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Charlotte, Nc, Us

High Point, North Carolina, Us

High Point, North Carolina, Us

Pesaro, Pu, It

Pesaro, Pu, It

Oversee fabrication activities; manage costs and expenses through process efficiencies.

-Lead and develop new manufacturing principles for developing products-Carry out process improvement,problem resolutions, project management and employee training-Drive Lean initiatives throughout operations Responsible for:o NPI: New product design, development and testingo Managing and changing plant layout to optimize flow and focus on core business valueso Manage new product launches from design into production. Spec tooling, best practices and designing work cellso Quality: assurance, documentation and standard work ISO 9001 Qualificationso Operations: Serve as production manager of new product line, and Implemented KPI’s and Incentive plans for new product lineso Vendor Relationship management, serving as subject matter expert for subcontractors and field operationso Lean: Lead multiple projects to reduce lead time of Girder assembly processeso Introducing Statistical process controls to Schletter to track production goals and drive improvemento Lead a Inventory reduction project using old material worked into current jobs reducing inventory by $175Ko Logistical projects to reduce cost of shipping $35K annuallyo Analysis of old equipment and purchase of new equipment to fit developing marketo ERP:SAP process mapping, material management, accounting and productiono Material master duties, costing of parts, accounting projects

Production and Lean:Reports Directly to VP of Production & COO to implement Lean & SAP projects in the Plant.Logistics Project: Total Savings ~122,000$Re-Purposed Slow Moving Inventory to reclaim inventory value Redesigned Shipping process to Reduce-Cycle time-Inventory-Space SAP: BOM & Routing Consolidation Corrected BOM and Routing information to stream-line the production processProduction: -Assist in everyday needs of the production departmentModule Clamps Product-Line Project-Implemented SPC into Module Clamps product line to assist in Root-Cause analysis, and drive lean culture.-Lead multiple Kaizen's to stabilize production capacity -Increased overall productivity of Module Clamps Product Line by 20% -Reduced Machine Set-up time by 15%

Boston, Ma, Us

Master Scheduler for Lighting Panel ~80 MM1. Responsible for fulfilling customer demand 2. Working with other departments to provide direct customer support3. Scheduling the product to be ran in the most efficient manner4. Implemented and new techniques for hijunka 5. Assisted in the Redesign of software for scheduling  Manufacturing processes leader (During the transfer from MASH/ONESTOP to the new SAP systems)1. Assisted SAP team in understanding and defining new processes for the conversion from a old DOS based system to a new GUI driven system2. Provided assistance to SAP team to understand in intricacies of the product3. Led many Kiazen events 4. Developed the processes for manufacturing and shipping post conversion5. Created system to inventory $2.3MM of product daily Lean Engineer 1. Implemented Visual Management in all kanban systems2. Designed a manual fabrication cell which supports all unpainted lighting panel parts3. Assisted in planning for unpainted parts for lighting panel4. Established Value stream mapping for lighting panel which is being used today for lean projects5. Implemented a water spider to support assembly line6. Converted a high variation work-cell into a flow line

Boston, Ma, Us

Completing a Transfer of work, From Salisbury to Mebane NC, working alongside of the Lean Leaders, other Management staff and engineers of both Facility, Leaning out and improving processes, Redesigning work cells, Time Studies, Documentation of work, Training new employees, setting up work cells, managing employee morale, participating in company meetings, data collection, simplification of processes, Formatting CAD files, logistics, floor planning, space reduction, working with operators, and learning the product. Ect.

Mooresville, Nc, Us

Learning All Aspects of Home Improvement and helping the customer in any way necessary in the continuous improvement of their homes. Learning retail systems, Customer service in Plumbing, Flooring, Hardware, Paint, Décor, Seasonal/ Garden Areas, Electrical, Millwork and Building materials. Improving myself and my company in all of these area’s by giving the outstanding service that is expected of our employees

Bs Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Industrial Engineering