Charles Kettler

Current

• Subject Matter Expert - Logistics at AAR Global Solutions, LLC

Past

• Program Manager at MD Helicopters
• Dir. Customer Support at MD Helicopters, Inc
• VP Technical Services and Purchasing at Mesa Airlines

• Field Services Controller - American Eagle at American Airlines
• Sr.Financial Analyst - Tulsa Maintenance Base at American Airlines
• Sr. Analyst at Continental Airlines

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Education

• Northeastern State University

Recommended

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Connections

378 connections

Industry

Aviation & Aerospace

Charles Kettler’s Summary

An accomplished executive with a unique and valuable combination of extensive operations, supply chain, customer support, and finance experience in the international and domestic market-place. Proven ability to build strong organizations, install and implement new financial and operation systems, develop new processes, and run strong operations while reducing unit costs.

Charles Kettler’s Specialties:

• Strategic Analysis & Planning
• Organizational Development
• Financial Planning & Analysis
• Cost Reduction/Containment
• Distribution/Warehousing
• Supply Chain Management
• Customer Satisfaction
• Turnarounds
• Contract Negotiations
• ERP Implementations
• Operations Management
• Change Agent
• Insourcing/Outsourcing
• Procurement
• Business Metrics

Charles Kettler’s Experience

• Subject Matter Expert - Logistics

  AAR Global Solutions, LLC

  (Public Company; AIR; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  July 2009 — Present (6 months)

• Program Manager

  MD Helicopters

  (Privately Held; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  June 2008 — April 2009 (11 months)

  Developed and managed sustainment and improvement programs in support of the 160th SOAR's operation of AH/MH-6M Mission Enhanced Little Birds. Developed realtionship with South Korean Army to improve the customer support experience and increase spares sales

• Dir. Customer Support

  MD Helicopters, Inc

  (Privately Held; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  August 2006 — May 2008 (1 year 10 months)

  Responsible for the continued improvement of customer and product support programs for light commercial and military helicopters.
  - Improved Aviation International News Product Support survey results from 9th (last) place to 2nd place within one year. Second year showed continued improvement. Improved Pro-Pilot survey from last place to 3rd in two years
  - Developed customer-centric organization that together achieved an unheard of world-wide grounded aircraft rate of absolute zero
  - Increased year-over-year revenue from the sale of spare parts by 46%

• VP Technical Services and Purchasing

  Mesa Airlines

  (Public Company; MESA; Airlines/Aviation industry)

  August 1999 — May 2006 (6 years 10 months)

  Managed the procurement, supply chain, and operating environment for a $1B+ company with 180 aircraft operating over 166 cities
  - Unified a large and diverse work force of 150 individuals located in 12 cities into a cohesive team to achieve departmental goals in a complex and technical environment
  - Right-sized $140 million aircraft parts inventory and reduced operational disruptions by over 75% in less than a 1 year period
  - Negotiated corporation’s 10 year supply chain agreement based on enterprise economics valued at over $250M
  - Managed operations and costs within a $170 million operating budget achieving YTD savings of 6.8%
  - Implemented the enterprise planning tool (Oracle) devoted to electronic procurement
  - Established policies and procedures and implemented/strengthened internal controls in the Company's successful Sarbanes-Oxley Year 1 compliance efforts

• Field Services Controller - American Eagle

  American Airlines

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AMR; Airlines/Aviation industry)

  August 1994 — August 1999 (5 years 1 month)

• Sr.Financial Analyst - Tulsa Maintenance Base

  American Airlines

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AMR; Airlines/Aviation industry)

  August 1987 — July 1995 (8 years )

• Sr. Analyst

  Continental Airlines

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CAL; Airlines/Aviation industry)

  1984 — 1987 (3 years )

Charles Kettler’s Education

• Northeastern State University

  B.S. , Finance , 1990 — 1995

Additional Information

Charles Kettler’s Groups:

•    HAI
•    Aviation Professionals
•    Southwest Job Network - SJN
•    Aviation Network
•    Global Airline Managers
•    Aircraft MRO
•    Arizona Business Networking Group
•    Aviation & Aerospace Group
•    American Airlines, Inc.
•    Phoenix Professionals
•    Airline Managers Group
•    Buyers-World EUROPE - NORTH AMERICA - SOUTH AMERICA - MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA - ASIA & PACIFIC RIM
•    Aviation Management
•    Helicopter Business
•    Helicopter Maintainers
•    Supply Chain Today: Continuous Improvement, Technology Innovation, Executive Jobs, Education 10,000+
•    Aircraft Lifecycle Wikinomics
•    Firearms & Ammunition
•    Aviation - Fixed Wing and Rotary Professionals
•    Hughes Helicopters Alumni
•    Star:Candidate for Hire
•    Aerospace, Aviation, Aircraft, Airline, Satellite, RF, Space, MRO, Recruitment , Job,Jobs, Vacancies
•    Virgin Galactic News Updates
•    SJN Manufacturing / Support
•    SJN Finance and Accounting
•    SJN Business Executive

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