1. Larry Oviatt
1115 N. Burrows St.  Belle Plaine, KS 67013  (620) 705-1771 larryoviatt@gmail.com
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Summary of Qualifications
Sixteen years of aircraft experience including SAP,Continuous Improvement, Lean,Six Sigma, 5s, Kaizen and
CATIAv5 experience.
Education
Bachelor ofScience in Manufacturing Engineering
In progress, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas,GPA 3.8/4.0
Associate ofApplied Science in Engineering Technology
May 2014, Butler Community College, El Dorado, Kansas,GPA 4.0/4.0
Experience
Continuous Improvement Specialist
September 2014 – December 2014
Zero Chaos, Wichita, Kansas
 Responsible for the material presentation portion of the Factory Optimization Project which is currently
making improvements to the 737 fuselage assembly work areas at Spirit Aerosystems, Wichita, Kansas
 Leading a crew of three focused on making material presentation improvements by designing carts, racks
and workstations made from Bosch extruded aluminum
 Negotiating directly with internal and external suppliers and arranging purchases
 Responsible for final design approvals and all purchases to support the material presentation portion of
the Factory Optimization Project
 Providing weekly status updates to our project manager and team members
 Communicating daily with a wide range of entities within Spirit Aerospace, PCA, SCM, Methods
Planning, Safety, Transportation, Receiving, Facilities, PLMs, FLMS, team leaders, mechanics, and
more
Industrial Engineering Intern
September 2014 – December 2014
Spirit Aerosystems, Wichita, Kansas
 Assisted with Lean, Continuous Improvement and 5s projects
 Redesigned the material presentation within a work area as part of a pilot project. Designed storage
racks, created materials lists, requested quotes from venders, ordered material, created written and
graphical assembly instructions, coordinated the implementation of the new racks, tracked and presented
the associated costs to our team
NC Programming Intern
May 2014 – August 2014
Spirit Aerosystems,Wichita, Kansas
 Used the CATIA v5 advanced machining workbench to create numerical controlled programming

2. Larry Oviatt
1115 N. Burrows St.  Belle Plaine, KS 67013  (620) 705-1771 larryoviatt@gmail.com
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Design Engineering Intern
August 2013 – May 2014
Technology Plus, Lee's Summit, Missouri
 Used AutoCAD to update engineering drawings at Holly Frontier Refinery, El Dorado, Kansas
 Created Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) drawings by adding color coding and valve identifiers to
Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) drawings
Process Planner
May 2009 – May 2012 (Laid off and returned to a fulltime education)
Hawker Beechcraft,Wichita, Kansas
 Provided planning support for two years as a member of the Lean Team
 Redistributed parts and labor within sections of a product line to level load the work being performed
 Updated bills of materials, created written work instructions and provided references to associated
engineering documents within the SAP system.
 Gained structural, electrical, machining, processing, painting, controlled surface,hydraulic, and
composite planning experience
 Became an expert level SAP user while supporting the King Air production line by providing up to the
minute information regarding late sales order, planning and engineering changes
 Provided MRP information to the King Air production line and became a one stop source of any
information stored within SAP that had a direct impact on production while this line was producing one
aircraft per production day
Sheet Metal Mechanic
March 2007 – May 2009
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, Wichita, Kansas
 Helped to implement 5s in my work area and assisted with implementing 5s in neighboring departments
 Served as a departmental safety representative
 Assigned to perform sheet metal assembly work for the JPATS line but was frequently loaned out for
improvement projects and to perform critical rework in other areas
Sheet Metal Mechanic
June 1998 – March 2007
Raytheon Aircraft, Wichita, Kansas
 Served as a productivity council representative for three years and as a departmental safety representative
for seven years
 Member of the first Kaizen team which completed a large scale project in our department
 Received Six Sigma training and completed an event in a neighboring department to earn a Green Belt
certification
 Assembled Creform racks to improve the material presentation within our building and helped to
implement kanban
 Worked primarily on a wet wing but was frequently loaned out for critical rework and to augment areas
that had fallen behind

3. Larry Oviatt
1115 N. Burrows St.  Belle Plaine, KS 67013  (620) 705-1771 larryoviatt@gmail.com
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Activities and Honors
 Order of the Gold, Butler Community College
 Order of the Purple, Butler Community College
 Member, Industrial Technology Advisory Board at Butler Community College
 Member, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
 Member, National Society of Leadership and Success
 Member, Wichita State University Honors College
 Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers