JOHNNIE GIOVINETTI
San Dimas,CA
Summary
Accomplished quality engineering and supplier quality executive with over 25 years in aerospace and defense. Led initiatives in quality, supplier performance, and continuous improvement across global operations. Skilled in translating technical requirements into cost-effective solutions meeting AS9100 standards. Managed budgets and large teams while driving process improvements that enhance yield, eliminate defects, and restore supplier reliability.
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years of professional experience
Work History
SQM QUALITY ENGINEERING MANAGER / ADP QUALITY MANAGER
LOCKHEED MARTIN AERO
01.2021 - Current
- Direct Quality leadership for major ADP new-business development programs focused on NextGen technology, FSDA and digital transformation.
- Demonstrated strategic and tactical quality performance across multiple platforms and multi-customer deliverables, from concept through flight test and sustainment.
- Managed hardware and software budgets over $45M across matrixed personnel; drove career management and team growth, successfully securing follow-on contracts for domestic and international customers.
- Expanded team capacity 60% and increased LOE/BOE financials over 3X initial budget, earning recognition from JPO/SPO customer as top improvement in quality program management.
- Delivered risk-reduction improvements by eliminating non-value-added steps, saving 120 hours and $50K in production costs.
- Oversee more than $100M in international contracts & International SQM Team spanning Air Vehicle Mission Systems, Airframe Structure and Composite work across Western/Eastern Europe and Asia.
- Led NGM5 Level 3 CAR actions that increased RTY >35%, improved yield >60% and reduced escapes to Lockheed Martin 56%.
- Led F-35 canopy-seal Tiger Team, increasing Yield >48% and reducing shortages to PIN/Johnstown by 30%.
SUPPLIER QUALITY MANAGEMENT LEAD/STAFF/SENIOR ENGINEER
LOCKHEED MARTIN AERO
01.1996 - 01.2020
- Provided Supplier Quality Management leadership across domestic and international supply chains, applying SQM command media, AS9100 principles, surveillance, assessment techniques, supplier performance metrics, risk management, and continuous improvement.
- Developed and implemented supplier maturity-assessment and surveillance training for quality professionals, enhancing supplier oversight, audit readiness, performance assessment, and risk identification capabilities.
- Managed Western States supplier oversight for Airframe, Air Vehicle, and Mission Systems programs, coordinating supplier quality, delivery, risk, and corrective-action priorities.
- Designed and implemented quality needs-assessment and gap-analysis methodology for Mentor-Protégé proposal activities, recognized as a benchmark by Lockheed Martin and U.S. Air Force.
- Managed supplier oversight for Airframe, Air Vehicle, and Mission Systems programs in Western States, coordinating priorities for supplier quality, delivery, risk, and corrective actions.
SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER
JPL – NASA
01.1992 - 01.1996
- Resolved critical motor-system issues for Mars Pathfinder at Loral EOS under demanding schedule constraints, delivering product on time and within performance parameters.
- Recovered on-time delivery for SeaWinds Qualification Program through Return-to-Green leadership; aligned Red Team milestones with JPL Design Engineering and Honeywell Space Systems executive leadership, ensuring project delivery within scope and cost parameters.
- Led engineering support for JPL surface-mount technology laboratory development in collaboration with Cal Poly Pomona.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Management
University of Phoenix
AZ01-2005
Associate of Science - Electrical Engineering
ITT Technical Institute
CA01-1997
Skills
- Supplier Quality & Supply-Chain Performance
- Executive & Customer Engagement
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Strategic Partnership Development
- Advanced product quality planning
- Solution-based Corrective and preventive actions
- Workforce Development Strategies
Accomplishments
- DoD Nunn-Perry Mentor-Protégé Award Recipient
- F-35 Greg Ulmer Water Carrier Award
- Mentor-Protégé LMAero – Air Force & Navy Proposal Awards
- 2X Global Supply Chain Management Achievement Award
- Air Force Mentor-Protégé Gap Analysis & ROI Assessment
- NTOEM (Not Original Equipment Mfg.) Counterfeit Process Standup
Certification
LM21 Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
AS9100 Lead Auditor
CLE Management Strategies
Principles of Project Management
MSTDi (Mission Success Talent Development Initiative)
CAM (Control Account Manager)- expired
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Clearance
Top Secret/SAR Active
Timeline
SQM QUALITY ENGINEERING MANAGER / ADP QUALITY MANAGER
LOCKHEED MARTIN AERO
01.2021 - Current
SUPPLIER QUALITY MANAGEMENT LEAD/STAFF/SENIOR ENGINEER
LOCKHEED MARTIN AERO
01.1996 - 01.2020
SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER
JPL – NASA
01.1992 - 01.1996
Bachelor of Science - Management
University of Phoenix
Associate of Science - Electrical Engineering
ITT Technical Institute