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Elgin, Illinois, United States

Responsible for planning, overseeing and leading projects from ideation through to completion requiring interaction with a range of internal and external stakeholders and managing several moving project parts across the business. Projects are internal improvement projects as well as production projects (new product introduction or process improvement).

Providing consulting services as a multidisciplined internationally experienced Operations Leader and Lean Manufacturing Change Agent and Global Collaborator. Assisting organizations in delivering measurable results, resolving conflicts, optimizing morale, exceeding goals. I have significant experience in numerous industries and had exposure to and am.

Wheeling, WV

• Privately held $52M plus global leader in the development and manufacturing of print and digital security features for documents via software, hardware and consumable items with 110 employees in WV and PA.
• Reduced costs by 95% by introducing new manufacturing processes for two high-volume parts. ROI of $45K investment within two months, delivering $280K+ product line profit within first year
• Leadership for all hardware and consumable production and distribution facilities in US/Canada
• Led Manufacturing, Distribution, Quality, Design Validation and Testing, Procurement, Inventory Control, ISO and Environmental Compliance, Safety, Maintenance and IT Teams with full P&L responsibility

Wheeling, West Virginia

• Converted low-volume conventionally manufactured part to an additive manufacturing process, reducing individual part costs by 98% and reducing lead time from 6 weeks to 1 hour
• Managed Manufacturing, Design Validation and Testing, and Quality Team

Valley Grove, WV

• Privately held $1.2 B plus global leader in the recovery, refurbishment, remanufacturing and repurposing of business assets, with 15,000 employees on 5 continents.
• On COO request, pulled two major international divisions together and implemented best practices resulting in improved performance across the board, sharing results globally with all 17 locations
• Led all aspects of multiple toner cartridge remanufacturing facilities and distribution facilities in US / Canada
• Led Production, Distribution, Quality, Product Design, Validation and Testing Engineering, Procurement, Inventory Control, ISO and Environmental Compliance, and Maintenance teams with full P&L responsibility

Valley Grove, WV

• Acquired by Clover Imaging to become a privately held $1.2 B plus global leader in the recovery, refurbishment, remanufacturing and repurposing of business assets, with 15,000 employees on 5 continents.
• Led business unit to growth of internal quality metrics from 75% 1st pass to consistent 95% performance through collaborative best practices within global organization
• Managed Production, Facility Maintenance and Product Design, Validation and Testing Engineering teams in US / Canada

Pittsburgh, PA

• Privately held $600M company with 1,600 employees, the leading worldwide remanufacturer and distributor of OE quality transmission parts to the motor vehicle repair industry.
• Spearheaded implementation of a modified Quality Management System, resulting in ISO 9001:2000 standard certification of the facility to fulfill government contract requirements
• Led ramp-up of a new BU product line with 150% growth from $6M to $13.7M in 12 months, further increasing to $19M, eclipsing productivity goals by 50% by applying Lean techniques and process improvements, and reduced.
• Led a $50M remanufacturing division facility of automotive power train components and assemblies
• Accountable for multiple business unit P&L, leading Operations, Quality, Engineering, Materials, Product Development, and Sales/Customer Technical Support

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Professional Certificate, Mba Essentials