Tracy Brooks Manufacturing Engineer

Multifaceted and talented mechanical engineer with proven accomplishments in industrial manufacturing and supplier technical operations, with key experience and success in process, project, and equipment engineering. Products include commercial and military jets and helicopters, seismic cables for oil and natural gas exploration, electronic equipment for down hole oil & gas drilling, heavy-duty mechanical couplings, fiberglass tubulars for down hole applications, and high volume retail consumer products.

Engineering■ Problem Solving, Trouble Shooting ■ Process, Structural, Mechanical,

Electrical■ Written & Graphical Communication ■ Complex Drawings & Schematics■ Design, Determinate Assembly, GD&T ■ AutoCAD, CATIA V5, Inventor■ E.I.T. certificate from State of Missouri ■ Academic Specialization – Materials

ScienceEquipment, Production, Quality■ Equipment Installations & Modifications ■ VFD Controls, Circuits, Components■ Process & Equipment Specifications ■ Equipment Repair, PM’s, Inspections■ Planning, Scheduling, Coordinating ■ Equipment Utilization & Reliability■ Facilities Equipment & Controls ■ Material Handling, Warehousing,

Shipping■ Key Product Features, FAI’s ■ Production Travelers, Quality

Inspections■ Material Specifications ■ Pneumatics & Hydraulic SystemsSafety, Business, Legal■ EHS, OHSA & ANSI Safety Standards ■ State & City Codes, Regulations,

Permits■ Records & Process Documentation ■ AOP Budget Estimates, Capital Asset

Requests■ Compliance & Resolution ■ Supplier Evaluation, PR’s, Request for

Bids■ SAP, Ariba, EAM, Maximo, CAMS ■ Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project

■ Key member in major revisions and corrections to Vought’s MES planning for section 47 of the new 787 Dreamliner, ships 6 through 10 due to a Boeing audit.

■ Key member and facilitator of EADS/PAG (GmbH) rework of twenty-one 787 Dreamliner aft pressure bulkheads in Boeing South Carolina.

■ Primary engineer in the layout, specifications, planning, coordination, and facilitating of ~30 new, relocated, and modified overhead cranes for relocation of Bell’s Repair & Overhaul Center from Roanoke to Ft. Worth.

■ Designed, specified, coordinated, and installed several very large table mounted (~20’) ergonomic material handling systems in Bell’s composite and rotors centers to assist in removing heavy tool lids in the mechanical compaction of composite parts.

■ Developed manufacturing assembly processes for equipment used in material removal and fastener installation in aluminum, titanium, and carbon composites for military jets.

5414 Crested Butte Circle, Arlington, TX 76017 | 682-221-4172 | tracyscottbrooks2015@gmail.com

Professional Profile

FunctionalSkills

Professional

Highlights

■ Designed, modified, and developed numerous aerospace production assembly aids, hand tools, special perishable tools, and fastener installation and removal equipment.

■ Received teammate of distinction award at McDonnell Douglas in 1995 for excellence-in-work performed during start-up production of multiple sections of the Air Force’s C-17.

■ Experience and proficiency in process time studies, kaizen, lean manufacturing, overall cost reduction, product management through SPC and six sigma, product design for production and quality, and 5S safety initiatives.

■ As sole proprietor, had three month contract to verify assembly line layout and specifications of hoist/end effector equipment of new Toyota Tundra factory being built in San Antonio in comparison to existing Tundra assembly line in Princeton, Indiana.

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Parker-Hannifin Aerospace, SPD, Fort Worth, TX Senior Manufacturing Engineer 6/2015-5/2016■ Justified, procured, implemented into operations, modified, and repaired tooling

fixtures used in the fabrication, assembly, and inspection of aircraft hose/tube assemblies.

■ Created and modified master manufacturing routers. Redlined WIPs and created rework routers to resolve Quality Deferred Disposition Reports (DDR's).

■ Responsible for tooling fixture warehouse storage logistics and upkeep of PPG warehouse management system.

Bell Helicopter Textron, Fort Worth, TX Equipment Engineering Specialist 5/2011-3/2015■ Primary equipment engineer for overhead cranes, below-the-hook devices,

slings and rigging. Through time, material handling equipment and shipping containers were added to primary responsibilities. Also responsible for developing and implementing many and varied production requests and projects.

■ Developed, specified, contracted, and scheduled non-direct suppliers in the installation, modification, and repair of equipment assets. Key role in elevating service suppliers in the development of safety programs to meet Bell safety standards.

■ Submitted AOP estimated budgets for specific equipment assets, created Capital Asset Requests, wrote equipment specifications, submitted purchase requisitions in contractual form and scheduled clearly defined deliverables.

