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Waterloo, ON, CA

Brampton Ontario

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

• Develop current and future strategic plans with Board of Directors
• Manage P&L / establish budgets for each department
• Develop / Manage corrective actions to address negative gains and operational shortfalls
• Evaluate / Develop / Manage KPI’s
• Manage / Review & adjust org as needed
• Create / manage capital projects

Cambridge, Ontario

• Management of all manufacturing operations including: Production, Assembly, Continuous / Industrial Engineering Team, Quality, Scheduling, Maintenance and mold maintenance shop.
• Oversee the efficient and effective day-to-day operation of the organization
• KPI development / tracking
• Develop and implement plans to efficiently use materials, labor and equipment to meet production targets
• Development and implementation of TPM Program
• Oversee the planning, implementation, execution and evaluation of capital projects

Ontario, Canada

• Oversee the efficient and effective operation of the organization
• Develop organizational G&O
• KPI development / tracking
• P&L tracking
• Develop and implement plans to efficiently use materials, labor and equipment to meet production targets
• Cooperate with Quality department in making decisions for manufactured products to ensure that the organization complies with all legislation

London, Canada Area

• Management and coordination of plant operations including production, pre-production, operations and logistics within a 24/7 CNC Mold Shop. Responsible for the development of policies and procedures designed to.
• Oversee and direct plant activities
• Determine staffing requirements
• Ensure compliance with company policy, procedures and applicable regulations.
• Provide coaching and mentoring and conduct evaluations of all subordinate managers within the department.
• Review financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.

Woodstock

• Direct manufacturing operations, machine maintenance and mold maintenance shop. Manage a 3 shift operation of 320+ employees. Direct reports include Production Supervisors, Machine Technicians, Mold Maintenance and.
• Developed capacity plans increasing machine process /efficiency
• Develop, track and manage departmental KPI’s
• Launched 3 major products involving over 60 different parts
• Coordinate continuous improvement projects by utilizing Lean Principles
• Implement Process control audits

• Work proactively with Design / Development teams both within and outside of the Hardware Platform Group to ensure the success of all projects / prototypes. Provide Firmware/Software support
• Develop and execute schedules,risk mitigation plans in coordination with Design and HW teams for a variety of prototypes
• Coordinate weekly development meetings, including setting agendas, facilitating
• Efficiently handle all HW Platform verification activities, tracking and scheduling tasks, managing all logistics of prototype builds leading into Product Ramp(s)
• Administer the BOM structure, mechanicals and part number creation
• Drive Process improvements and creation to achieve departmental KPI’s

• Prepared and analyzed builds. Conducted ongoing analysis of product performance during prototype builds and driving resolution of issues prior to manufacturing start. Effectively ensured Manufacturing and Design Team.
• Maximized design for manufacturing and optimization of the manufacturing process, through put, quality, yields and test times
• Spearheaded teams to resolve manufacturing/design related issues and provide guidance to internal / external teams
• Communicated and reported Manufacturing and Program issues to the extended manufacturing teams / Design Centers and ensuring all activities are aligned to successfully support production volumes required to meet RAMP.
• Facilitated Design team and Outsourced MFG Teams onsite activity during builds
• Worked with Outsourced MFG in preparation for RAMP start and site readiness

Loss Prevention Project - asset protection for RIM 8 manufacturing that ensures asset and information security for the following activities; New Products, off-site storage of RIM 8 assets, secure movements of goods between sites, movement of scrap parts and their destruction, also ensuring alignment with Corporate initiatives.Completed VIP Calibration Tool.

Managed a production team of 60 - 130 employees within the manufacturing plant, to ensure consistency and application of policies, practices and procedures.Accountable for driving continuous improvement in cost, quality and on-time delivery (JIT) through planning, organizing and scheduling workflow within the team.Initiated review of hourly production.

Associate'S Certificate, Project Management

Diploma, Business Admin / Accounting

Business Management, General

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Accounting And Business/Management