Nasir Bob Soofi has over 15 years of experience in aerospace program management and industrial engineering. He has worked for major companies like Boeing, Vought Aircraft, Moog Aerospace, BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman, TRW, McDonnell Douglas, and Rohr Industries managing various projects related to aircraft structures, supply chain, and operations. Soofi holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and has taken graduate courses toward an MBA.
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U.S. Department of the Navy - Alameda Naval Aviation Depot - Production Engineering Department Roles and Responsibilities for Alberto Rocha
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1. Resume
NASIR/ BOB SOOFI
21040 Running Branch Road • Diamond Bar, California 91765
951-756-1197 • nbsons@aol.com
AEROSPACE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
Operations • Program Manager
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR/ CONSULTANT
Aerospace
Industrial Engineering/ Project Manager
LLC Los Angeles California (2013-Present)
BOEING AIRCRAFT, Los Angeles California (2011- 2012)
Boeing Product line 787
Industrial Engineer/ Project Manager/ Supplier Management
Operations
• Primary structures, fuselage, metal fabrication etc.
• 787 Recovery supplier effort.
• Manage large operations team and measure their productivity etc.
• Leading large teams and challenge assumptions.
• Experience on operational background to manage operations
team.
• Coordinate and monitor large teams working in multiple modules.
• Delegating, monitoring regular tasks, tracking of schedules,
evaluating the performances of team members.
• Collecting different metrics / reports (project / team /
management), analyzing the same and formulating different
strategies.
• Identify the process improvements to maximize output, formulate
the strategies in coordination with customer.
• Scheduling required trainings, knowledge transfer, product
knowledge to teams.
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• Coordinating between different offshore / onsite module teams and
meetings.
• Working in sync with customer on all the activities.
• Planning strategies for different releases / new modules launch.
• Estimating the tasks / work and planning for the allocation of the
same.
Vought Aircraft, Los Angeles California (2010)
Boeing Product line C-17, 787, Global Hawk etc.
Project Manager/ Supply Chain
• Primary structures, fuselage, metal fabrication etc.
• Planning and scheduling, including critical path methodology
• Cost and schedule baseline development and analysis
• Integrated cost/schedule earned value management systems
• Cost and schedule health and performance analyses
• Oversees and coordinates the operational aspects of ongoing projects a
Liaison between project management and planning, project team, and
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, q
Client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for interventio
Solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.
• Serves as the primary interface between Manufacturing, Suppliers, Field
to assure all Purchased Parts supporting C-17 are received to meet A
• Visit and work with suppliers to assure parts are timely and all associated
MOOG AEROSPACE, Torrance, California (2008-2009)
Program Manager
• Primary structures, fuselage, metal fabrication etc.
• Responsible for the implementation System Integration and
Test schedules supporting Mod Program. Experience working
with System I&T schedules.
• Continuous process analysis and improvement (6 Sigma)
• Refocused critical Boeing 777 program 3 months behind
schedule: identified and resolved bottlenecks in actuator and
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flight control production, with focus on eliminating lag times for
all parties and expediting processes.
• Overcame team’s lack of direction by enforcing a cohesive
atmosphere and illustrating new, creative techniques and
methods to improve processes.
BAE SYSTEMS, Brea, California (2007)
Manufacturing Project Manager – Boeing V22 aircraft
Coordinated and managed all aspects of program, from proposal
development, risk assessment and team performance through to
delivery of hardware. Served as customer’s single point of contact.
Primary structures, fuselage, metal fabrication etc.
• Successfully organized program by obtaining key cost
information, bidding on a new proposal, and utilizing targeted
mathematical models/methods to analyze/rate tools and
develop a cost estimate.
• Generated savings for client by improving manufacturing
techniques, which led to a reduction in hours/unit an increased
efficiency, and ensured fast turnarounds on repairs and
overhauls.
EATON AEROSPACE, Los Angeles, California (2004-2006)
Program Manager – Boeing Audit
Directed matrix team consisting of partners from Manufacturing
Engineering, Supply Chain, Schedule, Quality, and Test &
Qualification Lab. Audited documentation, drawings, BOM,
manufacturing and route sheets.
• Moved company from Probation Status, due to failure to meet
contractual requirements, to Monitor status for all 175 Boeing
product lines.
• Analyzed workflow and initiated proper process and
documentation methods to achieve compliance, and liaised
with Boeing to upgrade status.
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN/INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, San Diego,
California (2002-2003)
Program Manager (Global Hawk/Maritime)
Spearheaded program coordination including Statement of Work
(SOW), design engineering, procurement, manufacturing
engineering, integrated scheduling, and business analysis.
Delivered high-level presentations on military retrofit activities by
special request.
• Primary structures, fuselage, metal fabrication etc.
• Ensured smooth coordination between multiple departments
through expert direction of efforts for complex UAV
(Unmanned Air Vehicles), Global Hawk/Air Force and
Maritime/Navy program, including manufacturing plans, BOM,
vendor coordination, tooling & facilities layout.
• Supported multiple locations & various configurations U.S/
European models.
CAREER NOTE: Previous history includes roles as Senior
Program Engineer for TRW Electronic Systems, Senior Project
Engineer for McDonnell Douglas, Senior Industrial Engineer for
Rohr Industries.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Courses toward Master of Business Administration
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Courses toward Master of Business Administration
California State University, Fullerton, California