Kurt Wagner
Manchester,CT
Summary
Experienced with strategic planning, team leadership, and operational excellence. Utilizes forward-thinking approach to drive business growth and streamline processes. Track record of fostering collaborative environments and achieving measurable results.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
General Manager – Ground Support Equipment
Collins Aerospace
01.2024 - Current
- P&L of $50M Operation
- Organizational Realignment
- Multi Site Leadership
- Manage the GSE complete product lifecycle for tooling and test equipment
- Define and drive execution long term vision for GSE product support and sustainment
- Manage multi-layered and cross functional teams required to design, manufacturer, and support GSE products
- Align with P&C Business Development Team to ensure that GSE customers are supported with parts and technical support for the capabilities being established
- Lead Power and Controls Aftermarket 5-year strategic plan
- Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
Military Operations Industrial Manager
Pratt & Whitney
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Led Industrial Operations for Classified programs
- Defined MRL readiness level, led teams to drive supplier manufacturing to drive down costs, reduce QN's, and deliver on time
- Managed customer RFP Proposals to ensure alignment with Executive Leadership
- Led Industrial War Rooms, CIPT's/IPT's, Contracts
- Defined Program Staffing requirements/Budget requirements
- Level 3 schedule and subtier processes
- Cost reduction – Part/process/assembly/material, Additive Manufacturing
- Led Agile Scrums
- New vendor expansion, New process development, Onsite vendor visits, Manufacturing issues
- ·Executive Level reportout
F119 Field Integration Manager
Pratt & Whitney
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Led customer level interface
- Led CIP Program, including funding, investigations, upgrades, cost initiatives
- Fleet management pillar owner
- Compass vector chair pushing engine time to uncover high time issues
- Led Sustainment team in budgets, staffing, procurement, and drove ontime delivery for overhaul parts
- Led cross functional design changes
- Led cross functional failure analysis
- DR/FMR reporting and closure
- EMD funding
- Additive manufacturing introduction
Commercial Industrial Manager-Production Chief
Pratt & Whitney
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Led team of 10 industrial engineers across 5 programs
- Managed group budgets, headcount, travel
- Secured program funding to facilitate on time engine builds, delivery and testing
- Developed digital tools to improve part delivery, and engine builds
- Championed lean manufacturing practices to ensure operational efficiency
- Spearheaded strategic planning efforts to align operations with company objectives and long-term growth plans.
- Developed inventory management systems that optimized delivery, storage and traceability ensuring maintaining adequate stock levels for engine build needs
Aerospace Operations Manager
Paradigm Precision
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Led 300 employee operation in manufacture of aerospace components for Pratt & Whitney, GE, Safran, SNECMA, Rolls Royce and subtier OEM's
- Worked to increase customer base, decrease leadtime, decrease TACT time, to ensure increased profit of $100M P&L
- Introduction of new product lines/processes/machines
- Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements
CIPT Validation/Industrial/IPT Lead
Pratt & Whitney
01.2000 - 01.2012
- CANMC – F119, F135, GP7000, PW6000
- Turbine Module Center – GMS CFM56
- Externals – MRJ, BA, NEO, NEO PIP
- Mechanical Systems – NEO PIP
- Led cross-functional teams in design, manufacture, test and certification
- NDT engineer-FPI, MPI, UT
- Borescope and blade blend certified – Commercial and Military engines
Education
BS - Aeronautical Studies
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.
AS - Aviation Maintenance
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.
AS - Aviation Technology
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.
Six Sigma Green Belt
Villanova University
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Villanova University
Graduate Studies – Material Science
University of Connecticut
Undergraduate Studies – Analytical Chemistry
University of Hartford
Skills
- Leadership and team building
- Problem resolution
- Operations management
- On the floor leader
- P&L management
- Project management
- Facility management
Clearances
- Secret SAR
- Secret Collateral
Certification
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- FAA A&P License
- OSHA 30
Instruction
Adjunct Instructor, Embry Riddle
Engine Familiarity
- F100
- F119
- F135
- Advanced Military Engines
- PW2000
- PW4000
- PW6000
- GP7000
- V2500
- PW1000G
- PW1200G
- PW1400G
- PW1500G
- PW1700G
- PW1900G
- CFM56 (P&W GMS)
- Rolls Royce Pegasus
Systems
- Primavera
- SAP
- Qlik
Timeline
General Manager – Ground Support Equipment
Collins Aerospace
01.2024 - Current
Military Operations Industrial Manager
Pratt & Whitney
01.2021 - 01.2024
F119 Field Integration Manager
Pratt & Whitney
01.2018 - 01.2021
Commercial Industrial Manager-Production Chief
Pratt & Whitney
01.2014 - 01.2018
Aerospace Operations Manager
Paradigm Precision
01.2012 - 01.2014
CIPT Validation/Industrial/IPT Lead
Pratt & Whitney
01.2000 - 01.2012
AS - Aviation Maintenance
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.
AS - Aviation Technology
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.
Six Sigma Green Belt
Villanova University
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Villanova University
Graduate Studies – Material Science
University of Connecticut
Undergraduate Studies – Analytical Chemistry
University of Hartford
BS - Aeronautical Studies
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.
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