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Charlotte, Nc, Us

Tokyo, Tokyo, Jp

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Camberley, Surrey, Gb

Led cross-functional / cross-national development teams of up to 20 people to deliver new products aligned with business unit strategy. Served as site representative in the selection of Asian suppliers. Served as technical lead for all wheel goods sustaining activities including root cause failure analysis and corrective actions.• Launched 9 new products resulting in 12% growth in sales in 2018.• Negotiated supply chain deliverables with Asian suppliers resulting in improved payment terms and lower material costs.• Developed new product specification document control to support drive to move engineering from on-site to Asia.• Reallocated team’s responsibilities in order to optimize resources through engineering transition.

Camberley, Surrey, Gb

Directed supply chain process for domestic and international suppliers supporting metals, webbing and printed materials. Negotiated supplier agreements and VA/VE targets for given commodities. Established standards of operation and training documents for commodity manager responsibilities.• Drove VA/VE initiatives and served as the procurement liaison on NPD team interfacing with Engineering, Operations, and Quality. Activities resulted in 8% savings in first year.• Achieved first year savings of 5% across domestic and Asian commodities.

Tampa, Florida, Us

Site SAP implementation coordinator responsible for onsite training, data cleansing, inventory management and SOP creation. In addition, managed energy program for $500 million manufacturing site.• Delivered electrical energy savings of $150k in first year.• Initiated and managed project to outsource slag handling and processing functions. Negotiated $2 million contract and managed contract supplier.

Tampa, Florida, Us

Led team of 100 full-time employees in 24/7 operations of steel mill scrap handling, melting and casting facilities. Responsible for EH&S, operations, maintenance and capital improvements. Managed annual budget of $150 million. • Transformed safety culture and drove safety performance from worst melt shop in company to best record with zero recordable injuries in 2008. Record sustained with 4 consecutive years with zero recordable injuries from 2010 to 2014. • Improved EAF efficiency by 5% through scrap-mix optimization while yielding scrap cost savings of $5 million.• Installed improved technology in casting equipment and improved productivity by 10%. • Stabilized process performance through implementation of 5S and standardization. Improved process performance utilizing QIS, Six Sigma, PDCA, 8 D’s, and LEAN principles.

Responsible for securing funding and administering School to Work programs for 6 SC School Districts in York, Chester and Lancaster Counties. Reported to Board comprised of local industry and education leaders across listed counties.* Developed and implemented programs designed to prepare high school students for seamless transition to post secondary education or the working environment.* Developed and internship program with local businesses to encourage manufacturing introduction for students.

* Completed research and design of portable safety device which resulted in sole inventor of US Patent # 6,690,288* Conducted market research to support inventions

Irving, Texas, Us

Career progressed from Development Engineer to Maintenance Supervisor, to Maintenance Manager to Operations Manager over 13 years in 2 locations with 2 relocations. In latest position, responsible for 24/7 Acetate Filament extrusion and finishing facilities. Assisted in the shuttering of the Rock Hill, SC facility and implemented relocation / optimization of finishing equipment in the Narrows, VA facility.• Project Manager over development of $5 million pilot plant, initial development of new associated process as well as optimization of process water purification through electro dialysis demineralization. • During company restructuring was an integral leader in organization restructuring resulting in labor cost reduction of 40%.

Columbus, Oh, Us

Performance Engineer, American Electric Power Jan 1987 - Aug 1988Responsible for all performance testing on 150 MW fossil fuel electric power generating unit. Led team of performance engineers and technicians through equipment performance testing and evaluation. Responsible for recommending and facilitating continual improvement projects as well as sustaining equipment operation between overhauls. • Improved boiler efficiency by 5% in first year by focusing on heat exchanger and pulverizer performance.