Jason B.

Senior Manager

Collins Aerospace • Full-time

May 2006 - May 2025 • 19 yrs

Progressive 19-year leadership career at Collins Aerospace tracking from specialized lighting supply chain management to Senior Manager. Managed multi-site continuous improvement, operations strategy, and technical product transfers across domestic and international facilities. Key Career Milestones: • Senior Manager (2022–2025): Oversaw continuous improvement efforts, automation implementations, and 5-year strategic planning across 4 manufacturing sites. Managed product transfers and cross-site culture initiatives. • Manufacturing Engineering / Operations Manager (2017–2022): Directed 4 operations supervisors, 3 manufacturing engineers, Facility supervisor, EH&S supervisor and additional staff. Led a team in Mexico to turn around a critical production line, raising OTD from 20% to 100% and FPY from 25% to 95% in 3 months. Led and trained all CI efforts including redesigning New Berlin assembly cells to cut floor space by 25% and raised site OTD from 65% to 92% in 6 months. • Engineering Manager (2012–2017): Directed design, sustaining, manufacturing engineering, testing, and tech writing teams. Implemented a production request tracking system that cut engineering delays by 60%, saving $400,000 in 4 months. Coordinated the technical transfer of 200+ European products to the US division within 6 months. • Supply Chain / Mechanical Designer / Lead Engineer (2006–2012): Recruited to develop the supply chain for the LED lighting division, executing all buying, vendor negotiations, MRP/reporting, and quote requests. Later transitioned into mechanical design and engineering leadership for LED lighting assemblies and wire harnessing box builds (including circuit breaker panels), eventually additionally serving as Lean Ambassador.