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Cincinnati, OH, US

Grand Rapids, MI USA, US

Weiss Technik is the global leader in the design, manufacture, and service of environmental test chambers. I am responsible for the Cincinnati manufacturing P&L and facility where a highly skilled team of 248 people produce standard and highly custom units under the Weiss Technik and Cincinnati Sub-Zero brands.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

Sur-Seal is a Private Equity backed $100M+ manufacturer of custom sealing components for industry leading OEMs. Sur-Seal has 3 manufacturing locations, 1 distribution center, and several 3PL distribution centers. I reported to the CEO and served on the Executive Team from 2015 to 2022. I led an engaged and diverse operations group of 209 talented people. I.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

I was accountable for Manufacturing, Engineering, Safety, and IT teams. I led the design and implementation of a real-time production tracking system utilizing touch screens to track live factory metrics. These metrics fed our daily huddles at each cell where teams reviewed Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Productivity. This factory redesign resulted in.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

I joined the Executive Team and was accountable for Manufacturing, Engineering, and Safety. Through leadership development and career planning I was instrumental in reducing hourly employee turnover by 32%. I implemented a new daily huddle program where each team member understands the daily metrics and challenges needing to be overcome each day. During.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

I led a team of 24 talented people from Customer Service, Purchasing, Planning, Shipping, Receiving, and Material Control. I led the transformation from pen and paper inventory to real-time RF scanning. I led a large team who implemented a new 50,000 square foot distribution center for housing finished goods to support the dramatic revenue growth. I.

I led a team of 38 people accountable for Purchasing, Packaging, Receiving, Shipping, Logistics, Import/Export Compliance, Canadian Customer Service, and Canadian Distribution. I launched an electronic real-time Kanban system for 7,000 factory SKUs that reduced line stock outs by 28%. I led a kaizen event in Canada to revamp the distribution center and.

I gained additional responsibility for the Canadian Operations Team including country Customer Service and Distribution. I led a kaizen even to streamline the Packaging area with customer software and a conveyor system which shortened service part lead times by 50%. I led a kaizen event to revamp bulk inventory storage which resulted in 15% less inventory.

I served as the leader of a 19 person team covering Shipping, Packaging, Logistics, and Import/Export Compliance. I led a kaizen event to change the distribution center layout for efficiency of storage and retrieval times. This overhaul drove an increase of on-time delivery for service parts from 85% to 98.5%.

I was accountable for purchasing, planning, and scheduling for 2 main production assembly lines. I utilized the 80/20 principle and kanban to increase production line uptime from 90.4% to 99.4%. I gained valuable hands on experience working in a world class Lean facility that included steel laser cutting, machining, welding, painting, and assembly.

Stow, Ohio, US

I was responsible for purchasing, planning, and negotiating with the company's largest vendor. I controlled a total spend of $18M and was able to reduce inventory by 44% while maintaining on-time delivery of 94%. I programmed a business data warehouse that all buyers used for reporting and planning. I led the tracking and forecasting of Purchase Price.

Toledo, OH, US

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Logistics Management, Marketing

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