Dan Edelman Email & Phone Number

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

Lead implimentaion of Lean Manufacturing principals.

Appointed to Board August 2011

www.ame.org

Irving, Tx, Us

Cub Master for Pack 309/812

Manufacturer of Soft Body Armor, Distributor of crime seen investigation equipment, tools and training and distributor of fire am accessories.; Ensured compliance to, as well as proactively promoted company's vision and values. Led, hired motivated and disciplined employees. After 6 months of hire promoted to Production Manager of Soft Body Armor. Was hand picked to lead the production portion of consolidating 3 Soft Body Armor faculties to the Jacksonville facility. Responsibilities included leading the efforts of increasing from 65 people to 120 and adding 5 new production lines, while at the same time coaching, mentoring and developing highly effective teams to ensure manufacturing readiness for rapid expansion.Led Kaizen event that netted a savings $30K in annualized labor and $20K in Inventory reductions by redesigning the production flow and improving the connections between multiple processes.Designated, implemented and managed a Daily Management system targeted to capture, and solve problems to their root cause, as well as engage the connection between management and employees.Actively participated on cross functional team that spearheaded the consolidation of 3 Soft Body Armor facilities to the Jacksonville location.Led training and development of key lead roles to fortify a highly effective team.Spearheaded efforts to integrate scheduling needs between Tijuana, MX and Jacksonville facilities.Hand selected to actively participate on a multifunctional team, to provide manufacturing expertise, established rapid production ramp up strategy to produce 78,000 vests in 3 months. Including working closely with staffing agencies to interview and qualify up to 50 new skilled positions, 4 new lead roles and 3 new production lines plus the increase of 2 additional shifts,

Fabricated aluminum, bridges, boat docks and access systems.; Promoted and ensured compliance to all Environmental, Health and Safety polices and procedures. Directly supervised 1 supervisor, 6 team captains, indirectly supervised up to 85 hourly team members. Managed Fabrication and Production operations including hiring, motivating, coaching and teaching all Team Captains and Line Leads. Responsible for introducing and coordinating all lean manufacturing training, auditing and Kaizen events.Led team that garnered labor savings of $85K by reducing salaried positions, with cross training eliminated duplicate tasks and functions.Executed strategic plan to reduce labor by 40% and reduce operating cost by $108k in 2007, while still improving moral of employees. Achieved most improved employee satisfaction survey in 2007 out of all Alcoa facilities.Played an integral role in reducing turnover by 2.6% and reducing absenteeism by 9%.Chosen to participate on Alcoa's Operational Excellence global internal audit team targeted to understand each plants business needs, uncover their opportunities and recommend creative ideas and solutions on implementing Lean Principals.Actively help design, and implement a behavioral-based safety program that resulted in increased safety awareness and yielded 0 recordable incidents in 2006.

Manufactured and installed trash chutes, linen chutes and recycling equipment.; Managed and directed all facets of the business with the exception of Sales and Finance. Responsible for all hiring, and motivation of all production personnel. Scheduled all production, coordinated deliveries and installations across 48 SatesLed all departments in establishment of the execution business goals to meet or exceed customers' demands and reduce costs. Increased cash flow by reducing inventory and negotiating inventory controls with suppliers.Reduced shipping and installation costs by 7%, by closely coordinating installations and deliveries of jobs across the United States.Strengthened customer-service by resolving problems in a timely manner.Reviewed and interpreted architectural prints for proper product quotations.

Worlds largest provider of aluminum products, manufactured soft alloy extrusions and cast aluminum ingot.ABS (Lean Manufacturing) Coordinator 2003-2006Trained managers, group leaders, team leaders and team members in Lean Manufacturing Principles and Systemic Problem solving concepts in all 5 North American Extrusion plants.Supervised multiple crews, managed production schedules and supported problem-solving activities in Extrusion, Casting, Packing, Finishing and Fabrication. Responsible for supervision and management of 2 warehouses targeted to service multiple customers with lead time of 24hrs.Reduced plant wide cost by over $2 million in 2 years by leading and participating on multiple teams targeted with integrating lean manufacturing concepts and tools in production operations, while continuingly developing strategic plans for the plant.Assisted in multiple Kaizen improvement events across North American Extrusion plants that yielded a net savings of $500,000 per year across the division.Spearheaded inventory plan that resulted in a reduction of 2 millions pounds of inventory. Through the integration of a Kanban system and, implementing a pattern production system.Led Production Scheduling team that increased delivery performance 2.5% in one year.

Ensured the safety of the people through training and auditing, ensured the quality and the compliance of product to the Aluminum Association standards with multiple types of quality checks, Maintained or improved production by keeping employees trained and motivated.Spearheaded Kaizen event in Casting operation that resulted reducing change over time by 38%.Promoted to ABS Coordinator position after successfully integrating multiple lean manufacturing concepts on a departmental level.Ensured compliance to all Internal Quality, ISO 9002 and Aluminum Associations Standards, ISO Internal Auditor for 3 years.Mentored and coached employees to maintain moral through several adverse situations. Including Union contract negotiations, plant scale down and acquisition.Set up production schedules to best service the customers and optimize efficiency of Extrusion Presses and Casting operations.

Certification In Marine Repair

High School Diploma