Created Lean Manufacturing Initiative & Program in 2018 (Reduced costs by over $2M with documented savings)Created Raving Fans Customer Service Initiative & Program (Eliminated customer turnover, increased sales with existing customers and improved overall customer service through documented process)Operational Excellence Initiative Employee Engagement Initiative with Kind Excellence Initiative (Reducing turnover, promoting key candidates from within & improving performance)

During tenure of Presidency, the company:Led acquisition of two companiesIncreased Sales by 10x, Improved Profitability 20x, Improved Cash FlowDeveloped and Introduced New ProductsExpanded to Second Manufacturing FacilityExpanded Plant Capacity & Capability by 8x through new machines, better methods & plant expansion.Improved Workplace Safety (Removed ACI from Most Dangerous Places to Work List and led to Zero Lost Time Accidents for over 1000 days - three times in all… Show more During tenure of Presidency, the company:Led acquisition of two companiesIncreased Sales by 10x, Improved Profitability 20x, Improved Cash FlowDeveloped and Introduced New ProductsExpanded to Second Manufacturing FacilityExpanded Plant Capacity & Capability by 8x through new machines, better methods & plant expansion.Improved Workplace Safety (Removed ACI from Most Dangerous Places to Work List and led to Zero Lost Time Accidents for over 1000 days - three times in all facilities combined).Achieved Georgia Workplace Safety AwardsAchieved certified "Drug Free Workplace" for all manufacturing facilitiesImproved Shipment Deliveries from 70% to over 92%.Improved Product & Process Quality & achieved ISO 9001 Certification for all facilities Show less

Combined Operations to Reduce CostsGrew Sales by 400% in 2 combined DivisionsExpanded Customer Base with New Customers & ProductsDeveloped New ProductsExpanded Capacity to improve Deliveries

Developed New MarketsGrew Extruded Sales by 300%Expanded Product OfferingsImproved Product Quality

Established Quality Management Foundation - Document control, calibration & Quality reporting dataImproved Product Quality, Process Yields and reduced customer complaints by 85% within 6 months.Established Continuous Improvement with Customer ServiceUtilized Quality tools in Strategic Planning (Fishbone, Root Cause Analysis, Quality Cost Reduction & Cycle Time Reduction).

Oversaw construction of new facility increasing the plant capacity by 50%.Sourced, tested & installed new equipment for venture.Managed & Improved Extrusion Process. Oversaw new venture startup in new facility with new equipment and new employees with a venture partner all making a new product. Lead Engineer in IP Liscening venture in Japan. Responsible for transfer of technology, training and assisting in setting up the new facility.Improved Product Quality