John Palmer

John Palmer

Industrial Engineering, Methods Analyst

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Product Manager working at Ford, Mobility (Retired)

  • Education

    • Oregon State University

      1974 - 1979
      BA Computer Science & Business Admin
  • Experience

    • Boeing

      Jun 1979 - May 1984
      Industrial Engineering, Methods Analyst

      • Developed and tracked budgets and forecasts for various 747 and 767 airplane factory shops• Reprogrammed various performance tracking programs on computer in order to save money by running in batch mode

    • Martin Marietta Aerospace

      May 1984 - Nov 1986
      Business Analyst

      • Developed and wrote spare parts estimates form one hundred thousand to one million dollars• Prepared budgets and tracked actual performance for defense contracts.• Prepared and presented graphics presentations on program performance to company management

    • Boeing

      Nov 1986 - May 1997
      Business Systems Programmer Analyst

      • Estimating fabric layup on B2 aircraft program• Worked with team testing and supporting multi-dimensional database system for proposal pricing on mainframe VM and MVS operating systems.• Implemented a help desk system from requirements gathering to production

    • Covansys

      Apr 1997 - Jun 2007

      On assignment at Chrysler• Updated 23 Chrysler plants to new version of the advanced data collection and statistical process control software scheduling rollout with plants, vendor and IT.• Coordinated gage management user group meetings and training • Assisted with implementation of 3rd party plant floor systems at Chrysler plant locations On Assignment at Chrysler • Developed VBA Microsoft Excel application used by all plants (Engage)• Managed and converted Microsoft Access plant applications to Lotus Notes• Managed gage management software implementation across 30 Plants in North America

      • Senior Business Analyst

        Jul 2002 - Jun 2007
      • Business Analyst

        Apr 1997 - Jun 2002
    • CSC - Computer Sciences Corporation

      Jul 2007 - Jan 2016
      Applications Manager

      • Migrated 23 Chrysler plants to the advanced data collection and statistical process control software, scheduling rollout with plants, vendor and IT, IDS Huston Project Management Methodology • Subject matter expert supporting business critical quality applications • Assisted with implementation of 3rd party plant floor systems at Chrysler plant locations • World Class Manufacturing training and SharePoint administration• Created eLearning training with Adobe Captivate application • Lead Project to replace legacy gage management application with industry best-in-class Show less

    • TEKsystems

      Aug 2016 - now
      Product Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ITIL FOUNDATION

      May 2015
    • Project Management Professional (PMP)®

      Project Management Institute
      Jan 2015
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Chair Person

      Issued by Friends of Northville Township Historic District Commission on Jan 2014
      Friends of Northville Township Historic District CommissionAssociated with John Palmer