CAPPS MANUFACTURING - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- President
- President and Majority Owner of Capps Manufacturing, Inc., Started in the
Barney L. Capps, President and majority owner of Capps Manufacturing, Inc., started in the
aircraft business in 1952. In 1962, he became Plant Manager of H & H Parts Co. and was
heavily involved in the Learjet Model 23 program developing all tooling, production parts and assemblies for the engine nacelles, including static test, access doors, various small assemblies and detail parts. This relationship with Learjet continued through development of the 35, 36, and 55 models and continues today with the 45 and 60 model programs. In 1983, Barney left H & H Parts Co. to start Capps Machine, Inc. now Capps Manufacturing, Inc.
Job Titles:
- Senior Marketing Manager / ME
Ronald L. Capps, Vice President and minority owner of Capps Manufacturing, Inc. Ron's Education includes; Bachelor of Science Business Administration and a Masters in Management Information Systems, both from Friends University in Wichita, KS. In addition, Ron is Certified Production & Inventory Management (CPIM) accredited from the American Production & Inventory Society (APICS). Ron worked for the Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. for 19 years. At Boeing, Ron gained experience in Industrial Engineering, Operations Systems, and his last five years working with cycle time reduction and Lean Manufacturing concepts for major assembly of the forward nose fuselage on the Boeing 747, 767, and 777 programs. Ron joined Capps Manufacturing full-time in July of 1999.