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Hoschton, Ga, Us

Hoschton, Ga, Us

Hoschton, Georgia, United States

Responsible for Program Management departments at three manufacturing facilities (Berea KY, Monroe GA and Queretaro, Mexico) and corporate PM employees located in Farmington, MI.Responsible for hiring and development of all staff.Responsible for the standardization of all program management processes across all facilitiesSummarized bi-weekly executive reports of status and reported to top management in JapanActively manages risk management and red flag escalation of issues to… Show more Responsible for Program Management departments at three manufacturing facilities (Berea KY, Monroe GA and Queretaro, Mexico) and corporate PM employees located in Farmington, MI.Responsible for hiring and development of all staff.Responsible for the standardization of all program management processes across all facilitiesSummarized bi-weekly executive reports of status and reported to top management in JapanActively manages risk management and red flag escalation of issues to top management. Show less

Berea, Ky

Responsible for developing a comprehensive launch management process Wrote and managed to bi-yearly budget policy for the departmentDeveloped and tracked KPI to ensure success of the operating system and company utilization of itHired and trained a department of high performing employeesWorked with all OEM customers to build relationships and regain trust.Worked cross functionally with a global team to improve support for launch management in the… Show more Responsible for developing a comprehensive launch management process Wrote and managed to bi-yearly budget policy for the departmentDeveloped and tracked KPI to ensure success of the operating system and company utilization of itHired and trained a department of high performing employeesWorked with all OEM customers to build relationships and regain trust.Worked cross functionally with a global team to improve support for launch management in the Berea, KY facilityAided in the recovery and continued renewal of Ford Q1 and TS16949 / IATF16949 Show less

Cincinnati, Ohio

Responsible for managing 40 hourly union production employees Met production requirements while reducing overtime below 3%Created and implemented a vision for the door fabrication area to link processes and drive throughput o Held multiple planning events to construct and define the steps to obtain the vision o Ran a series of multiple implementation events to complete the planned projects o Responsible for managing the area changes throughout the project and… Show more Responsible for managing 40 hourly union production employees Met production requirements while reducing overtime below 3%Created and implemented a vision for the door fabrication area to link processes and drive throughput o Held multiple planning events to construct and define the steps to obtain the vision o Ran a series of multiple implementation events to complete the planned projects o Responsible for managing the area changes throughout the project and after its completionEstablished team leader standard work for the areaTrained employees using standard work and audited for adherenceEmpowered employees to make decisions and solve problems Developed TAKT attainment coordinators to eliminate downtime on their respective production linesMaintained 0 lost time and 0 recordable accidents while managing the area Show less

Cincinnati, Ohio

Co-led the current state, ideal state, and future state Value Stream Analysis to create a transformation planFacilitated Kaizen events to support cycle time compression defined in the transformation plan resulting in a 40% decrease in average cycle time and a 70% increase in on-time delivery to customer requestTrained and coached plant employees on A3 Problem SolvingDefined TAKT time for processes and set up MDI (managing daily improvement) boards to facilitate Takt time attainment… Show more Co-led the current state, ideal state, and future state Value Stream Analysis to create a transformation planFacilitated Kaizen events to support cycle time compression defined in the transformation plan resulting in a 40% decrease in average cycle time and a 70% increase in on-time delivery to customer requestTrained and coached plant employees on A3 Problem SolvingDefined TAKT time for processes and set up MDI (managing daily improvement) boards to facilitate Takt time attainment through problem solvingFacilitated Kaizen events to create standard work for processes yielding a 42% increase in units per manhour Show less

Cincinnati, Ohio

Co-Led the design, runoff, and installation of a capital investment fully automated Pivatic production line Used DMAIC problem solving to reduce steel scrap fall by 15% yielding an annual savings of $300KReduced paint line downtime by 25% while eliminating safety hazards at the load and unload station of the paint lineConverted a production line to produce a new product lineTested the Salvagnini OPS scheduling system and trained its users after the plant relocationSet up a… Show more Co-Led the design, runoff, and installation of a capital investment fully automated Pivatic production line Used DMAIC problem solving to reduce steel scrap fall by 15% yielding an annual savings of $300KReduced paint line downtime by 25% while eliminating safety hazards at the load and unload station of the paint lineConverted a production line to produce a new product lineTested the Salvagnini OPS scheduling system and trained its users after the plant relocationSet up a welding area layout to satisfy OSHA requirements and increase product flowIncorporated 5S events to better the presentation, cleanliness, and safety of production areas Managed a team of six associates during the shutdown / transfer of a 100,000 sq. ft. facility Show less

Suwanee, Georgia

Planned and scheduled the release of all daily production for a 3-shift manufacturing facility with $40M in annual revenueDesigned component parts in AutoCAD Developed process work instructions and operator training for all scheduling processesDeveloped a product tracking system that reduced scrap by $100K annuallyEffectively scheduled daily production to ensure efficient flow through the fabrication linesDeveloped daily truck schedules that achieved a 98% on time delivery… Show more Planned and scheduled the release of all daily production for a 3-shift manufacturing facility with $40M in annual revenueDesigned component parts in AutoCAD Developed process work instructions and operator training for all scheduling processesDeveloped a product tracking system that reduced scrap by $100K annuallyEffectively scheduled daily production to ensure efficient flow through the fabrication linesDeveloped daily truck schedules that achieved a 98% on time delivery rateCreated and performed test scenarios that ensure stability of new scheduling software Show less

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General, 4.0

Bachelors Of Science, Industrial Engineering