Philip Champion

Experience

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  Knapheide Truck Equipment Centers SW

  Sept 2003 - Jul 2012

  Product Development and Design Engineer with experience in design streamlining and optimization. Financial analysis and production implementation including fixture development and fabrication process development and implementation. Directed all aspects of manufacturing and operations for machine shop. Supervised employees in fabrication and repair of customized and mass-produced machine products. Created work schedules, assigned responsibilities and monitored employee performance for compliance with operating procedures and progress toward production goals. Maintained inventory and negotiated with vendors to secure materials, supplies and services.

  • Product Development and Design Engineer / Production Manager

    Feb 2007 - Jul 2012

  • Shop Foreman

    Sept 2003 - Feb 2007
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  Bell Helicopter

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2015

  Quality Assurance Engineer

  Textron Six Sigma Black Belt, Textron Six Sigma Greenbelt Certified, Advanced Composites Center, Drive Systems Center, Quality Assurance, Data Analysis, RCCA investigation, PAQ implementation. Supported the V-22 Tilt Rotor Aircraft, flight critical, advanced composites value streams through the analysis and reporting of defect data. Facilitate RCCA investigation over military and commercial flight critical drive system assemblies. DCMA liaison for defect data and RCCA status updates on military and commercial drive systems assembly value streams. Established tools in excel to assist in the querying and analysis of data through pivot tables and the development of macros. Worked with PE’s, IE’s, and across the value stream to develop and implement RCCA solutions. Use of Visiprise, Enovia, & SAP programs in daily activities. DCMA liaison for defect data and RCCA status updates on the V-22 wing skin and wing box. Conduct and or support CAB (Corrective Action Board) meetings, CAB 0, I, II, and III. PAQ tools and software implementation in the Advanced Composite Center. Show less

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  Texstars, Inc.

  Jul 2015 - Mar 2019

  Chief of Production Engineering and CI Manager

  Drive positive change through Lean Six Sigma and Variation Reduction principles and tool usage. Spearheaded a 75,000 sq. ft Lean Facility Transformation initiative to implement lean production processes across advanced Aerospace Transparency fabrication lines. Lead complex enterprise level improvement projects consisting of both transactional and production processes. Facilitate RCCAs using the DMAIC methodology and advanced data analytics techniques including regression, DOE, Hypothesis Testing, and ANOVA approaches. Serve as the Six Sigma SME for training, process statistics, SPC, and implementation of Six Sigma in RCCA processes. Authored training and developed internal curriculum to certify individuals in Six Sigma within the company. Formulated Facility and Area layouts using Lean Six Sigma tools including Work Content Analysis, Work Sequence Charts, SWIP, and Standard Work Instructions. Facilitate Kaizen and sustain gains through auditing. Manage a team of production engineers including ME, New Product Introduction Engineers, and IEs in supporting daily operations. Develop strategic plans to leverage engineering resources for optimal team performance. Provide technical leadership and support to engineers. Facilitate complex engineering initiatives using DFSS principles. Show less

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  Raytheon Technologies

  Mar 2019 - now

  Manager - Program and Hardware Quality Engineering

  CORE 6-Sigma Expert, Serve as the Hardware Quality Assurance Factory Lead for a broad range of advanced RF Microelectronics Hardware. Lead APQP planning and execution efforts in accordance with AS9145 including coordination of PFMEA, MSA, Process Capability, and all PPAP efforts. Serve as the SME in support of operations for various programs and program quality support. Provide manufacturing support and surveillance, which includes the facilitation of complex RCCA projects to meet quality objectives. Oversight of, and interfacing with DCMA on complex RCCA efforts. Spearhead integration of manufacturing requirements into the design process, timely identification and reporting of production related problems and impacts, and corrective action recommendations. Execute FAIs including the assembly of the TDP, entry into Net-Inspect, and liaising with operations to assure integration of FAI inspection points in production operations. Show less