Kevin Wilkes

I enjoy utilizing my experience and education to drive efficiencies in business processes. I lead a team that supports the General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) business tools, with the primary application being our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tool. My experience includes 8+ years of experience in Manufacturing, including participating in a leadership rotational program that was comprised of multiple six month assignments.

EXPERIENCE

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) Pittsfield, MA

Manager – Manufacturing Business Systems September 2020 – Present

• Lead team of technical employees working towards streamlining business process across 19 locations,

• Support day to day operations execution across all GDMS sites; including manufacturing, supply chain, inventory management, demand planning, shipping, receiving
• Oversee, manage, and prioritize issue / enhancement requests for operations (using JIRA)
• Support internal and external audits to ensure GDMS process compliance
• Assist with and lead various technology and Industry 4.0 initiatives; including Data Dashboards (Power BI / ERP), Machine Monitoring, Digital/Paperless Factory, Barcoding, MES, etc
• Communicate budget and schedule status of manufacturing operations initiatives to Executive Leadership stakeholders

• Helped lead the implementation of a common ERP system across 19 GDMS locations
• Consolidated four ERP systems into one enterprise application
• Eliminated 80% of customizations, one third-party application, and two home grown applications by

• Worked with site management and subject matter experts to create smooth transition to new applications
• Communicated status of transition(s) to Executive Leadership stakeholders

• Led team of stockroom, shipping, and receiving employees, managing daily responsibilities (receiving material, issuing material, cycle counting) and prioritization
• Used ERP system data to drive day to day decision making in order to achieve contract deliverables
• Created new ERP driven reports to gain understanding of in process work
• Worked with multiple departments to increase efficiency in receiving process (automation in label generation and streamlining freight bill payments)

• Rotational program - six-month rotations spanning three years. In order from first to last rotation:
  • Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Project Lead, Program Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Stockroom/Shipping/Receiving, Manufacturing Repair Facility

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Systems Engineering with Project Management Concentration July 2017

GPA: 3.89

Western New England University Springfield, MA

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering May 2014

GPA: 3.70