David McCarty
Chula Vista,CA
Summary
Seasoned Associate Director knowledgeable about all areas of business operations. Offering 40 years of experience in business planning, operations and team management. Strong leadership and team-building skills. Resourceful Manager with a history of success coordinating and monitoring operations across various departments. Effective leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Highly committed with hardworking mentality to maintain quality of services and products.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Director
Collins Aerospace Systems
07.2018 - Current
- Directed the day to day operations of the Chula Vista facilities and EH&S teams.
- Oversaw the successful work transfer of all operations to Mexicali and supply chain in order to shut down manufacturing at the site.
- Led the tool design, tool quality and tool compliance teams for Aerostructures and facilitated their their transitions into our engineering and quality teams.
- Worked on tooling projects, specifically the establishment of a tool shop in Mexicali capable of manufacturing the tools needed to build detail parts for aircraft assemblies and spares.
Sr Manager/Operations Manager
Goodrich Aerospace/UTAS/Collins Aerospace Systems
09.2002 - 07.2018
- Led most areas of detail fabrication including machine shop, tooling, detail part fab, paint, processing, chemical milling, production support, shipping and receiving, and manufacturing engineering.
- Led the operations team during the development of the GE and Rolls Royce thrust reverser's for the 787 program.
- Trained new employees and acted as the operations manager during the start up of our Mexicali manufacturing facility, onsite in Mexicali.
- Led the successful work transfer of all stretch bend parts and tools from Chula Vista to Mexicali.
- Led the operations team during the development of the thrust reverser for the A350 program.
- Returned to detail fab and led the day to day operations, drove down the daily average for delinquent orders from a high of 1900 to less than 50.
- Key contributor in driving the safety culture in fabrication where we reduce the annual recordable injuries from 94 to 2.
Value Stream Manager
Goodrich Aerospace
09.2001 - 09.2002
- Led the successful move of the Chula Vista processing and paint facility to a new location North of H st.
Team Leader 2
Goodrich Aerospace
10.2000 - 09.2001
- Led night shift operations in paint, processing and chemical milling.
- Led the team to perform final prep and quality acceptance and shipped major assemblies for the 737 and C2 programs nightly.
Education
Associate of Science - Occupational Health And Safety
Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA05.2018
Skills
- Lean Manufacturing (TPS)
- Project Management
- Analytical Thinking
- Relationship Building
- Decision-Making
- Team Collaboration and Leadership
- Process Improvement
- Operations Management
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Employee Relations
- Schedule Management
Timeline
Associate Director
Collins Aerospace Systems
07.2018 - Current
Sr Manager/Operations Manager
Goodrich Aerospace/UTAS/Collins Aerospace Systems
09.2002 - 07.2018
Value Stream Manager
Goodrich Aerospace
09.2001 - 09.2002
Team Leader 2
Goodrich Aerospace
10.2000 - 09.2001
Associate of Science - Occupational Health And Safety
Southwestern College