I am an Industrial Engineer (Professional Engineer since 2001) specializing in operational excellence, managing many types of projects, i.e., from business system re-engineering to manufacturing process re-design and capital equipment acquisition.My 30 years of experience has been in industries such as: construction product manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, medical, banking, architectural products, office furniture and construction. I have capitalized on opportunities to learn new business techniques and approaches to managing work and people.My strengths include:• Excellent communication skills for effective interaction with all members of an organization • Demonstrated agility in problem analysis/resolution in pressure situations using root cause analysis, value stream mapping, LEAN, 5S, PDCA, Continuous Improvement• Strong ability to quickly gain rapport with colleagues & influence stakeholders to affect change• Extensive engineering and “hands-on” experience with production processes, equipment design/maintenance, and maintenance programs• Proven success in processes improvements, time & resource management, managing cross functional teams, and machine design, build, integration, implementation• Recognized capability as a decisive and self-motivated leader requiring minimal supervisionAs the Industrial / Manufacturing Engineer & Project Manager in various organizations, my responsibilities and duties included:• Extensive familiarity with Health, Safety, & Environment legislation & standards - OHSA, CSA/ANSI, TSSA• Managed in-house teams & outside contractors for maintenance of equipment, facilities, offices of multiple production locations• Managed various business groups, manufacturing process, & CAPEX projects• Liaising with vendors, contractors, customers, inter-departmental project teams• Team Leader / Co-ordinator for LEAN & 5S projects• Supervised / managed production crews (5-45 people) in both union & non-union environments to meet corporate / business unit KPI’s
Listed skills include Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Project Management, and 46 others.