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Des Moines, Iowa, United States

• Lead a team of six to support the company’s production functions through the development of new manufacturing processes and acquisition of equipment to meet customer requirements.
• Developed and executed on-boarding strategy for newly acquired CNC capabilities resulting in reduced lead time and increased customer acquisition.
• Created and executed an operator certification process including detailed work instruction documentation, training and testing, resulting in increased up time and process stability.
• Developed production dashboards which enable workflow prioritization and outcome predictability.
• Initiated CNC tooling strategy that increased efficiency and reduced tool change over time by 90%.

Urbandale, Iowa, United States

• Facilitated strategy development for enterprise-wide Smart Connected Factory (Industry 4.0) initiative. Coordinated employee engagement initiatives for the global Manufacturing Technology Leadership team.
• Created and led execution of strategy building process to align initiative prioritization globally across 3 engineering teams and 13 scrum teams.
• Led international employee engagement team that improved communication and alignment across technology teams working in 8 different countries.
• Coordinated annual conferences for global manufacturing technology teams, boosting employee morale by 20% in response to specific employee survey feedback.
• Developed and facilitated global communication platforms, sharing tech innovations enterprise-wide.

Ankeny, Iowa, United States

• Executed cross-departmental projects to improve manufacturing quality, safety and efficiency. Coordinated recognition activities, boosting employee engagement among engineering teams.
• Received John Deere’s President’s Award for contributing to enterprise-wide pandemic response strategy development.
• Led project to identify the root cause and resolve sprayer boom paint failure. Reduced field paint failure rates by 93%.
• Managed multiple project teams to eliminate waste in engineering. Reduced critical IT hardware replenishment time by 95%.
• Facilitated employee engagement initiatives including designing, authoring, and publishing monthly online articles to recognize 85+ engineers across 38 different projects.

Ankeny, Iowa, United States

• Applied innovative solutions and project leadership to modernize a 40+ year old paint system.
• Led $7.5M Paint System Optimization and Scheduling project, improving system capacity by 27% while reducing cost per output hour and achieving process linearity.
• Managed project to apply powder paint to sprayer booms. Facilitated design changes which improved product quality. Also designed boom transport methods for a cost avoidance of $200,000.

Ankeny, Iowa, United States

• Provided direction for a team of Continuous Improvement Professionals implementing lean manufacturing principles and culture at the Des Moines Works plant.
• Led the creation of plant 5S standards. Developed sign making process and facility which reduced the cost of visuals by 60%.
• Revitalized Continuous Improvement program, increasing project completion per employee by 48% and high impact projects by 25%.

Murray, Kentucky, United States

• Developed and standardized solutions for highly sensitive fiberglass pultrusion process reducing downtime and improving customer delivery.
• Created a standardized monitoring process capable of detecting indicators and correcting performance prior to incurring catastrophic downtime.

Shenandoah, Iowa, United States

• Directed the continuous improvement program for the custom division including the development of Visual Management and Managing for Daily Improvement programs. Coached and mentored a team of 8 continuous improvement.
• Developed a 4-week pre-Kaizen preparation process ensuring 100% event readiness.
• Mentored multiple Continuous Improvement professionals into career promotions.

Shenandoah, Iowa, United States

• Facilitated Continuous Improvement efforts for custom, wood door fabrication and assembly.
• Implemented CNC technology into door fabrication eliminating assets and reducing lead time by 30%.
• Designed and implemented OSHA compliant safety solutions for 50+ saws and processing machines.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor'S Degree, Industrial Technology