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Crawfordsville, Indiana, US

Banjo is a world-class producer of a wide range of mechanical and electrical valves, fittings, and self-priming centrifugal pumps for agriculture and numerous industrial applications that ship to every corner of the globe.

Operations leader responsible for production operations of a 430-member non-union facility which is vertically integrated with CNC machining, plastic injection molding, and cellular assembly processes for automated and complex life science instruments.- Developed strategic initiatives to increase manufacturing capacity to meet covid-19 spike demand..

Wilmington, MA, US

• Leading provider of precision manufacturing solutions for the medical device and aerospace and defense markets.Directed all production operations, engineering, supply chain, and lean initiatives for a 185-member.
• Implemented a structured process for daily management and strategic deployment.
• Developed a culture of continuous improvement through kaizen actions. Executed 10 kaizen events in 2020 to drive improvements in customer service levels and lead time.
• Improved plant wide OTD from a 2019 jump off point of 64% to 80% in 2020. Improvements were realized even with reduced plant capacity due to Covid-19 pandemic.
• Improved product lead time by 50%, went from 40 weeks in 2019 to 20 weeks in 2020.
• Developed a process improvement roadmap for a key customer. Collaboration with customer improved Design for Manufacturability and process first pass yield resulting in $100,000 in cost savings and 10% improvement in on.

• Grew the Marengo, IL Thomsonlinear business from $50M to $106M through outstanding customer service levels, quality improvements, and lean transformation.Strategic leader focused on delivering operational performance.
• Grew business from $46M in revenue to $106M through organic growth and business transition.
• Implemented a customer focused quality system which resulted in external PPM improvement from 14,000 to 1500 PPM. Improvements driven by the creation of a quality improvement action plan, effective mistake proofing.
• Created a continuous improvement culture which executed at least 12 continuous improvement kaizen events per year.
• Executed and sustained kaizen actions in conjunction with robust cost savings activities. Generated 14%+ improvement in Gross Margin.
• Delivered robust daily management with regular cadence implemented to focus on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity improvements.

Elizabethtown, NC, US

• Managed manufacturing engineering, quality, production, product engineering, customer service, and supply chain for Danaher’s $25M Sensors and Controls Business.
• Led a transactional process improvement (TPI) kaizen for customer facing processes in customer service to drive improvement in customer satisfaction.
• Utilized S&OP to level load production schedules to drive 96% on time delivery to customer request dates.
• Drove quality improvements with focus on preventative actions and robust root cause and countermeasure actions.
• Managed Product Development team to develop and launch three new products.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Operations Manager for a vertically integrated tier 1 automotive supplier.Led a 240-member team in a highly vertically integrated manufacturing facility which produced engine components for the automobile industry. Key.
• Utilized balanced scorecard and Eaton Business system to drive operational results.
• Plant beat days on hand goal by 20%, improved direct labor variance by 18%, improved safety and scrap metrics by 50%.
• Collaborated with plant staff to improve Saginaw’s employee survey results by 18%.
• Implemented morning Fast Response meeting driving improvements in communication, safety awareness, customer quality, and equipment productivity.

Mba, Business

Bs, Manufacturing Engineering