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Godley, Texas, United States

Directed manufacturing operations to meet product requirements in oil and gas industry. Managed manufacturing plants in U.S., Canada, and Pyle, Wales. Planned and revised plans based on volatile changes in market. Established metrics and goals for production managers. Managed teams formed to implement new product lines for release. Oversaw budgets and monthly/yearly forecasts in units. Managed capital budgets up to $7.6M per year, including building and equipment expansions. Coordinated plants to meet deadlines, utilizing various equipment found in different plants. Evaluated plants and companies for acquisition as opportunities arose. • Integrated all facilities to meet three- and five-year plans to diversify production abilities while increasing output on commoditized products for volume variations due to new product introductions to international markets. • Gained approval for automation project in shape charge production department, resulting in savings of $928,000 per year. Two more bays are being completed in 2022.• Led detonator department project with added automation and redesign of building, reducing cost by $3.40 per detonator for savings of $1.22M per year and additional capacity of 30,000 units per month.• Implemented supply chain modules within ERP system to enhance planning and purchasing for all units, reducing lead time and cost of outsourced materials.• Implemented training programs that included development of written manuals and process visual instruction at manufacturing and assembly workstations. Initiated apprentice program for machine shop in U.S. to develop internal machinists. • Spearheaded safety initiatives that produced two years of zero injuries for manufacturing plants. • Participated with other business units to improve processes and worked to integrate requirements of their mechanical component needs if possible.

Godley, Texas, United States

Managed manufacturing and capital expenditure budgets totaling $39.7M and $2.4M respectively. Negotiated contracts with major steel suppliers (Continental Steel, Tenaris, and Michigan Seamless), including consignment inventory held for 90 days without payment required until used in production. • Integrated production, planning, purchasing, shipping, and receiving departments for explosive and hardware plants to ensure increased efficiencies while providing flexibility to meet daily and international orders through inter-departmental teamwork. • Persuaded division president and corporate officers to invest in four-month training by consulting firm to jumpstart Lean initiatives. Focused on improving efficiencies through daily decisions by all employees that did not require capital expenditure funds. Developed individual metrics for all departments. Brought Canadian supervisors to U.S. for instruction on metrics and actively participated in implementing process in Red Deer, Alberta.• Met production requirements, including growth in TCP and Gun systems sales of 55% and 27% in 2007. Maintained production personnel numbers at 2001 levels while revenue grew from $60M in 2001 to $194M in 2008. • Reduced purchasing and planning personnel by eliminating duplicate positions in plants and developing product line management rather than part assignment per buyer/planner.• Led team of production managers and supervisors to develop SQUIPS (Safety, Quality, Utilization, Intervention, Productivity, and Sustainability) as cornerstones of manufacturing performance management system currently in use. • Managed team to integrate key personnel and equipment acquired in asset acquisition of competitor.• Implemented safety program, including incentives and employee committees, resulting in decrease in OSHA recordable accidents from 64 in 2001 to five in 2008. Manufacturing units had zero recordable accidents from 2014 to 2017.

Godley, Texas, United States

Implemented dual operation of CNC machines by single operators to reduce staff requirements during downturn in oilfield markets. Led team charged with reducing finished goods inventory in U.S. warehouses; reduced finished goods inventory by $7.1M during first eight-month time period. Established team for quarterly review of obsolete materials and components. Integrated efforts by management team that resulted in reduction from $40M to $25M in finished and raw materials. Served on acquisition evaluation team that ultimately led Core Laboratories, LP to purchase Tesco Gris Gun. Partnered with production manager in Red Deer to maximize resources for on-time delivery of goods and reduction of U.S. and Canadian inventory.

Godley, Texas, United States

Designed, patented, and produced ergonomic workstation for personal computers. Supervised development of marketing brochure for use in trade shows and adapted brochure for internet sales. Provided engineering consulting for process improvement, product design, tooling purchases, and plant layout to supplement income.

Burleson, Texas, United States

Managed and coordinated engineering, manufacturing, quality control, and shipping departments. Led teams responsible for redesign of four different equipment product lines. Developed methodology for scheduling and providing sales with achievable delivery dates. Reduced custom equipment manufacturing lead times from 19-week average to 11-week average. Implemented safety program resulting in 75% decrease in yearly injuries. Improved on-time shipment record from 62% to 94%. Improved EBIT from 2.3% to 14.8%. Increased production capacity that allowed company to grow revenues from $6.3M annually to $18.1M annually.

Burleson, Texas, United States

Transitioned engineering department from four employees utilizing drawing boards to department effectively utilizing AutoCAD drawing and PRO-E parametric software. Transformed shop deliverables from top-level dimensional drawings to functional production drawings with attached plasma programs. Reduced customer approval drawings for custom equipment systems by two weeks. Reduced production drawing release time by three weeks.

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Established standards and maintained routing record accuracy for steel plate and bar products in machining and welding operations. Designed and implemented work cells for roller bearing components and assemblies.

Lubbock County, Texas, United States

Interfaced with customers on design of injection molded plastic parts and related tooling. Maintained relationship with 24 customers and associated projects while managing six toolmakers, two journey toolmakers/machinists, four production foremen, and 45 production employees in secondary operations.