configurations that\nwere driven by a multitude of sources e.g., program directives, flight hour maintenance\nrequirements, service bulletins, engineering drawings, and change memos. Ability to\ndifferentiate between production (manufacturing) processes and in-service procedures was\ncritical.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Structural Assembler\nLockheed 1978 - 1981, Palmdale, Ca.\nAssembling fuselage and other structural sections of the L-1011 aircraft such as frames,\nbulkheads, doors, following blueprints and specifications, using hand tools, power tools, and\nmeasuring instruments. Position and align subassemblies in jigs and fixtures following blueprint\nstation lines and index points. Required to trim and file parts to fit, and verify fitting tolerances,\nusing measuring instruments, such as gauges and calipers. Drill, ream, and countersink holes in\nsubassemblies, and bolt, rivet, or otherwise fasten subassemblies into structural assembly, using\nhand tools and power tools.\n\nPage 4 of 4'