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United States

200 Ladish Rd, Cynthiana KY

Berea, KY

Berea, KY

Versailles, KY

• Oversight of all manufacturing within facility. Direct reports include manufacturing managers and tooling manger with extended responsibility for 23 salaried and 210 hourly employees. Meeting manufacturing metrics and.
• Gained approval for $40M plant investment as Overall Project Manager. Developed concept and layout, coordinated engineering, finance, marketing and logistics teams. Presented project successfully to Board for.
• Managed manufacturing through the Japan Tsunami (40-60% reduction in sales) with no permanent layoff and minimized impact to profit through labor management, materials control, utility and inventory reductions..
• Created manufacturing succession plan to work within existing overhead constraints while still providing flexibility to develop and promote key roles within the facilities

Versailles, KY

• Staff level manager of Laminated Windshield manufacturing department. Oversaw Maintenance and Engineering for the entire plant.
• Implemented Predictive Maintenance plan to simultaneously avoid catastrophic failures and improve spare parts usage. Resulted in 12% reduction in technical downtime.
• Beat spending targets by >5% for 3 consecutive years while improving downtime
• Reduced man-minutes-per-piece in by 15% through output, flow rate, and manpower improvements
• Created capital model that became standard for all Pilkington Automotive sites. The system ranked suggested projects based on Obsolescence, Quality, Capability, Safety, and Cost to determine merit

Versailles, KY

• Oversaw manufacture of approximately 1M windshields annually and a salaried staff of 7 with 90 hourly employees. Managed department budget, quality, and safety results.
• Reduced works cost ($/m2) 14% to offset increased prices in materials through manpower control, raw materials usage tracking & reduction, and Key Metric improvements.
• Acted as Pilkington’s A-level representative to BAMA (Bluegrass Automotive Manufacturer’s Association), a Toyota supplier organization which promotes process, maintenance and safety improvements
• Developed annual manufacturing budget based on sales forecast, manpower requirements, and capital expenditure with a focus on financial return. Evaluated profit and loss a key indicator of success and guide to.

Versailles, KY

• Manufactured ~1.5M complex back and side windows annually w/ salaried staff of 6, 50 hourly employees.
• Created complete KPI tracking system with automatic downloads of daily reports, streamlined information flow for staff and plant manager
• Developed low-investment (≈$35K) packing system to eliminate ergonomic safety concern and reduce manpower by 18%
• Overall Project Manager for major cutting, grinding, and drilling line installation

Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States

• Manager of Process Engineering for AGC’s North American Factories (KY, OH, Mexico).
• Selected by Vice President to lead standardization group.
• Developed NA Capital Plan to balance capabilities of each plant with 5 year sales forecast
• Created glass processing training system for associates and engineers
• Represented AGC-America at global manufacturing meetings in Europe and Japan

Elizabethtown, KY

• Manager of production and prototype engineering departments. Direct oversight for 12 engineers and 2 CAD Technicians. Managed process improvements, new technology, and new product development.
• Led development of C6 Corvette program for the plant. Included new added value technology in windshields and complex back window design. Participated in GM builds and final sign off of production parts.
• Developed 5 year capital plan to meet customer design requirements
• Led centralization of department engineering groups in order to improve information transfer.

Elizabethtown, KY

• Assistant manager of Tempered Division operations. Indirectly oversight for 18 salaried staff including four engineers with approximately 200 hourly associates.
• Created process engineer training and succession plan
• Six Sigma champion training – 3 day leadership course for managers of green/black belts. Led Tempering department rollout of Six Sigma program.

Elizabethtown, KY

• Coordination of all Tempered capital projects and budget planning. Includes five year plan, investment and expansion studies, and analysis of production volumes and product designs.
• Developed new materials specification for silver and ceramic paints to meet ISO 14001 and EU requirements eliminating heavy metals from automotive components
• Designed and installed Vent Quarter Robotic Processing line. Resulted in 8% reduction in downtime, 1.2% improvement in yield, 75% reduction in tooling cost and the elimination of hazardous manual labor with a reduction.
• Lead 'Rapid Prototype Team' in development of part for customer requiring instant relief due to failure of primary supplier during program ramp-up. Condensed prototype time: 4 weeks to 6 days

Elizabethtown, KY

• Engineering and improvement of five side window (door, quarter, sunroof) manufacturing lines. These lines include raw glass NC cutting, NC grinding, drilling, screen printing, and robotic palletizing.
• Designed, installed new glass-holding fixture, drill misalignment sensor, and hole location gauge
• Lead Quality Improvement Group – Developed system of customer visits to determine potential quality issues and provide PFMEA information. Improved customer perception and reduced scrap rate through clarification of.

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