Lauren Mary Gotimer

About Lauren Mary Gotimer

My leadership philosophy, ALLY (Advocate, Laugh, Live, You), reflects my belief in empowering others, fostering collaboration, and leading with authenticity. Inside of work, I lead complex operations where the cost of indecision is high and the path forward isn’t always clear. Outside of work, I remain actively engaged in my community, currently serving as Market Operations Coordinator for the local Farmers’ Market.Over the last 15+ years, I’ve built and led global planning, supply chain, and operations organizations across aerospace and manufacturing—often in moments of transition, risk, or rapid growth. I’m known for stepping into ambiguity, aligning stakeholders with competing priorities, and turning fragmented systems into scalable, resilient operating models.My work spans enterprise transformation, industrial readiness, SIOP, and crisis leadership, with results including $100M+ in cost and inventory avoidance, improved on-time delivery, and sustained increases in process maturity. I partner closely with senior leaders, OEM customers, and cross-functional teams to make hard tradeoff decisions that protect both near-term execution and long-term capability.At the core of my leadership is a belief that strong results and strong cultures are not in conflict. I advocate for teams, hold high standards, and lead with authenticity and accountability—especially when the pressure is on.

Experience

1. Production Chief, 17 24k Planning & Readiness

   Pratt & Whitney

   Dec 2024 — Present · East Hartford, CT, US

   Lead an organization with a focus on strategic planning, rate readiness, lifecycle management & process improvement for 17/24K Production Chief organization; focused on enabling future success of parts and processes.• Responsible for industrialization of critical Class 1 engineering changes across all 6 x 17/24K engine programs. • Recruit, hire, oversee and implement robust on-boarding and training for the CE Production Chief internship program.• Serve as crisis manager for part shortages that pose industrial risk to PW’s CE programs; determining allocations of critical part shortages across multiple programs, engine centers and MRO shops.• Focal for all things SIOP related for the 17/24K engine programs, including MAC build plan, engine mast schedule, SOC changes, enterprise wide SIOP vetting and allocation cycles.• Assist PW1900 transition project from MAC to Middletown, specializing in systemic support of module builds and deliveries. • Host and coordinate CE Production Chief Organization All Hands throughout the year to ensure the whole team is aware of program priorities, must-do missions and other pertinent information that impacts the org.• Support customer reviews and audits related to our future capabilities and industrialization. • Champion & sponsor CORE Council, EH & S Council and employee engagement for the CE Production Chief organization.• Implemented SOWs and on-boarded contractors to support strategic and tactical projects when headcount was unavailable.• Successfully led GTF risk mitigation as SPS Tiger Team program representative; ensuring no OEM impact & minimal MRO delays.

Education

• New England College

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Project Management

  2018 — 2018

• University College Dublin

  Business Management

  2006 — 2006

• Bentley University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Management, Sociology, Infomation Design & Corporate Communication

  2004 — 2008

• New England College

  Master of Science (MS), Management - Operations Management

  2014 — 2015

Skills

• Lean Manufacturing
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Analysis
• Social Media
• Event Planning
• Account Management
• Shipping
• Teamwork
• Freight
• Ocean Freight
• Iso 9001
• Air Freight
• Vendor Management
• Import
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Freight Forwarding
• Operational Planning
• Public Speaking
• Management
• Negotiation
• Customer Service
• Quality Assurance
• Time Management
• International Logistics
• Supply Chain Management
• Export
• Leadership
• Operations Management
• Inventory Management
• Metrics
• Training
• Logistics
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Transportation