Kip Adams

About Kip Adams

I enjoy a challenge, learning, and problem-solving. A key factor is in the personal relationships we build with our customers and colleagues - being that I like to listen, feel and learn together to help improve our business. These values have been essential in my career and are reflected in the quality of my work every day at Oshkosh Defense. My objectives are simple: To continue developing team members to their full potential, improve quality and efficiency as a team leader, and continue developing myself professionally through mentoring others and continuing education. In my 15 years of experience I have been able to learn many skills and competencies that have helped me become a better employee and leader within Oshkosh Corporation as well as many other areas of my life.

Experience

1. Senior Chief Engineer

   Oshkosh Defense

   Oct 2025 — Present · Oshkosh, WI, US

Education

• University of North Dakota

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Industrial Technology

  2003 — 2008

Skills

• Design for Manufacturing
• Pfmea
• Process Engineering
• Continuous Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Lean Manufacturing
• Material Requirements Planning (Mrp)
• Root Cause Analysis
• Kaizen
• Mrp
• Ptc Creo
• 5s
• Manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• Project Management
• Quality Control
• As9100
• Geometric Dimensioning
• Operations Management
• Project Planning
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Geometric Dimensioning
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Leadership
• Fmea
• Engineering
• Aerospace
• Gd&T
• Spc
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement