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Bedford, Ohio, United States

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Built company sales, engineering, manufacturing, and operations from the ground up. Championed global business model that combined USA ownership with the advantages of global costs and timing. Manage day-to-day operations and sales while partnering with suppliers to bring tooling and parts to the USA under all engineering, management, and quality requirements.Created global competitive advantage of pricing and timing with USA engineering, management and warranty.Reduced standard tooling lead-times and costs by 50% which reduced time to market.

Gilbert, Az

Solid ConceptsDirector of Operations » Reporting Directly to the CEO2010 to presentWe are one of the largest North American providers of rapid prototyping, digital manufacturing, inject mold tooling, and thermoplastic injection molding manufacturing. I was brought on board to manage 12 domestic employees and turn around the Tooling and Molding Division. Since coming on board in 2010, my division has:➙ Increased revenue 320%➙ Increased profits by a factor of 8➙ Built the #2 highest revenue-producing division, now accounting for about 20% of the company’s annual revenue

North Kingsville, Ohio

Optimized the management of day-to-day tooling maintenance, changes and repairs. Responsible for new tooling project P/L and timing. Pioneered offshore tooling that resulted in more competitive pricing and timing. Slashed tooling costs 50% and turnaround times 30%.Restructured, energized, and rescued the tooling division by improving the engineering, quality, manufacturing standards with more competitive prices and timing.

Auburn Hills, Mi

I managed technical operations in North America and was instrumental in bridging the gap between sales and engineering. I frequently gave executive level presentations in addition to monitoring manufacturing quality.My responsibilities included owning P&L for our off-shore tooling business line and my results included:➙ Increasing gross profit by 100% over 2 years➙ Speeding up the engineering/manufacturing processes by about 20%

Newton, Ia

I was recruited by parent company (Maytag) from Hoover and managed tooling for all Maytag brands including Magic Chef, Amana, Dixie Narco, and Hoover; I chaired the entire centralized procurement process for all tooling, valued at $150M per year. I initiated the move of tooling off-shore (across all Maytag brands) and established infrastructure which when combined:➙ Reduced initial capital spent on tooling approximately 20% per year➙ Established minimum acceptance standards for the supply base, allowing a 50% reduction in the supply base

North Canton, Oh

I managed 16 engineers and was responsible for P&L, project budgets, and existing plastic processes and tools. After pioneering a shift to 100% off-shore tooling, I saved the company between $2M and $10M per year.➙ Saved $10M in 2003 and was awarded “Employee of the Year”

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Management

Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Manufacturing

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Cdl, Class A