Curtis Hopson

About Curtis Hopson

Experienced Digital Technology professional with a demonstrated history working in the aviation and aerospace industry. Strong program and project management professional skilled in continuous improvement, manufacturing processes and practices, Agile Methodologies, IIOT and Smart Factory conception, execution and realization.**I have a passion for educating and promoting STEM (STEAM) to all demographics.**My happy place is around individuals with proactive and entrepreneurial mindsets.**I\'m addicted to books (especially Audiobooks)<- The convenience is unreal!**I\'m passionate about learning from others and absolute love a productive social-sphere.**Last but not least, I have a passion for driving exponential change.

Experience

1. Manager, Connected Factory

   Collins Aerospace

   Mar 2019 — Present · Cincinnati, OH, US

   Collins Aerospace is committed to driving operational excellence by means of smart and insightful technology. Technology that drives productivity, efficiency and reduce/eliminate loss time. Collins Aerospace has a wide variety of product lines and manufacturing practices across the world; however, we all share a common goal.Effectivity.As Smart Factory Manager, I work closely with Operations leaders and stakeholders and deliver digital solutions that drives manufacturing productivity and effectiveness. Introducing digital solutions to the Manufacturing stratosphere comes with risks. I collaborate with IT Security and IT Architects to conceptualize, design and implement a secure and robust infrastructure that enables \"Smart\" digital solutions.Adoption of digital solutions is vital and necessary to yield value. I curate and deliver training (virtual and physical) to motivate and ensure stakeholders and end-users are leveraging the value of digital tools. In return, I gain additional insight and feedback to further advance operational and manufacturing excellence via digital solutions.Collins Aerospace has 100+ manufacturing facilities world-wide; therefore, scalable solutions, deployment and sustainment is key to success. As the Digital Technology leader, I strategize, organize and assemble teams to effectively scale, deploy and sustain digital solutions around the world. I promote a Community of Practice to share best practices to contagiously accelerate value across the globe.

Education

• Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Lean Principles
• Project Management
• Process Improvement
• Leadership
• Ace
• Project Planning
• Clearquest
• Customer Requirements
• Data Warehousing
• Manufacturing Processes
• C#
• Resource Management
• Clearcase
• Test Planning
• Ms Project
• Industrial Internet of Things (Iiot)
• Data Analysis
• Business Objects
• Sql
• Microsoft Project
• Requirements Analysis
• Agile Methodologies
• Team Leadership
• Java
• Security Clearance
• Customer Engagement
• Basics of Supply Chain Management
• Sap Erp
• Sdlc
• Configuration Management
• Business Intelligence
• Testing
• Visual Basic
• Functional Specifications
• Integration
• C++