1. THOMAS O. FISHER
1400 Pinetree Road ~ Derby, KS 67037
H: 316-788-0629 ~ C: 316-518-5021
thomasofisher@gmail.com
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
22 years production experience
Results-driven manufacturing manager with operational process improvement expertise. Management
skills include daily communications of safety,quality, cost, delivery, and morale (SQCDM) needed to
meet company schedules. Proactive problem solver. Led team to meet or exceed company annual
operating plan.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Zodiac Aerospace, Gainesville, TX Jan. 2015- May 2015
Plane Techs Contractor
Lead Mechanic
 Assigned directly to support Boeing source inspection team.
Eldorado National, Salina, KS
Production Supervisor Feb. 2014- Aug 2014
 Responsible for daily communication of safety,quality, cost, and delivery.
 Assisted lean manufacturing transformation to a single line flow.
 Developed process improvements throughout production line.
 Improved production performance by 30 percent.
 Initiated quality gates.
 Implemented daily FOD walks.
 Champion safety awareness.
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS,Wichita, KS 2005 - 2013
Production Manager/Skin Panelization Center 2007-2013
 Collaborated on the design, planning, and process builds of 767 tanker.
 Delivered the first 767 tanker on time and under budget.
 Maintained an excellent quality rating form customer on 767, quality gates. (Boeing) inspected units
in-house.
 Initiated quality gates with 747 customer (Boeing).
 Collaborated on severalAccelerated Improvement Workshops (AIW) with customer, engineering,
quality, tooling organizations with outstanding results.
 Collaborated on two drivematic retrofits with no disruption to shop flow and customer deliveries.
 Established work-around plan to help mitigate any loss of drivematic support during retrofit.
 Improved supplies delivery and quality through daily communication and lean manufacturing
principles.
 Championed safety through daily communication, audits, and stretching.
 Assisted in the offload of 737 window belts.

2.  Assisted in the offload of 737 48 section skin panels to South Korea.
 Created a one piece flow shop in the 737/47 section skin panel line.
 Maintained outstanding delivery, quality, cost, and safety record during last three rate increases on the
737 product lines.
 Traveled to customer (Boeing) to assist in resolving quality issues from suppliers. Joint AIW.
Outcome was a 100% defect free unit after workshop.
 Prepared team for customer and internal audits.
 Through root cause corrective action, solved numerous internal and external quality and engineering
issues.

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Production Manager, Vertical Fin and Stabilizer 737 P8A 2006-2007
 Collaborated with the engineering, planning, and build processes for P8A Poseidon vertical fin and
stabilizer with customer (Boeing).
 Worked side-by-side with Boeing Engineering to correct any engineering issues within the seven unit
build at Spirit.
 Completed all seven units on time and under budget.
Production Manager, Vertical Fin and Stabilizer 737 2005-2006
 Closed out the final commercial 737 product line.
 Collaborated with China and South Korea on product off loads.
 Collaborated on the job specific training of off loaded product with new Boeing suppliers Korean
Aero Industries (KAI) and China.
 Assisted with the tool movement and all machines associated with off loads.
BOEING,Wichita, KS 1996 - 2005
Production Manager 2004-2005
 Simultaneously closed out final commercial production of vertical fin E stabilizer and worked on the
off load to South Korea. Also began the pre-planning of the P8A Poseidon.
Team Leader, Vertical Fin 8 Stabilizer 1996-2004
 Worked as team leader on dual assembly line of 737 Next Generation and 737 Classic production line
for vertical fin 8 stabilizer.
 Shop was 20 units behind schedule when put in the shop to help the management team turn it around.
 Assisted management teams from tooling, quality and engineering and planning to develop standard
work practices.
 Assisted management with the assignment of work to be accomplished by individuals.
 Assisted with time studies to determine the standards for the work packages.
 Developed product line flow with industrial engineering practices.
 Assisted management with the employee engagement and buy in to lean manufacturing principles.
 Assisted management with shadow boxing of mechanical tools and shop supplies.
 Assisted in the creation of cell centers within the shop. Successfully able to bring the shop back to
on-time deliveries within an eight month period.
EDUCATION
Wichita State Center for Management Development, Wichita, KS
Certificate - Leadership Elite
Certificate – Supervision
Certificate – Mini MBA
Newman University, Wichita, KS
Green belt – Six Sigma
Black belt – Six Sigma

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / TRAINING
Franklin Covey: Leadership for Excellence
Boeing Production System
Toyota Production System
Spirit Production System
Diversity
Workplace Harassment
Hostile Work Environment
Root Cause Corrective Action
Business Acumen
Continuous Improvement
Hazardous Communication
First Responder
Coaching for Top Performance
Fall and Life Protection
Ethics
Win Win Outcomes
Intro to Positive Corrective Action
Safety and Severe Weather
Boeing BAC
Aero Sealing Certification
Organizational Communications
Law, Ethics and Business
Managing Human Resources
SAP
Giving and Receiving Feedback
Train the Trainer
Dealing; with Emotion Behavior