Plant, Operations, Engineering Change Agent Leadership (191325)
An accomplished Manufacturing Leader with 20+ years of helping companies reinvent themselves to compete in a competitive global market. He implements metrics, systems, best practices, makes it better and big profits and improvements are the result!
- Implemented continuous improvement projects, KPI’s and metrics to create an unattended/lights out manufacturing facility that improved overall equipment effectiveness that improved machine utilization from 40% to 90% and reduced labor cost by 65%.
- Developed quick reaction teams (QRT) where customer service representatives respond to and update customers, sales and plant managers within 30 minutes on all manufacturing concerns then follow on any open action items
- Saved $3.3 million annually utilizing lean manufacturing processes for the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) vehicle program. A total savings of $16.5 million for the five year contract
- Performed a Kaizen event for a Rolls Royce engine component. Result; was a 300% production throughput and a margin improvement of 70%
- Reduced manufacturing costs while improving delivery and machine productivity by developing and implementing advanced training programs and process optimization through continuous improvements that
- netted a cost savings of $600,000 over three months
- reduced set-up times by 75%
- increased delivery times from 50% to 98%.
- Cut manufacturing cost by 30% while improving delivery and machine productivity by
- Change Agent
- Mutliple Plant Management
- P&L Ownership
- CNC Machining
- High Volume Machining
- Increasing Sales
- Improving EBITDA
- Reducing Setup Times/ Changeovers
- Team Leadership
- Improving OEE
- Increasing Output
- Reducing Manufacturing Costs
- Fixing Broken Operations
- Improving Margins /Profits
- Implementing Lean Manufacturing
- Running Kaizens
- Eliminating Waste / Scrap
- Value Stream Mapping
- Improving Operations / Processes
- Running the Business by Metrics
- Managing Machining Operations
- Taking Corrective Action
- Coaching / Training / Mentoring Subordinates
- Improving Deliveries
- Troubleshooting
- Supervising Multi-discipline Teams
- Budgeting / Forecasting
- Continuous Improvement Goals
- QS9000 / ISO9000
- Improving Manufacturing Methods
- Customer Launch Meetings
- Investment Casting Manufacturing
- Ensuring Dimensional Accuracy
- Flatness / Straightness Tolerances
- 3D Modeling
- Raw Material Controls
- Ensuring Dimensional Accuracy
- Minimizing Scrap / Rework
- Improving Cycle Times
- Core Manufacturing
Education, Affiliations
- Bachelors Manufacturing Degree; Tool Fixture and Die Design, . / Graduated Summa Cum Laude
- Associate Degree Computer Systems Engineering
- Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Completed seminars including:
- Effective Interviewing
- Successful Selling Skills
- Lean Manufacturing Principles
- Management Strategies
- Effective Negotiation Skills
- Dale Carnegie Learning