MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING MANAGER Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), State of Texas * Northrop Grumman Six Sigma Green Belt

Certified * Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance Award-winning manufacturing engineering professional with domestic and internati onal expertise in operations, systems integration, electronics circuit assembly, and consulting. Demonstrated success in making cost reductions and improving e fficiencies in processes and products. Strong leadership skills with an exceptio nal work ethic and a goal of empowering others to excel, overcome challenges and become successful. Cost Reduction Capital Planning ERP/MRP Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma Design for Assembly & Manufacturability Process Variability Reduction Process Development P roject Management Microsoft Office Work Measurement Production Builds Financial /Budget Indices New Equipment ProcessesQuality Control Design to Production Co aching Leadership Skills PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE L-3 COMMUNICATIONS (Formerly Northrop Grumman), Garland, TX 1997Present A prime contractor in Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillan ce and Reconnaissance systems, aircraft modernization, maintenance, and governme nt services. Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Electro Optical Systems (2005 -2011) Manage 14 Engineers and Technicians to support six Night Vision product areas t o meet production goals of over 12,000 components and systems each month. Contr ibuted to over $277M in company sales. Achieved from 7% to 28% in first pass yield improvements for four product lines . Directed successful Failure Analysis on Sticking Infrared Camera Core Shutters. Implemented design change and resumed production after being down eight weeks. Received company award for outstanding team performance. Achieved successful Infrared camera factory relocation: Completed in one month for $148,839 yearly savings; reduced factory sq. ft. 50%+ from 6,000 to 2,780. Received award for exceeding project objectives. Obtained and prepared manufacturing data for multiple Proposals/Quotes. Compan y received new wins of more than three projects worth over $54.9M. Directed the transition of an18mm Image Intensifier Body Brazing transition ahe ad of schedule from Tempe, AZ to Garland, TX. Achieved 97.3% yield. Received award for leading18 mm Tube Weapons Firing transition to Tempe, AZ. Re duced cycle time at least two days/month and eliminated $14,000 shipping costs y early. Led and achieved an estimated $378,000 in savings with successful Six Sigma Gre en Belt Team to improve a suppliers quality of plastic parts. Directed and achieved Process Proofing on 100 critical Generation III Image Int ensifier processes. Implemented new visual aid system with over 60 visual aids in Tempe, AZ. Implemented On-the-job Certification Program for variability reduction in manuf acturing processes. Structured training yielded better trained personnel in 1/3 less time. Production Engineering Manager, Huntsville, AL (2002-2005) Managed 10 Manufacturing and Industrial Engineers and Engineering Technicians o n BAT/Viper Strike and Longbow Missile Programs. RONALD C. JOHNSON, PE PAGE TWO Directed Production Engineering in 2002 on making process, producibility, and l

ean improvements on BAT operations which contributed to a $6.8M savings, 400% in crease in monthly completions, a 25% reduction in cycle time, and 51% reduction in hours/unit. Managed Six Sigma project to improve acoustic cable soldering method on Base BA T program with estimated $100,000 annual savings. Coordinated a successful initial Electro-Optical Systems (EOS) Power Supply par allel build for Huntsville, AL site. This later led to Huntsville building all EOS power supplies. Assimilated manufacturing proposal work on seven programs totaling over $1B in three years. Fellow Engineer/Integrated Production Team (IPT) Lead (1999-2002) Advisory Manufacturing Engineer for Longbow Missile Digital Electronics and sit e operations. Purchased and implemented Automated In-line Conformal Coating System, In-line U V Curing system, Vapor Degreasers for over $200,000 annual savings. Led solvent/equipment research on 23 companies and implementation of Vapor Degr easer processes. Resulted in reductions of 80% cycle time and 60% in hazardous waste over previous semi-aqueous and alcohol cleaning processes. Received Indus trial Air Pollution Reduction Award. Directed successful Design for Assembly Analysis on Longbow P3I program with go vernment customer. Projected between 40% and 70% reductions in part and operati on counts with up to 30% reduction in labor hours. Led successful and on time Longbow Power Supply transition to Puerto Rico facil ity. Fellow Engineer/IPT Lead, College Station, TX (1998-1999) Program Engineer in charge of Longbow Missile and Radar programs. Expert for GEC Marconi on successful implementation UK co-production of Longbow Missile and Radar circuit card assemblies. Directed successful changeover of Longbow Missile from MIL-STD to J-STD-001. Senior Manufacturing/Process Engineer, College Station, TX (1997-1998) Responsible for circuit card assembly processes (Through-hole, SMT, and BGA). Developed board artwork producibility improvements for Longbow Missile Power Su pply. Implemented Low Residual/No Clean Flux processes with $200,000 in annual saving s. Process Consultant for Naval Systems Division, Cleveland, Ohio on MK50 program. Additional Experience: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, College Station, TX Senior Process/Manufacturing Engineer Associate/Full/Senior Industrial Engineer, Baltimore, MD/College Station, TX EDUCATION MS, Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX BS, Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station TX AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS Received over 25 Quality and Leadership recognition awards from L-3 Communicati ons, Northrop Grumman, Westinghouse, and professional industry groups. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Texas Society of Professional Engineer s (TSPE)

National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), American Society for Quality (ASQ) PUBLICATIONS Published 6 technical papers