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Aqua Water Supply provides potable water and waste water management for more than 60,000 people in the central Texas region. The company is a nonprofit corporation owned by its members, who are its customers. Aqua is governed by an eight-member board of directors who are elected by the members.

Providing transformation to organizations based on principles of Lean and Six-Sigma to attain improved levels of efficiency and productivity. Employing a comprehensive approach to extended value chain that is both rapid and thorough with continuous follow-up to ensure success.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Managed engineering and manufacturing operations with P&L responsibilities for fabrication of overhead cranes and custom material handling equipment. Tasked as Change Manager to re-engineer organizational policies, procedures, and processes with objective to increase revenues and reduce expenses. Introduced Lean practices and value stream engineering of total order-to-invoicing process.

Led start-up and raised capital for company offering contract services in development and manufacturing of medical devices and supplies. Full P&L responsibility with direct reports from Business Development, QA, HR, Manufacturing (with Materials & Logistics), Engineering, and Computational Analysis. Developed and executed strategic plans and objectives for sales, marketing, product development, and manufacturing. Worked with senior management to create and implement cost-savings initiatives and business practices aligned with business objectives.

Full P&L responsibility for multiple facilities with direct reports from Business Development, QA, HR, Manufacturing (with Materials & Logistics), R&D, Engineering (mechanical, electrical, optical, and software), and Computational Analysis. Revised company’s business model and realigned corporate structure to take advantage of core competencies in development and manufacturing of medical devices. Transformed strategic focus from strictly R&D to contract services in engineering and production of medical devices and supplies. Implemented strict budgeting procedures to re-established financial control, leading company from an unprofitable situation to strong, sustained, profitability in just two years.

Managed Operations with P&L responsibilities consisting of Manufacturing, Engineering, Project Management, Software Engineering, and Computational and Multi-Variate Analysis departments. Introduced and managed Lean Manufacturing practices in production operations and implemented DFMA techniques in design engineering. Led domestic and foreign marketing efforts. Other position held: Director of Program Management.

Houston, Texas, Us

Directed turnaround of the manufacturing and test engineering departments for production of MWD instruments and equipment. Reorganized and staffed departments for improved performance, morale, and output. Introduced Integrated Product Development / Concurrent Engineering in design activities and automated testing in PCBA manufacturing facility.

Directed the merger and consolidation of R & D groups from two business units into a single department. Managed the new department and introduced new technologies to product development activities. Led company’s first TQM team that investigated production lead time, resulting in recommendations which reduced overall time requirement from order-entry to shipment and increased on-time delivery. Implemented principles of Continuous Product Improvement to company operations.

Created and managed a new manufacturing engineering department after consolidation of three major business units with responsibility for the company’s three production areas, plus facility and equipment maintenance. Reorganized manufacturing areas using Cellular Manufacturing concepts and techniques for increased throughput and quality and a corresponding reduction in production costs.

Formed and managed product engineering department for new business unit. Leader of program that installed Statistical Process Control in manufacturing processes. Introduced integrated Quality Teams contributing to continuous product improvements, higher quality, and improved customer satisfaction.

Msme, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Operations, Materials, Solar Energy

Mba, Business Development, Finance, Organizational Management, Operations, & Effectiveness

Bs, Engineering, Operations