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San Antonio, Tx, Us

San Antonio, Tx

Assigned major reconstruction projects with full technical and financial responsibility for Toyota Manufacturing facility in San Antonio. Resolved design conflicts with Architects and subcontractor team, negotiated subcontract scope of work and project schedules, led weekly cross functional team meetings to confirm design parameters, published Project Status and Budget reports, performed on-site inspections and Safety reviews, and presented bi-weekly status meetings with Toyota upper management… Show more Assigned major reconstruction projects with full technical and financial responsibility for Toyota Manufacturing facility in San Antonio. Resolved design conflicts with Architects and subcontractor team, negotiated subcontract scope of work and project schedules, led weekly cross functional team meetings to confirm design parameters, published Project Status and Budget reports, performed on-site inspections and Safety reviews, and presented bi-weekly status meetings with Toyota upper management team. Show less

Managed multiple large and small client-based assignments to manage improvements to CAPEX Projects, Operations, Cost Reduction, leading Kaizen teams, Strategic Planning, and mentoring of client supervisory staff. Served as Sr. PM in assignments for several clients faced with unplanned management changes, new acquisitions, or high-risk projects needing outside support: • Calumet Specialty Products – Petroleum Refinery and chemical supplier for USAF fuel applications. Supported $30M… Show more Managed multiple large and small client-based assignments to manage improvements to CAPEX Projects, Operations, Cost Reduction, leading Kaizen teams, Strategic Planning, and mentoring of client supervisory staff. Served as Sr. PM in assignments for several clients faced with unplanned management changes, new acquisitions, or high-risk projects needing outside support: • Calumet Specialty Products – Petroleum Refinery and chemical supplier for USAF fuel applications. Supported $30M expansion of refinery equipment and infrastructure to include new electrical utilities and new process refinements. • Davis Vision – supplier of prescription eyewear. Implemented plans to source additional manufacturing resources to improve profitability and increase on-time product delivery. • TB Woods – CNC machining service to Oil and Gas producers. Successfully managed start-up of new product line in a make to order market to meet new business initiatives. • Avanzar – automotive component supplier to Toyota. Re-organized project teams to achieve cost and schedule commitments and resolved major delivery bottleneck issues with improvements to processes, quality, tooling, purchasing, and subcontractor disputes. Show less

Directed Operations, Engineering, Program Management, Quality, Maintenance, and Field Service employees located in multiple nationwide facilities. Responsible for (4) regional facilities in TX, CA, NY, and Fl. Restructured company culture and reverse margin losses as directed by the COO.• Streamlined logistic organization to maximize departmental strengths; installed Lean business processes; implemented quality practices with audits; and enforced company-wide compliance with all… Show more Directed Operations, Engineering, Program Management, Quality, Maintenance, and Field Service employees located in multiple nationwide facilities. Responsible for (4) regional facilities in TX, CA, NY, and Fl. Restructured company culture and reverse margin losses as directed by the COO.• Streamlined logistic organization to maximize departmental strengths; installed Lean business processes; implemented quality practices with audits; and enforced company-wide compliance with all regulatory initiatives.• Led change-agent role to implement cGMP processes to improve: cost effectiveness of direct labor operations; plastics molding operations, improved quality; and reduced scrap.• Spearheaded new business strategies and development of several new products to expand market share by 28%. Strong contributor to marketing and sales efforts.• Created a Program Management organization to support on-time project compliance with budget controls to maximize profitability goals. Show less

Planned and managed complete start-up of new automotive manufacturing plant and warehouse facility supplying molded plastic vehicle interiors to ISO9000 Quality standards to Toyota and GM facilities. Specific efforts required: purchase of $20 million in capital equipment with mold tooling and layout of robotic equipment, hiring of 100+ salary and hourly staff; implementation of quality programs; development of 24 hr./7day JIT Operations and Logistic schedules; and creation of all financial… Show more Planned and managed complete start-up of new automotive manufacturing plant and warehouse facility supplying molded plastic vehicle interiors to ISO9000 Quality standards to Toyota and GM facilities. Specific efforts required: purchase of $20 million in capital equipment with mold tooling and layout of robotic equipment, hiring of 100+ salary and hourly staff; implementation of quality programs; development of 24 hr./7day JIT Operations and Logistic schedules; and creation of all financial budgets. Start-up and successful delivery of components completed on schedule. Show less

Challenged to re-energize corporate manufacturing and design centers requiring strategies of continuous improvement, cost containment, and modernization. Multiple division company focused in the design and manufacture of engineered forming systems to support major road and bridge construction and TX Dept. of Transportation projects. Promoted to Sr. Project Manager with P&L responsibility to develop new composite product manufacturing facility (plastic & elastomeric) with quality, engineering… Show more Challenged to re-energize corporate manufacturing and design centers requiring strategies of continuous improvement, cost containment, and modernization. Multiple division company focused in the design and manufacture of engineered forming systems to support major road and bridge construction and TX Dept. of Transportation projects. Promoted to Sr. Project Manager with P&L responsibility to develop new composite product manufacturing facility (plastic & elastomeric) with quality, engineering, HR, purchasing, and distribution. Project completed on time and generated a 25% goal in ROA. P&L responsibility included new manufacturing operation with quality, engineering, HR, purchasing, and distribution. Improved profit margins beyond corporate expectations.• Spearheaded cost reduction efforts in extrusion plant and developed new sources for raw material acquisition yielding over $1.5M of annual savings.• Coordinated capital modernization efforts of the fabrication and molding centers which embraced new technologies and Kanban material flow techniques.• Lowered annual direct costs by 24% and reduced indirect labor budgets by $300k. Show less

B.S., Industrial Engineering

Selected for GM Co-op Engineering student program while attending college. Worked for Saginaw Steering Gear Division in Saginaw, MI..

Mba Program, Financial Controls

Completed hours of intensive MBA coursework in evenings and weekends while working full time and fulfilling the responsibilities.