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Wilmington, Delaware, Us

Responsible for the P&L and Operations Management of four manufacturing medical device facilities.

Wilmington, Delaware, Us

Oversite and Management of the Hermann MO laser manufacturing facility.

Hermann, Mo, Us

Design and implement business strategies, Sales & Marketing plan, budgets, plans and procedures.Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth.Establish policies that promote company vision and support a fun, family oriented, energetic work culture.Oversee daily operations of the company and the work of executives which included IT, Marketing, Sales, Finance, HR, Engineering, Purchasing, Quality and Operations.Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication.Evaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics.Write and submit reports to the CEO in all matters of importance.Assist CEO in fundraising ventures.Participate in expansion activities (investments, acquisitions, corporate alliances etc.)Manage relationships with partners/vendors, negotiate contracts for cost savings.Implemented real time visual key performance indicator dashboard, allowed teams to understand what causes throughput reductions, focus on continuous improvement.Improved EBITDA 33% in 2 yearsIncreased throughput of highest revenue generating equipment by over 50%

Pleasanton, California, Us

Directly responsible for managing the teams that execute and service all aspects of the global supply chain across 10 suppliers in support of the business to business prepaid card operations, 1.3 billion in sales.Establish supply chain strategy to ensure best in class delivery, cost and service value aligned with our client’s current and future growth.Includes both open loop products (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express) and single merchant store cards across hundreds of brands.Managed technical integrations to the supply chain from order system, transaction processing through the fulfillment processes.Established business requirements, statement of work and negotiated supplier contracts.Responsible for distribution, inventory management and tracking established contractual metrics to goal. Ensure continuous improvement projects are meeting targeted goals.Through rationalizing current supply chain and negotiating improved rates, delivered a 1.5 million annual savings.

Pleasanton, California, Us

Provided leadership for business expansion and strategic direction to support our double-digit growth targets.Responsible for all aspects of Operations, Program & Account Management, Client support, risk and compliance. Included new client on-boarding, project management, technical integrations, new product builds, sales support, servicing 2500 clients with multiple brands and custom offerings (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover)Managed our voice of the customer survey program and personally did on site visits. 100% of our top revenue generating clients rated us 100% satisfied.Through empowering people and employee involvement we transformed our company into one rated “Best places to work” in the St. Louis area.Using continuous improvement, goal driven metrics, team building and a process driven culture, managed a turnaround of the operations and service teams to shift them from a poor performing team to a competitive advantage in the industry. Managed multiple department budgets at or below target.Develop comprehensive operating plans, ensure achievement of financial and business goals and long term strategic plans.Monitor production volumes, costs, quality, and inventory to ensure continuous improvement projects are meeting targeted goals.Restructured the supply chain to reduce lead time and cost. This resulted in industry best new product and program implementations and new program lead times.Orchestrated cost reduction and productivity improvements delivering 10 million in bottom line PTI contribution over a 7-year period.Managed the integration and conversion of our client’s programs into new order and transaction processing systems while maintaining high customer service levels.

Hermann, Mo, Us

High tech laser micro machining facility.Manager for entire process including engineering, research and development, quality, production, maintenance, human relations, customer service, shipping and receiving and plant P&L.Managed plant budget, handled job costing and new equipment justification.Developed web marketing strategic plan and information technology department.Increased EBITDA from negative 10% to positive 16% in 6 months through the use of lean deployment, team building and cost management.Responsible for the management of 15 salaried, 20 hourly employees.Implemented a SMED program that reduced changeover time, increased throughput and eliminated the need for overtime to meet customer demand.Through the use of improved visual work instructions, operator training and detailed contract review eliminated ongoing quality slips which increased annual profitability $35,000 by removing the need for customer issued credits.Oversee safety and environmental policies and adherence; identify improvement opportunities to ensure an injury free work environment.

Northville, Michigan, Us

Accountable for the profit and loss of two automotive manufacturing operations (280,000 sq/ft) and the central North American warehouse distribution center (180,000 sq/ft). Managed top line sales growth from 40 million to 104 million in annual revenue.Converted Ford Motor Company’s tier one replacement part brake rotor and drum business into an aftermarket MotorCraft program in 6 months. Successfully implemented 20 million in capital for equipment and operational expansions to accommodate this growth.Responsible for the management of 385 unionized employees throughout three shifts, 52 salaried employees.Used Lean Manufacturing and KANBAN pull systems to reduce overall inventory levels 16 million in 3 years and improve on time deliveries to 97%. Utilized SMED techniques to cut setup times by 75%.Restructured the quality control department, which resulted in a 70% reduction in manpower while maintaining a customer reject rate of 45 parts per million.Organized a safety program that led to a corporate record high improvement.Orchestrated the operations to a successful ISO-14001, QS-9000 and TS-16949 quality system certifications.