Antonio Castro
Fort Worth
Summary
Military Veteran with over 5 years of experience in the aerospace industry at Lockheed Martin. Supply chain inventory management specialist in the Marine Corps for 4 years. Experience in a range of critical functions, including production planning, quality management, process optimization, and cross-functional team collaboration. Self-starter and eager to contribute expertise to drive operational excellence and innovation. Ability to work independently or with a team. Having 4 years of experience as a low-observable coater within multiple areas of Lockheed, such as J850, South Detail Paint, and Tube shop. Along with over 1 year at Lockheed as an item analyst, working as a depot repair manager on the sustainment side to maintain F-35 repairs and fleet readiness.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Item Analyst Asc
Lockheed Martin
Fort Worth
01.2025 - Current
- Analyze data trends to support strategic decision-making processes.
- Brief partnership and high-level management with weekly and monthly updates, with ongoing depot operations
- Work closing with functional teams to enhance and provide support to repair capabilities
- Monitor material stock levels and generate replenishment requisitions within the allocated budget to meet depot repair needs.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure support fleet readiness and meet MICAP’s demands.
- Report any issues that arise in a timely manner to the appropriate point of contact to find solutions.
- Complete tasks using multiple tools such as SAP, Asset Management, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, DTARs.
- Solve problems and provide solutions in a high-paced, high-pressure environment, and coordinate meetings as needed.
Low Observable Coater
LOCKHEED MARTIN
Fort Worth
08.2021 - 01.2025
- Consistently achieve daily painting tasks, averaging 20–40 high-value aircraft parts, meeting strict quality standards
- Work closely with engineers, manufacturing planners, and inspectors to verify and resolve QADS or other processes
- Help peers understand engineering documentation new or seasoned employees
- Review process specifications to assure task is completed correctly
- Ensure F–35 parts compliance by overseeing thorough quality checks, resulting in successful inspections
- Drive process improvements and lead root cause analysis discussions during PMT meetings, contributing valuable insights and recommendations to enhance the manufacturing environment, leading to increased efficiency and reduced errors
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks in the production process by actively collaborating with team members, leading to smoother workflow and improved productivity
- Streamline masking processes by implementing Lean Six Sigma's 6 methodology, resulting in the elimination of delays
- Standardize cleaning procedures, significantly reducing the risk of Foreign Object Debris – FOD – issues, ultimately protecting multi-million-dollar aircraft from potential damage
- Hot Dotting, spraying, electric static spraying, Water-breaking, sanding, numbering, inspection, Mod Temperature boots
Supply chain inventory management specialist
MARINE CORPS
Camp Pendleton
05.2017 - 05.2021
- Managed assets valued at over $350,000 by processing daily gear transactions, handling both receipts and transfers, utilizing the Navmc 1348 and GCSS–MC systems, and ensured accurate records and accountability
- Main spokesmen for team during negotiations and coordinating task that needed to be completed either with Government employees, Japan locals, or other military personnel's.
- Successfully led and passed the Logistics Readiness Evaluation Inspection for the supply chain warehouse with an outstanding 98% overall score, showcasing exceptional leadership and organizational skills
- Provided leadership and mentorship by training and mentoring junior Marines, empowering them to excel and achieve objectives
- Standardized and verified adequate product stock to meet distribution needs and customer demands, as well as performed discrepancy reconciliation and problem resolution with the flow of our team processes within our work area
- Protected and organized a security cage of high-valued gear worth thousands of dollars, preventing loss or damage
- Recognized for outstanding performance earning the prestigious nomination for Marine of the Month award in both 2019 and 2020
- Educated higher-ranking officers on documentation and procedures, contributing to a more knowledgeable and efficient team
Education
Bachelor's - Supply Chain Management and Operations Management
Western Governors University
Fort Worth03-2027
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified -
Southern Methodist University
Fort Worth11-2023
Skills
- Supply chain management
- Inventory control
- SAP
- Lean Six Sigma - Black Belt
- Engineering drawings
- Coater processes
- OSHA
- QARS
- SFM
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, Word)
- Problem solving
- Secret clearance
- Team collaboration
- Ability to obtain secret clearance
- Painting
- Team collaboration
Languages
- Spanish
- English, Advanced
- Spanish, Advanced
Timeline
Item Analyst Asc
Lockheed Martin
01.2025 - Current
Low Observable Coater
LOCKHEED MARTIN
08.2021 - 01.2025
Supply chain inventory management specialist
MARINE CORPS
05.2017 - 05.2021
Bachelor's - Supply Chain Management and Operations Management
Western Governors University
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified -
Southern Methodist University