Manufacturing Executive -President, VP, GM (93288) / MULTI-PLANT- MULTI INDUSTRY GLOBAL OPERATIONS
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VP Sales & Marketing (74037) OEM / Tier 1, 2 / Automotive / Heavy Truck / Remanufacturing / Operations / Sales
Manufacturing Executive -President, VP, GM (93288) / MULTI-PLANT- MULTI INDUSTRY GLOBAL OPERATIONS
- Operational Excellence / Toyota Production System: Increased OTD from 47% to 95%, improved product quality by 67% and delivered significant operating cost reductions by implementing Operational Excellence (OPEX) methodology, Toyota Production and Alcoa Business Systems in the KPI-driven culture.
- Market Expansion: Captured $100M+ of a new domestic and international business (United States, Canada, Europe, China, Russia, Mexico, and Brazil), increased customer base, & market share on the global footprint by elevating brand awareness, improving deliveries, establishing key strategic & distributor relationships.
- Completed a full assessment of the multi-plant asset and presented a 3-yr Strategic Plan aimed at significant re-focusing of the business and targeting 40% growth during the planned period.
- Turn-around and a complete reorganization of business operations with high production cost and low quality.
- Shed an unprofitable business unit and posted positive Cash Flow & Operating Profit after four months upon leading the business transformation. Repositioned the business into four key growth platforms.
- Achieved record sales increase by 25.3% and improved gross profit from 42.3% to 54.5% in a 14-month period through optimizing cost structure, improving estimation, and consolidating the 1,300-account customer base.
- Introduced Lean Manufacturing methodologies & Kaizen workshops and personnel training. Leadership in conducting 32 Kaizen events resulting in reduced operating costs by $180K and improved productivity by 10%.
- EBIT Improvements – Realized Operating Profit (EBIT) growth of 26% from 2014 through reduction of operating expenses, fiscal discipline, detailed actions, and company-wide KPI metrics.
- Lean Manufacturing & TPS Champion – Productivity gain achieved (Year/%): (2014/Baseline: 15/+7%, 16/+10%) through Standardized Work, Variance Analysis, Error-Proofing, Quick Changeover, and employee involvement.
- Improved EBIT from 20.5% to 24.6% despite increasing expenses (materials, labor, and chemical disposal costs) by instilling Operational Excellence principles into organizational culture and promoting personal accountability.
- Delivered overdue backlog reduction from $6MM to $700K within one fiscal year, improved OTD from 76% to 95% and reduced Cost of Failure Quality (scrap, rework, warranty and repair) by 53% or $980K in hard savings.
- Realized $2.7MM in cost savings and improved ROI by 25% over a four-year period through strategic BATNA contract negotiation of terms/prices with existing suppliers/vendors, & supplier partnership initiatives for castings.
- Achieved a record sales increase by 14.3% and improved gross profit from 42.3% to 54.5% in a 14-month period
- EBIT improvements (Year/Sales/EBIT): 09/42/21.8%, 10/48/23.5%, 11/57/25.6%, 12/72/26.4%, 13/83/23.1%, 14/92/22.4%.
- Provided critical leadership in revenue growth from $39M to $92M+ through strategic planning, aggressive turnaround, timely execution, organic growth, processes, and systems optimization
- Improved working capital by 27% and inventory turns by 60%
FORMAL EDUCATION:
MBA/MPM, Keller Graduate School of Business Management, Irvine, CA,
Masters Mechanical Engineering (Minor: Economics)
CSSBB, Six Sigma Black Belt, ASQ
CFA, Graduate Certificate in Financial Analysis
Harvard Business School (HBS) – Executive Education for Senior Executives, Boston, MA, (Leadership for Senior Executives, Risk Management for Corporate Leaders, Strategic Negotiations & International Deals)
Professional Training
• Dale Carnegie Course
• CPA Program
• PCM Productivity thru Process Control
• Implementing ABCA and ABL
• Driving Business Performance with Metrics
• Executive Leadership Forum
• Effective Mill Manager Seminar
• Operational Excellence
• Management Action Planning (MAP) Training
• The Balanced Scorecard
• Measurement-Based Management
• Business Seminar for Executives
• Kaizen/TPM Training – TPS/ABS Training – Lean Manufacturing at Alcoa
• Lean Concepts Seminar
• FAA Quality Auditor Training
• SPC Statistical Process Control Training
• Error Proofing / Theory of Constraints
• OSHA, Fire Ext & Hazmat Seminar