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Marysville, Ohio, Us

• Oversees all operations of a 50 acre Growing Media facility shipping over 9M units annually • Drives employee engagement, safety, product quality, productivity, order delivery, and customer service while managing a team of technical managers and hourly workforce.• Creates and executes daily production schedule using demand forecast and customer delivery dates to set priorities• Manages all raw material vendors and actively sources for improved quality, service and cost• Responsible for full P&L and site-level budget of $8M• Sets staffing plan based on forecasted demand and manages both full time and temporary employees• Manages full fleet of powered industrial vehicles including wheel loaders, dozers, and various lift trucks• Confirms and maintains appropriate inventory levels throughout the year, accounting for peaks and valleys of seasonal demand

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Successfully launched ~216K sqft. facility as Startup Manager, including Edibles production, Beverage production, Ethanol Extraction, Analytic Lab, 26 Cannabis Cultivation Grow Rooms, and associated utilities and facility equipment including automated, high-speed pacakaging lines and shipping/receiving of up to 200K units shipped per week.• Defined and implemented Factory Acceptance Criteria and Site Acceptance Criteria for all new equipment acquisitions using Installation Qualification, Operational Qualification, and Performance Qualification criteria with defined roles and responsibilities.• Defined and built facility Engineering and Maintenance department. Interviewed, hired, and directly managed team of 13 technical roles• Launched and facilitated roll-out of CMMS system, Fluke eMaint. Led criticality matrix exercise to identify asset priorities.• Led Kaizen event to improve Inventory Accuracy of finished goods vault and order fulfillment. Improved FGI accuracy from 92% to 98%.• Implemented Hour-by-Hour boards tiered daily direction setting meeting boards and cadence. Used the Plan, Do, Check, Act methodology to design and implement facility KPI board to drive improvement in People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost using Pareto charts to quantify and prioritize opportunities.• Defined and implemented Reliability journey to support the network of 21 Cultivation sites across the country. Defined KPI’s related to Maintenance performance and drove adherence and progress as interim mentor/director of the corporate reliability program.• Implemented Development Planning for Managers and Direct Reports. Established governance process to gauge/drive progress.

Lancaster, Pa, Us

• Champions efforts to continuously improve processes through training and application of Lean concepts within vinyl tile manufacturing plant• Facilitates problem solving events and coaches facility leadership on executing effective problem solving to support Managing for Daily Improvement• Restructured Gemba walks and Tiered business meetings to further drive Lean Management Systems implementation and culture• Implemented Leader’s Standard Work for all levels of facility leadership to provide direction and expected behaviors. Incorporated frequency of process auditing and desired Process Improvement Dialogue to engage hourly employees and ensure sustainability of changes• Facilitated Value Stream Analysis to identify wastes. Created project plan using Hoshin and conducts monthly updates with project managers• Facilitates TPM training and oversees visual management implementation

Miami, Fl, Us

• Implemented Lean principles and tools throughout warehouse and assumed change agent role to foster Lean culture within the organization while working with senior leadership to set strategic objectives and ensure proper resources available to execute the plan.• Facilitated daily Gemba and Accountability walk consisting of full management team to review Status at a Glance (Hr. by Hr.) boards and MDI Paretos. Tracks accountability action items through to completion.• Created standard work for 7 core processes and various ancillary processes, using Takt time and cycle times to assist in manpower planning• Implemented Workplace Organization and 5S program to improve safety and work-flow as well as reduce waste• Improved Inventory Accuracy by 4% by leading Kaizen event to determine and correct root causes of inaccuracies with an annual savings of over $125K• Facilitated Site Value Stream Mapping event and generated Lean Transformation Plan with over $2M in projected annual savings• Facilitated multiple problem solving and Kaizen events. Led cross functional teams through Lean Kaizen training and Project A3 creation and use. Identified root causes and prioritized using 9 box methodology• Facilitated completion of Lean Transformation Plans for 2018 and 2019, facilitating over 70 formal Kaizens, A3 Projects, Return to Green, Problem Solving Jackets and Just Do It events, resulting in over $3M in annual cost savings, and reductions• Conducted annual Lean Assessments for multiple facilities to gauge Lean journey progress and identify benchmarks, strengths and weaknesses for future planning purposes. Certified Ryder Lean coach.

