Attended a program to add a Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification to bring my Total Quality Managment career experience to the 21st century validation.

Implementing a New Factory from cradle to grave for AOI:*Project Manager for Design and Installation of New Tobacco Primary Processing Factory 360,000 sqft.*Developed strategic plan for project, selection of equipment, procurement, installation and startup.*Saved project 1½ Mil $ by developing special crews to manufacture, rig, install and assemble. *Performed manufacturing, engineering, and process and design strategies for implementation.*Developed strategies for automation of new plant to operate with10 from 77 workers in existing plant

Director of Operations: (high volume products, ie: Cigarette and Cigar manufacturing)·Responsible for all aspects of a growing company to bridge the gap from a small two person operation to a fully sophisticated ISO 9001 compliant high output company. ·Tested market and developed 70 new products and brought to market with great increase in market share.·Implemented QA system to improve consistency and quality of products.·Developed activity based costing system with itemized bill of materials so profit and losses were more accurately tracked and profitability improvements were highly visible. Developed and maintained budgets for profitable operations and overall success.

Director of Project Management and Engineering Operations (large highly technical furnaces engineer to order) Responsible for all PROJECTS (APPROX 40 MIL): including customer relations, design integrity and profitability.·Directed Projects as well as Project Engineers, Design Engineers, and Drafting personnel.·Reduced cost in projects after release from engineering by improving purchasing processes, innovative approach to modifying old designs and design team brainstorming for cost improvements.·Consistently projects were delivered with profit margins and on time delivery that exceeded expectations.·Implemented 3D-CAD practices in design process which resulted in high returns from less rework and scrap.·Obtained many contracts for company by being creative in presale Project Layout to find creative ways to shorten delivery time and develop capacity to address increased load. ·Lead teams to improve designs for manufacture and assembly ease for labor savings in assembly and field.