Kilie Porter

Leads a team of Business Operations professionals in a fast-paced, high visibility, ever-changing environment by effectively managing daily operations and utilizing my leadership and problem solving-skills to optimize business processes, integrate across the value stream, align goals and achieve efficiency.

• Facilitated daily coordination of program skyline and integration efforts among teams and factories to uphold milestone and schedule compliance.
• Oversaw management systems and integration team, providing strategic direction on program operations and content initiatives. Guided team in establishing program metrics and performance indicators. Fostered collaboration to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Analyzed performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and implement solutions.
• Facilitated collaboration among cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of project objectives with organizational goals.
• Facilitated regular team meetings to review progress, address challenges, and set future goals.
• Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.

• Implemented strategies to enhance project management processes, resulting in streamlined operations across departments.
• Oversaw business operations team, guiding project managers, change managers, digital transformation team and staff analysts in executing strategic initiatives.
• Directed oversight of development and support for ESRC's project plans focused on enhancing safety and quality standards.
• Directed management efforts for on-list to enhance efficiency.
• Skill Team Captain for Fab WAMC
• Oversight and Ownership of ESRC Rate Readiness process, cadence and reporting; alignment and integration across all Programs, Baseline MPP & Swimlane owner

• Achieved effective management of job assignments and staffing for 21 analysts. Drove training initiatives and upheld policy compliance. Cultivated employee development through coaching, mentoring, and ongoing feedback.
• Applied in-depth understanding of budget management skills and practices to develop and maintain operating costs. Forecasts resource needs and staffs to approved budget. Develops, implements and resources project and operational plans. Continually monitors status of work statement to ensure adherence to scheduled and budget plans.
• Created and deploys organizational messages to effectively communicate accomplishments or needs of the organization
• Implemented policies, procedures and documents to ensure consistent execution of standardized work within team. Enforces company rules and policies regarding ethical behavior, safety, security, use of company property, time charging, etc.
• Developed operational goals, objectives and related metrics to ensure alignment with Program and Company vision/strategy, continually measures progress, making adjustments as needed. Holds direct reports accountable for achieving business goals.

• Develop and maintain LRIP Program meeting cadence
• Coordinate and hold LRIP agendas, staff meetings, decision logs and minutes for LRIP meetings
• Assisted in the Stand-up of the LRIP Production Readiness room by partnering with Integration Team
• Worked with Integration team on the Bay Integration plan for the stand-up of the 40-24 Bay factory floor
• Act as the Facilities focal for the 777-9 Operations team; coordinate moves, maintain blockplan and engage with SSG as needed to procure additional space
• Develop Executive briefings with minimal oversight
• Created and maintained adherence to the LRIP Communication plan

• Successfully stood up new organization; from ‘ cradle to grave’
• Ample experience developing Executive level briefings and presentations on project status
• Responsible for execution of Program Management (PMBP) system which includes meeting cadence, baseline management, risk assessment, project schedule and budget review
• Created and maintain Action Item Log for Program and Executive Meetings. Evaluates and makes recommendation to Program Manager on distribution of action items to appropriate team members and functions
• Provides daily project management support to Program Manager to ensure we are tracking too and meeting our program goals
• Successfully lead several special projects and initiatives at a cross functional level
• Implemented infrastructure to ensure the successful execution of Gates (ESGP) as well as coordinated logistics, presentation, agenda and facilitation for the Gate Reviews
• Robust experience scheduling, coordinating and leading meetings & events in a variety of sizes
• Experience representing Program Manager at Program Level meetings and communicating up and down action items and feedback
• Developed, collected and maintained metrics for PE portion of FAUB management team
• Led BPR with finance team & MPP review with PP&C to develop and track high level schedule progress
• Facilitates communication between multiple organizations (ME, DE/SA, PE, QE, SM, SSG, IE, Mfg) on a daily basis
• Created NDA Removal Plan and briefings as well as FAUB Overarching Communication Plan

• Manage, maintain and grew loan volume with insurance agents
• Source, sell and developed new business opportunities
• Managed both a remote and local territory; up to 5 states simultaneously
• Maintained existing relationships to grow business opportunity
• Attended industry events to promote brand
• Monitored and analyzed market trends; created strategies to stay competitive in the market place
• Analyzed monthly reports to identify opportunities to increase business both locally and nationally
• Communicated with internal and external marketing team and operation staff to maximize opportunities
• Managed agency compensation pro gram for the west coast
• Managed sales promotion & telemarketing campaigns for the west
• Trained new employees in Premium Finance and sales Best Practices