Results producing management and sales career spanning 20 years with an additional 15 years of manufacturing experience. Strong and decisive operations leader with excellent analytical, organizational, team building, and planning skills. Maintains uncompromising focus on value, quality, and cost to maximize bottom-line profit. Proficient with process development in safety, quality, cost, and delivery functions. Effective skills to direct, train, motivate and develop associates to their fullest potential. Effective technical and communications abilities. Manufacturing philosophy based on PDCA cycles in Lean and 5-S practices.Core knowledge and skills: - Project Management - Sales and Customer Relations - Contract Negotiations - Lean Manufacturing Practices - Material Resource Planning (MRP) - Quality Assurance Management - Safety Standards and Compliance - Workflow and Capacity Planning - Process Improvement - Employee RecruitmentSpecial Project Highlights:•Project manager over new $3.5 million manufacturing department; managing the installation of equipment, start up, personnel recruitment while coordinating the shutdown of previously operated department insuring uninterrupted flow of material through the facility.•Administered the dismantle, removal, and delivery of machinery and inventory from a $2 million company acquisition to five facilities throughout the US while staying within targeted time frames and budgets.•Layout and design of buildings and equipment to manufacture and distribute a decorative moldings product line throughout the US and Canada with $12 million in annual sales.•Design and roll out of new products which increased company sales, expanded market share, and maximize return on investment.