2015 – 2016 LMLA Board of Director Nominees
During my 25 years with Lockheed Martin I have participated in many
events and since 2011 I have been a member of LMLA. I have been a
volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House for the past eight years and
continue to serve my community in many ways such as Project Linus where
we make blankets for children. All these causes are very dear to my heart
and bring me much joy.
Recently, I participated in the Diversity & Inclusion Council International Day
of which I took first place. The country that I represented was
Germany. This is the country of my heritage. I also speak German fluently
as my mother grew up in Germany. I have been part of the Edelweiss
Singers for the past five years where we go to different Nursing Homes and
Assisted Living Centers and sing and I play Christmas Carols on my
accordion. In the past I was a Camp Fire Leader and Program Chairman
for 5 years. It was a wonderful experience.
Silvia Bacon
MRP Planner
My professional experience has been here at Lockheed Martin in
Production Control for 25 years. During my free time I enjoy baking,
reading, crocheting, crafting, working on my Vintage Trailer, going to SWAP
meets, checking out Vintage Markets, watching dirt track racing and
spending time with my family and friends.
Because of my strong commitment to community service and the ability to
organize and lead, the opportunity to serve as board member in LMLA
would be a natural fit.
Michele is currently the T-X Program Integrator and also the Team Lead for
one of the major IRAD focuses of the T-X Demonstrator Program.
Prior to joining the T-X Team, Michele was on special assignment as a
Loaned Executive at United Way of Tarrant County where she served as a
United Way spokesperson to assist local employers (including LM Aero)
hold successful employee workplace campaigns.
Previously, Michele served as the Executive Assistant to the Vice President
of Product Development, Integrated Fighter Group. For most of her LM
Aero career, she supported the F-22 Structures organization as a
Structures Integrator and also as a Stress and DADT Analyst.
Michele Dorfman
T-X Program Integrator
Michele has been an active LMLA member for almost 10 years. She has
held the positions of President, Executive Vice President, Manger of
Programs, Manager of Festivals (Community Relations), and North Texas
Council Representative. She has spent time volunteering with all of the
LMLA Teams.
Michele graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona
Beach, Florida. She has a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in
Aerospace Engineering.
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Erica Lounsbery
Project Engineer
Osvaldo Ramirez
Multi Func Financial
Analyst
Erica hired into OLDP program Jan. 2010. Four rotations within three
business units (Enterprise Operations, MST, and AERO) and across three
geographical locations (Cherry Hill, Moorestown, and Fort Worth). Most
rewarding OLDP experience was managing relocation of the Forward
Fuselage production line (March 2011). My 2-year internship during college
as a Construction Project Engineer came full circle, when I was delegated
PM on my second week at Aeronautics FTW plant. After 4-months of
planning, scheduling, coordination across functions and contractors, our
team successfully relocated the Forward Fuselage manufacturing and
preassembly stations over one weekend without impacting any of the
component’s cost or schedule (Awarded 2011 OLDP Prizm Award). Rotated
off program and promoted to an L3 F-35 Assembly Supervisor in March
2012. I managed all daily operations Systems and Delivery of the F-35
Forward Fuselage, responsible for crew of 22+ persons, and 12
stations/components. Developed and implemented a new 6 day takt
manufacturing crew plan, which improved efficiency by 16% realization,
reduced out of station hours from 100+ to less than 5.0 hours, and achieved
a 99.9% at completion rate with 100% on schedule delivery rate for 12
aircraft in a row.
Osvaldo is responsible supporting EVMS requirements and implementing
innovative solutions and financial and strategic options in support costs,
budget variance analysis, development of EAC, contract baseline, and
support the monthly financial and business rhythm tempo with Lockheed
Martin’s largest Program Contract F-35. Mr. Ramirez has over 5 years of
Fortune 500 experience and is proficient across a spectrum of core
capabilities such as financial analysis, Estimating & Pricing, Budgeting, IT
Technologies, Technical solutions, Databases, and Business case
assessments. Serving the local community and organization and has been
an important part of Mr. Ramirez culture and rhythm, which he has
previously served positions in SHPE, AmerI-Corp, Catholic Charities,
Toastmasters where has accreditations and currently as a VP of Finance of
LMLA for the last two years. Over the last two years, Osvaldo’s team
leadership has yielded cost savings to the organization, asset ownership
with the creation and implementation of an investment account with Edward
Jones, increased financial oversight and responsibilities with Budget
Forecasting, employee and member satisfaction & retention, process
improvements and transitional succession. Mr. Ramirez is a proponent in
continuous and higher education and received a Bachelor’s degree in
Economics & Finance from New Mexico State University and set to
complete his MBA with Embry-Riddle in 2015.
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Ryan became a Price Cost Analyst within the Supply Chain Operations
organization in March 2014. He is responsible for ensuring proposals are
compliant with DoD FAR 15 Regulations and negotiating the best rate to
better serve our end customer.
Ryan began his career with Lockheed Martin in Syracuse, NY as an OLDP
holding the following positions: Floor Supervisor for the cable, wire, &
harness (C/W/H) team in Manufacturing Operations for Airborne Radar
(Syracuse, NY), Independent Auditor in Quality & Mission Success
(Syracuse, NY), Corporate GSCM Associate in Enterprise Business
Services for Global Supply Chain Management (Bethesda, MD), and
Cost/Schedule Analyst in Production Operations for the Army Tactical
Missile System Program (Dallas, TX).
Ryan Russell
Price Cost Analyst
After completing the 2-year OLDP Program, Ryan quickly advanced in his
career by accepting the position of Senior Business Process Analyst in
Enterprise Business Services for Systems & Process Management –
Lockheed Martin’s corporate organization. In this role, he was the primary
POC for the Aeronautics’ Company on the electronic Intra-Work Transfer
Agreement (eIWTA) implementation team. Ryan traveled to multiple
Aeronautics’ facilities administering and training end users on new and
enhanced supply chain processes & systems. Additionally, Ryan served as
an active Green Belt, facilitating lean events throughout EBS to improve
operations.
In late 2006, Ryan continued to progress in his career by becoming a
certified Black Belt within Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company – Supply
Chain Management organization. In this role, Ryan traveled to various
suppliers supporting lean activities to improve cost, schedule, and quality.
Most notably, Ryan served as a liaison to the Supplier Diversity
organization; supporting lean training and the Mentor Protégé Programs.
Ryan currently resides as a Proxy member of the LMLA Board of Directors
and is a member of the LMLA scholarship committee.
I have been a member of the Lockheed Martin Leadership Association for
approximately five years. Prior to becoming a member, I supported LMLA in
a technical capacity supporting the annual LMLA Corporate Night activities
held off-site.
Mike Sanford
Sys Integration Analyst
For the past four years, I have served Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Information Systems & Technology as a Project Manager. In my current
role, I am responsible for leading a team of approximately 15 members in
the successful execution of Capital IT projects. Most of these projects have
insight at the Executive Leadership level. Some examples include the
recent analog to digital conversion of Orlando Carvalho’s executive
conference room in the Administrative Complex in Building 200, and the
design of an exhibit area in support of the Saudi Royal Air Force C-130
program in Riyadh. Additionally, our team supports similar projects at the
corporate level, including the stand-up of the Lockheed Martin International
organization located in Reston, Virginia, and the recent upgrade of six
executive spaces at Lockheed Martin Corporate, East Wing, in support of
Corporate Leadership.
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