ADAM AVALOS
Palmdale
Summary
Motivated and reliable Northrop Grumman employee with 19 years experience in the painting, mechanical, manufacturing and engineering project planning departments of Northrop Grumman. Demonstrates strong leadership skills required to lead a team with a can-do attitude. Strong ability to adapt, problem solve, work under pressure, communicate with the customer in a manner that positively represents the company, and to learn new skills quickly & efficiently. Approaches contributions to the workplace with great care and is highly adept and detail-oriented in developing production schedules, promoting operational efficiency, managing inventory and coordinating logistics. Has maintained an outstanding work report in current company across all positions held over the 18 years, and has a proven history of managing complex production schedules aligned with sales forecasting and customer order deadlines. Expertise in maintaining meticulous records to identify aspects needing improvement and develop solutions.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
PRODUCTION PLANNER/MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
Northrop Grumman Corporation
01.2022 - Current
- Daily utilization of CAD software (NX) to reference design engineering requirements
- Coordinates production work flow with manufacturing management on multiple products
- Creates production work order documentation to release on production shop floor
- Provides daily liaison floor support to multiple technicians and manufacturing management personnel
- Managing and maintaining production inventory levels, schedules and availability of materials and parts to meet production schedules and deadlines
- Collaborates with quality control, inventory personnel and internal stakeholders to obtain successful output
- Designs Visual Aid instructions on how to build/coat products for our company
- Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning systems and Bill of Materials
FLIGHT/FINAL ASSEMBLY LEAD INSPECTOR
Northrop Grumman Corporation
03.2018 - 01.2022
- Held the lead inspector position during this time overseeing the work of the entire flight manufacturing & inspection crew
- Obtained flight inspector certification for B-2 program authorizing final sign-off on aircrafts before flight
- Advanced understanding and implementation of the quality standards required to meet engineering design specifications on aircraft and other defense products inside manufacturing department
- Identified and documented defects on products
- Drafted non-conformance reports on product requiring repair
- Drafting of RCA reports & supporting corrective action initiatives
- Member of an Advance Team responsible for optimizing work environment and creatively finding solutions to streamline team interface, workflow, and events within the workplace
- Collaborated with chief design engineering to evaluate quality of systems, troubleshoot and communicate root causes of defects and find solutions for sufficient repairs
- Assigned daily work responsibilities and tasks to a team while adhering to production deadlines by implementing strategies to optimize workflow
- Supported weekly test and diagnostics operations alongside system test engineering personnel to optimize various systems installed on product
- Worked directly with systems test engineers to troubleshoot and optimize various systems installed on government products
- Conducted numerous receiving inspections on products obtained from external suppliers
- Worked effectively with government personnel (DCMA) to certify various installed modification on military assets.
AIRCRAFT PAINTER/MECHANIC/LO TECHNICIAN
Northrop Grumman Corporation
10.2005 - 03.2018
- Proficient Government Aircraft Painter with expert knowledge in assembly, parts & equipment preparation, mixing, ratios, paint application, curing processes
- Advanced knowledge in blueprint reading & schematics pertaining to large scale builds and maintenance on government defense aircrafts & assets
- Proficient understanding of process specification, technical orders, ALOO'S/work orders, VA'S, repair dispositions, and standard repairs
- Proficient in surface prep and application of body filler on various surfaces such as composite, fiberglass, metallics including titanium, aluminum & steel
- Proficient in understanding of hydraulic systems used to transport aircraft
- Maintained aircraft towing operator certification
- Earned and held certified self-inspection technician certificate (SIS certification) for over 10 years as a result of being proficient in all processes of the position allowing work to be signed-off to the customer without inspection from a government representative
- Member of the Safety Team Board which entailed drafting RCA analysis reports and supported corrective action initiatives
- Supported numerous projects traveling remotely to our National Air Force Bases to ensure quality and maintain survivability of products vital to our National defense operations
- Mentored, educated, and trained fellow employees new to the field.
Education
High School Diploma -
Quartz Hill High School
Quartz Hill, CA05.2005
Skills
- Team Collaboration
- Holds DOD Top Secret Clearance
- Experience working with Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
- Strong organizational and problem solving skills
- Strong communication skills
- Proficiently works with Microsoft office programs (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint)
- Works with CAD software (NX) to reference design engineering requirements
- Ability to prioritize and self start multiple tasks while upholding excellent team player qualities with problem resolution skills
- Equipment safety understanding
- Report Writing and Documentation
- Corrective Actions, RCA reports
- Quality Assurance
Timeline
PRODUCTION PLANNER/MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
Northrop Grumman Corporation
01.2022 - Current
FLIGHT/FINAL ASSEMBLY LEAD INSPECTOR
Northrop Grumman Corporation
03.2018 - 01.2022
AIRCRAFT PAINTER/MECHANIC/LO TECHNICIAN
Northrop Grumman Corporation
10.2005 - 03.2018
High School Diploma -
Quartz Hill High School
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