• Lead, manage, and coordinate the diverse resources of a plant to deliver product consistent with customer requirements and company objectives while driving continuous improvement.• Responsible for manufacturing output, employee safety, ISO quality system, environmental compliance, raw material logistics, delivery performance, and customer satisfaction.• Lead the Safety Leadership Committee and develop the site Safety Flight Plan. • Monitor progress and clear organizational barriers that may prevent achieving goal of 100% safe.• Establish and enforce safe environment with clear roles and responsibilities while regularly monitoring performance using safety reviews.• Monitor daily operations to identify and resolve problem areas relating to staffing, scheduling, tooling, safety, quality and production line arrangement.• Assure customer satisfaction needs are meet including lead time, OTD, quality of product.• Reduce costs through lean and 6 Sigma programs.• Assure proper manpower levels are in place to support demand.• Manage and coordinate capital investments within budget and on time.

Product positioning and market strategy:● Analyze market conditions, competitive activity, and market trends to provide direction and long term strategy for the business unit.● Work with the other business functions to drive product line strategies and oversee the successful implementation of product marketing programs; delivering products that reach stated strategic and financial requirements. ● Manage products through product planning, new product introductions, pricing strategies, forecasting, budgeting, and benchmarking. ● Oversee such marketing programs as advertising, packaging, tradeshows, and customer visits.Work closely with R&D to prioritize and develop strategic new products and support customer needs.● Establish relationships and credibility with key customers.● Establish sales, pricing and margin budgets.

● Directed and coordinated overall product line operations. ● Led group to attainment of operational and financial objectives.● Established best in class work environment for all salary and hourly employees. ● Achieved operational efficiency in all manufacturing areas.● Operated at the lowest cost and highest quality to ensure that Osram Sylvania is the premier supplier of EL and display phosphors to its customers. ● Assumed full P&L responsibility and managed through a team of professionals including Manufacturing, Quality Control, Finance, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing. ● Achieved budgeted productivity through identification, and timely completion, of projects.● Product Growth Team Leader, 2007 Osram Star winner for Customer focus. ● 2006/2007 Siemens Top Star Finalist.● Increased sales of electroluminescent phosphor in 2006 by 100%

● Assured that all departments operated in compliance with DEP emission guidelines. ● Managed and developed the manufacturing organization to assure that employees were well trained, properly informed, and highly motivated to meet the department’s production goals.● Developed production schedules through the use of production control data, and directed department supervisors in the implementation of manufacturing schedules to assure shipment of quality products on time. ● Maintained an effective cost reduction program.● Controlled labor costs by continuous review of production plans with department supervisors and assured corrective action was taken where necessary. ● Developed departmental budgets using historical data and cost reduction programs to plan improvements for the operations in future years.● Managed the plant safety and environmental programs.● Assured the quality of cost-reduction efforts and labor measurement through collaboration with engineering so that programs were implemented smoothly and timely.● Managed and controlled inventories using cycle time and continuous improvement through first-pass yield. ● Ensured manufacturing equipment and building facilities were properly maintained and operable utilizing monthly maintenance data reports. ● Ensured good labor relations through constant contact with supervisors and hourly employees to maintain a steady workforce and control labor costs.● Provided technical assistance to sales/marketing and directly to customers.● Materials Resource Planning using SAP.● Developed principles and practices of lean manufacturing.● Used quality assurance methodology consistent with ISO 9002, QS 9000, and ISO 14000.● Used 6-sigma methodology to achieve goal of zero defects.