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Houston, Tx, Us

Industry leader in manufacturing Polymer Concrete manholes with multiple locations. Responsible for driving the development of TPS based business systems in Operations and Quality through lean projects development, training, and leading multiple continuous improvement activities and events. • Responsible for developing the operational excellence system including coaching and leading continuous improvement activities at multiple locations. • Established a Lean culture utilizing OpEx tools in production.• Production KPI boards, facility layouts, Value Stream Mapping, material management.• Established single pieces flow for base production achieving 40% reduction in cycletime.• Challenge current operational standards to foster critical thinking and a culture of CI.• Successfully established and rolled out Armorock Lean / OpEx training program.• Established lean transformation strategies with plant managers which increased production 15%. • Established standard plant level production performance reports for weekly leadership review.• Achieved ISO 9001:2015 Certification for 3 production facilities in a 5 month time frame.• Designed plant layouts, performed value stream mapping, managed NCRs for opportunities.

A lean business group focused on improving customer production to meet demand while eliminating waste through production process analytics and implementation of material flow lines. (contract based) Accomplishments:• Reduced Working Capital by $2.5M per month by recalculating standard WIP levels per machine. • Reduced labor burn by 20% at Green Nursey by redesigning BOM picking flow and racks.• Utilized trademarked software to establish VSM, SWIP, Op Sequencing, Resource Utilization, Takt.

Texas, United States

Concrete products manufacturer with 55 facilities and over 100 product offerings across the USA. Responsible for developing TPS business system to meet customer demand and increasing production in the Texas region. (acquisition) Accomplishments:• Developed and implemented business strategy to take a startup business from 12 ($600k) products per month to 50 ($2.5M) using value stream mapping, level loading, op sequencing, Quality Inspections.• Established sub-assembly production to supply main production lines.• Increased output at MW fabrication plant by 10% & $400k in 3 months through Waste Reduction efforts.• Successfully designed and implemented 2 shop layouts with visual material & production flow.• Implemented MDI boards, morning huddles, and leadership gemba walks for 2 businesses locations.• Created a labor tracking system for the MW Fabrication plant to monitor burn rate & rework $$.• Trained employees, performed audits, performed time studies, wrote & revised SOPs, led Kaizens.• Trained leadership on how to manage their business offerings (services and personnel) and use performance data to make decisions.

Manufacturer of O&G Production & Processing products with 4 unique businesses in the Houston area.Responsible for establishing a Lean Culture for all 4 businesses in the Spitzer Corporation. Fisher Rd- Gas Compressor assembly and test: labor burn rate reduced by 20%. 2day taktFisher Rd- Pipe Fabrication: labor burn rate reduction of 20%, 15% capacity gainOrizon - Created and implemented strategy for waste reduction and efficiency gains in Structural Steel Fabrication resulting in 15% reduction in labor burn rate.Fisher Rd- Successfully implement 9 manufacturing flowlines; 6 with FlowVision Consulting.Established and implemented KPIs (SQDC) at Fisher Road and Orizon locations.Developed and rolled out Spitzer Lean training at all locations. Implemented a new material flow for Metal Prep to reduce labor and non value add activities.Spitzer Lean Certification program: 70+ Lean projects closed.

Stafford, Tx

Responsible for building and strengthening the Quality Management System and Continual Improvement Culture. Managed a team of 6 and established development plans for each. ● Achieved 1-year safety incident free in department and facility.● Developed the Quality Department to meet ISO 9001, 14001 & Regulatory Compliance● Developed and prioritized Business Development Plans (BPD) to meet strategic objectives.● Developed metrics to monitor BPD performance and trained leadership on their value add.● Managed and developed Product Quality Engineers, Supplier Quality Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers and product inspector for manufacturing/assembly and injection molding.● Developed and maintained internal and external (supplier) audit program.● Responsible for Calibration and Document Control including final review of all Standard Operating Procedures and release.● Managed all product inspections and testing to assure compliance to specifications.● Successfully established grass-roots effort to grow Continuous Improvement Culture as a foundation of Operational Excellence.

