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Waukesha - Lake Country

Hartford, Wisconsin

Oversaw continuous improvement & facility maintenance departments including 4 direct and 21 indirect reports that supported a $70M custom metal fabrication businessDeveloped and led a strategic plan to redesign the paint operations facility with a combined annual savings of over $550,000Designed and built an innovative semi-automated hydraulic tank cleaning and chemical recovery system with an estimated annual savings of $250,000Led weekly team meetings that reduced manufacturing expenses by 10% in 2019Collaborated with operations team during daily Gemba walks, to understand production constraints, drive accountability, and increase quality metrics by 30% in 2019Led continuous improvement efforts for newly acquired trailer manufacturing business in Phoenix, Arizona to increase revenue by 50% in three years

Sussex, Wisconsin, United States

Managed 3 manufacturing engineers and 5 automation technicians that supported a successful $70M plastic injection molding operationManaged $2M annual budgets for capital expendituresLed cost reduction teams that contributed to annual company goal of $650,000Implemented several new technologies including multi-color pad printing, collaborative robots, and in-mold labeling that secured a $13M GOJO account

Sussex, Wisconsin, United States

Managed 3 manufacturing engineers and 2 automation technicians that supported a successful $60M plastic injection molding operationConsistently completed custom industrial automation projects 99% on time and within budget to meet customer demandsMaintained 85% OEE or better on automated cells by implementing MES and preventative maintenance programsImplemented Kanban system to maintain inventory levels of common automation parts