Kenneth E. Bauernfeind has over 20 years of experience in manufacturing, quality control, and engineering. He is skilled in planning, problem solving, process evaluation, and ensuring projects are completed on time. He has a background in aviation manufacturing and is conversant in relevant quality standards. Currently he works as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer where he prepares estimates, maintains inventory, and ensures requirements are properly met.

1. Kenneth E. Bauernfeind
321.504.9714 (H) or 321.591.9687 (C) bauernke@bellsouth.net
Manufacturing
Quality… Safety… Research… Data & Trend Analysis… Problem Solving… Process Evaluation…
Documentation… Testing… Designing… Troubleshooting… Collaboration… Inventory Control…
Property Control… Customer Knowledge… Customer Focus
Motivated, detail-directed leader who guides, inspires and works in unison with all levels of
customers and vendors in commercial, government and military venues.
Planning expert with the ability to turn engineering drawings into detailed work instructions
that can readily be crossed over into a diversity of companies and industries.
Skillfully applies technical, business, education, and hands-on knowledge to complex, multi-
million dollar projects ensuring the timely achievement of full operational status and reliability.
Demonstrates expertise in the manufacturing of aviation/aerospace hardware, ground
support equipment with extreme familiarity in high performance aircraft systems/structures.
 Conversant in ISO9000, 90001, 140001, AS9100/9102 Standards
 FAA Licensed Airframes and Powerplant (A&P) Technician
 Well-versed in Lean Manufacturing Principles
 Bilingual: Fluent in English and Spanish
 Material Review Board (MRB) Member
EDUCATION & TRAINING
B.S. (3.75 GPA) and A.S. (4.00 GPA) in Business
Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, AL.
L6S Lean Mastery Certification, (FIT), Melbourne, FL.
Incident / Accident Investigation, KSC, FL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Craig Technologies, Cape Canaveral, FL. (7/2013 to present)
Senior Manufacturing Engineering Technician/Planner/Estimator
Analyzes drawings, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare process
routings, set-up times, part costs, tooling requirements, BOM and labor costs for products,
projects, and services. Gather information to complete customer quotes, responsible for
securing $3 million in contracts to date.
Activities include:
 Determine material, labor and process requirements to produce customer quotes.
 Maintain continual internal communication to avoid any production/delivery delays.
 Allocate production and materials in/out of storage in support of daily work flow.
 Monitor work flow and work in progress.
 Maintain inventory control to include continual status within current MRP system.
 Assist team members in sales and service through coordinating planning, fabrication and
delivery of products.
 Analyze problems to resolve discrepancies with personnel, parts, and materials to maintain
accuracy within inventory system.
 Compute cost factors and prepare estimates for management use in planning, manpower
availability, equipment utilization, tooling needs and product cost.
 Interact with Sales, Purchasing, Production areas, and others to obtain and provide
information necessary to resolve issues and establish an accurate estimate.
 Strong interpersonal business based relationship with multiple outside vendors.
 Develop, implement and maintain manufacturing plans, work documents, Bill of Materials,
work instructions, and illustrations to define and document as-built configurations from
Vendor supplied engineering drawings.

2. United Space Alliance, Cape Canaveral, FL,
Senior Manufacturing Engineer/Planner
Responsible for ensuring all products repaired and manufactured meet all engineering, quality,
safety, and customer requirements, coordinating engineering design changes with the Boeing
Design Center, and assessing those requirements for additional manufacturing equipment.
Activities included:
 Conducted/Developed research programs to evaluate manufacturing processes and needs.
 Analyzed and planned work flow, space requirements and equipment layout.
 Analyzed/interpreted design requirements for repair and manufacturing team members.
 Evaluated quality errors and work with internal organizations to develop corrective actions.
 Verified specifications, engineering and design requirements are properly adhered to,
including but not limited to providing/recording of documentation of inspected hardware.
 Assisted Quality team members in process surveillance to provide routine assessments of
overall performance, resolution, and disposition of hardware non-conformances.
 Direct high pressure testing of various Space Shuttle and ground support components.
 Developed, implemented and maintained manufacturing plans, work documents,
Bill of Materials, work instructions, and illustrations to define and document as-built
configurations from Vendor supplied engineering drawings.
 Integrated vendor processes, materials, data and technology to meet manufacturing and
delivery requirements.
 Developed tooling requirements based on manufacturing and engineering requirements.
 Performed reverse engineering of vendor hardware for preparation of repair/test manuals.
 Prime Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) mechanical Manufacturing Planner.
 Performed Space Shuttle Program closeout directives to include acquiring, control, use, care
for, reporting and disposal of property, established property records for company and
government property, performed final disposition of identified property, established
guidelines for transfer of property to new custodian, inventoried transferred property.
Rockwell International (United Space Alliance), Cape Canaveral, FL.
Senior Aerospace Technician
 Designed and fabricated ground support testing equipment, manufactured and repaired
space shuttle hardware.
 Performed high pressure and cryogenic pressure testing of flight hardware, ground
equipment and special tooling. Complied with safety regulations and requirements.
 Assisted in reverse engineering for preparation of repair/test manuals.
DynCorp Aerospace Operations, Patuxent River, MD.
Senior Aircraft Technician
 Carried-out maintenance, inspection and troubleshooting of engines, hydraulic systems,
pneumatic systems and structures of high performance military aircraft including Certified
Collateral Duty Inspector (CDI) duties.
 Performed inspection of various flight fluids and metals for unknown structures defects and
contamination identification (NDE-MagPart/DyePen).
 Performed ground support equipment maintenance, aircraft modification, and manufacturer’s
field kit installations and field servicing of various military aircraft.
MILITARY SERVICE
U.S. Navy, Patuxent River, MD, E-4, Good Conduct Award, Honorable Discharge
Aircraft Technician: Troubleshot, diagnosed, and repaired F18 aircraft hydraulic systems
for overall fleet readiness. Inspected fluids, metals, and flight structures, performed F18
Hi/Lo power operations and field servicing, maintained ground support equipment,
modified aircraft, and installed manufacturers’ field kits. Flight duties included launch and
recovery of F18, A6, and EA6B aircraft (land and sea).
COMPUTER/MRP PROFICIENCY
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Solumina, PTC-Windchill, E2 ShopTech
POST SECURITY CLEARANCES
NASA issued - PRP Clearance OPM/Homeland Security
NACI (National Agency Clearance with Inquiries)