Ramiz Sipilovic

Ramiz Sipilovic

Plant Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Operations Manager and Production Improvement Expert with 30+ years in Aerospace / Oil and Gas Manufacturing

  • Education

    • Tarrant County College

      1988 - 1989
      Coursework toward: Bachelor's Degree Drafting
  • Experience

    • MONOGRAM AEROSPACE FASTENERS

      May 1997 - Feb 2019
      Plant Manager

      ► Coordinated all plant areas and functions including assembly, chemical processing, CNC machining center, facility appearance, heat treating, heating, secondary operation centers, thread-rolling, and waste management. ► Led 10 managers and 280 union employees. ► Closely monitored operations for compliance with health and safety regulations. ► Oversaw regular equipment maintenance. HIGHLIGHTS: ► Made various operational changes and process improvements that played key role in streamlining workforce, elevating facility performance, and growing annual revenue by 164% ($36M to $95M). ► Developed new manufacturing methods that resulted in 98.1% first pass yield.► Maintained positive union relations, negotiating 3 favorable collective bargaining agreements. Show less

    • LISI AEROSPACE

      Mar 2019 - Aug 2020
      APU Plant Manager

      ► Led and motivated team comprising a planner, quality engineer, CNC programmer, 2 manufacturing engineers, 6 supervisors, and 130 employees. ► Administered product lines for total manufacturing of collar production, and scheduled all assets 30 days out to ensure customer OTD. ► Set and executed strategies to position future growth and meet expected capacity requirements. ► Provided various departments with quality support for tapping, trimming, plating, and heat treatment. ► Assisted engineering and R&D efforts to help further enhance product designs.► Managed CAPEX investments for continued business development.HIGHLIGHTS: ► Led the only APU to stay within budget and survive 2020 with minimal impact from the Covid-19 crisis and recession, by running a lean and productive operation with little or no wasted resources. ► Introduced best practices that reduced tooling costs by $200K in 2020. Show less

    • Ellwood Texas Forge Navasota, LLC

      Sept 2020 - Aug 2022
      Operations Manager

      Producer of complete near-net-shape forging (Caterpillar), aircraft fastening systems (jet aircraft wing flap track), military defense systems (steam catapult launch valve for aircraft carrier flight decks)

    • Coastal Mechanics Co

      Sept 2022 - now
      General Manager

      Producer of difficult to find, obsolete and discontinued parts crucial to maintaining legacy platform performancefor defense customers around the globe – including the U.S. Department of Defense, and some of the most sophisticated NATO and Pacific Rim militaries

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • 40 hr OSHA certificate Machine Gaurding, UCSD.

      OSHA
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Instructor / Aide to El Camino College to promote aerospace manufacturing.

      Issued by El Camoino College on May 2008
      El Camoino CollegeAssociated with Ramiz Sipilovic