Christoph Walti
Project Engineer at Lockheed Martin
- Role
- Project Engineer at Lockheed Martin
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christoph Walti
Extensive experience as Composite and Large Air Frame Tooling Operations Manager / ME (28+ years) with the C-17 program in Long Beach, and 787 in Charleston, SC. Interface with all levels of management and suppliers. Achieved process improvements and cost reductions through Employee Involvement (EI) and TBBIs leading a stage 4 EI team. Interact well with UAW & IOUE represented folks as well as FEP and professional employees. Applied DFMAT principles during tool design phase and first article test runs. Provide technical guidance and coach liaison, tool engineers and analysts striving to best support the production line. Coordinate successfully all available resources required to build, upgrade and repair tools needed to assemble large airframes. Using EVMS to track progress, schedule, and cost of active projects. Promote team building, lean principles, and proactive interface with customers. Others seek my expertise in matters of tool and fixture problem solving as issues arise on the assembly line. Leading second shift move team in addition to tooling group at Boeing SC by balancing resources against task priorities. Interact effectively with suppliers and customers, internal and external. Draw on all available knowledge sources to condense best solution. Recognize and investigate anomalies,(systemic, process, or personnel) applying root cause analysis, identifying best suitable solution. Form alliances and gain ‘project’ buy-in through collaboration and win-win proposals. Lead and documented first ever repair procedure of bearing race on UAV tails. This approach saved per tail. Like problem solving, and coming up with creative workable solutions to unanticipated situations. Assess current fabrication processes and sequences. Through cooperative interaction with all stakeholders develop and improve processes and methods. Resequencing integration steps for more efficient shop-level-load.
Experience
Project Engineer
May 2021 — Present · Palmdale, CA, US
Analyzing current processes and recommend / implement improvements for flow and productivity.
Education
California State University, Long Beach
Aerospace engineering Certificate
2003 — 2005
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science
2001 — 2005
University of Phoenix
Master
2005 — 2007
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