David Norton
Vice President
Stroud,OK
Summary
Customer and growth focused executive operations professional with over 30 years of experience in many different fascists of business; Including employee management, union relations, Six Sigma (GE Black Belt certification), P&L, sales, quality, team building, and project management. Including direct experience in shop turn around and product line displacement. Revenue and EBIDA growth campion.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President & General Manager
Mint Turbines, LLC & Southwest Fuels
09.2019 - Current
- Manage and direct all operations for the company, including oversite of Southwest Fuels( a separate FAA 145 located on the same property). Set direction for both FAA 145s.
- Grew revenue two times since first year at both companies.
- Increased EBIDA by over 3 times.
- Negotiated high-value contracts that maximized profitability while mitigating risks for the organization.
- Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
CF34-8/Passport New Production Operations Leader
GE Aviation
07.2019 - 09.2019
- Manage and direct all new Engine production business for the site. Overseeing 75 employees and approximately $900 million in sales per year.
- Improved employee morale in first 3 weeks, by improving say/do ratio.
- Led production team to outpace the material stream in July.
Winfield Business Leader
GE Aviation
09.2016 - 07.2019
- Manage and direct all CT7, T700, F110, & F118 engine & module overhaul and repair business for the Winfield site. Overseeing 175 employees and approximately $210 million in sales per year.
- Increased F110/F118 output in July of 2019 to 186 SRU's vs an average of 120.
- Increased 2017 sales by almost $16 million from 2016 on the CT7/T700 product line.
- Added $100 million in sales by completing the F110 product line set up from 9/2016 to 9/2017.
- Helped team receive a two-year extension on the F110 Program in 2017
- Assisted team in receiving order for F118 SRU's in 2017 - 140 per year.
- Led team in the setup of F110 FMS SRU's in 2018 - 119 per year
Plant Manager
General Electric Energy
01.2012 - 09.2016
- Manage and direct all service center functions as it relates to the fulfillment 5 and all service center employee activities. Duties include, but not limited to leading employees, employee evaluations, management of cost, cost controls, union relations, other management and oversight duties, and activities to ensure the shops success.
- Implemented sales growth plan for the shop (leveraged to the rest of the shops in the region). - Phased out entire product line and still beat the sales OP Plan for 2012 (Making up almost $4 million in sales from OP Plan).
- Successfully lead union positioning for the 2015 contract, resulting in 100% site ratification vote on new contract.
- Established 2 new product lines resulting in over $2 million dollars in annual sales.
- Received Customer Hero Award for 2012 for my customer focus.
Service Center Manager
General Electric Power & Water
05.2010 - 01.2012
- Managed and directed all service center functions as it relates to the fulfillment 5 and all 25 service center employee activities. Duties included, but not limited to leading employees, employee evaluations, management of cost, cost controls, union relations, other management and oversight duties, and activities to ensure the shops success.
- Led effort to reorganize the shop, adding capacity and 5s improvements. Increasing sales from $4.2 million to $7.6 million in less than 18 months.
- Improved relationship with sales team by creating one focused team with common goal (Dramatically improving customer relations, resulting in increased customer satisfaction).
- Successfully lead union positioning for the 2011 contract, resulting in 100% site ratification vote on new contract.
Education
Mini MBA -
Wichita State University
01.1996
BBA degree - undefined
Southwestern College
01.1990
Skills
- Team leadership
- Critical thinking
- Customer service
- Negotiation and persuasion
- Metrics tracking
- Relationship building
- Decision-making
- Business development
- Operations management
- Process improvement
- Cross-functional team leadership
Certification
- Six Sigma Black Belt, GE Aviation - 2005
Awards
GE Energy Customer Hero Award - 2012
Timeline
Vice President & General Manager
Mint Turbines, LLC & Southwest Fuels
09.2019 - Current
CF34-8/Passport New Production Operations Leader
GE Aviation
07.2019 - 09.2019
Winfield Business Leader
GE Aviation
09.2016 - 07.2019
Plant Manager
General Electric Energy
01.2012 - 09.2016
Service Center Manager
General Electric Power & Water
05.2010 - 01.2012
BBA degree - undefined
Southwestern College
Mini MBA -
Wichita State University
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