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Tea, Sd

South Dakota, United States

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Business consultant, responsible for developing high performance solutions helping South Dakota manufacturing businesses grow and prosper.Specializing in long term business relationships by focusing on development of people through: Strategic planning; Hoshin/catch ball Coaching /mentoring Value stream mapping Lean manufacturing techniques Workforce development Problem solving

Lyons, South Dakota

Responsible for continuous improvement in domestic operations (Lyons, SD; Wyoming, MN; Fremont, NE).Initiated the integration and alignment for the diverse composition of the Rosenbauer America ownership team. Business operations included a business start-up and the development of succession plans for a 6th generation, 4th generation and 2nd generation formerly family-owned businesses.Consulted for the South Dakota 7-building campus which manufactures fire truck bodies. Process… Show more Responsible for continuous improvement in domestic operations (Lyons, SD; Wyoming, MN; Fremont, NE).Initiated the integration and alignment for the diverse composition of the Rosenbauer America ownership team. Business operations included a business start-up and the development of succession plans for a 6th generation, 4th generation and 2nd generation formerly family-owned businesses.Consulted for the South Dakota 7-building campus which manufactures fire truck bodies. Process engineering tools included value-stream-mapping, lean manufacturing, production schedule refinement, and creation of key performance indicators. Improved capacity by 10% and reduced employee turnover from 25% to 10%.Developed and facilitated all necessary re-training and re-tooling of employee competencies, skills and developed lean culture mindset. Show less

Sioux Falls, Sd

Managed an Engineering Department through $15 million in capital equipment projectsDeveloped and implemented team based design for Engineering projectsDecreased machine defects by 50% and increased on time deliveryBuilt a strong Maintenance team of diverse backgrounds whose became solving problems permanently Developed and implemented an employee lead safety programDesigned customer signaled Kan Ban systemCreated the foundation for a Lean transformation

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Increased Sales per direct labor hour by 50% Improved on time delivery by 50%Reduced turn over rate from 24% to 5%Kept manufacturing floor space the same over 6 years while sales grew 173%Increased finished goods inventory turns from 5.6 to 42.5 while sales grew 100%Developed and implemented cell based pull manufacturingDesigned Kan Ban system for raw materials and finished goodsEstablished and maintain a strong safety culture with all locations at less than OSHA… Show more Increased Sales per direct labor hour by 50% Improved on time delivery by 50%Reduced turn over rate from 24% to 5%Kept manufacturing floor space the same over 6 years while sales grew 173%Increased finished goods inventory turns from 5.6 to 42.5 while sales grew 100%Developed and implemented cell based pull manufacturingDesigned Kan Ban system for raw materials and finished goodsEstablished and maintain a strong safety culture with all locations at less than OSHA average industry incidence ratesDesigned and deployed quality system using KPI sSuccessfully integrated a pipeline of new product designs into manufacturing to grow salesWorked with a great group of people to transform a batch and queue culture into a lean customer focused culture Show less