William Ferguson
West Valley City,UT
Summary
Talented Production Planner with [Number] years of experience in providing supply chain management and process oversight to accomplish production goals. Accomplished in coordinating production schedules, monitoring inventory and managing resources to deliver [Product] on time. Successful in assessing operations to develop solutions for streamlining processes and improving efficiency.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Production Planner/Production Scheduler
Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems
03.2021 - Current
.
- Presented updated order and production status reports to sales staff and management.
- Worked directly with production personnel to resolve production scheduling issues and conflicts.
- Developed, released and monitored daily schedules to foster on-time completion of finished products.
- Used Costpoint and Cognos reports to provide relevant information, evaluations, and planning data for production.
- Planned production schedules, taking employee production rates, company needs and seasonal changes into account.
- Acted as delegated leader for group when Manager was off work for PTO or illness.
Production Planner/Scheduler
Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems
02.1986 - 02.2021
- Worked to develop and implement Manufacturing work instruction in form or M&IRs and GOP for Composite Structures and Carbon-Carbon Structures.
- Scheduled and implemented igniter fabrication on all igniters at Bacchus.
- Scheduled and implemented Injection molded rubber parts used on D5 rocket motors.
- Production planner for Finishing 6, Finishing 3, Case Prep, RA2, RA3, 17A, 36A.
- Production planner for Carbon-Carbon Structures and detail scheduler for Bacchus Case Prep.
Education
No Degree - General Studies
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UTNo Degree - Electronics Technology
Utah Technical College
Salt Lake City, UTNo Degree - Mathematics
University of Armed Services
Erzurum, TurkeyNo Degree - Emergency Medical Technology
Westminster College
Salt Lake City, UT1982
High School Diploma -
West High School
Salt Lake City, UT06.1966
Skills
- Scheduling
- Production Reporting
- Manufacturing Procedures
- Team Collaborations
- Preparing Reports
- Training and Coaching
- Team Communication
- Inventory Maintenance
- Production Scheduling
- Supply Chain Distribution
- Inventory management
- Material requirements planning
- Software proficiency
Additional Information
US Army Veteran, 4 years regular army achieved rank of Sergeant E-5.
Utah Army National Guard 3 years.
US Army Reserve 3 years.
Timeline
Principal Production Planner/Production Scheduler
Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems
03.2021 - Current
Production Planner/Scheduler
Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems
02.1986 - 02.2021
No Degree - General Studies
University of Utah
No Degree - Electronics Technology
Utah Technical College
No Degree - Mathematics
University of Armed Services
No Degree - Emergency Medical Technology
Westminster College
High School Diploma -
West High School
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