Confidential Operations Executive (103758) Masters, Master Black Belt, PE, Shainin Journeyman / Automotive, Defense, Metals, EV, Heavy Equipment

A change-oriented, hands-on, strategic Operations & Quality Assurance Executive with extensive experience globally in Multi-site Manufacturing Operations Management and P&L Management. He has a Masters degree in Manufacturing from Kettering University and has 4 courses remaining in his MBA program. He is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, a certified Reliability Engineer, and a PMP Program Management Professional. He has an impressive track record of delivering business turnarounds, driving shareholder value, and fostering profitable growth across the industrial and automotive sectors.

With hands-on expertise in Operations and Quality leadership, He excels in P&L management, Double-Digit EBITDA achievements, CapEx savings, and cultural transformation efforts that lead to exceeding business goals! His experience includes success in greenfield and brownfield facilities as well as global moves in facility consolidations. This Game Changer is currently employed as a VP of Global Operations for a multinational Tier 1 manufacturer supplying OEMs. He wants to make a change and is interested in confidentially exploring new leadership opportunities. This is a unique opportunity to bring a #1 draft pick onto your leadership team. Act quickly before this opportunity is gone!

• Lead staff of 10 direct reports, total organization of 4514 indirect reports, at 16 manufacturing facilities, 7 Tech Centers, & 2 Test Tracks.
• Consolidated 2 Manufacturing facilities, saving the company in excess of $120M USD while improving customer JIT strategy, and increasing equipment capacity utilization from 67% to 94%.
• Developed Quality Culture Transformation & Manufacturing 4.0 Strategy that within >12 months has already yielded
o 95% OEE globally
o 18% reduction in WWFC’s, and eliminated repeat WWFC’s
o Regained IATF16949 certification in the largest mfg. facility,
• Leading the launch of 3 greenfield manufacturing facilities in China and 1 brownfield Suspension manufacturing facility in EU to support new sales growth of ~ $1.3B across 10 global OEM customers.
• Improved rolling 12 months Quality Performance by 30% through the application and reinforcement of structured problem solving with new supporting leading KPI’s.
• Developed and Implemented a Top Focus Supplier Development Process for underperforming suppliers, resulting in
o 5% supplier desourcing while achieving $1,6M net savings,
o 18% SPPM improvement
o $1.5M in VAVE recovery payments through the lifetime of the programs.
• Effectively recovered $2.2M from our supplier base for legacy and current warranty expenses dating as far back as 2019 launches.
• Successfully renegotiated major agreements with AM General C-Suite Leadership, Suppliers, Dealerships, Fleets, and Partners to improve financial stability with a positive $93M to the budget.
• Transformed Incoming Supplier Quality performance by 35% through implementation of rigorous supplier management and structured problem-solving tools.
• Leads staff of 11 direct reports, total quality organization of 687 indirect reports, at 75 manufacturing facilities & 7 tech centers, in 15 countries with sales exceeding $5.5B.
• Improved inventory Performance worldwide to Operating Plan with focus on customer satisfaction, cash goals and material flow improvement by 12%
• Responsible for successful integration and standardization of 12 new manufacturing facilities through new acquisition within 6 months
o Accomplished while improving PPM by 25% and impacting P&L Gross profit by $410,000,000.
• Managed operation budget, coming in 15% under budget, with a 42% margin through Just-in-Time ordering and strategic shift planning.
• Led the successful turnaround of the Michigan Plant with revenues of $320M
o Reducing lead time by 6 hours
o Achieved a 40% WIP reduction
o Achieved 30% direct labor improvement.
• Lead efforts in reduction in CPPM/SPPM from 8,200/6,340 to >75 CPPM/SPPM resulting in achieving M2016 goals two years early.
• Awarded Chairman’s Quality Award for achieving highest improvement in CPPM, SPPM, and product warranty for company’s global brake business which resulted in $18M one-time cost savings.
• Launched electrification assembly and manufacturing relocation, 6 major product launches, 15 insourcing initiatives, and all with zero negative customer impact to quality, delivery, and field performance while achieving aggressive timelines.

• Global Operations In 27 Countries
• Optimizing Manufacturing Processes
• Automating Manufacturing Processes
• Vertically Integrated Manufacturing
• Identify and Deliver Cost Reduction Initiatives
• Improving Cost Competitiveness
• Maintaining Industry Leading Quality Standards
• Managing Working Capital
• Meeting Customer Quality Requirements
• Low-cost Manufacturing Regions
• Using Advanced Analytics and Real-Time Data to Drive Decision-Making
• Developing Plans for New Areas of Technology and Capital Investment
• Leading Multi-site Manufacturing Operations
• Relocating Manufacturing Operations
• Footprint Strategies to Optimize Space Utilization
• Define, Implement, and Refine Operational Guidelines
• Defines Responsibilities, Authority, and Accountability of Direct Reports
• Preventative/Predictive Maintenance Programs of Manufacturing Equipment
• Improve Labor Efficiency
• Upgrading Plant Technologies
• Greenfield/Brownfield Projects
• ERP / MRP Systems
• VA/VE Initiatives
• Productivity Improvement
• Make-to-Order Environment

MANUFACTURING PROCESS EXPERIENCE
• Remanufacturing Operations
• Machining Operations
• Assembly Operations
• Welding Operations
• Extrusion Operations
• Heat Treatment
• Stamping Operations
• Forming Operations
• Forging Operations
• Rolling Operations
• Pressing Operations
• Fabrication Operations
• Casting Operations
• Injection Molding Operations
• Blow Molding Operations
• Coating Operations
• Repair Operations
• Painting Operations
• Warehouse / DC Operations
• Tier 1 Manufacturing

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS
• Masters – Manufacturing Operations – Lean concentration – Kettering University
• Bachelor – Business Administration Quality Management – Cleary University
• Certified Reliability Engineer – University of Michigan Ann Arbor
• Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt – Daimler TOS
• Shainin Rolling Top 5 Executive Manager – Daimler Chrysler
• Lean Manufacturing Sensei certification – Daimler TOS
• ISO/TS16949 Lead Auditor – BVQI Group
• Professional Engineer – PE
• Shainin Journeyman – General Motors
• Certified Project Manager, General Motors

INDUSTRIES
• Automotive Vehicle Axles, Thermal & Sealing
• Defense & Commercial Vehicle Driveline & Electrification
• Automotive OEM light Vehicle Powertrain
• Automotive OEM Vehicle Assembly
• Automotive OEM Commercial Vehicle Powertrain
• Metals Manufacturing
• Automotive Manufacturing
• EV Manufacturing
• Heavy Equipment Manufacturing
• Parts Manufacturing
• Electronics Manufacturing