■ As crane engineer during Bell’s intense facilities consolidation over the last four years in the Ft. Worth area, planned and created Equipment Engineering AutoCAD layouts, wrote custom specifications, created requests for bid, submitted contractual PR’s, scheduled installations, relocations, and modifications, with production, quality, engineering, vendors, and project management general contractors for ~65 overhead cranes.

Vought Aircraft Industries/Triumph Aerostructures, Dallas, TX Supplier Technical Operations Manufacturing Engineer 3/2008-2/2011■ Primary function was principal interface as a manufacturing engineer to work

all technical and supply issues between Boeings 787 supplier base and Triumph’s engineering, manufacturing, and procurement departments.

■ Worked several key projects for Boeing’s 787 that included creating CATIA manufacturing model definitions, revisions, and model migration from Vought ENOVIA and CATIA to supplier base.

■ Was key member in a major revision of the 787’s MES planning from ship 6 through 10 and a key facilitator of EADS/PAG rework of 21 aft pressure bulkheads in BSC.

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Experience

5414 Crested Butte Circle, Arlington, TX 76017 | 682-221-4172 | tracyscottbrooks2015@gmail.com

■ As part of the STO group working the 787 program, developed a comprehensive skills set that include excellent proficiency in the use and application of CATIA V5, ENOVIA, IVT, GD&T, CrossPoint, Teamcenter Manufacturing, Teamcenter Engineering (Enterprise), MES, SAP, Boeing Standards and Process Specifications, Supplier Portal, SIR’s, RTE’s, WT’s, KBE Utilities, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Brooks Engineering Services, San Antonio, TX Contract Engineer/Maintenance/Construction 2003-2008■ Registered Brooks Engineering Services as sole proprietorship in Bexar County,

Texas. As sole proprietor, highest profile contract was verifying hoist and end effector equipment specifications and line layout between existing Toyota Tundra assembly plant in Princeton Indiana and corporate plans for the new Toyota factory being built in San Antonio.

■ Prior to registering Brooks Engineering Services, performed non-contract residential maintenance and generalized construction work.

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Brass Craft Western, Inc., Lancaster, TXProduct Development Engineer 2001-2003■ Calculated process cycle times on mature and developing products for purpose

of justifying new equipment, people, and processes.■ Coordinated projects and new product development between corporate

headquarters in Detroit and production facility in Texas.

Oil, Gas, & Energy Services IndustryProduct/Manufacturing/Project EngineerContract/Hired Positions

■ Electronics manufacturing engineer for downhole circuit boards (contract 2000-2001)Interfaced with customers to resolve quality issues, assure on-time shipping, and verify all product changes were implemented for sales orders in production.

■ Manufacturing engineer for offshore seismic cables used in energy exploration (1998-2000)Performed traditional manufacturing engineering tasks such as BOM’s, ECN’s, NCR’s, production routers, facility layouts, and improved processes for improved manufacturability and increased quality.

■ Project engineer for industrial flexible couplings (contract 1997-1998)Provided customer support and technical assistance for company products.

■ Project engineer for downhole fiberglass tubulars (contract 1996-1997)Absolute responsibility and ownership for design, fabrication, and installation of two primary projects, the Pipe Shuttle and Mandrel Extractor.

McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, MOSenior Equipment & Process Engineer 1988-1995■ Developed manufacturing assembly processes associated with hole-preparation

and fastener installation in aluminum, titanium, and carbon fiber composites.■ Worked with suppliers in specifying, developing, modifying, procuring, and

assuring on-time delivery of equipment, tools, and related accessories for material fabrication and fastener installation processes for the F/A-18, F-15, AV-8, C-17, A-12, YF-23, & T-45.

■ Received teammate of distinction award in 1995 for work performed in start-up production of multiple C-17 sections.

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Education

5414 Crested Butte Circle, Arlington, TX 76017 | 682-221-4172 | tracyscottbrooks2015@gmail.com

■ Modified and developed numerous manufacturing assembly procedures and processes for correct and safe use of aerospace equipment, power tools, and related accessories.

■ Worked on high profile project to develop and specify process and equipment required to trim excess titanium from C-17 slats while in assembly fixtures on production floor.

■ Represented Equipment and Process Engineering in numerous multidiscipline teams assembled for the purpose of improving manufacturing methods, developing process specifications, determining proper fastener installation and removal techniques, and producing quality fastener holes.

■ Specified and provided power tools and accessories to fabrication departments to help in production and assembly of titanium, aluminum, and composite parts and subassemblies.

■ Designed, modified, and developed numerous aerospace production assembly aids, special perishable tools, and fastener installation & removal equipment.

■ Developed engineering and manufacturing team skills including integral participation in TQM groups, accepting personal ownership for assigned projects, and representing Equipment and Process Engineering in multidiscipline project teams.

■ B.S. Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Texas - Austin, Texas

■ Business Administration Courses University of Missouri - St. Louis, Missouri

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