PROFILECareer experience launching new products from initial design and engineering through prototyping, testing, production, and delivery and post-delivery support. Extensive experience managing production with overseas/offshore facilities. P.Eng. Six Sigma trained.-Track record for improving synergies across functions to streamline processes, maximize efficiencies, improve cycle times, facilitate manufacturability, and meet targets-Advanced expertise in Design of Experimentation (DOE), Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), Statistic Process Control (SPC), and Design for Manufacturing Assembly (DFMA)-Extensive experience in new product development, collaborating with marketing, design and manufacturing to evaluate new concepts, optimize design, and position for manufacturability-Known for ability to turnaround inefficient operations, control chaos, and maximize results-Motivating hands-on leadership style that engages staff and creates lean team-based cultures AREAS OF EXPERTISE-Manufacturing & Production Planning-New Product Development-Lean Manufacturing Principles-Six Sigma -Cost Reduction & Controls-ERP Implementations-Productivity Improvements-Team Leadership & Development-Vendor / Supplier Relations-Solidworks-Life testing, including Weibull AnalysisSpecialties: Advance Experimental Design MethodsFailure Mode Effect Analysis & Design For ManufacturingRobust Design Methods (Taguchi)Dorion Shanin MethodsCritical Parameter Management and Critical Parameter Implementation
Listed skills include Lean Manufacturing, Engineering Npd, Production Management, Engineering, and 13 others.