COLIN EBERT

• Implemented best-practice methodologies that improved overall project delivery timelines while maintaining quality standards.
• Supported software development projects by defining clear requirements and effectively communicating them to technical teams.
• Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope.
• Provided training to optimize workflow processes to enhance overall productivity and achieve operational excellence.
• Monitored production adherence to contractual obligations to ensure maximum capture of revenue.
• Worked diligently with aircraft maintenance leadership to learn and utilize best practices to maximize effectivity and profitability.
• Monitored budget performance on numerous lines of commercial aircraft heavy maintenance to seek out and establish contractual updates to maximize profitability and on-time performance.
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Monitored project budget analytics daily to ensure capture of all revenue.

Established short-term and long-term plans to monitor and adjust aircraft workload towards on-time or early completion.

Interacted daily with customer representatives for project status and to update time requirements and payment agreements.

Worked with customer representatives to ensure compliance with all military contractual obligations and policies.

• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals
• Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked
• Oversee shift operations of 20-30 maintenance technicians during heavy commercial aircraft maintenance and overhaul operations
• Establish and maintain man-hour budgets for maintenance visits and monitor to identify and avoid problem areas
• Review all technical paperwork used during maintenance operations for effectivity, accuracy and completeness
• Provide training and coaching to employees
• Establish daily and weekly goals for technicians and monitor performance for routine evaluations.
• Increased on-time departures by effectively managing maintenance schedules and prioritizing tasks.
• Facilitated seamless communication between maintenance teams, ensuring timely resolution of any concerns or challenges.

• Managed a group of 20 professionals in the Aviation Maintenance Field to include Aircraft Production Planners, Workforce Planners, Technical Trainers and Technical Recruiters
• Responsible to oversee the Production Planning of Aircraft Heavy Maintenance for 10-20 lines of aircraft visits for numerous worldwide customers
• Responsible to oversee the planning and scheduling of the maintenance workforce of over 1,200 maintenance technicians to include scheduling training and qualification events
• Responsible to oversee the technical recruiting operation, hired over 230 technicians in 3 months for an unplanned workload increase
• Responsible to oversee the establishment and implementation of training programs to insure all customer and FAA requirements are met at all times.

• Supported the growth of the company by integrating newly hired technicians into the company based upon need and experience
• The company grew during this time from 300 technicians to over 1,200
• Responsible to develop and oversee the scheduling of up to 1,200 maintenance technicians to support long-range forecasts and daily workload issues
• Developed various spreadsheets to enable discussions of future planning and requirements for manpower support based upon known and probable workload.

• Performed aircraft maintenance functions on numerous types of commercial aircraft.

• Performed A&P and Structures work on B747, DC-10 and B727 aircraft.

• Daily scheduling of manpower for the oncoming shift of over 100 technicians
• Assigning overtime according to company policy
• Monitor technical documents used during aircraft maintenance for accuracy and completeness
• Scheduled the workflow for the oncoming shift each day during B747 Heavy Checks and Modifications.