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Opening a greenfield facility while leading process improvement in another. Ensuring ERP and Shop Floor Control systems are set-up and trained. Training personnel in production scheduling of multiple product lines across approximately 20-30 production cells. Improving production flow and productivity to reach and exceed performance target goals.

Designed unique ERP (JD Edwards Enterprise One) solution for two additional manufacturing facilities. Solution included materials movement between plants and finished goods shipping to end user, production scheduling, interfacing with existing Manufacturing Execution System and corporate ERP.

San Diego, California, US

As a Vistage Chair, Executive Coach, and CEO Peer Advisory Group Facilitator, I help select, high-performing CEOs and Senior Executives achieve greater levels of success both personally and professionally, while having a positive impact on their communities and building a strong legacy. We deploy a proven methodology used for over 65 years to help people.

Consulting to La-Z-Boy Incorporated as a Special Projects Manager.

Monroe, MI, US

• Led team of eight implementing production element of the Order to Cash process of JDE E1 ERP system across five supply centers, seven manufacturing plants, and multiple distribution centers as SME on production.
• 95% consistency in production levels achieved during deployment of ERP system to all production facilities.
• 100% on time delivery of scheduling requirements met enabling production to start on time while ensuring staff safety by managing project planning through severe storm watch.
• Successfully updated from JDE E1 9.0 to 9.1 across 6 manufacturing plants, 5 Supply Centers, multiple RDC's and Corporate HQ.
• Effectively deployed Sales Order Management replacing a homegrown mainframe based system to not only take orders but perform capacity management functions as well.
• Successfully integrated start-up operation to legacy ERP aligning processes with system flows, streamlining and eliminating significant lead-time from the order cycle.

Monroe, MI, US

• Managed team of eight, two supply centers, and $80 million, multi-shift manufacturing operation supplying 100% of cut plywood and 30% of cut and sewn leather parts for Residential Division. Project management focus.
• $6.4 million saved over three years by taking strategic view when addressing labor, production, and product development processes.
• 15% first year improvement of department cost performance by rebalancing and redistributing workload to create operating efficiencies across team.

Monroe, MI, US

• Managed operations and finances for $80M production of 3-shift manufacturing operation supplying seven assembly plants with cut plywood and cut leather parts. Managed operations and finances for logistics, materials.
• 8% cost improvement achieved within six months by implementing 5S, VFM, Cellular Manufacturing, and Lean Principles within production facility.
• 90% of production volumes maintained despite hurricane by implementing and managing disaster recovery effort for centralized plywood supply facility.

Monroe, MI, US

• Supervised critical, division-wide projects that impacted service, quality, profitability and lead time. Managed logistics and IT development process for centralized green-field fabric cutting supply center project.
• 20% lead-time reduction of leather unit production reached in less than one year by managing business process redesign project, while creating new IT application to manage operations.
• $2.7 million in capital equipment and process improvements purchased to improve cutting efficiency and quality after creating cost/benefit analysis that calculated a 1.35 year ROI.

Monroe, MI, US

General Manager, La-Z-Boy Logistics, Inc. (1997–2000) - Oversaw logistics division and function, including a $50M freight spend. Managed domestic and small-package freight, transportation service procurement, fleet operations, third-party logistics and warehouse operations. Negotiated freight rates and contracts with providers. Supervised five department.

Lansing, MI, US

Developed, tested, fielded, provided, and managed communications and information systems support for the command and control of battalion, brigade and division level operations.

Arlington, Virginia, US

Developed, tested, fielded, provided, and managed communications and information systems support for the command and control of battalion, brigade and division level operations.

Ms, Manufacturing Management

Ba, Business Administration

Associate'S Degree, Computer Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General