Kurtis Womack
Chula Vista,CA
Summary
Results-driven US Navy ship management professional with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving goals. Proven track record of effective leadership, operational efficiency, and adaptability in dynamic environments. Skilled in strategic planning, process optimization, and fostering productive team cultures. Known for reliability and flexibility in meeting changing needs.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Area Manager III/ Project Manager
NASSCO, General Dynamics
10.2008 - Current
- Assigned to or completed work items on the following vessels: USS Freedom LCS-1 USS INDEPENDENCE LCS-2; USS Fort Worth LCS-3; USS CORONADO LCS-4; USS Detroit LCS-7; USS John Paul Jones DDG-53; USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN CG-57; USS HIGGINS DDG-76; USS PINCKNEY DDG-91; USS Lake Erie CG-70; USS Princeton; USS Sampson DDG-102; USS Thach FFG-43; USNS Carl Brashear T-AKE 7(new construction); USNS Wally Schirra T-AKE 8(new construction); USNS Matthew Perry T-AKE 9(new construction); USNS Charles Drew T-AKE 10(new construction)
- Conduct daily work site inspections, while managing all aspects of contractor’s procedures for repair work onboard U.S Naval Ships
- Specialize in quality management, safety, cost management, repair planning, and repair estimating, work sequencing, system integrations, and testing, while maintaining all environmental compliances in accordance with government directives
- Have in depth knowledge of NAVSEA Standard Items, GSO, GFMM, Ord-Alts, Ship Alterations, Process Control Procedures, Blue print reading, 4e work specification interpretation, EOSS, Shipboard Systems and quality assurance
- Expert in reviewing contractor and subcontractor work
- Provide guidance when needed to government and contracting officials while maximizing efficiency
- Generate and maintain reports or records which documents inspections and conditions found
- Draft and process Conditions Found Reports in NMDR for clarification, deletes, new growth and new work items
- Expert in the RFP process to include ship checks, material identification, inter relationship of systems, component parts, scope of work, scope of job, availability of material and resources determining total man hours to accomplish jobs and identifying personnel responsible for completing jobs
- Have an in depth knowledge of systems onboard various classes of US Navy vessels
- Develop Project Plans, POAMs, Work Schedules, and various reports to minimize and reduce cost, eliminate delays and rework and to ensure projects are completed on time and customer's requirements and systems needs are completely met
- Extensive knowledge of SHIPALTs, BOATALTs, ORDALTs, Automated Work Requests (AWR), SOW, Work Specs, and Integrated master schedules
- Work and communicate daily with Naval Personal, SWRMC Shipbuilding Specialists (SBS), Shipyard Port Engineers, SPAWAR, AIT Contractors and Ship Supervisors in completing projects according to Work specifications and Alterations
- Experienced with US Navy Ships Design, Function, Layout, Structure, Military Structure and Chain of Command
- Have experience in production activities in light of contract quality assurance requirements, planning, directing and organizing quality assurance/control programs for ship repair, modernization, conversion, activation, and inactivation
- Review written quality or inspection procedures for adequacy, and evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of quality/inspection systems, including sampling plans
- Analyze quality data to detect unsatisfactory trends or weaknesses in the quality/inspection system
- Verification by test or inspection using sampling inspection or intensive product inspection techniques, that products comply with requirements prior to acceptance
- Identify inadequacies and requesting corrective action
- Computing data, summarizing results, and preparing reports or charts depicting pertinent relationships using statistical methods
- Investigate customer complaints and deficiency reports, and provide identification of causes to appropriate authorities
- Read, interpret, and apply technical data such as blueprints, engineering drawings, product specifications, technical manuals, and NAVSEA Standard Items
- Specialized in Planning, scheduling and coordinated final schedule approval of products through the complete production and repair cycle meet all major Milestones
- Have in dept knowledge of working with Engineering, Program Manager, Logistics, Subcontractors, and OEM Tech Representatives while utilizing production specifications to establish a production schedule
- Identify critical events, Labor level loading, designed workload balancing strategies, and capacity requirements (manpower)
- Coordinate production plans to ensure materials are provided according to schedules and expedite operations that delay schedules and meet all major milestones by creating an IMS to support pre and post project accomplishments
- Oversee project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals
- Continuously monitor and analysis of schedules & daily progressing status during all phases of the project
- Led a team to achieve company goals and exceed targets consistently, fostering a positive work environment.
Journeyman Electrician/Pipefitter
NASSCO, General Dynamics
07.2004 - 01.2007
- Specialized in Electrical systems & control, installation & maintenance, blue print & schematics
- The Installation of switches receptacle & circuit breakers according to electric code
- Troubleshooting electrical systems, Safety & QA, test instruments lock out Tag out training detailed government cost estimates including labor, material and time, with all required supporting data for new work and modifications to original work documents
- Installing piping systems in new construction per drawings
- Testing of newly installed piping systems (chill water, firemain, electronic cooling water, oil systems, fuel systems and CHT piping)
Education
Aviation Ordnanceman -
USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
01.1997
High School Alumni -
Alain Leroy Locke High School
Los Angeles, CA01.1990
Skills
- Staff management
- Operations management
- Relationship building and management
- Team development
Accomplishments
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Supervised team of twelve staff members.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
- Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
- Achieved [Result] by introducing [Software] for [Type] tasks.
Certification
2011, 2013, San Diego State University Extension Certificate Program, Competitive Manufacturing, Quality, ISO 9000, Lean, Six Sigma, Bench Marketing, Project Management, Process Management, Facilities Management, Supply Chain Management, No Expiration
Other Information
approximately 70 to 90 wpm, MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Project, Visio, Access
Timeline
Area Manager III/ Project Manager
NASSCO, General Dynamics
10.2008 - Current
Journeyman Electrician/Pipefitter
NASSCO, General Dynamics
07.2004 - 01.2007
High School Alumni -
Alain Leroy Locke High School
2011, 2013, San Diego State University Extension Certificate Program, Competitive Manufacturing, Quality, ISO 9000, Lean, Six Sigma, Bench Marketing, Project Management, Process Management, Facilities Management, Supply Chain Management, No Expiration
Aviation Ordnanceman -
USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
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