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Frank Davidson is listed as Senior Director of Operations at Illinois Tool Works - Despatch Industries, based in Fairmont, Minnesota, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Frank Davidson.
Frank Davidson previously worked as Vice President, North America Operations at Avery Weightronix and Vice President-Global Operations at Scp Global Technologies. Frank Davidson holds Mba, Organizational Management from University Of Phoenix.
EXECUTIVE-LEVEL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENTI am an internationally-experienced, results oriented, executive-level operations leader with an MBA and 23+ years of demonstrated success in proactive team building, staff development, quality control, supply chain development, Six-Sigma, Kaizen, and LEAN principles and all aspects of Continuous Process Improvements. I have taken companies, with multi-site operations, to the next-level of financial and operational performance working with both domestic and international operations. I fully understand the challenges facing organizations in today’s volatile and highly–competitive marketplace. I have provided the planning and leadership for numerous successful initiatives designed to aggregate supply chains, improve production, and reduce product cost. These initiatives have all resulted in enhanced revenue growth through delivery of lower cost, higher quality products that enhanced customer satisfaction and shareholder equity.My operational leadership success is based on my ability to integrate people and products with sound business principles and common sense in the development and implementation of both strategic and tactical plans designed to create financial growth. My accomplishments and contributions are world-class. Frank Davidson(507) 399-3534Frank DavidsonSpecialties: •Full P&L Responsibility •Process Improvement •Revenue Growth •Financial Management •Program Management•Lean Manufacturing•Start-Ups/Turnarounds•Multi-Site, International Operations •Policy/Procedure Development •Strategic Planning •Strong Interpersonal Skills•Staff Development•Quality Control •Product Development •Supply Chain Management •Organizational Optimization
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Global Operations: P&L responsibility for capital equipment manufacturing facility in US and transitional operational leadership for China and the Netherlands. Total responsibility for federal/state compliance programs, quality, engineering, supply chain, production, and operational excellence.
Senior Operations leader with P&L and operational leadership responsibilities for production operations in Canada and U.S. Established regional operations centers of excellence through standardization of Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Lean work methods, and Conversion cost improvement. Selected for corporate transfer to lead "turn around" of new acquisition.
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Vice President-Global Operations: P&L responsibility for 2 capital equipment manufacturing facilities in US and Germany with 300 employees and $50M in annual sales. Total responsibility for global product sales, service, quality, engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing operations.
Livermore, California, Us
As VP/GM for a semiconductor capital equipment manufacturer, had full P&L responsibility for $32M operation with staff of 300. Directed all plant management facets, including, manufacturing, client relations, customer service, supply chain logistics, and new product creation. Formulated and implemented strategic plans, product development, and supply chain tactics.Selected achievements include:Decreased manufacturing time 34%, achieved 100% on-time product delivery within 90 days, and boosted operational run-rate 3-fold by instituting Lean Manufacturing methodologies and establishing statistical process controls.Established profitability Cut raw material inventory 62% in 1 year and operating expenses 42% in 2 quarters.Reduced operating expenses $1.25M in 90 days and inventory exposure $13.8M in 5 months. Achieverd profitability 8 consecutive quarters while orchestrating execution of difficult financial turnaround during industry down-cycle.
Sr. Director - Operations for a semiconductor capital equipment manufacturer. Provided operational leadership and staff development for 500 employee operations team. Directed supply chain performance, ISO 9000 implementation, engineering, and configuration management. Led multi-million-dollar product development, delivery, and logistics project. Orchestrated Lean Manufacturing efforts. Results: •Led the merger of 2 operations groups as part of an M&A activity.•Increased op tempo from $45M to $240M in 1st year of merger•Achieved 100% growth within 1 year of acquisition •Reduced raw material inventory by $13.8M in 5 months•Reduced product costs by DFX and process overhaul. •Led a cross-functional new product team in design development, prototyping, and production release of a new multi-million dollar semiconductor Chemical-Mechanical Planarization tool.
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Frank Davidson works for Illinois Tool Works - Despatch Industries.
Frank Davidson is listed as Senior Director of Operations at Illinois Tool Works - Despatch Industries.
Frank Davidson is based in Fairmont, Minnesota, United States while working with Illinois Tool Works - Despatch Industries.
Frank Davidson has worked for Illinois Tool Works - Despatch Industries, Avery Weightronix, Scp Global Technologies, Kinetics, and Speedfam International.
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Frank Davidson holds Mba, Organizational Management from University Of Phoenix.
Frank Davidson is listed with skills including Process Improvement, Six Sigma, Product Development, Leadership, Manufacturing, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Program Management, and Management.
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