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Arash Farrokhkish

Toronto,ON

Summary

Dynamic business and manufacturing leader with over 12 years of progressive experience at Bombardier Aerospace, specializing in operational excellence, process optimization, and strategic project delivery. Expertise in project and change management, combined with cross-functional leadership skills, consistently drives business-critical process improvements that enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and elevate product quality. Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams across engineering, methods, logistics, and quality while effectively influencing stakeholders at all levels. Recognized credentials as a PMP and Professional Engineer (P.Eng) underscore a strong commitment to excellence in the aerospace industry.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Operation / Andon Supervisor, Final Line and Preflight

Bombardier Aerospace
01.2017 - Current
  • Member of PMO office to lead and manage technical projects on one or multiple aircrafts from beginning to end. Including the customer, planning, engineering, estimating, drafting, installation, quality control, safety, security, materials management, cost and schedule control, commissioning, and documentation.
  • Define project objectives, scope, estimates, schedules, work plans and all resource requirements.
  • Oversee multiple projects across all phases in preflight. Make vital decisions and drive decision making across projects.
  • Leading and managing a multi cross functional teams such Methods, Quality, logistics and engineering to support production and assembly line in Pre-Flight. Resolving any issues stopping or interrupting assembly line.
  • Responsible to manage corrective action projects and major repairs and flight / pilot snags. Assess, evaluate, diagnose, identify, and recommend initial disposition of the problems as requiring further review and investigation. Obtain approval, discuss proposed solution, and attempt to resolve problems and arrive at a mutually agreeable plan of action.
  • Develop status report, cost estimation and resource planning.
  • Responsible for safety, assigning manpower, scheduling, overtime, hiring, performance reviews, managing KPI and coaching of my team.
  • Plan, implement and control functional activities in order to achieve the operations and/or Product Quality performance targets including goals set forth for the Achieving Excellence System (AES)
  • Ensuring that all team members understand their role and performance and priorities to achieve the Operations Unit plan.
  • Providing leadership and coaching to all employees in the department and provide feedback to employees.
  • Ensuring the right resources are available on a shift-by-shift basis to meet projected workload delivery on quality, cost, and schedule - Maintain housekeeping standards to ensure a safe working environment - Maintain an equitable work environment.
  • Emphasizing on Ethics, integrity and honesty, teamwork, respect for others, cooperation, be motivated to get things done, be able to express ideas logically and coherently, possess a positive attitude, be able to overcome obstacles, assume full responsibility, utilize the appropriate resources to solve day-to-day problems, react quickly to unforeseen events.
  • Developing and maintain effective working relationships with employees, customers, all levels of management team, and other departments.
  • Achieving the required Product Quality performance by reinforcing and implementing the Quality system and Quality gate process.
  • Apply Risk Management techniques to ensure compliance to applicable product and process standards
  • Utilize AES and Problem-Solving techniques to ensure best practice and continuous improvement in Quality deliverables.
  • Managing special short term and long-term projects. Such as major repairs on aircrafts, new products to help production and new work centers.

Method Engineer/ Change Management

Bombardier Aerospace
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • To initiate, lead, maintain and manage the cross-functional harmonization / implementation of RFC (Engineering changes) on Global 7500 test flight aircrafts project as member of PMO office on technical projects.
  • To establish new change management process to support the business.
  • To establish accountability through governance systems and provide feedback to higher management on projects and results.
  • Provide RFC visibility / priorities to impacted stakeholders.
  • Hosting review board / change board meetings. Lead working and executive level reviews with Toronto and supplier management teams.
  • Support the CIT (Change Implementation Team) focal’s in their technical understanding and analysis of a given RFC.
  • Support the operations team streams in their schedule creation around both RFC, SNC and PCR changes.
  • Support in any conformity exercises as we progress towards first flight of each respective A/C.
  • Support Initiatives related to Change Management.
  • Support the Integration of Achieving Excellence System (AES) initiatives.

Method Analyst / Andon

Bombardier Aerospace
01.2013 - 01.2016
  • Prepare, plan and maintain work instructions, including product specifications, assembly manuals, and tool making and technique sheets, used to establish the information required for manufacturing and assembly of parts.
  • Analyze new and complex designs of major modifications, major assemblies, and installations to recommend design changes
  • Develop manufacturing plans and program schedules at and before the rate item level. Work with methods engineers to develop time/method studies, as well as justify and implement capital acquisition plans.
  • Improve old processes to help production be more efficient by eliminating repetitive errors.
  • Identify and propose improved methods to perform the tasks in a safer and less time-consuming manner to increase efficiency of the production line and quality of the products.
  • Provide production, engineering, and finance departments with recurring and non-recurring production and direct support labor hour estimates for manuals, change proposals, customer requests, cost reduction initiatives and make/buy requests.
  • Collaborate with production, Lead hands, Line managers, WMP, Quality, Liaison engineers and Corrective action team on a daily basis as a member of FAL (final assembly line) Andon team in order to troubleshoot final line issues, such as RNCs, Movements, BOI, Parts, ENG DRW

Education

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering -

McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
01.2011

Bachelor of Business Management -

McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
01.2011

Skills

  • Business / manufacturing Process Optimization & Change Management
  • Project & Program Management (PMP Certified)
  • KPI Development & Performance Tracking
  • Operations and Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Risk Management & Continuous Improvement (Lean, Six Sigma)
  • Strategic and technical Planning & Execution
  • Team building and Staff management
  • Analytical thinking and Complex Problem-solving
  • Safety protocols
  • Budget management
  • Effective communication

Accomplishments

Completed 30+ training certifications through LinkedIn Learning programs

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Limited Working

Certification

  • PMP Certified
  • P.ENG Certified
  • 591 skills Certified (Aircraft mechanics)
  • York region PMI and P.ENG member
  • Member of Mechanical Engineering Program Advisory Committee (PAC) of Humber collage
  • More than 30 LinkedIn learning online course certifications (self-development) in topics such as Six Sigma, Green and Black belt, Microsoft Project, lean six sigma, risk management, change management, leadership, influencing others, managing stakeholders and many more.

Timeline

Operation / Andon Supervisor, Final Line and Preflight

Bombardier Aerospace
01.2017 - Current

Method Engineer/ Change Management

Bombardier Aerospace
01.2016 - 01.2017

Method Analyst / Andon

Bombardier Aerospace
01.2013 - 01.2016

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering -

McMaster University

Bachelor of Business Management -

McMaster University

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