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Phoenix, Az, Us

Tolleson, Az

Manager for national bedding supplier. Responsibilities include, delivery, manufacturing, quality, maintenance, safety, and training. Key Achievements:● Led Kaizen events and implemented lean manufacturing techniques that have improved productivity results and labor costs to best in class. ● Achieved VPP Star status with AZOSHA. One of the first manufacturing sites in Arizona to achieve exemplary status.● Effectively implemented a 5S program.● Improved scrap reduction metrics to levels of best in class.

Ehrenberg, Arizona

Director of Operations for national supplier of truck bodies in the automotive market. Responsibilities include P&L, delivery, manufacturing, quality, maintenance, receiving, safety, and training. Key Achievements:● Conducted Kaizen events and implemented lean manufacturing techniques that have improved productivity results by 25% and profits by 15%. ● Implemented closed loop corrective action process for problem suppliers.● Implemented a Kanban system to manage inventories and eliminated downtime of waiting on material.● Implemented lean principles and effectively leveled the workloads in each production line. Reduced labor costs and overtime by $250,000 annually.● Improved quality metrics to levels of best in class.

Houston, Texas

Operations Manager for global supplier of modular seals in the heavy construction market. Responsibilities included manufacturing, quality, maintenance, shipping and receiving, safety, and training. Key Achievements:● Implemented lean manufacturing techniques and annual cost reductions of $350,000 were realized in raw material usage, manpower, and fixed and variable spending. ● Developed and implemented a preventative maintenance program for tooling and equipment.● Supported and implemented systems that achieved ISO9001:2000 certification with zero non-conformances in last audit.● Developed new tooling vendors through effective vendor audits and corrective action implementation.● Implemented Kanban scheduling and warehouse min-max systems and reduced on-hand inventory by 25%.

Detroit, Michigan

VP of Operations for automotive supplier of blow molded and injection molded systems. Responsibilities included P&L, cash flow, quality, maintenance, shipping and receiving, safety, training, engineering, program management, and manufacturing with total sales of $100 million in six manufacturing facilities. Key Achievements:● Developed and implemented systems that achieved TS16949:2002 certifications in each manufacturing facility and in the corporate office.● Successfully negotiated 20% price increases with key customers.● While implementing lean manufacturing techniques, quality and delivery metrics were improved beyond customer expectations, resulting in incremental annual sales increase of $40 million. ● Developed and implemented restructuring plan to consolidate and rationalize plants and products, resulting in $2 million increase in annual profit.● Led transitional team of sales, engineering, finance, HR, and operations creating certified minority company; DBM Technologies LLC, a division of LDM Technologies Inc.

Auburn Hills, Michigan

Promoted from Plant Manager to Director of Manufacturing for this automotive supplier of injection molded decorative and functional systems. Responsibilities included P&L, quality, maintenance, shipping and receiving, safety, training, and manufacturing with total sales of $150 million in four manufacturing facilities.Key Achievements:● Implemented and directed monthly operations review system to monitor and measure individual plant profit, safety, quality, delivery, and continuous improvement activities. ● Implemented and directed new plant launch, including facilities construction, employee training, equipment installation, quality systems implementation, and process development.● Supported and implemented systems that achieved ISO9000 certification with zero non-conformances.● Reduced annual labor costs by $300K through standardization of work methods, improved product-flow, and automation.● Developed and implemented an MS Excel program for scheduling, budgeting, and forecasting.● Reduced raw material usage by $500K through innovative tooling modifications.● Developed and implemented a 5S training program.● Developed and implemented a preventative maintenance program for tooling and equipment.