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Mossville, Il

Steel Castings SegmentLed cost reduction initiatives – identified cost reduction opportunities, defined and financially justified projects, launched project teams, engaged suppliers to establish timelines, held teleconferences to track projects, documented progress and followed-up on pending actions through production at the new source. Managed resourcing of 32 part numbers delivering $7.3M annual cost reduction in 2010Established a robust process to prepare the cost reduction team reports the category team each week.Coached new members of the steel casting cost reduction team to adopt and foster and spirit of capability and responsibility to resolve problems at the team level.

Led Joliet Standard Work deployment improvement project Clarified corporate expectations for Standard WorkTrained manufacturing engineers in groups and one on one settingsObserved assembly operations and developed Standard Work for 15+ operationsDeveloped, piloted, and implemented CPS audit process for facility manager level staff

Created and facilitated training materials on new standards and processes for all levels of the organization Defined and tracked metrics appropriate to manufacturing research business missionCoached integration of projects to contribute to organization goals and ensure accountabilityIndirectly managed the TC-K CPS Deployment team (4 team members)

Managed 20 hourly employees in manufacturing, fabrication, maintenance, and inspection functionsControlled material flow and monitored the quality of production. Coordinated operations across shifts to ensure effective utilization of the workforce and machine resourcesFocused on safety through root cause analyses and employee accountability for compliance with safety standards and best practicesDeveloped and deployed automated spreadsheets to track key operations metrics for the facility

Coordinated project team of independent consultants and university researchers for an Army Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) project under Topic A05-T026 Collaborative Tools for Hazard ManagementDirected software demonstration to clientsDeveloped marketing plan for product growthConceptualized and created mockups for software product developmentPrioritized feature implementation to meet the needs of the client and the business' marketing strategy

Managed 20 hourly employees in manufacturing, fabrication, maintenance, and inspection functionsControlled material flow and monitored the quality of production. Coordinated operations across shifts to ensure effective utilization of the workforce and machine resourcesFocused on safety through root cause analyses and employee accountability for compliance with safety standards and best practicesDeveloped and deployed automated spreadsheets to track key operations metrics for the facility

Managed, developed, directed, and executed project plans for various manufacturing research projects with a focus on sustainable/"green" manufacturing processes.Built simple process models to quantify for environmental impacts and costs.Coordinated ISO 14001 registered Environmental Management System for the research manufacturing facility. Updated environmental impact inventory, gathered data to track progress on objectivesPrepared and delivered updates to management on the functionality of the EMSEdited manuals and procedures with staff to integrate the EMS and the Quality Management System.

Effective Manufacturing Operations; Researched, prepared and delivered an overview of Chemical Management Services in use throughout Caterpillar, Inc. at a conference workshopPresented status of the current environmental projects for ISO 14001 auditIdentified specific project opportunities to meet future improvement goals

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Explored and identified possible cost savings through pollution prevention for a major manufacturerResearched and compiled a state of the industry environmental policy benchmark survey

As part of a forward platoon, served on a team of three soldiers that worked to install and operate line of sight radio links to other communication centersCarried and operated a man-pack satellite communications system as part of a two-man team on mission to Somalia in 1993. With only basic knowledge of proper radio procedures and on the job training, provided only communications link between the forward battalion and brigade headquarters

Performed daily plant operations on weekends and holidaysPumped sludge, tested water quality, recorded flow rates and weather dataChecked remote equipment throughout the city

Master Of Science (M.S.), Environmental Engineering

Michael, W. J., B. S. Minsker, D. Tcheng, and A. J. Valocchi, "Integrating Data Sources to Improve Hydraulic Head Predictions.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Environmental Engineering