Dennis Thomas Email & Phone Number

Southeast Wisconsin

Brookfield, WI USA

Attending networking events Researching Industry Leaders Tracking Industry Trends Participating in Industry Discussions

Milwaukee, WI

• Lead manufacturing operations through production and maintenance supervisors on 3 shifts directing 100 direct labor team members.
• Provided the leadership that:
• Drove delivery performance improvement from 75% to 99% on-time.
• Improved productivity 50% from 8 Generators to 12 Generators per week.
• Facilitated cultural transition from a relatively autocratic to team oriented environment via leadership training and implementation of Lean Manufacturing concepts, objectives attainment metrics, and effective.

KLH Industries

• Lead and direct manufacturing operations through production and project managers including sales, project engineering, production planning, and quality.
• Implemented capacity requirements management and work-center loading capability to facilitate on-time delivery performance to customers resulting in past due line items reduction and 96% on-time delivery.
• Established performance metrics at the business unit and individual employee level to define productivity objectives and associated accountabilities resulting in productivity improvement.
• Established and implemented Strategic Planning Program to define continuous improvement projects resulting in ongoing tooling management, capacity management, and visual communication management improvement.

• Lead and direct all facets of the organization through functional managers including sales, purchasing, manufacturing operations, engineering, and quality. Implemented lean manufacturing principles throughout the.
• Achieved ISO 9001Certification (as management representative) at first registration audit with 3rd party registrar. Resulted in rework and scrap reduction from 4% of sales to.25% of sales and on-time delivery.
• Implemented strategic planning program to provide both short and long term direction for the company. Results included company growth, profitability, and establishing international sales distributors for company.
• Achieved 2008 global marketplace Export Achievement Certificate recognition from the United States Department of Commerce U.S. Commercial Service resultant of successfully entering and selling press automation products.

• Manage manufacturing engineering including industrial engineering, maintenance, and safety to support focused factory operations including press and draw, metal spinning, heat-treating, machining, composite wrapping.
• Facilitated productivity improvement and cost reduction resulting in ongoing monthly profitability after three years of financial loss.
• Facilitated successful ISO 9001 Certification.
• Attained tier one supplier assessment compliance requirements for Chrysler and tier two for GM.
• Established preventative maintenance and capital expenditures planning programs, increased uptime to 90%.