Houston, Texas Area

Responsible for quality assurance for all subsea oil production trees manufactured for Exxon-Mobil. • Validate manufacturing documents meet FMC and customer specifications. • Review & approve vendor production and quality standards for FMC and API alignment.• Identify improvement projects through defect & cost analysis• Lead projects through to completion.Major accomplishment: - Successfully reduced Quality Non-conformance resolution cycle time by 75%.- Global quality award nominee

Conroe, Texas

Responsible for managing all aspects of the drill bit service centers. Oversaw daily operations of a dual shift team of 45 employees that generated $8-10 million annually. Managed both direct and indirect reports including Frontline Supervisors, Customer Service, Procurement and Quality.• Lead strategic planning efforts to align with corporate and customer initiatives. • Developed and executed budgetary plans to achieve financial objectives. • Partner in the Business Leadership Team.• Created current and future state value stream maps. • Identified process gaps and initiated kaizen events to eliminate wastes. • Fostered Lean methodologies such as 5S, VSM, SWIP, Level Loading. • Established performance metrics for Safety, Quality, Delivery and Costs.• Developed roadmaps for personnel development.• Fostered and improved customer centricity of the department.Major accomplishments: - Achieved 227 days safe.- Reduced repair lead times from 15 to 7 days for non-standard bits.- 3 successful kaizen events focused on safety, quality and delivery.

Houston, Tx

Responsible for managing all aspects of two business units at the Wireline manufacturing facility. One unit composed of 26 employees generated $18 million annually. The other unit consisted of 5 employees and generated $30 million annually. Managed both direct and indirect reports including Frontline Technicians, Production Controller & Scheduler, Manufacturing Engineer and Quality.• Lead strategic planning efforts to align with corporate initiatives. • Developed and executed budgetary plans to achieve financial objectives.• Implemented New Production Development into the production area• Created current and future state value stream maps. • Partner in the Business Leadership Team• Developed roadmaps for personnel development.• Implemented new safety programs focused on hazard elimination and ergonomicsMajor Accomplishments:- Achieved 6.5 years safe milestone.- Built and delivered 4 prototype tools and 3 prototype wireline trucks- Reduced FLID lead time from 64 to 35 days and increased capacity by 200%. - Lead and/or mentored 2 kaizen events focused on cycle time reduction. - Increasing operational capacity and established cellular layout.- Developed and launched Electronics 101 Training program for technicians.

Houston, Tx

Responsible for improving the quality and reducing lead times of five of Wireline’s top 10 critical tools. Improvement actions were identified through detailed defect data reviews along with collaborations with engineering. • Utilized lean tool kit to reduce defects and improve product quality. • Facilitated multiple Kaizen and Total Preventive Maintenance events. • Improve product and equipment quality and reliability. • Trained top spend suppliers Lean 8D problem solving methodology.• Resolved multiple supplier quality issues with and/or at the supplier’s facility.• Major contributor to department’s Quality Management System. Major Accomplishments:- Reduced RDT defect rate by 40%, no field failures during my tenure.- Worked with Parker Seals to eliminate failures due to o-ring quality.- Implemented first TPM schedule for production equipment in SAP.- Successfully trained supplier on 8D and resolved reoccurring defect.

Houston, Texas Area

Six-Sigma Blackbelt is a critical role in a GSCM and Project Execution business with extensive training in six-sigma and statistical tools required. Requires total immersion in high profile business issues and resolutions. Provides continuous exposure to business leaders who demand comprehensive and analytically correct resolutions to their business problems.

Houston, Texas Area

Continuous exposure to operational management and engineering practices with responsibilities in project management, quality control, sales, quote procurement, sourcing, logistics, scheduling, customer service, cost reduction, and growth initiatives. Major Accomplishments:- Managed over 100 Power Transformer Projects.- Improved business relationships between GE I&RS, GE Aero and Meidensha Corp. - Introduced and initiated Lean Management in GE I&RS Transformer Division.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Accounting And Finance, 3.4

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical Power

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