Responsible for quality, production, test, field service, supply chain, HR and finance.• Leadership of production facility in Ballston Spa (65+ employees in 7 different departments)• Preparation and management of annual company budget• Project management of Kawasaki contract• Improvement of company culture and staff development by amongst others: Implementing a standardized on-boarding and training process Implementing a performance review process on which salary increases are based• Implementation of lean manufacturing to improve safety, quality and efficiency by set-up of: A pull-flow layout with integrated quality inspections & test activities Digital worker guidance system Proactive production planning structure Improved storage set-up in warehouse by implementation of individual bin system

Responsible to prepare the business for the ramp-up of a Kawasaki & NYCT project.• Set-up organizational structure to be able to manage the ramp-up• Managing customer contact and providing regular status updates• Set-up supply chain to bring material cost within budget while remaining compliant with BA and DBE requirements by working together with engineering and suppliers, both domestic & international

Responsible for production, rail services, industrial engineering, purchasing & sourcing, planning & warehouse.• Leadership of operations team (40+ employees in 5 different departments)• Implementation of KPS (Knorr-Bremse Production System) to improve safety, quality and efficiency by set-up amongst others of: 5S: providing training, workshops and audits Pull principle: implementing production lines, Kanban systems and line feeder Visualization boards with KPI’s and daily targets• Supply chain improvements to increase the supplier and customer on-time delivery by supplier selection and management, implementation of scheduling agreements - supplier early payment program - supplier charge back program and transportation management system• Inventory optimization by analyzing inventory without demand, managing safety stock levels, optimizing logistical data settings such as minimum order quantity, reorder points and reorder quantities• Material cost reduction by supplier selection process, negotiation of frame contracts, design for manufacturing workshops, cost reduction workshops and optimizing logistical data settings• Set-up separate aftermarket department to improve service for customers• Internal project leader for SAP implementation

Responsible for production, planning, purchasing, industrial engineering and warehouse.• Leadership of operations team (100+ employees in 5 different departments)• Additional strategic leadership of operations for Holzkirchen and USA site• Managed team through Post Merger Integration phase after acquisition in 2014• Move and integration of Büchlberg manufacturing facility in Berlin facility• Outsourcing of harness and PCB manufacturing by coordinating the process between the suppliers, strategic sourcing, production, planning and engineering• Implementation of KPS to improve safety, quality and efficiency• Supply chain improvements to increase the supplier and customer on time delivery• Inventory optimization• Internal project leader for SAP implementation

Responsible for production, testing, production logistics and purchasing.• Leadership of production and purchasing team (30+ employees in 4 different departments)• Defined, measured and improved KPI’s for these departments• Managed production planning to improve customer on time delivery• Supervised 5S and KPS activities• Optimized purchasing and subcontracting processes• Defined stock levels and material requirements for production• Lead transfer of technology processesResponsible for the HVAC Industrial Engineering Department and the implementation of KPS as part of the Post Merger Integration program at Knorr-Bremse Sydney and Melbourne / Australia. • Defined and set up layout for new factory• Moved production to new factory• Implemented 5S and Kaizen workshops• Lead Value Stream Mapping and Waste Mapping workshops• Implemented logistical processes such as One Piece Flow, JIT, Kanban and line feeder concept

Responsible for the production start-up and implementation of KPS.• Defined and set up layout• Implemented 5S and Kaizen workshops• Lead Value Stream Mapping and Waste Mapping workshops• Implemented logistical processes such as One Piece Flow, JIT, Kanban, supplier consignment stock and line feeder concept

Developed and started up a cost reduction program by applying lean manufacturing principles such as Value Stream Mapping, work sampling, Man-Machine diagram and OEE analysis.

Responsible for the transfer of various production lines for electronic components from Spain to China by managing the project planning, production planning, logistical planning and duplicating of an automatic production line to a temporary manual line.

Worked as a consultant in the maintenance and manufacturing department to support the preparation of a SAP implementation and to improve the production efficiency by applying lean manufacturing and Six Sigma tools such as setup time reduction, OEE management, value stream mapping, layout optimization, 5S, Kanban, PDCA, RCFA, FMEA and Fishbone diagram.

Defined packaging instructions for sheet metal parts in the automobile industry. Wrote work instructions and defined routing of new products in BAAN for production in the welding and press department. Improved efficiency (OEE) with the use of waste elimination analysis, Kanban, spaghetti diagram, optimization of setup times (SMED), organizing work areas, 5S and analysis of cycle times.Six Sigma Black Belt certified by completing the following projects:• Improved overall equipment efficiency of 2 automatic 500 ton presses from 55% to 70%• Optimized process on operation and motion level in the welding department