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Brandon Pelham

Chula Vista,CA

Summary

Seasoned Assembly Manager with a proven track record at GDOTS, adept in leveraging critical thinking to drive achievement of company goals and objectives. Skilled in fostering multi-disciplinary collaboration, significantly enhancing manufacturing processes and team cohesion. Excel proficient, with a strong focus on data-driven decisions and manufacturing best practices.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assembly Manager

GDOTS
04.2024 - Current
  • Coordinate IPT support group activities.
  • Daily interactions with our ME team in support of tooling, quote analysis, and process improvement efforts.
  • Assess ongoing performance and defect metrics, identifying areas for improvement in both the process and personnel management aspects of the role.
  • Mentor assembly associates, providing guidance on best practices and career development opportunities.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop new business opportunities.

Operations Supervisor

General Dynamics and Axsys Technologies
05.2010 - 04.2024
  • Managed daily operations for optimal performance, ensuring adherence to safety, quality, and productivity objectives.
  • Maintained open lines of communication with upper management and support resources to provide regular updates on operational progress and challenges faced by the team.
  • Conducted regular performance evaluations for direct reports, identifying areas for improvement and setting development goals accordingly. Including experience in mentoring, coaching, PIP's, and other forms of performance management.
  • Applied Lean methodology experience in failure mode analysis, standard work, and production leveling.
  • Frequent use of Excel including experience in embedded formulas, V lookups, pivot tables, and data analysis.
  • Applied critical thinking while considering both short and long term solutions.

Engineering Technician and Lead Role

Axsys Technologies
05.2008 - 05.2010
  • Coordinated work load to support OTD and revenue goals.
  • Collaborated closely with engineers in developing new products or improving existing ones, providing valuable input from a technician''s perspective.

Electronics Technician

Axsys Technologies
04.2005 - 05.2008
  • Assembled and tested electronic components.

Education

Associates Equivalent - Electronics Technology

Electronics Technician School
US Navy. Multiple Locations

Bachelor's Degree Pre-requisites -

Mesa Community College
San Diego, CA

Skills

  • Significant supervisor/management experience
  • Performance management experience
  • Lean methodology experience
  • Thorough GD&T understanding
  • Critical thinking
  • Ability to facilitate multi discipline collaboration
  • In depth knowledge knowledge of manufacturing best practices
  • Analytical thinking leading to data driven decisions
  • Proficient in use of MS office

Certification

  • Emerging leaders training. Focus areas were Performance Management and Leveraging Your Strengths. Attended on-site GD 2023.
  • Frontline supervisor training. Focus areas were Emotional Intelligence and DISC training. Attended on-site GD 2020 & 2022.
  • True Lean certification. Focus areas were Lean Methodologies. A few examples being: value stream/process flows, standard work, push/pull systems, production leveling, and gap analysis. Attended off-site at the University of Kentucky.

Timeline

Assembly Manager

GDOTS
04.2024 - Current

Operations Supervisor

General Dynamics and Axsys Technologies
05.2010 - 04.2024

Engineering Technician and Lead Role

Axsys Technologies
05.2008 - 05.2010

Electronics Technician

Axsys Technologies
04.2005 - 05.2008

Associates Equivalent - Electronics Technology

Electronics Technician School

Bachelor's Degree Pre-requisites -

Mesa Community College

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