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Canton, MS

450 person supplier of accessory and logistics services for Nissan

Houma, Louisiana

Recruited to manage two manufacturing plants with combined sales in excess of $60 million annually. Provided full P & L responsibility for both a “job shop” type threading environment and a “moving production line” environment making vacuum insulated tubing for the oil industry. Increased revenue by 29.5% while decreasing nonconformance cost and recordable.

Greater New Orleans Area

Provide Operations and Manufacturing Management support for a multi-site sheet metal and fabricated pipe supplier. Evaluated needs and recommended ERP information flow, citing advantages and weaknesses of several approaches. Evaluated and made improvements on proposed new facility layouts, and initiated process value mapping.

Royal Oak, MI

Enlisted to serve on the team that evaluates Ford Motor Company’s die and mold suppliers to establish overall health and capacity. Provided Operations support to an injection molding house in El Paso.

• Managed all day-to-day operations for this $10M custom engineering company providing design, development and manufacturing services for the defense and oilfield industries. Ensured customer deliveries were.
• Responsible for ensuring that customer deliveries were on-time and within budget, including managing and tracking all activities of the Program Management, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Assembly and Test, Quality.
• Responsible for implementation of new ERP system (Visual Manufacturing)
• Responsible for departmental budgets and overall P&L
• Led 35 staff and $7M budget

Slidell, LA

• Recruited to design/implement all internal manufacturing operations and systems, conforming to ISO 9000:2001. Built infrastructure hired teams, wrote SOPs and directed ISO certification process
• Designed and implemented all internal systems in conformance with ISO 9000:2001
• Implemented tracking systems for programs
• Implemented and tracked schedules for startup engineering/manufacturing company
• Led 4 staff and $3M budget

Auburn Hills, MI

• Recruited to open US manufacturing operations for this $89M injection molded motor vehicle interior parts/accessories manufacturer. Developed, implemented and maintained QS9000 quality system and trained all personnel.
• Prepared $400k annual budgets including all staffing requirements
• Represented company to suppliers and customers in matters pertaining to product quality
• Prepared gaging estimates for new programs
• Performed DOE, SPC, APQP (DFMEA, PFMEA, PCP, etc.)
• Led process developments and mistake-proofing activities

Warren, MI

• Upgraded existing ISO 9002 system to QS9000
• Led three union inspectors on two shifts
• Standardized and documented the programs for CMM inspection

• Developed QS9000 Quality Procedures
• Developed prototype process controls to ensure that both product and process would be ready for production
• Developed supplier requirements for components and monitored progress through on-site surveillance activities
• Represented Lear Corporate Quality during evaluation of Italian SEPI (Fiat seating supplier) plants

• Responsible for all APQP submissions for GM components
• Customer and plant contact on all issues regarding GM components
• Represented company on all APQP items
• Represented company on-site at customer plants

• Represented company in quality matters in TRW assembly plants in Reynosa, Mexico, and Louisville, MS.
• Represented the "voice of the customer" in internal problem solving activities
• Led all customer 8-D Problem Solving Teams

• 1990-1991 Quality Manager
• Represented company to customer and suppliers
• Created Quality Manual
• Supervised five inspectors across three shifts
• Provided training on GD&T1988-1990 Internship through Oakland University
• Performed bench layout for prototype parts

Executive Mba, Business Administration And Management, General, 3.9

Bs, Systems Engineering

Activities and Societies: Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity, Engineering Co-op

Diploma, General Studies