MRO General Manager (6417)

SUMMARY 

High-achieving plant management professional successful at operations oversight and strategic planning. Six Sigma trained and efficiency focused, with talent for developing leaders from within. Driven plant manager offering 10+ years of experience in manufacturing and strengths in communication, relationship building, business development, revenue growth, and decision making.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE 

Albers Aerospace - Dallas, Texas

May 2025 - March 2026

VP / GM of Operations 

Added multiple machine-shop capabilities and hired new site leads. Added KPI tracking of utilization, efficiency, scrap, and OTD and implemented Power BI dashboards. Grew revenue stream by $2 million, added multiple customers and approvals, ran three sites including two in Dallas and one in Tucson, Arizona, managed staff of 100+ heads, developed capacity planning, established weekend shifts in machining and plating, and brought in multiple new customers in less than 12 months. 

Piedmont Aviation - Greensboro, North Carolina

March 2024 - May 2025

Senior Director LG and MPG 

Added multiple machine-shop capabilities, implemented min/max and Kanban systems, and added KPI tracking of utilization, efficiency, scrap, and OTD. Grew revenue stream by $1 million, added multiple customers and approvals, established build-to-print manufacturing, gained Kodiak and Alaska quality-system approval within eight months, managed staff of 70+ heads, developed capacity planning, established weekend shifts in machining and plating, and brought in 10+ new customers in less than 12 months. 

Latitude Aero LLC - Greensboro, North Carolina

March 2023 - December 2024

VP of Operations / Plant Manager 

Set up an AS9100 quality management system and wrote the AS9100 Quality Manual. Added machine-shop capabilities, implemented min/max, Kanban, backflush through a new ERP system, and KPI tracking utilization, efficiency, scrap, and OTD. Grew machining revenue from $300K to $4 million in eight months, set up interiors refurbishment for sidewalls, overhead bins, and landing-gear fabrication, gained Gulfstream, Kodiak, and HondaJet quality-system approvals within eight months, managed staff of 40+ heads, implemented ERP and SMS systems, developed quality and inspection staff, grew staff from 30 to 40+ in less than eight months, and achieved 100% OTD and 98% quality. 

Summit Aviation Inc. - Kernersville, North Carolina

July 2019 - March 2023

Director of Operations / Plant Manager 

Led business development, manufacturing engineering, operations, P/L, and sales. Applied AutoCAD 2D/3D, Mastercam, Black Belt Lean manufacturing, MRP, capacity planning, G-code programming, manual machining, and Microsoft Office. Improved P/L from -$1.1 million to +$0.95 million, achieved top-line growth of more than 100% in less than 18 months, moved the business from 30K to 49K square feet on a condensed timeline, implemented min/max and Kanban, reduced annual inventory loss from $65K to approximately $5K, and improved inventory turns from 0.5 to 3 in less than 24 months. 

Haeco Cabin Solutions - Greensboro, North Carolina

August 2015 - July 2019

 

Production Manager / Program Manager 

Supported CNC operations including five-axis Mastercam programming, blueprint interpretation, and development of streamlined production procedures. Coordinated production of thermoformed and routed plastic parts, machined and sheet-metal components and assemblies for the aerospace industry, and managed daily manning requirements, production scheduling, and multiple research and development projects. 

Haeco Cabin Solutions - Greensboro, North Carolina

May 2017 - August 2017

Programming and Methods Supervisor 

Supervised programming staff and coordinated multiple research and development projects. Worked in a manufacturing-engineering capacity, coordinated design changes and needs between design engineering and manufacturing, created methods, and streamlined manufacturing for new product designs. 

Haeco Cabin Solutions - Wallburg, North Carolina

January 2015 - May 2017

CNC Programmer 

Performed five-axis CNC programming, thermoforming, material allocation, tooling design, and manual machining operations. Served as standing supervisor for the plastics department and supported multiple departments as a manufacturing engineer to resolve production issues. 

Austin Electrical - Yadkinville, North Carolina

February 2013 - January 2015

Design Engineer 

Designed sheet-metal enclosures using 2D software, performed G-code programming for parts released from the engineering department, and developed streamlined manufacturing processes and work instructions. 

EDUCATION 

Surry Community College - Dobson, North Carolina 

Associate in science 

Appalachian State University - Boone, North Carolina 

Finance; Minor in Biology 

University of North Carolina Pembroke - Pembroke, North Carolina 

Business Administration