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Ogden, Ut, Us

Helping businesses accelerate their business strategies and growth through outside the box vision and innovation. Sometimes it just takes an outside perspective to see what you can't see yourself. As a 20+ year manufacturing veteran, serial entrepreneur, small business owner, and business professional, I bring a spectrum of skills and abilities to help break companies out of their self imposed limitations to accelerate their future.With a successful career in cultural transformation, I bring the missing ingredients to your efforts to enact positive change in your organizations.CIA might stand for Central Intelligence Agency, and in a way, that's what I offer. But being a Chief Improvement Advisor (CIA), my goal is to get you the improvements you need where you need them and in a sustainable way. In a way, I'm here to spy on your processes and recommend ways to take out the waste in your organization.

Pleasant View, Ut, Us

Pleasant View, Utah, Us

Boaz, Alabama, Us

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

- Orchestrated the reorganization of our team and focus to bridge the gap between new product development and manufacturing systems, opening a role for manufacturing engineering integration into R&D with a focus on automation- Engineered the world’s first gas boiler to electric boiler retrofit conversion called Electrofit- Improved project on time completion from less than 60% to over 90%- Successfully led major steam electrification projects pioneering new, game changing technology to meet the world’s green energy and decarbonization demands- Built a cross functional R&D team poised to tackle some of the most difficult energy needs facing society today

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

- Established a continuous improvement culture through implementing a Lean Daily Management System with Tiered accountability and autonomy, 2 Second Lean, 3S, and a daily Gratitude Moment- Reorganized the Quality Department to strengthen the team and rebuilt a strong team through strategic hiring- Developed an electronic Nonconforming Material logging, notification, and tracking process through Office 365 apps- Led scrap improvements to achieve the lowest scrap as a % of sales in the past 5 years (12/19)

Stockholm, Se

- Lead all quality activities over 45% of plant revenue (plant revenue >$1B annual)- Reduced 8D completion time by monitoring and mentoring daily and weekly progress of Root Cause/Corrective Actions- Lowered daily scrap rate by approximately 50% using data driven analysis of Mini Wrap failures, resulting in updated supplier tooling to eliminate main failure root cause- Drove cost reductions in 3rd party inspection process by implementing structured oversight and decision making matrix- Manage continuous improvement efforts, customer reported nonconformances, PFMEAs, Control Plans, production line and product design improvements, and manufacturing cell audits with daily reporting to upper management

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

- Responsible for all plant operations, continuous improvement programs, and manufacturing deliverables with oversight over 100+ plant personnel- Increased production throughput by leading an incredible recovery to end Q1 with record production in March (450% increased shipments over Jan., 225% increase over Feb.) leading to a record quarter, followed by a new record in Q2- Introduced 2 Second Lean with structured methods for daily 5S and continuous improvement, led weekly leadership development sessions, and established best practice methods and cross training- Implemented new ERP/MRP system where none existed prior

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

- Organized and headed teams of Quality, Welding, Process, and Manufacturing Engineers/Technicians, Six Sigma Green/Black Belts, Resource Safety Officer, Quality Inspectors, and Certified Weld Inspectors- Chaired plant Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence program- Led Lean Six Sigma cost savings initiatives worth over $315,000 in the Quality Department in FY16- Reduced Net Scrap (15%), Warranty (60%), and Returns (84%) as % of Sales from FY14 to CY17 resulting in total year over year cost reduction savings of $500,000 since FY14 (an average of 165k/year)- Improved the Material Return Authorization (MRA) process and service department to turn it into a profit center netting over $100k in sales in FY15 and FY16- Proven track record for recruiting/developing all-star teams, and training/preparing individuals for promotions- Responsible for multiple, successful ISO 9001:2008, ASME Sections I, IV, and VIII Div I audit certifications, Government and other foreign and international standards audits- Contributed to monthly plant P&L and labor planning- Implemented internal welder training program to educate and develop candidates capable of welding within our unique product offering, qualifying them for higher paying, more technically skilled jobs- Established Autonomous Manufacturing Support teams to drive decision making closer to the issue

Cody, Wyoming, Us

- Responsible for R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality including equipment/software acquisitions- Designed Gunwerks’ first rifle system – receiver, bolt, bedding block, bottom metal, trigger guard, scope rings, rifle stock- Organized shop production through process mapping, time studies, value stream mapping, lean and six sigma methods, etc. to cut production lead times from 6-8 weeks down to 3 weeks- Facilitated the roll out of an ERP/MRP system- Designed new facilities and plant layouts including business offices, production facility, shipping/receiving, and indoor/outdoor gun range- Standardized production processes and methods for repeatable accuracy using engineering drawings, process studies, equipment calibration, fixturing, manufacturing, cell layout, etc., all new concepts for Gunwerks

- Wrote business plans to procure $1.4 million in funding- Managed the RAS-12 project timeline, deadlines, budget, labor usage, etc.- Responsible for all aspects of sourcing and supply chain including COGS and price negotiations- Designed the first functioning, all polymer shotshell capable of being fired in rapid succession as part of the RAS-12 project (Rimless Automatic Shotgun) turning the decades old dream of an all polymer into a reality in less than 3 months- Established a machine assisted manual assembly line for production of the RAS-12 Ammo- Designed an automated assembly process for high scale production

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

- Established an ISO Quality Management System for a multi-site company within BAE Systems, Inc.- Wrote bids for solicitation for military contracts and directed Design Verification Testing, FAT, and LAT- Innovated new and effective quality programs to drive quality culture to the entire organization- Took on plant management vacancy responsibilities- Established Gage Calibration instructions and conducted Gage R&R studies- Established internal and external supplier quality programs to drive quality responsibility upstream

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

- Responsible for driving product cost reductions and quality improvements through product design/redesign, strategic sourcing, and manufacturing process improvements- Engineered new products using flow, simulation, stress and strength analysis, and Finite Element Analysis (FEA)- Used knowledge of proper manufacturing techniques to save a multi-million dollar contract that was in jeopardy due to product quality and performance issues- Acted as project manager for simultaneous projects including a multi-million dollar, 5 year military contract awarded because of integral design changes I made to the product through root cause analysis, DOE, and measurement analysis- Suggested process, equipment, and tooling changes and sourced/acquired capital equipment

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

- Redesigned a medical bracket system using SolidWorks to consolidate many single use products (21) into a smaller family (5) of multi-use products; sourced a different, more optimum process for making the brackets that reduced inventory and part cost- Mapped processes to analyze and improve the value stream according to lean manufacturing principles- Conducted Lean training for all employees in the company- Upheld ISO 13485 medical standards in all my work- Tested products and processes for manufacturability, user experience, functionality, etc.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

- Ran the entire machine in between machine shop managers, programming, setting up, and operating CNC equipment to keep products and business moving without interruption

Bachelor Of Science, Manufacturing Engineering, Minor In Business Management

Applied Associate Of Science, Engineering Technology