brian brady

* Assigned to Drive System Integrated Product Team * Volunteered to be “525 parts captain”; championing the accelerated production of bench test and flight test components * Developed machine load and manpower forecasts * Provided manufacturing labor estimates necessary for aligning development budgets with spending years (includes learning curve adjustments) * Coordinated with Drive System Center team members to develop 525 Drive System Handling & Packaging Plan * Collaborate daily with Program Mgt, Planning, Engineering, and Manufacturing personnel

* Assigned to V-22 tiltrotor manufacturing estimating group * Provided manufacturing labor estimates necessary for Bell’s negotiations with the US Government concerning V-22 related contracts * Provided mfg labor estimates to Bell’s Affordability group for savings associated with V-22 program cost reduction initiatives/process improvements * Maintained Estimating dept SharePoint website with resources & announcements * Created “wiki” site for Estimating dept ‘s historical data and analysis files * Worked daily with Contracts, Pricing, Engineering, and Manufacturing personnel

* Assigned to Final Assembly area on AH-1Z production line at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center * Assigned to Final Assembly on ARH program in Dec. 2007 at Bell’s Army Program Center in Ft. Worth * Helped to meet Assembly business objectives for cost/schedule goals through methods improvements; including designing and creating pictorial work aids, prioritization of unplanned tasks, and participation in Green Belt and Black Belt projects and kaizens * Provided assembly shop support through crew loads, shop performance metrics, manpower estimates, etc. * Worked daily with various Build Team members from Planning, Engineering, Manufacturing and other supporting departments * Highly ranked among industrial engineers at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center * Developed skills relating to teamwork, team building, presenting, decision making and general computing skills