Don Skelton
About Don Skelton
Don Skelton is a Staff Engineer Operations at Woodward, Inc. in Fort Collins, Colorado, with a background in manufacturing engineering and project management.
Title and Company
Don Skelton holds the title of Staff Engineer Operations at Woodward, Inc. He has been serving in this capacity since 2011 in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States.
Previous Work Experience
Prior to his current role at Woodward, Inc., Don Skelton worked at Biomet from 2007 to 2011 as a Manufacturing Engineer and Project Manager in Warsaw, Indiana. He also held positions at Stryker, where he served as a Manufacturing Engineer as well as Technical Support and Material Support Specialist and Production Planner from 2000 to 2004 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Skelton began his career at Hansco Technologies Inc as a CNC Application Engineer between 1998 and 2000 in Montvale, New Jersey.
Education and Qualifications
Don Skelton earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Madison University in 1970. Additionally, he attended the University of Phoenix in the same year.
Key Achievements
During his career, Don Skelton has achieved significant cost savings and process improvements. As part of a Green Belt Project, he realized a $74,780 annual cost savings. He implemented a feed mill that resulted in a $20,000 annual cost reduction and contributed to a team effort that reduced scrap by $50,000 in one department. Additionally, he developed a new layout for the aluminum horizontal department to drive one-piece flow.
Technical Expertise
In his role as an NPI Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer, Don Skelton developed processes for new products using ProE, ESPRIT, and Vericut software. He was also selected by the Department Head to manage four departments, overseeing twenty-four machines and forty-five team members.