1. William E. Davis III
4123 Cedar Springs Road Apt. 2209
Dallas Texas, 75219
(574)850-4131
williwasdavis@gmail.com
Career Objective
To continue my career as a manufacturing supervisor with a long-term goal of becoming an operational
leader. I have a strong work ethic with a wide variety of hands on skills, capabilities, and experience
from machine/assembly shops and casting houses. My attitude has driven me to do my best and learn as
much as possible at a fast pace to complete tasks at hand on time or before.
Employment Experience
Production Supervisor.
Precision Castparts Corp: Progressive Incorporated. Arlington, Texas.
July 21, 2014-Present
• 5S the whole building
• Increased machine utilization by 16%
• Managing up to 60 employees
• Both day and night shift
Management Development Training Program.
Precision Castparts Corp. Portland, Oregon.
July 16, 2012-July 11, 2014
4 different rotations: Wax Process Engineer, Inspection Supervisor, Continuous Improvement Leader,
Supply Chain Specialist.
Wax Process Engineer. PCC Structurals Aluminum. Franklin, New Hampshire.
January 13, 2014-July 11, 2014
• Worked towards reducing source inspection rejections to 25% on top 20 parts.
• Identified root cause and implementing corrective actions for causes of recycling,
reducing rework by .4%, $170,000 savings yearly.
• Increase wax assembly first time yield to 95%.
• Improved and sustained dimensional control of bellwether parts with DPC.
Inspection Supervisor. PCC Structurals Aluminum. Franklin, New Hampshire.
July 15, 2013-January 13, 2014
• Implemented 2nd
Etch basket, $18000 quarterly savings, and 2.5% productivity
improvement.
• Wrote tooling request for 2nd
pressure fixture, 100 labor hours’ savings yearly, .3% yearly
productivity improvement.
• Identified $95,000 worth of parts to bring back inside for machining.
• Identified the need for a 5-axis CNC machine, 5% yearly productivity improvement.
• Started QTR2FY14 at V/C=$39.36 & Productivity=95.2%, Finished at V/C=$34.81 &
Productivity=99.5%.
Continuous Improvement Leader. PCC- Avibank MFG Inc. North Hollywood, California.
January 14, 2013-July 15, 2013

2. • $109,000 savings by implementing various continuous improvement projects.
• Wrote $1.75million in capital improvement projects.
• 6S the tool crib, $9360 in savings, $1500 in scrap metal.
• Took the lead as the leader for the suggestions committee, reduced unanswered
suggestions from 650+ to less than 250.
• Identified full automation project on highest running jobs in Ball-Lok department.
• Mapped 6S in grinding department with new layout of machines.
Supply Chain Specialist. PCC- Avibank MFG Inc. North Hollywood, California.
July 16, 2012-January 14, 2013
• $103,000 savings in sourcing/leveraging different suppliers.
• $37,000 soft savings per quarter by vendor consignment inventory.
• Created a standard purchasing procedure from procurement team buy-in.
• Improved supplier scorecard overall rating by 1.81%.
• Put together capital request for $400,000 savings by moving machined components to
casted components.
Lab Technical Assistant. Atwood Mobile Products, Elkhart, Indiana.
January 2012- June 2012
• Internship/Co-Op. Working as a laboratory product tester, testing couplers, seating mounts,
jacks, and seats to ensure they will outperform the standards.
Education & Certificates
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. May 2012. 3.38 Cumulative GPA
Bachelors in Industrial Technology (B.S. Degree)
Associates in Mechanical Engineering Technology (A.S. Degree)
OSHA 30 Hour
Six Sigma Green Belt
Skills & Capabilities
• Technical Writing
• Autodesk Inventor
• Microsoft Office
Software
• Data Acquisition and
Analysis
• Lean Thinking
• Industrial Safety and
Ergonomic Analysis
• Materials Selection
• Warehouse Management
• Logistics
• 5S
• Root Cause Analysis
• Continuous Improvement
• Production Schedules
• Experienced with presses,
pipe benders, mills, and
lathes
• MRP systems
• Welding- TIG, MIG, and
Oxy Acetylene
• Custom Fabrication
Work, metal and wood
References
Hakop Karapetyan- M.S. Engineering Management, Cal Poly Pomona.
Value Stream Manager at Esterline. Greater Los Angeles Area.

3. Scott Stuk- Bachelors of Business Administration and Management, Davenport University.
Operations Manager at Omada International, Oklahoma City Division.
Doug Scheeringa- B.S. Mechanical Engineering Tech, Purdue University.
Senior Process Engineer at Alcoa, Laporte Indiana.
Steven D. Nixon- BS Business Management
Finishing Supervisor at PCC Structurals Aluminum, Tilton, NH.
Oliver L. Davidson-
Director of Operations at Avibank MFG. Inc, North Hollywood, CA.