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Placentia, Ca, Us

Develop and launch a production system for a new joint venture producing business class seating and suites for the commercial airline industry.• Develop an operational excellence program to ensure production readiness for launch of multiple aircraft programs.• Develop and implement a plant layout to ensure sufficient capacity for all phases of production and logistics operations to meet future customer demand.• Lead the planning and supply chain teams to launch multiple programs simultaneously.

Muskegon, Mi, Us

Responsible for the operations of seven plants producing systems and components for trucks and trailers in the commercial vehicle industry in the Americas region with total sales of $500M.• Led the implementation of an Operations Excellence program across all plants.• Led the operational improvements in support of a corporate EBIT optimization program.• Completed a transformation of the two flagship plants.• Significantly improved overall labor efficiencies across all plants.• Achieved significant improvements in quality and OTD improvement.

Muskegon, Mi, Us

• Responsible for developing and implementing a LEAN business and production system roadmap for $1.2B global manufacturer of axles, suspensions, fifth wheels and other products for the truck and trailer industry.• Led a turnaround of the truck suspension operations after a plant consolidation.• Improved operational capability in the U.S and German plants.• Implemented a Lean logistics system for a greenfield operation in China.

• Develop strategic and annual business and operations plan.• Conduct business development for sales and client base growth.• Develop project plans and proposals.• Ongoing client relations and project management.• Implementation of lean business systems based on Toyota Production System principles.• Coaching and mentoring of executives, managers, and operations teams.• Practical hands-on support of clients to guide transformation projects.• Engagement and Results examples:o Supported regional consolidation of manufacturing operations. - Increased overall plant capacity by 19%. Exceeded $2MM cost reduction objectives.o Transformation of engine production operations. - Reduced operation from three shifts to two, 35% improvement in return on capital. o Implemented a supplier development program for a global tier 1 auto parts manufacturer. - Realized over $15MM in savings in three years.