Adrian Watson
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Engineering leader with over 20 years of experience in aerospace manufacturing, specializing in commercial and defense programs. Expertise in airframe assembly processes and tooling, with a track record of enhancing productivity through effective team motivation and training. Strong capabilities in operations management, logistics planning, and resource optimization, excelling in fast-paced environments. Proficient in MS Office, Catia V5, CADRA, ENOVIA, MESci, HMS CAPPS, SAP, and PDM.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (contract)
Butler defense and AEROSPACE
Arlington, TX
07.2020 - Current
- Developed key strategies for quality of Plans for various installs on the VC-25B program.
- Managed plans in Sharepoint to distribute to personnel on the program.
- Coordinated with Boeing Engineering teams to manage problems that arose daily.
- Developed Team meetings to teach and find solutions to complex plans and participate in producibility reviews.
- Coordinate with engineering team at Boeing for new plans that will be needed.
- Provide Quality Checks for newly released plans.
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (contract)
Dassault Falcon Jet
Little Rock, AR
11.2019 - 05.2020
- Develop manufacturing processes, procedures, and QA/QC improvements for production of airplane interiors, including cabinets, upholstery, and flight line.
- Provide engineering support for Airframe, avionics, wire harness, and subsystem design / assembly and related processes.
- Introduced recommendations for manufacturing process improvements.
- Created rework plans for all F2X – F9LX programs; averaged 30 plans per day.
- Contributed to team that improved queue time of rework plans from 6 hrs to less than 1 hr from request to customer.
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (contract)
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE
Dallas, TX
12.2013 - 03.2016
- Drove daily manufacturing operations and process improvements for Airframe, avionics, wire harness, and subsystem design, assembly and related processes, to include statistical process control, RCCA analysis, equipment/tooling requirements definition, producibility studies, Design for Manufacturing assessments, and Lean Six Sigma projects.
- Implemented best manufacturing methods and developed sequences of operations and detailed work instruction for complex assemblies and installations.
- Facilitated daily meetings with Production Focus, Factory Material Flow, and CBB teams.
- Developed business cases and presented to upper management.
- Supported development and maintenance of Business Continuity Plan.
- Decreased plating process failures by 25% by spearheading multiple quality improvement projects.
- Executed 2 producibility studies on mismatch surfaces that led to 100% defect free period for 6 months.
- Slashed production time by 20% as Team Leader for the HUD Target system design.
- Reduced manufacturing costs by 30% as key leader for the implementation of a Galley Supermarket project.
Manufacturing Production Engineer (contract)
Triumph Aerospace
Grand Prairie, TX
01.2012 - 12.2013
- Support manufacturing operations, including Airframe structural, systems, electrical, and interior installations on large aircraft for multiple key clients.
- Reviewed and implemented Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) on sales order specific Bills of Materials (BOMs) and interface with production and QA/QC teams to verify records and engineering changes.
- Oversaw configuration management process to ensure consistency of engineering drawings (inc. GD&T), documentation, and specifications.
- (Boeing 747-8 aircraft)
- Managed build, tooling, planning of 747-8 aircraft section panel for Boeing Aerospace.
- Headed a team of 3 Mechanical Engineers and Production workers to disassemble and repair a damaged 747 section; completed project 20% under projected budget.
- Spearheaded and led a 747 Bonnet project to rewrite and improve work instructions for 747 manufacturing lines.
Manufacturing Production Engineer (contract)
Bell/Textron
Fort Worth, TX
02.2012 - 09.2013
Manufacturing Engineer (contract)
L3 COM
Waco, TX
12.2011 - 02.2012
Wing Manufacturing Engineer (contract)
Lockheed Martin Aerospace
Fort Worth, TX
11.2007 - 11.2011
- Investigated and resolved complex manufacturing issues for the F-35 production line utilizing root cause analysis and corrective action plans of Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
- Provided technical assistance to production and management teams regarding tooling for sheet metal and composite structures as well as seam/mismatch validations of aircraft surfaces.
- Performed daily upkeep to manufacturing plans and weekly ICA maintenance.
- Guided buildup for major Airframe systems for J475, J480, J461/J462 Wing structure and composite details.
- Contributed to initial tooling setup for J475/J480 Bulkhead.
- Directed F35 shim project that required reorganizing 250 shims per wing into a stockable ordering system.
Manufacturing Engineer (contract)
Vought Aircraft
Grand Prairie, TX
03.2007 - 11.2007
Flight Deck Manufacturing Engineer
Boeing Defense and Aerospace
Irving, TX
01.1989 - 11.2000
- Helped implement the conversion of HMS/CAPP for routing and work instructions of planning.
- Responsible for new part number development and coordination for 737 through 777 flight deck.
- Reviewed manufacturability/producibility assessments of components and drawings.
- Encouraged continuous cost and quality improvements for manufacturing processes to achieve and maintain a 30% cost reduction in flight deck modules.
- Coordinated the development of wire bundle/harness assemblies.
Education
B.S. - Interdisciplinary Studies - Telecommunications
Ellis University
Chicago, ILSkills
- PLM design and manufacturing
- ERP systems
- MES solutions
- Sheet metal fabrication
- Composite materials
- Manufacturing process improvement
- Root cause analysis
- Failure mode and effects analysis
- Production layout design
- 3DX DELMIA applications
- New product development
- Model-based definition planning
- Production planning
- Logistics management
Military Experience
- Army National Guard, Officer Candidate School, 05/90, 05/91
- U.S. Army Reserve, Dallas, TX, Personnel Administration Section Leader, 05/85, 05/93, Maintained, reviewed, and updated personnel files., Supervised 10 people during absence of Section Chief.
Timeline
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (contract)
Butler defense and AEROSPACE
07.2020 - Current
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (contract)
Dassault Falcon Jet
11.2019 - 05.2020
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (contract)
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE
12.2013 - 03.2016
Manufacturing Production Engineer (contract)
Bell/Textron
02.2012 - 09.2013
Manufacturing Production Engineer (contract)
Triumph Aerospace
01.2012 - 12.2013
Manufacturing Engineer (contract)
L3 COM
12.2011 - 02.2012
Wing Manufacturing Engineer (contract)
Lockheed Martin Aerospace
11.2007 - 11.2011
Manufacturing Engineer (contract)
Vought Aircraft
03.2007 - 11.2007
Flight Deck Manufacturing Engineer
Boeing Defense and Aerospace
01.1989 - 11.2000
B.S. - Interdisciplinary Studies - Telecommunications
Ellis University