{"id":1912,"date":"2023-04-05T11:33:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T15:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=1912"},"modified":"2025-09-05T01:40:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:40:43","slug":"operations-vp-director-gm-219949-masters-green-belt-cme-pmp-cqe-cqm-die-casting-cnc-machining-automotive-tier-1-tier-2-oem-leader-of-teams-from-200-to-3500-will-relo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/plant-manager\/operations-vp-director-gm-219949-masters-green-belt-cme-pmp-cqe-cqm-die-casting-cnc-machining-automotive-tier-1-tier-2-oem-leader-of-teams-from-200-to-3500-will-relo\/","title":{"rendered":"Operations VP \/ Director \/ GM (219949) Masters, Green Belt, CME, PMP, CQE, CQM \/ Die Casting, CNC Machining \/ Automotive Tier 1, Tier 2, OEM \/ Leader of teams from 200 to 3500 \/ Will relo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is a rare opportunity to present a Game Changer in every sense of the word. <\/strong>He is an accomplished, award-winning, and talented Manufacturing Executive with a comprehensive background in driving business operations, manufacturing\/assembly, and design\/manufacturing engineering. He has a Masters in Manufacturing Management from Kettering and a Bachelors in Technology from Purdue. His resume is an impressive string of accomplishments in Automotive Manufacturing across machining, die-cast, and assembly of drive train components. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has extensive experience with P\/L conversion (turnaround) and change management creating disciplined systems with accountability.<\/strong> He is technologically savvy with advanced knowledge of complex data management and analysis tools. He has successfully coached and led manufacturing teams from 200 to over 3500 to produce exceptional results! <\/strong>He has taken his skills and performed magic for a non-automotive company to produce vast improvements in their manufacturing processes and profits! He is now ready for his next challenge and is looking for his next leadership role where he can do it all over again. This is an opportunity that you don’t want to miss! Kevin is going to make a huge impact for some lucky company this year. The question is, “Will It Be Yours?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 Strategically planned and led the launch of Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Challenger product lines, and Challenger with the Hellcat Engine.
\u2022 Analyzed and cultivated Lean manufacturing improvement plans for multiple business units.
\u2022 Analyzed safety, quality, cost, and delivery program operations resulting in:
o 63% lost time injury reduction
o 11% expense hours per day reduction
o 19% manufacturing warranty reduction
o 13% increase in first-time capability (moved Brampton Assembly Plant into a tie for best performing Assembly Plant)<\/strong>
\u2022 2009 Shingo Silver Medallion recipient for Outstanding Achievement in Lean Principles<\/strong>
\u2022 Managed multiple manufacturing sites for the company in Winamac, Indiana, Mt Carmel, Illinois, and Tyler, Texas along with interfacing with Sweden.<\/strong>
\u2022 Developed manufacturing engineering and quality departments.
\u2022 Recruited and hired Design Engineering Vice President and Design Engineering Director, Quality Director, ERP Director, EH&S Manager, and a Lean Manufacturing Manager.
\u2022 Reduced recordable injury rate from 7.2 to 1.1 increased quality first-time yield from 31% to 97%.<\/strong>
\u2022 Saved $4.3 M in 2019 on a material procurement project.<\/strong>
\u2022 TS 16948 ISO Certification \/ ISO 14,001 Certification
\u2022 Oversaw daily operations for 104 die-cast machines<\/strong>, ranging from 800 ton – 3500 ton die cast machines producing engine and transmission aluminum die castings at an annual volume of 4,900,000 units.
\u2022 Directed 30 manufacturing engineers, 1,700 skilled tradesmen, and maintenance\/engineering managers, <\/strong>producing a daily volume of 8,470 transmissions in 4 transmission machining\/assembly and die-cast plants.
\u2022 Managed daily operations including control of a budget of $428 M for a 3.1 M square foot automotive manufacturing plant employing 3,500 auto workers and 240 salaried personnel,<\/strong> producing 268,000+ vehicles\/year.
