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Christian Hiteshew

Parkville,MD

Summary

Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning, and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach. Experienced leading union, non-union, and management employees, with teams being as large as 100 personnel.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

AMEC Test M2 Manager

Northrop Grumman
10.2023 - Current
  • As the Communication subgroup leader of the WCO Safety Pillar team, lead the development of the monthly Safety Minute communications
  • Safety Champion for AMEC cell, focusing on communication, reporting, and performing self-inspections
  • Streamlined setting testing priorities across five shifts to ensure better communication and coordination of tested material between all shifts
  • Mentoring a M1 and a M2 manufacturing mangers
  • Completed two Kaizens to improve quality of test production and reporting inside of T-7 testing area
  • Developed weekly priority meeting with M2 engineering manager to ensure the AMEC assigned engineers are addressing the most important tasks, improving multiple program outputs and overdue tasks

MD&F Finishing Department M2 Manager

Northrop Grumman
10.2022 - 10.2023
  • Sub-Team Member for FLEX Cell FI Project for the 136K300G2 touch time reduction, which reduced touch time from 5 days to an average of 1.8 days, including trucker time between FLEX and FJ
  • Successfully used MD&F Pilot of DPS integration for BWI to assign priority work to operators and coordinated with 2nd shift manager to ensure success
  • Cost Champion for MD&F focusing on indirect hours—On average, indirect hours have been 70% lower since January 2023-October 2023
  • Delivered two perfectly painted G/ATOR REGs to Troy Hill after trend analysis and addressing long systemic issues with the painting process and personnel, including calibrating with Troy Hill to review inspection findings to reduce QNs

Director of Maintenance

Amentum (Dyncorp International)
03.2020 - 10.2022
  • Managed the aircraft maintenance of 21 U.S. Air Force UH-1N Hueys for a 5 year/$90 million dollar DOD contract
  • Led 100 personnel, including 7 managers and 93 CBA union employees
  • Effectively scheduled Phase inspections to meet FY21's 400-hour flying hours increase while reducing non-mission-capable time throughout the year by tracking and analyzing data from the past five years and the current years to find areas of opportunity for improvement and scheduling effectiveness
  • Raised the Mission Capable rate for 2021 to its highest level in five years, allowing the Air Force leadership to schedule the most significant number of hours in ten years
  • Coordinated and implemented three new requirements (C-17 loading, Hoist configuration, and Cargo Hook configuration) by Air Force Operations to meet their real-world obligations in the National Capital Region area
  • Created and implemented a new training schedule for new hires to more effectively induct personnel into their work centers 50% faster
  • Trained and mentored two new shift managers and one Quality Assurance manager
  • Coordinated with the Depot and engineers to reduce aircraft downtime for Depot induction or Modifications and increase aircraft availability for the Air Force by 25%

Quality, Health, and Safety Manager

DynCorp International
06.2018 - 03.2020
  • Manages the quality and safety program for the assigned contract
  • Conducts quality and safety audits of contract maintenance operations
  • Respond to customer concerns and findings and reduced government findings by 35% over the time of being in the position
  • Tracks corrective actions taken in response to internal and customer audit findings, which led to an "Exceptional" Rating on the contract year for Quality
  • Manages the inspection branch, including inspection requirements, trend analysis, technical order publication library, maintenance training program, TMDE, and functional check flight program, briefing senior Air Force leadership weekly
  • Provides guidance and direction to achieve compliance with all applicable safety and quality standards to company and military leadership,
  • Improved customer satisfaction from 92% at takeoff to 96% at take off, by creating an aircraft assessment plan to ensure past findings were not repeated

Production Supervisor

DynCorp International
09.2011 - 06.2018
  • Responsible for maintaining and maneuvering 21 UH- 1N aircraft on the 3rd shift
  • Manages and Supervises between 15-20 aircraft mechanics performing daily and special inspections, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, and aircraft servicing
  • Developed and implemented inspection 'Work in Process' cards for maintenance personnel accountability
  • Developed and implemented an aircraft configuration program for accountability and to meet contract requirements
  • Developed and implemented new training records and Basic post-flight training classes
  • Civilian Liaison to United States Air Force operators on the 3rd shift

Senior Aircraft Mechanic

DynCorp International
03.2009 - 09.2011
  • Supervised and performed scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance, including repairs, servicing, and troubleshooting
  • Often tasked to perform Production Supervisor duties in their absence
  • Given the responsibility of Lead Mechanic weekly during the weekend shift


Aircraft Mechanic II

DynCorp International
06.2001 - 03.2009
  • Performed scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance, including repairs, servicing, and troubleshooting
  • Accomplished inspections, including preflight, thru-flight, and basic post-flights on UH-1N helicopters
  • Won two safety awards
  • Selected to be one of five Function Check Flight (FCF) mechanics who tested significant maintenance performed on aircraft or checked for safety of flight concerns

AH-64 Mechanic

U.S. Army
09.1996 - 05.2001
  • Responsibilities included, but were not limited to, crew chief, support and phase maintenance, daily inspections, and periodic inspections
  • Selected as phase team maintenance leader in January 2000
  • Army Achievement Medal for crew chief in 1998
  • Army Certificate of Achievements in Korea (1998) and Bosnia (1999)

Education

Lean Six Sigma Certification - Green Belt

30-hour OSHA Certification -

Leadership 201 course - company-sponsored

Airframe/Powerplant Certification -

AS - Computer Networking

Community College Baltimore County
01.2010

Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Time Management
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Staff Training and Development
  • Staff Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Cross-Functional Teamwork
  • Workforce Management
  • Expectation setting
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Problem Resolution

Certification

FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certification

OSHA 30-Hour Safety Certification

Lean Six Sigma-Green Belt Certification

Timeline

AMEC Test M2 Manager

Northrop Grumman
10.2023 - Current

MD&F Finishing Department M2 Manager

Northrop Grumman
10.2022 - 10.2023

Director of Maintenance

Amentum (Dyncorp International)
03.2020 - 10.2022

Quality, Health, and Safety Manager

DynCorp International
06.2018 - 03.2020

Production Supervisor

DynCorp International
09.2011 - 06.2018

Senior Aircraft Mechanic

DynCorp International
03.2009 - 09.2011

Aircraft Mechanic II

DynCorp International
06.2001 - 03.2009

AH-64 Mechanic

U.S. Army
09.1996 - 05.2001

30-hour OSHA Certification -

Leadership 201 course - company-sponsored

Airframe/Powerplant Certification -

AS - Computer Networking

Community College Baltimore County

Lean Six Sigma Certification - Green Belt

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