Cheryl Haeffner

Current IP&S Manager for newly formed BDS Fabrication & Integration team. Also Manager for Tooling Scheduling.

• Developed new team to provide key support to Boeing Fabrication sites across the country.
• Identified key initiatives to help mitigate risk and improve communication between large fabrication sites of: Philadelphia, Mesa, and St. Louis; while also coordinating across growing sites such as Huntsville to ensure collaboration across teams
• Established new processes and procedures to correct how fab work orders are managed to help prevent a compliance issue/ CAR
• Initiated lead time reconciliations between performing & authorizing sites
• Worked with multiple Customers to better understand their pain points and how our team can help them manage their demand from BDS, BGS & BCA
• Created a pipeline for IP&S with contract-hires in the Tooling Scheduling function to develop new employees for key IP&S skillsets

Led a team of dual-role schedulers, where we worked in both OPP and BRAIDSS. First program to do combined Program, Change Commitment & Production Scheduling.

• Established team priorities, ensured 'plans for the plans' were built, changes were maintained and monitored performance to the priorities.
• Evaluated employee performance and continuously provided constructive feedback to improve skillsets.
• Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements to support rate increases and schedule changes from BCA.
• Developed and implemented training programs for staff, while utilizing OneBPS processes.
• Researched best practices and developed strategies to improve program inventory & mitigate risk.
• Established good relationships with key stakeholders/ functions as they are the key to our success

• Started out as team lead of B245 Fabrication efforts, and then transitioned to B101 Production Scheduling Lead when the 777X program went into LRIP
• Built strong relationships with both internal and external customers through positive attitude and attentive response.
• Worked with team to identify areas of improvement and helped devised solutions based on findings.
• Established open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions for various issues.
• Developed and Conducted training with team members, mentoring and documenting new processes and procedures as 777X went through several learning curves.

- 777X Program & Fab Scheduler

- F-15 Cost Schedule Analyst (CSA) & coordinated w/other BDS sites

- IT Finance Integrator

- F-15 Finance/ Bus Operations

- Future Combat Systems (FCS) Program Scheduler - UAVs