Jacob Finn
Production Superintendent
Colorado Springs,CO
Summary
Focused and experienced operations leader with 20 years in the aircraft industry who prides himself on the ability to efficiently and effectively plan operations, manage projects, and lead teams safely. With that background, I look to bring expertise in management, productivity through lean processes, and safety to any organization and learn new skills while doing so.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Production/Operations Superintendent
United States Air Force, USAF
Clovis, NM
01.2019 - Current
- Leads aircraft operations utilizing 380+ person maintenance crew across multiple specialties, to ensure daily flight operations are conducted smoothly.
- Efficiently moved cargo, passengers, and critical parts through new integration systems in short and concise timeframes.
- Effectively managed multiple teams responsible for launching domestic and international flights for varying organizations and their aircraft totaling 4.4 thousand flight hours.
- Managed Air Force's only CV-22 avionics central repair facility and was successful in securing 750 missions and eliminating $29M in cost.
Operations Manager
United States Air Force, USAF
Montgomery, AL
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Advanced student services operations by streamlining processes, initiating software changes, assessing thousands of discrepancies and doubling support capabilities.
- Evaluated military education against University standards for multiple programs and 70,000+ students. Applied lean processes to assessment criteria and cut 61 tasks, saving 498 man hours annually.
- Led 6 person team, developed $16K travel budget/schedule, saved Air Force $29K annually with region based inspection plan.
Quality Assurance Inspector
United States Air Force, USAF
Little Rock, AR
08.2010 - 01.2015
- Managed 7 Quality Assurance programs and accomplished 1200 inspections, identifying over 150 major discrepancies. Efforts led to reductions in trends by 14% and garnered 3 Annual awards in 4 years
- Authored guidance on aircraft maintenance for 35 tasks based on 10 years of historical data increasing job safety and reducing workmanship errors by 21%.
- Evaluated 500 plus components and final products against quality standards and manufacturing specifications leading to 3.2 thousand safe aircraft flight hours.
Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor
United States Air Force, USAF
Little Rock, AR
08.2003 - 08.2010
- Responsible for 22 assigned aircraft and 87 technicians supporting 4.6 thousand flying hour program annually.
- Effectively led maintenance teams which allowed 16,000 flights to be completed and over 4,000 aircrew members to graduate flight school.
- Hands on experience of aircraft, servicing, towing, jacking, engine run, scheduled, and unscheduled maintenance.
Education
Certification - Quality Assurance Inspector
American Society For Quality
Milwaukee, WI 02.2018 - 03.2018
Certification - Quality Improvement Associate
American Society For Quality
Milwaukee, WI 02.2017 - 03.2017
Certification - Airframe And Powerplant Mechanic
Federal Aviation Administration
Washington, DC 01.2015 - 05.2015
Associate of Applied Science - Aircraft Maintenance Technology
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL 08.2010 - 04.2013
Work Availability
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Quote
Your task is not to foresee the future, but to enable it.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Timeline
Production/Operations Superintendent
United States Air Force, USAF
01.2019 - Current
Certification - Quality Assurance Inspector
American Society For Quality
02.2018 - 03.2018
Certification - Quality Improvement Associate
American Society For Quality
02.2017 - 03.2017
Operations Manager
United States Air Force, USAF
01.2015 - 01.2019
Certification - Airframe And Powerplant Mechanic
Federal Aviation Administration
01.2015 - 05.2015
Quality Assurance Inspector
United States Air Force, USAF
08.2010 - 01.2015
Associate of Applied Science - Aircraft Maintenance Technology
Community College of The Air Force
08.2010 - 04.2013
Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor
United States Air Force, USAF
08.2003 - 08.2010
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