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Sparta, Michigan, United States

• Spartan Graphics specializes in developing and printing point of purchase and marketing materials. Our Litho, Screen and Digital print capabilities allow us to print on a variety of substrates – including rigid.
• Provided operational oversite in all areas of the business.
• Implemented companywide production scheduling and capacity planning.
• Managed construction and implementation of a 35,000 sq ft building addition.
• Revised facility layout to increase operational efficiency and provide additional capacity for sales growth.
• Developed and implemented a 3 shift per day production model to create 24 hr. per day capacity.

• Advised on opportunities to maximize the proceeds of rental and sale of multiple industrial properties generating rental revenue increases exceeding 90%.
• Developed rollout of a vocational school type program to be utilized in a local high school to teach students key skills required to be successful in Manufacturing environments.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Global manufacturing company focused on products and processes to deliver metal stamping, mechanism, and structure solutions to the automotive, office furniture, and utility vehicle markets. 1800 employees in eight.
• Participate in BOD discussions regarding organization growth strategies and divestitures.
• Managed development and rollout of a 5-year strategic plan.
• Created an enterprise-wide employee suggestion process within the PLEX ERP system.
• Identified and resolved operational inefficiencies created by neighboring construction plans. Collaborated with city leaders to arrive at solutions acceptable to both Gill and the City of Grand Rapids. PROCESS.
• Standardized PLEX ERP system across eight facilities sites. Reduced disparate configurations from 600+ to 15.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Managed an automotive parts manufacturing operation generating $64MM in annual revenue. Reported to Director of Operations for North America.
• Led 260 employee operation for metal stamping and value-added assembly operations.
• Managed seven-member management team including goal setting, performance management, and coaching.
• Increased EBITDA by 30%+ through P&L management, process-focused leadership, and continuous improvement.
• Decreased customer complaints by 15%+ through focus on internal quality performance.
• Created Continuous Improvement team to drive data-based process improvements.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Led a four-member Operations Management team with 25 indirect staff and production operations inside of one plant. Provided tooling and production line relocation and equipment purchases for five facilities. Reported.
• Managed daily manufacturing operations of seven automatic progressive and transfer stamping press and tool room operations across two shifts.
• Developed and successfully maintained financial budgets and operational targets.
• Implemented new ERP system (IQMS) modules for preventive maintenance and quality management.
• Developed and led Quality Blitz process to eliminate and prevent customer and internal quality problems.
• Performed due diligence of maintenance, operations, and facilities during a competitor acquisition process.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Managed nine-member team including QA technicians, Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) technicians, and Quality Engineers.
• Resolved customer and internal quality issues including troubleshooting at customer locations, negotiating with customers to reduce Customer Rejections (PPM), and implementing permanent process corrective actions.
• Implemented systemic improvements to maintain current gage calibration.
• Managed departmental expenses ensuring compliance to financial budgets.
• Organized successful TS 16949 recertification audit.
• Implemented 3D laser scanning technology on CMM.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Provided quality engineering support for new program launches including review of part feasibility, gage concepts, and design, track gage build timing, writing and review of quality documents (APQP), preparation of.
• Supported resolution of quality issues including troubleshooting issues at customer facilities, suggesting part and process improvements, verification of improvements, and documenting changes using customer required.
• Resolved supplier-related quality issues including determining root cause of problems and managing supplier progress towards implementing permanent corrective actions.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Managed prototype parts programs including review of RFQ’s, quoting, selecting suppliers, tracking build progress, inspecting, and shipping of jobs. Sales revenue exceeding $1MM
• Implemented departmental improvements based on Kaizen and 5S methodology.
• Established performance metrics to manage build progress.
• Developed a procedure for gaining appropriate approvals and requirements to successfully source supplier parts.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Supported Test Lab and Product Engineering department. Oversaw durability testing on system and component levels. Tracked progress of durability tests using precision measuring equipment. Performed light machining and welding to create test fixtures within Test lab. Designed and built a pulley durability test machine. Completed thesis project regarding.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Monitored production quality and key process characteristics using precision measuring instruments; Adcole, Optical Comparator, and Magnaflux. Manufactured parts from various production lines. Performed machining on CNC controlled lathe and machining center. Designed durable tooling (fixtures, gage holders, prototype tooling). Completed workstation for.