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Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Built and Led Engineering teams in both Imports and Fashion Divisions as Walmart expanded Field Engineering Teams. Teams consisted of Senior Level Engineering Managers, Process Engineers, Quality Engineers, Implementation Managers and Maintenance. Responsible for the E2E strategy, change management, “ways of working “ with cross functional teams and governance within the Divisions. Aligned with Senior Executive leadership for strategy and securement of capital. Accountable for Divisional P&L along with Safety, Quality, Service and Cost improvements for the Divisions.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Built a new Field Engineering team for a 3M square foot Distribution Center with 1200 Associates. Team consisted of Process Engineers, Quality Engineers and an Implementation Manager. Absorbed Maintenance associates that consisted of an Operations Manager, 3 Area Managers and 45 Associates. Accountable for P&L along with Safety, Quality, Service and Cost improvements for the Distribution Center. Provided change management and created “ways of working” with cross functional teams and governance for this new concept within Walmart.

Irving, Texas, Us

Manage a team of Manufacturing Engineers, Supply Chain Engineers and Section Managers for the Field Sub Assembly and Boxing Operation for 5 product lines in Decatur. Accountable for order to delivery which includes safety, quality, velocity and cost metrics. Sponsor 6 Sigma projects including Rapid Improvement Workshops. Partner with current 3PL company for internal inbound and outbound logistics management.

Irving, Texas, Us

Responsible for end to end supply chain network for Large Mining Trucks. Accountabilities include supplier sourcing strategy, internal sourcing strategy, make vs buy, supplier capital tooling budget and approval, purchased finished part cost and lead time negotiations, machine and aftermarket parts inventory levels and turns, sales and operation planning (S&OP) support and upturn/downturn supply chain strategy. Also led the Large Mining Truck Engineered Value Chain project that focused on improvements in the entire value chain from S&OP to customer delivery.

Irving, Texas, Us

Responsible for the management of purchasing projects supporting Off Highway Trucks, Wheel Tractor Scrapers and Articulated Trucks located in four different facilities worldwide. Accountable for New Product Development (NPI) support, APQP, supplier lead time and cost negotiations, ensuring supplier capacity for peak cycles. Assisted past due suppliers (both international and domestic) with process improvements and production scheduling to get back on track. Led international team supporting Articulated Truck NPI programs.

Irving, Texas, Us

Responsible for DMAIC 6 Sigma project management for manufacturing of the Large Mining Truck product line. Accountable for improvements in safety, quality, cost, cycle time's, overall throughput and shipping performance. Also accountable for deployment of the Caterpillar Production System methodology. Led Value Stream Transformations and Rapid Improvement Workshops. Created Up Turn / Down Turn manufacturing strategies. Functional areas included fabrication, assembly and test.

Irving, Texas, Us

Responsible for all production shifts in final assembly and test of the Large Mining Truck 785, 789 and 793 models. Accountable for safety, employee engagement, quality, velocity and cost. Led 30-40 UAW employees.

Irving, Texas, Us

Responsibilities included supply chain process and planning functions for Large Mining Trucks. Accountable for warehouse design, inbound material flow to point of use, part presentation to assembly lines, value stream mapping, packaging design and root cause/corrective action for supply chain issues. Also led multiple 6 Sigma Green Belt projects.

Us

Responsible for fabrication, machining, assembly, paint and warehouse. Accountable for safety, quality, efficiency, manufacturing improvements, capital tooling justification and implementation, hiring, performance reviews and disciplinary action. Led 45-50 nonunion employees.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Responsible for material warehouse, paint and parts & service departments. Accountable for safety, quality, efficiency, cost, inbound to point of use material flow, departmental budget and aftermarket parts shipping performance. Led 45 UAW employees.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Responsible for screed final assembly. Accountable for manufacturing process creation, work cell and production line design using lean principles, tool design, blue print change approvals and departmental budgets.

Bachelor’S Degree, Industrial Engineering

Associate’S Degree, Computer Integrated Manufacturing