Chad Ebeling Email & Phone Number

Fort Madison, Iowa, United States

Ft. Madison, Ia

West Burlington, Ia

• Responsible for entire plant comprised of 250 employees including EHS, manufacturing, engineering, technology, IT, and our sales/marketing teams.• OSHA VPP certified operation with an I&I rate less than 1.5. Very safety oriented.• Annual plant sales range from $80-$100 MM on a primarily one shift operation.• Inventory on a quarterly basis is approx. $5MM with turns at 13-15. • ISO 9001 certified.• Service on our products shipped has been 98% over the last two years.• Utilize lean to obtain labor & material productivity, approx. $1-$1.5MM each year.• Implemented a community wage structure in 2010 to raise margin by 10% and regain market share. • Reduced Work in Process (WIP) by 50% thru many lean actions involving suppliers, fabrication processes and material presentation to the assembly line.• Coach/develop members of my staff to improve their leadership skills to further their career.

West Burlington, Ia

• Led a team of 22 (including buyers, master scheduler, material handlers, and shipping/receiving personnel). Developed and executed inventory plans to drive a minimum of one turn improvement year over year delivering double digit turns in 2010.• Responsible for the procurement of material, negotiating supplier prices/contracts, inventory, and inflation/deflation metrics for switchgear. • Managed all production schedules for the plant using our MRP system to ensure customer ship dates are met. (material procurement schedule, internal fabrication schedule, engineering schedule and assembly schedules)• Established and managed operation plans for sales, service, inventory, inflation/deflation, and productivity for each quarter. • Acting Plant Manager.

• Led a team of production personnel for our new Entellisys product line ~100 employees. Gave daily work direction to the team to achieve our safety and productivity goals for the day. Responsible for all hiring and disciplinary actions of my team.• Responsible for developing, planning and executing to our quarter financials (sales, service, productivity, inventory, overtime) for the entire plant. Maintained 97% service level to our customers. (2008 1st qtr Service and Inventory plant award for all of GE Consumer & Industrial)• Set all production schedules for the plant to ensure customer ship dates are met. • Acting Plant Manager.• Successfully helped lead the transfer of work for our Medium Voltage and SC products to Powell Industries ~ 2 year transition period ending in Apr 08.• Responsible for all facility operations (maintenance, building and grounds improvements, all equipment, etc.)• Maintained compliance with NEC, NFPA and OHSA standards.• Led lean events to reduce cycle time in our test area by 25%.

• Led a team of 64 engineering standards personnel, design engineers, and mechanical/electrical designers that are responsible for designing switchgear. Fifteen are off-site in India Design Center.• Acting Plant Manager. • Communicate and met with the plant manager, marketing, shop operations, and finance to strategically plan our objectives for each week and quarter.• Responsible for hiring, training, evaluating and disciplinary actions of employees. • Interfaced daily with the marketing group in pre-negotiating final design and shipping promise dates.• Communicate daily with my staff to ensure our production operation schedules are being met in order to meet/exceed our sales plan.• Assigned and developed cross-functional teams to work on productivity projects.• Integrated new product designs into our engineering systems and production lines.• Managed and implemented short and long term capital projects to improve productivity, OM, and decrease cycle time for our business. • Maintained compliance with NEC, UL, NEMA & ANSI regulatory codes for switchgear products.• Greenbelt Certified, Leadership Training, NMDC class at Crotonville

• Interpreted customer and consultant specifications/drawings for switchgear.• Designed 208V – 15KV custom built switchgear based upon these specifications.• Developed bills of material, mechanical and electrical drawings for shop floor production.• Created PLC code for breaker transfer schemes relating to utility outages & generator control.• Performed testing on PLC code for functionality and customer acceptance before shipment.

• Designed, supported, and maintained the following systems in a manufacturing environment: Conveyor systems, packaging equipment, freon systems, assembly line stations, heating/cooling, tooling & fixtures, rotary indexers, extrusion equip, thermo formers, vertical lifts, & auto un-loaders.• Designed electrical schematics and panel layouts for equipment installations utilizing AutoCAD.• Determined electrical demand for each system (i.e. size circuit breakers & fuses, select motor starters, size transformers, size conduit, select wire size / type, etc.). • Developed PLC logic and MMI programs, performed initial startup and debug of equipment.• Utilized Lean action workouts to increase output of the side x side refrigeration line by 10%.• Decreased the cycle time of the top mount packaging line from 13 to 9 seconds; 30% reduction.

• Designed, supported, and maintained the following systems in a manufacturing environment: wastewater treatment plants, conveyor systems, rotary and linear indexers, assembly line work stations, hydraulic presses, heat ovens, drill stations, and automatic un-loaders.• Designed electrical schematics and panel layouts for equipment installations utilizing AutoCAD.• Determined electrical demand for each system (i.e. size circuit breakers & fuses, select motor starters, size transformers, size conduit, select wire size / type, etc.). • Developed PLC logic and MMI programs, performed initial startup and debug of equipment.

• Construction & Design engineer for Trident submarine engine room; supported turbine and motor-generator sets during startup, resolved construction problems for all engine room equipment.