… is that I am involved in almost EVERYTHING in the product lifecycle.
In my role as a Logistics Development Specialist (Temp.), I’m part of the Integrated Product Support (IPS) team at General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems.
The primary goal of IPS is to support the product throughout its entire lifecycle.
IPS areas of responsibility include:
- Design Interface
- Sustaining Engineering
- Supply Support
- Maintenance Planning & Management
- Packaging, Handling, Storage & Transportation (PHS&T)
- Technical Data
- Support Equipment
- Training & Training Support
- Manpower & Personnel
- Facilities & Infrastructure
- Computer Resources
- Product Support Management
And I love love love it! I enjoy the broadness of my job because I get to learn a lot about a lot of areas. This job utilizes my background in Mechanical Engineering and Human Computer Interaction very nicely.
My biggest contributions (so far)…
…are in obsolescence management and creating provisioning baselines for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS).
Obsolescence management is about taking canceled or superseded parts and systems, and removing or replacing them in the product database. As for provisioning baselines, the goal is to set the baseline on the provisions that are available for a given period of time. In other words, taking stock of what we have and don’t have.
So far, I’ve gone through the technical support manuals and removed 200+ obsolete items, tools, and assemblies in the database (Slicwave). I have also replaced many items, tools, and assemblies as needed in accordance with the most up-to-date engineering schematics from other databases (Windchill).
Currently, I’m still working on developing up-to-date provisioning baselines within the Slicwave database. I’ve gone through hundreds of items, tools, and assemblies to ensure that things like their revisions, who the manufacturers are, datasheets, and price are accurate and updated.
Roselynn Conrady 