Program Kickoff · Phase 1, Day 1

CWP-700 Composite Wing
Panel Production Program

Eighteen months. Twenty-five people across two phases. One First Article Meridian will actually accept.

May 15, 2026Kickoff Date

C. TyrrellProgram Manager

25Team Members (Both Phases)

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Agenda

What We'll Cover Today

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Welcome & Program Context

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Why This Program Matters

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Success Criteria

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Scope: In and Out

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The Program Team

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Milestone Timeline

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Budget Overview

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How We'll Work Together

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Risks We're Watching

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Next Steps & Q&A

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Welcome

Glad You're Here

Nine of us are in the room today. Sixteen more join as we ramp to two-shift production — every one of them is on this deck too.

Acme's delivery team and Meridian's Program Office are aligning today on program scope, the staged qualification approach, and working cadence before Phase 1 begins. Quick round of introductions: name, role, and what you're most excited (or nervous) about.

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Named Team, Both Phases

18

Months, Phase 1 + 2

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Production Shifts

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The Business Case

Why We're Doing This

A Tier 1 composite supplier's quality history is a leading indicator of First Article outcomes on a new part number — and Meridian was watching ours closely.

This is Acme's first dedicated production contract for the M7 platform, awarded after a competitive source-selection process. Full detail lives in the Program Charter.

$5.2M

Total Program Budget

Month 8

Production Ramp Begins

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Success Criteria

What Success Looks Like

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First Article Inspection accepted by Meridian within the Phase 1 schedule

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Phase 2 ramps to full contracted rate with on-time delivery performance

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Program closes within the $5.2M budget, $0 variance to baseline

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All MRB dispositions closed with documented root cause and corrective action

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Zero nonconformances reach Meridian undetected

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Scope

Where the Lines Are

In Scope

Design-to-print manufacture of composite trailing-edge wing panels
Tooling design, fabrication, and qualification
First Article Inspection per AS9102
Steady-state production at contracted rate
MRB support, supplier quality, and lot-level traceability

Out of Scope

Engineering design of the wing panel itself (Meridian-owned)
Final aircraft assembly and flight test
Any ITAR-controlled defense-article work (commercial program)
Tooling design beyond the CWP-700 panel family

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The Program Team

Everyone Who's Building This

C. Tyrrell

Program Manager

R. Kessler

Quality Engineering Lead (AS9100 Owner)

M. Osei

Manufacturing Engineer

Engineering

L. VanceMaterials / NDT Engineer

A. WhitfieldPhase 1 · Tooling Engineer

J. FerraroPhase 2 · MRB Chair / Sr. QE

Quality & Supply Chain

S. PhamSupplier Quality Engineer

D. OkaforProgram Coordinator

R. BianchiPhase 2 · Buyer / Procurement

H. LindgrenPhase 2 · Doc Control / CM

V. CastellanosPhase 2 · EHS & Facilities

Production — Shift 1

K. RutherfordLayup Tech, Shift 1 Lead

T. AlvaradoPhase 2 · Layup Tech

M. VartanPhase 2 · Autoclave / Cure Tech

D. HalvorsenPhase 2 · Trim & Drill Tech

R. AchebePhase 2 · NDT Technician

B. SolisQuality Inspector

Production — Shift 2

C. OkwuosaPhase 2 · Layup Tech, Shift 2 Lead

P. MensahPhase 2 · Layup Tech

A. DelacroixPhase 2 · Layup Tech

J. WhitbyPhase 2 · Layup Tech

S. OkoroPhase 2 · Autoclave / Cure Tech

L. FontainePhase 2 · Trim & Drill Tech

K. SorensenPhase 2 · NDT Technician

N. VasquezPhase 2 · Quality Inspector

All 25, same as the Resource Plan and Org Chart. Phase 2 tags mark the 16 who join as we ramp to two-shift production — not omitted, just not onboarded yet: Resource Plan · Org Chart

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Timeline

The Road to Full Rate

Kickoff

May 15

Tooling Qualified

Month 3

First Article Accepted

Month 6

Production Ramp Begins

Month 7

Full Rate Achieved

Month 12

Program Closeout

Month 18

Full interactive schedule: WBS/Gantt Console

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Budget

Where the Money Goes

$5.2M

TOTAL BUDGET

Labor — 25-Person Team

Tooling, Fixtures & FAI Testing

Materials & Travel

Program Management Reserve

This is a fixed-price contract — Acme bears the internal cost risk of scrap or rework, not Meridian. Getting this budget right matters.

Full detail and the 25-person rate card: Resource Plan

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Working Together

How We'll Stay in Sync

Cadence	Forum	Purpose
Weekly	Program Status Review	Schedule, budget, RAIDD review
Bi-weekly (weekly Phase 2)	Quality Review Board	Open MRB cases, FAI status, supplier quality
Monthly	Joint Program Review with Meridian	Delivery performance, open issues, schedule
Once, end of Phase 1	FAI Gate Review	Formal go/no-go for Phase 2 production release

Full governance model and decision rights: Program Governance Model

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Eyes Open

Risks We're Watching From Day One

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Single-source composite material lead time

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NDT capacity sized for the wrong production phase

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Tight tooling-qualification schedule

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Customer source-inspection scheduling

Full risk register: RAIDD Log

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Next Steps

What Happens Next

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Tooling concept design begins immediately (layup mandrel, trim/drill fixture)

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Supplier quality kickoff with raw material sources this week

3

First Weekly Program Status Review scheduled for next week

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Let's Build a First Article Meridian Accepts the First Time.

C. Tyrrell, Program Manager

CWP-700 Composite Wing Panel Production Program

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CWP-700 Composite WingPanel Production Program