James R. Wixson,  CVS-Life, CMfgE: Jim graduated from the University of Utah in 1977 with a BS in Industrial Engineering and has an MBA from the University of Phoenix (1986), a Masters' Degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Idaho (Spring, 2003), and a Masters Certificate in Project Management from Villanova University (2004).  For a copy of my resume, please click here.  Mr. Wixson is a Certified Value Specialist (CVS-Life) through the Society of American Value Engineers (SAVE) and a Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE) through the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). He is an active member of SAVE, SME, the International Council On Systems Engineering (INCOSE), the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the American Society for Quality (ASQ) . He has served in numerous positions with SME ranging from chapter chairman to region chairman at the national level and is past Chairman of the Eastern Idaho Section of ASQ.  Jim has over 30 years of experience in Value Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Management, Project Management, Contracts and Pricing with Fortune 100 and 500 companies including Unisys, Inc., Baker International, Inc., Raytheon Aircraft (formerly E-Systems, Inc.), EG&G Idaho, Inc., Lockheed-Martin Idaho Technologies Company, Inc.,  Bechtel-BWXT Idaho, LLC, and CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC. He has served as team leader and consultant on projects for governmental agencies including the Department of Energy and EG&G Rocky Flats, Inc. the US Air Force and contractors at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory as well as commercial concerns. He is currently a Senior Systems Engineering consultant with the Boeing Commercial Aircraft Company on the 787 Dreamliner development program. These companies and agencies as well as others representing a wide range of products and services have benefited significantly from Jim’s dedication to cost effective quality, designs, and problem solving through value management. Jim's dedication to the Value Methodology has resulted in savings of millions of dollars through cost reduction and cost avoidance. Many projects ranging from new product development to planning of complex environmental projects have benefited significantly from Jim's application of Value Engineering. Mr. Wixson's strengths are his ability to organize and facilitate interdisciplinary teams to develop creative, cost effective solutions to complex problems. This combined with strong analytical and project management skills and experience ensure quality and cost effective solutions can be achieved. Please feel free to send me E-Mail today for additional information! wix@srv.net
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