\u2022 Managed all machining and assembly operations for a 1.1 M square foot transmission plant employing 1400 UAW and 120 salaried personnel,<\/strong> producing 312,000 units\/year.
\u2022 Oversaw 650K square foot facility employing 850 UAW and 65 salaried personne<\/strong>l, producing maximum output of 440,000 units\/year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Tier 1, Tier 2 Automotive
\u2022 Automotive Castings
\u2022 High Pressure Die Casting
\u2022 Low Pressure Die Casting
\u2022 Vacuum Pressure Casting
\u2022 Powdered Metal
\u2022 Heat Treating
\u2022 Solving Porosity Problems
\u2022 Quenching Heat Treatment
\u2022 Annealing
\u2022 Minimizing Scrap \/ Rework
\u2022 Cycle Times
\u2022 Metal Fabrication
\u2022 Assembly Operations
\u2022 Machining Operations
\u2022 3-axis, 4-axis, 5-axis, 6-axis
\u2022 Single Spindle CNC Milling
\u2022 Dual Spindle CNC Milling
\u2022 Machining Data Collection
\u2022 Reducing Equipment Setup Time
\u2022 CBN grinding
\u2022 CNC Controllers
\u2022 CNC Cutters
\u2022 CNC Grinders
\u2022 CNC Laser Cutter
\u2022 CNC Lathes
\u2022 CNC Milling Machines
\u2022 CNC Programming
\u2022 Improving Jigs \/ Fixtures
\u2022 Estimating Production Times
\u2022 Gauging Applications
\u2022 GD&T
\u2022 Siemens Controls
\u2022 G Code Programming
\u2022 Fanuc Controls
\u2022 Robotics
\u2022 PLCs
\u2022 CMM Experience
\u2022 3D Printer
\u2022 Solidworks
\u2022 Minitab
\u2022 Unigraphics
\u2022 Chrysler EBSC
\u2022 GM QSB+
\u2022 TS16949
\u2022 ISO9001
\u2022 PPAP
\u2022 APQP
\u2022 Product Engineering
\u2022 Product Launch Activities
\u2022 6S Experience
\u2022 A3 Experience
\u2022 Achieving Cost Reduction
\u2022 Conducting Design Reviews
\u2022 Achieving Continuous Improvement Goals
\u2022 Cost Estimating
\u2022 Cost Reduction
\u2022 Design \/ Layout
\u2022 Developing Cost Effective Manufacturing Processes
\u2022 Engineering Management experience
\u2022 ERP Systems
\u2022 FIFO Staging
\u2022 Gage R&R
\u2022 Control Plans
\u2022 Developing Work Instructions
\u2022 Hiring \/ Training
\u2022 Implementing Continuous Improvement
\u2022 Holding Kaizen Events
\u2022 Lean Manufacturing Methods
\u2022 Managing Multiple Projects
\u2022 Material Management
\u2022 Improving OEE
\u2022 P & L Responsibility
\u2022 PFMEA
\u2022 Process Manufacturing Improvements
\u2022 Project management
\u2022 Project Planning
\u2022 Providing Technical Support
\u2022 Root Cause Analysis
\u2022 Statistical Process Control (SPC)
\u2022 Supervising Multi-discipline Teams
\u2022 Total Quality Management (TQM)
\u2022 Troubleshooting
\u2022 Value Stream Mapping
\u2022 Visual Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Masters Manufacturing Management \/ Kettering University, General Motors Institute, Flint, MI
\u2022 B.S. School of Technology \/ Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
\u2022 Six Sigma Green Belt
\u2022 Lean Certified
\u2022 Certified Mfg. Engineer
\u2022 Certified PMP Program Mgmt Professional
\u2022 Certified Quality Engineer CQE
\u2022 Certified Quality Manager CQM
\u2022 Certified Toyota Production Sys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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