Irving, Texas, Us

• Define and provide new capital investment requirements to suppliers for capital acquisition of new equipment• Prepare baseline data, request for quotes, run off criteria and validation plan for new capital investments and obtain stakeholder approvals throughout the NCI process• Select and manage suppliers for new equipment• Set up and optimize efficient machining cell layouts to provide capability in new facility start up• Rearrange existing machining cell layouts• Responsible for purchasing and processing >$10M of capital assets to perform machining operations of >1800 machined components• Uses Six Sigma methodology and tools to optimize machining throughput and quality• Reviews CMM reports and makes machining corrections as necessary

Irving, Texas, Us

• Direct management of highly skilled, union tool and die makers, providing support to the entire facility, including 5 main production value streams, machine maintenance, facility maintenance, and engineering test, with various precision machined components.• Collaborates with outside suppliers to direct work in order to meet customer expectations. Executes “Make vs. Buy” strategy on all tooling orders, based on internal capacity, customer need-by date, and cost.• Manages all interaction with outside suppliers to ensure all work meets specifications with the use of various CMM reports, as well as managing supplier on time delivery performance of over 90%.• Responsible for all financial interactions for the Tooling Division, totaling over $1 million, annually.• Implemented Quality Certification Process in the Tooling Division, enabling ISO 9001 Certification

Irving, Texas, Us

• Team lead among a team of 12 manufacturing engineers and product quality engineers, responsible for 5 main assembly and test value streams.• Served as a member of the Manufacturing Engineer Team Leads, accountable for developing efficient, standard processes in the form of Standard Work documentation, to standardize manufacturing engineer functions across the corporation.• Reconfigured 3,000-square-foot production line layout, which improved worker efficiency, reduced number of operators required to meet customer demand, and reclaimed 400 square feet of floor space, with an annual savings of over $93K.

Irving, Texas, Us

Lead Supervisor for the BValve (TTT Implement Control Valve) and X3PC (Motorgrader and Small & Medium Wheel Loader Implement Control Valve) Assembly lines in the Joliet facility.• Direct management of 20 union employees and lead supervisor across 3 shifts, with two supporting off shift supervisors.• Managed 4 high volume product lines with over 500 top-level part numbers.• Attained 100% on time delivery performance to 3 different main vehicle assembly plants, as well as the parts distribution plant.• Facilitated daily Material Review Board meetings to sort, diagnose, and address quality issues from the production line.• Executed deployment of all New Product Introductions to the production lines with 100% on time delivery and zero defects.

Irving, Texas, Us

• Designed and maintained robust step-by-step standard work for operators across 3 shifts to follow to increase production throughput and quality while lowering process variability. Responsibility spanned over 1500 top-level part numbers.• Team lead on 5S, Contamination Control, Custumer Acceptance Validation, and ISO 9001 certifications. Achieved certification across 7 main value streams.• Implemented pull system and improved material presentation on hydraulic valve assembly line, impacting 24 assembly and test benches, reducing inventory levels, as well as increasing efficiency through improved material flow.• Led 6 Sigma project to improve ergonomics on hydraulic test machines. Reduced risk of injury 60% by implementing team solution and obtained Green belt certification.

Buffalo, New York, Us

•Designed new precision tooling and re-design existing using PRO-Engineer (Workholding, Cutting tools, assembly tools, Hydraulic Test tools) and analyze applications issues as well as troubleshoot shop issues with regards to tooling.•Coordinated new 5 axis CNC lathe run off. Designed and purchased over $200K in work holding and over 100 cutting tool assemblies across 15 applications/top level parts, using design blue prints and collaborating with outside suppliers.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Air Defense Tactical Operations Operator - Detects, tracks and identifies aircraft, correlates tracks, and broadcasts early warning information. Operates and performs preventive maintenance checks and services on the team vehicles and power generation equipment. Performs operations and intelligence duties in Air Defense units. Performs map operations. Operates over radio nets. Supervises lower grade soldiers and provides technical guidance to the soldiers in the accomplishment of their duties. Inventories and destroys classified material and performs security functions.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Management

Manufacturing Engineering

Education record