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Nashport, Oh, Us

Set up new supply chain out of previous company's chapter 7 and managed the outsourced manufacturing; and set up 3PL global warehouses to minimize cash flow while providing excellent service to our installation and service teams.Vetted and implemented tooling/aset tracking software to track over 1500 tools globally

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Helping my team strategize and execute a plan to grow as a cutting edge leader in prefabrication and DfMA, expanding our current role as a world class commercial electrical contractor.~ Manufacturing Management~ Inventory Management~ Customer Interface~ Process Flow~ Tooling/Asset Tracking and Rental~ Procurement~ ISO Planning

Bremen, In, Us

* Leading Strategic Projects* Acquisition Due Diligence and Integration* Building Search and Negotiations* Inventory Control Systems* ERP Implementation* Automation Implementation

Bremen, In, Us

* Personnel Training and Mentoring* Multi-plant P&L* Strategic Planning* Business Growth* Implementation and Deployment of Lean/OpEX programs* Inventory management systems

Mayfield Village, Oh, Us

Lead and mentor materials organization to new levels of excellence• Procurement and Sourcing• Planning• Warehouse• Continuous Improvement• Automation Integration• Logistics

Center Valley, Pennsylvania, Us

• Provided strategic manufacturing leadership in the areas of component manufacturing and sub-assembly manufacturing for the North American Division of Olympus’ Core Component Center. • P&L responsibility •. Led the strategic planning initiative to tie the Core Component Center to the global Olympus vision• Developed talent and motivating my team to consistently outperform KPI initiatives• Drove continuous improvement through 5S, Lean manufacturing, TPS, and Kaizen events

Oakwood Village, Ohio, Us

• Developed operations team in Supply Chain, Product Installation, Field Service, and Mfg Engr• Managed to team-defined metrics• Initiated plan to reduce on-site installation time• Defined cost reduction initiatives

Oakwood Village, Ohio, Us

• First person hired into operations• Developed procedures and documentation used to receive FDA 510(k) clearance• Set up a global supply chain • Negotiated design and supply agreements, • Purchased and managed inventory• Completed turnkey MRI/Oncology hospital vault reconstruction in first beta site • Architected installation project and managed team to successfully install first Beta site

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Managed multi-plant resources of the materials organization, reducing total ownership cost while improving on-time delivery of turbine blades produced from nickel and cobalt based alloys• Drove positive variance by developing a new supplier to maximize revert usage• Established programs to drive down virgin material cost• Negotiated divisional energy contracts for natural gas, electricity, and gas transportation• Led team to re-invent supply strategy for materials crib • Maintained level flow through the facility each week to meet quarterly shipping objectives • Set up low cost labor contract manufacturing partner to finish turbine blades

Medina, Oh, Us

Led team of six-sigma black belts and lean specialists to design, develop and implement state-of-the-art manufacturing processesPLANT CONSOLIDATION• Led a core team to design and build a new 240k sq ft manufacturing facility• Closed outdated plant and moved equipment to new facility; Qualified new vendors• Hired and trained a new 3-shift workforce• Improved product flow with automation and cellular conceptsADVANCED ENGINEERING PROCESSES/AUTOMATION• Used advanced engineering concepts to design new manufacturing processes• Created first successful implementation of “Lights-Out” manufacturing process• Expanded initial project to include eight automated manufacturing lines

Medina, Oh, Us

FIRST PERSON CERTIFIED AS A SIX SIGMA BACK BELT BY EATON CORPORATION [as a vendor]• Certification projects netted nearly $3/4 MM in scrap reductionTRAINING• (8) individual six-sigma Black Belts• Six waves (107 associates) of six-sigma greenbelts• (80) yellow belts (Basic training for salaried personnel)• white belt training for hourly employees in new facility (Basic training for hourly employees)MENTORING• Mentored (6) green belts to certification, (40) green belt projects to completion

Medina, Oh, Us

Trained and developed staff of (24) engineers, (5) technicians, and (22) maintenance personnel in three plants to ensure needed skills and capabilities to meet all growing business requirements• Personnel Development• Machine Design and Installation• Tooling Design• Steel Blanking and Processing• New Product Introduction

Medina, Oh, Us

Applied VOC and QFD to understand and solve customer problems, resulting in 30% sales growth over five years in a mature industry; managing P&L, overseeing sales, marketing, costing, manufacturing, R&D, scheduling and quality in domestic and European marketsSALES AND MARKETING• Focused on understanding and solving customer application problems• Completed simulated dynamometer testing and field testingINTRODUCED LEAN MANUFACTURING • Reinvented manufacturing process reducing lead-time from two weeks to 55 minutes, • Implemented savings of nearly $2 MM per annumDATA DRIVEN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT• Introduced the use of statistical techniques to Wellman • Developed a new friction material using a Taguchi DOE; Replaced $18 MM formulation • Transferred technology best practices to/from Italian sister plant

Bs, Aerospace Engineer, Math Minor

Mba, Executive Mba - International Business

Master Of Business Administration - Mba