ENGINEERING Commodity Engineering & Release Manager, ICON Aircraft, Vacaville, CA. Engineer, define, measure, analyze, improve, & control supply chain mgmt processes. Dvlp & improve processes to introduce engrg changes to supply chain & manage information flow from engrg to suppliers to support production of light weight composite light sport ICONA5 aircraft. Dvlp & improve processes to manage bills of material cost. Dvlp &improve processes to identify vertical integration opportunities. Design simulation models using Arena & Simio tools to test & analyze information flow through supply chain. Dvlp financial models to compare cost of making-buy decisions. Define project charters, work breakdown structures, Gantt charts, & potential failure modes, & effects on vertical integration projects. Prepare mgmt summaries & reports to VPs, COO, & Bd of Directors. Lead & provide engineering support to U.S./ Mexico team (1 Change Implementation Specialist/2 Production Planners), to schedule priority for daily production needs. Evaluate &ensure component adherence to engrg specs, mfg specs, supply chain & just in sequence, supplier dvlpmt, mfg systems validation, product & material acquisition, & product qlty tubular weldments; machined parts; welded, trimmed, & formed sheet metal; exhaust systems; injection parts; productive materials made of textiles. Bachelor, Industrial, Production, or Mechanical Engrg. 12 mos exp as Engineer, engrg, analyzing, & improving qlty processes & qlty inspection processes for light sport aircraft or personal watercraft, composites & engines, or related. Mail resume to tina@ iconaircraft.com, Ref#5085-2208.