Wed, Jul 23, 2008
Most Recently Director Of Manufacturing At Planemaker
Mooney Airplane Company recently announced the promotion of Chad
Nelson to the position of Vice President of Operations at the
company’s manufacturing facilities in Kerrville, Texas.
Nelson, who joined Mooney in July, 2004, has served most recently
as Director of Manufacturing. He previously held a variety of roles
including Receiving Inspector, Second Shift Manager, and Lean
Implementation Manager before being appointed the Director of
Manufacturing.
"Chad’s promotion acknowledges the level of responsibility
he has assumed in directing the general business operations of the
company, and his crucial role in the development of both short term
and long range strategic plans, communicating with the board of
directors and investors, and building Mooney’s leadership
team," said Dennis Ferguson, Mooney president and CEO.
"Under his leadership, our operations team has made excellent
progress in rebalancing the line, expanding cross training,
adopting Lean continuous improvement practices, and integrating a
substantial number of subassemblies to the production line. These
accomplishments and numerous others have been instrumental in
helping us to adjust to our challenging market," he added.
A native of Tampa, FL, Nelson is a graduate of Frankfurt
American High School in Frankfurt, Germany. He graduated in 1979
from St. Bonaventure University in Olean, New York with a bachelor
of arts in mass communications. Upon graduation, he was
commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine
Corps where he spent the next 22 years, attaining the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel prior to his retirement in 2000.
While in the Marines, Nelson served as an A-6
Bombardier/Navigator for 10 years and spent another decade as a
weapons officer in FA-18Ds.
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