Kathleen Holmes 275 Sir Winston Drive, Canyon Lake, Texas 78133 469.867.9043 cell kh15bfa1e@westpost.net http://www.linkedin.

com/pub/kathleen-holmes/7/459/105 SUMMARY Professional Process/Project Engineer with: Proven project management skills and record of accomplishment Ability to balance the needs of the staff with the priorities of the institution Highly effective in promoting a positive, productive, and highly efficient work environment Resourceful in solving problems and maximizing resources Positive, professional attitude; committed to excellence ACCOMPLISHMENTS Reduced manufacturing shop flow documentation by 90% Avoided million-dollar capital equipment expenditure by developing method to uti lize existing equipment Negotiated 56% chemical cost reduction Achieved 45% product yield improvement while reducing cycle time by 30% Developed software and utilization of a custom Shop Floor Management system for a custom fabrication environment Introduced and managed highly successful Employee Suggestion Program which resul ted in over 50% employee participation and thousands of dollars/employee in cost savings Co-Author of Provisional Patent for photobioreactor for algae bio-fuel productio n Volunteer work for the Fisher House at Fort Sam Houston Key contributor to achieve ISO, Aerospace, Military, and Defense certifications AWARDS Technical Award for Excellence by the Advanced Technology Group of Texas Instrum ents' Defense Systems and Electronics division: awarded to less than 2% of TI's Technical population. Texas Instruments' Quality Award Member of DRS Ambassador staff EXPERIENCE Self-Employed Feb 2009 - Present Various commercial and volunteer endeavors, including: Taught Richland College Student Government Association executives to apply proje ct management concepts to their organization Repaired furniture for Fisher House at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas Worked with United States Census Bureau Process Integration Manager Micropac Industries - Garland, TX June 2008 - Feb 2009 Director of the Enterprise-Wide Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing introduction fo r an Aerospace supplier Impacted profitability through strategic and tactical management decisions and n ew business development results Initiated, organized, and maintained processes resulting in ISO and Supplier Exc ellence Alliance (Aerospace) certification Assembly Engineering Manager, Senior Process Engineer DRS Infrared Technologies - Dallas, TX Oct 1998 - Aug 2007 Key contact for project development, documentation, initial regulatory and valid ation testing

Led multimillion dollar team project to integrate new products, processes, equip ment, and personnel from acquired out-of-state company into existing factory on time and under budget Established and maintained Quality Assurance Directives in order to achieve and maintain ISO, Military, and Defense certifications Product Engineering Manager Raytheon/TI Systems - Dallas, TX Oct 1997 - Oct 1998 Manage technical interface between design, research, and manufacturing to transi tion developmental programs into full-scale production. Implemented Design to Cost (DTC) and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Senior Process Engineer Texas Instruments - Dallas, TX Feb 1994 - Oct 1997 Identify, support, and manage process development activities and continuous impr ovement initiatives Implemented new methodologies, materials, machine processes and production contr ols EDUCATION Bachelor's Degree in Biology Southern Methodist University Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean Manufacturing Villanova University SOFTWARE AND REGULATORY KNOWLEDGE Commercial and Government standards including AS, MIL-PRF, ISO, ANSI, ASTM, OSHA Microsoft Office suite Various Shop Floor Management, Simulation, Quality Assurance, and Enterprise Res ource Planning software packages