Calvin Lowe is a highly qualified and experienced Production Operations Aircraft Worker with over 30 years of experience in the aviation industry. He has extensive experience building, inspecting, repairing, and modifying aircraft for Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, and Fairchild. Lowe has a strong background in lean manufacturing, safety, quality, and teamwork. He has worked on many military aircraft programs and served as a production team lead for 16 years.

1. Calvin C. Lowe
P.O. Box 1828
Byron Georgia31008
(478)320-9815
CalvinLowe@windstream.net
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
I am a highly qualified and experienced results-oriented Production Operations Aircraft Worker
in the Aviation Industry. During my career my roles and responsibilities have significantly
increased. I have a solid knowledge of Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Fairchild processes and
procedures. I have a rich knowledge and experience working with customers and suppliers to
coordinate part and assembly deliveries in order to achieve their satisfaction and partnership. I
have an extensive background and knowledge of safety/ergonomics, lean manufacturing
concepts, team work and performance excellence. I work closely and easily with different
functional organizations within an organizational structure to gather the support needed to
maintain the safety, quality, performance and schedule of a program. I work closely and
efficiently with Senior Management, Engineering, Supplier Management, Planning, Industrial
Engineering, Safety and Quality to coordinate and develop solutions for production problems. I
have had the pleasure of working with many military platforms with many diverse multi-
disciplined teams that were responsible for the production, modification and repair of C17,
C130, KC135, CH47, AH64 and A10 aircraft assemblies.
EXPERIENCE:
 The Boeing Company, Macon Georgia
 C17 Production Associate, Team Leader, Quality Inspector.
Oct 1989, 40-hour week schedule. Monday-Friday
 I had the opportunity to build and inspect many C17, MD80, AH-64, A10 Outer and
Center Wings and the KC135 assemblies built or repaired in Macon. I was a part of high
performing multidiscipline work teams that built C17 Flaps, Skin Panels, Aerial delivery
system (ADS) Rails, Mission System Assemblies, Bulkheads, skin panels and Side
frames. During this period, I learned a great deal about aircraft production and the
tooling required to complete the assembly build. I am very familiar with the production
processes, reviewing engineering drawings, reviewing planning instructions, reviewing
tooling instructions and loading detail parts and completing a quality product.
 Sixteen years of experience as a production team lead. Responsible for supervising up
to 15 production team members. Communicated daily to the team to make sure

2. everyone in aware of the goals for the day. Communicated and organized the shop to
make sure quality, performance and schedule goals are met.
 I am familiar with rigging of flight controls, rigging of ads rails, hydraulic line swag and
installation, electrical wire routing and terminating. I have had to trouble shoot rigging
and electrical issues with assemblies during the building and inspecting process.
 I have installed, repaired and tested aircraft systems. Fuel Pumps, Actuator valves,
Fuels Tanks, Speed Brake Valves, Cables and Pulleys. Any issues discovered during
the testing of these details I had to identify the issues and report to quality to record the
findings.
 I have removed Aircraft components as needed for repair and modification. Some of the
details I have worked, Flaps, Ailerons, Fuel Pumps, Actuator Valves, Skin Panels, Fuel
Boundary Doors. All repair and modification work was performed using the job cards or
work ordered assigned to the task.
 I am Boeing composite repair and composite assembly manufacturing certified. I
attending classes for advanced composite repair and metal bonding.
 I am able to lay out and prep assembly repairs as called out using the correct measuring
tool for the job (scale, calipers, micrometer, Depth Gauges, Bore Gauges, Tru Lok
Gauges etc.) as well as many other tasks required in aircraft assembly production and
repair.
 I am familiar with and can operate the tools safely that will be used to build, repair and
modify aircraft structure. I have used pneumatic drills, rivet guns, torque runners, seal
guns, Huck Guns, Torque Wrench and various hand tools.
 I have experience working with many types of aluminum, titanium, Inconel, steel
 I was responsible for removal of aircraft structures and systems as needed for repair and
modification of C17, C130, A10 and AH64 sub- assemblies for our Long Beach, San
Antonio, Warner Robins, Hill AFB and Fort Walton Beach customers. I am familiar with
and have performed flush and non-flush doubler repairs, false flange repairs, bushing
repairs and many other repairs typically used in our industry.
 I am familiar with fuel cell sealing and leak detection processes.
 I maintain proper record keeping. Recording all work completed using manual work
cards or automated computer generated work cards.
 I am able to work safely and follow all safety guidelines established to keep us safe.
 I utilize lean manufacturing concepts that help remove non-value added steps from the
manufacturing and repair processes.
 I maintain a clean organized work area. I can easily identify the tools that are needed to
complete a task. I can locate and move the proper work stands to area that will be
needed to complete the task safely.
 I maintain all my tools to keep them operating properly. I verify all tools are present at
the beginning and end of each shift.
 I am very familiar with operating in FOD Critical areas and following the processes and
procedures of those areas to maintain a FOD free environment.

3.  AWARDS and RECOGNITION:
 C17 Silver Eagle Award
 Multiple Team Macon Team of the Month Awards.
 Multiple Macon Team Mate of the Month Awards.
 1996 Excellence in Safety Award
 2015 Lean and Quality Award
 2015 John Van Gels Team Excellence Award
 2015 BDS Lean+/CVQ Award
 EDUCATION:
 Peach County High School, Fort Valley Georgia
 Boeing Assembly and Repair Certification
 I have over 1000 hours of training with The Boeing Company. An example of some
of the training is as follows:
 Leadership Skills
 Managing within the Law
 Lean Manufacturing Principles
 Process Based Management
 Supplier and Customer Relations
 Safety and Ergonomic awareness
 Project Management
 Confined Space entry certified
 Respirator Certified
 10000 PSI Hydraulic Pressure test certified
 6000 PSI Hydraulic Pressure Test certified
 4 PSI fuel tank pressure test certified
 4 psi fuel tube pressure test certified
 Hydraulic Line Swag and Repair certified
 Electrical Bond certified
 Confined Space Entry certified
 Crane Operation certified
 Fork Lift and Tug Operator certified
 Shot-Peen self-contained operator and inspector
 Cold Working Fastener Holes
 Hydrostatic Pressure Testing