Norberto Allen

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Feb 1988 - Jul 1991

  Jet Engine Technician

  Active Duty; Air Force Reserves

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  Eastern Airlines

  Jun 1989 - Sept 1991

  Work Manager
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  AeroThrust Corporation

  Sept 1991 - Mar 2004

  Managed the research and acquisition of tools, gantries, and stands for the CFM56 product-line. Recruited manpower for assembly and disassembly and inspection for the engine. Trained supervisors, mechanics, and inspectors. Participated in the negotiation process with General Electric and the FAA to achieve approval of the product-line.Director of OperationsManaged 130+ employees across 10 departments. Negotiated lease agreements for warehouse and overhaul facilities to include the test cell with Miami Aviation authorities. Supervised maintenance and restoration procedures. Show less Developed the engine master schedule. Determined the distribution of life-limited parts and other critical engine components. Collaborated with customer service managers and engineers to resolve production issues. Supervised 8 production control coordinators.Productivity Measurement SupervisorDesigned and created management reports for turn-time and inter-departmental flow of engines and parts, status, rejected parts, and maintenance/repair/overhaul schedules and shortages. Provided shop flow performance evaluations and statistical analysis to the executive staff. Show less

  • Director of Business Development

    Mar 2000 - Mar 2004

  • Training Manager

    May 1998 - Mar 2000

  • Production Control Manager

    Sept 1992 - Jun 1998

  • Jet Engine Technician

    Sept 1991 - Sept 1992
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  Contract Manufacturing Solutions, Inc

  Mar 2004 - Jan 2006

  Quality Director

  Managed training and safety programs. Coordinated customer and vendor communication. Directed quality functions in the production of the company's medical instrument. Implemented a Kanban system to reduce the batch manufacturing process and expedite production.Instituted an orientation/training program to properly educate new and existing employees in company systems and processes, increasing flexibility and cross-functional staff members.

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  AeroThrust Corporation

  Jan 2006 - Nov 2010

  Executive Director of Operations

  Supervises overhaul shop functions. Oversees 8 managers and 160+ employees across 10 departments including production control, inspection, plating, machining, welding, assembly, disassembly, and building maintenance. Handles repair and overhaul processes for the JT8D and CFM56 engines for Boeing and Airbus aircrafts. Provides P&L analysis.Instrumental in modifying the shop layout to increase various process efficiencies; participated in the introduction of a CFM56 product-line.Reduced engine overhaul turnaround time from 70 days to 45 days.Résumé Continues. Show less

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  AeroTurbine

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Technical Manager
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  US BioSolutions Inc.

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Sales & Operations Manager
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  US BioSolutions, Inc.

  Sept 2010 - Mar 2012

  Sales & Operations Manager

  Sales & Marketing for Spectrometers, Spectrophotometers, and other research and medical instruments.

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  AeroTurbine

  Mar 2012 - Jan 2017

  Director of Maintenance
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  GEM

  Mar 2017 - Apr 2020

  VP Of Operations
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  Pratt & Whitney

  Apr 2020 - now

  • Customer Technical Operations Manager

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Business Unit Manager

    Apr 2020 - Apr 2022