GRANT ALAN IDSO

1282 E. Bentwood Dr., North Logan, UT 84341 • Cell: 435-720-7522 • Email: grant.idso@gmail.com

QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

Program Planning & Schedule Management professional with over 20-years experience, including demand

planning, SIOP, production scheduling, procurement and inventory management and EVMS reporting.

Leadership experience facilitating projects and cross-functional teams. High level of proficiency working

with Microsoft Project, Primavera P6 and other production planning, CRM & ERP scheduling systems.

Humphreys & Associates Certified EVMS Project Scheduling Leader, June 2009

George Washington University Associate Certificate in Project Management, December 2005

Honeywell certified Six Sigma Green Belt, December 2001

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ORBITAL ATK

Aerospace Structures Division – Clearfield, UT

Master Scheduler

2014-present

• Work with Operations and Engineering team to create and maintain NRE and Integrated Production

Master Schedule for Boeing 787 Structures Program.

• Plan, prepare and issue daily/weekly Master Production Schedule and coordinate execution with

Production Control and Work Center Operations.

• Provide weekly and monthly analysis of program status, critical path, recovery plan options as

appropriate, including what-if and ad-hoc reporting and supply-to-demand reconciliation.

• Scheduling lead for DoD Program pursuits, working closely with Design & Development Engineering,

Program management and Customer representatives.

L-3 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

Communications Systems – West

Program Control Analyst/Project Scheduler

2012-2014

• Develop and status Program level Integrated Master Schedules for awarded projects that allow for

monthly Earned Value to be calculated and reported.

• Provide Critical Path and near term critical path analysis and Risk management and risk mitigation

recommendations to management as schedule recovery options.

• Support new program proposal bid activities related to Program Cost & Schedule Management.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Space Dynamics Laboratory – Logan, UT

Program Coordinator/Cost Analyst

2010-2011

• Develop government and commercial proposal budgets and cost volumes for the Strategic and Military

Space division of Space Dynamics Laboratory.

• Reconcile internal department cost accounts; perform financial tracking, reporting and forecasting on

assigned projects and programs.

• Develop and maintain Integrated Program Master Schedules and report monthly variances along with

recovery recommendations to the program teams.

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ATK AEROSPACE SYSTEMS GROUP

Space Launch Systems – Promontory, UT

NASA Programs Master Scheduler

• Plan, prioritize and coordinate all assigned schedule related issues and activities for $1.8B Ares I 1st

Stage Launch Vehicle program.

2007-2010

• Develop an Integrated Program Master Schedule that ensures compliance in meeting the needs of the

customer and input into MRP system to drive material purchasing and production requirements.

• Work with Design Engineering, Internal Production Teams and Control Account Mangers to status and

update the IMS, in preparation for monthly Internal Business Reviews where actual Cost and Schedule

progress are measured against the plan so Earned Value can be reported to the customer.

• Develop and maintain Gantt charts, graphs and other custom reports for displaying program status,

tracking progress to plan, and providing information for management review and decision-making.

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL - Phoenix, AZ

Responsibilities:

• On-site liaison for $240M Phoenix center of excellence responsible for demand planning, production

master scheduling, and purchasing.

• Create and manage the MPS position and perform demand profile analysis, making recommendations to

management regarding alternatives for action and changes to strategic plans.

• Own and report metrics related to Materials Management group: OTTR, OTD, OTTP, on-hand inventory

• SIOP Process leader for Honeywell Process Solutions $700M yearly Americas business (Canada, U.S.,

Latin American Regions).

• Developed integrated policies and procedures with SBE leadership to drive information accuracy and

rapid decision-making to support business goals and performance improvement in forecast accuracy and

CRM/ERP data validity.

• Created SIOP Training program for worldwide sales force and held on-line training with over 300 people

in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific Regions.

• Established a common, weekly sales forecast “Pulsing” process using Six Sigma methodology with

Regional Sales and Finance teams, which delivered savings in excess of $1.0M annually.

• Conducted monthly Demand Partnership meetings with Engineering, Project Management, and Factory

Forecast teams to ensure appropriate supply-to-demand alignment.

PETsMART Inc. - Phoenix, AZ

Inventory Manager

1992-1997

• Purchased over $100 million annually of national lines of pet food for a 350-store chain and coordinated

retail product placement.

• Monitored vendor fill rate and performance, maintained purchase order accuracy, increased product turns

and minimized inventory liability.

EDUCATION

M.A., Organizational Management - University of Phoenix, July 1996

B.S., Organizational Communication - Arizona State University, May 1992

1997-2007

Positions Held:

Demand Specialist, SIOP Coordinator – Americas, Sales Inventory and Operations Planner,

Manufacturing/Production Planner, Contract Manufacturing Buyer/Planner

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Additional training in:

Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), Negotiating, Project Management, Risk Management,

Execution & Control of Operations, Inventory Management, Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management

SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE

Scheduling Tools:

• MS Project, Primavera P6, Steelray Project Analyzer, Risk Radar risk tracker, Risk +, Excel, Access,

Milestones Professional

ERP/MRP/CRM purchasing and inventory systems:

• SAP, MACPAC, COPICS, Mapper, UNIS, P1100, SCORES, Impresa, Costpoint

• ATLAS, Crystal, SIEBEL (including ACE and Analytics), and ORACLE Discoverer.

ACTIVITIES

Regularly involved with local youth and civic organizations including Cub and Boy Scouts of America.

Eagle Scout Advancement Coordinator, BSA Troop 515

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America.