Dan Veith Email & Phone Number

Fond Du Lac, Wi

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Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area

Responsible for job quoting, job costing,job analysis, and process improvement goals

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area

• As Scheduler responsible for all routing creation and scheduling of all shop production ( (6) CNC Vertical and (5) Horizontal mills, and (7) CNC lathes)• Responsible to quote and purchase materials/castings and components for all shop production• Provided 25% annual reduction in raw material and component costs• Aided in developing an Ideal specific computerized database system (ERP) • Responsible for error proofing all production paperwork flowing to the shop floor.

North Fond Du Lac, Wi

• Direct reports include 30 first shift production and support personnel operating (45) Swiss CNC lathes, Vertical and Horizontal CNC machining centers, CNC barfeed and chucking lathes and various manual machinery.• Responsible for safety, scheduling, quality, tooling and day to day operations for the plant.

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

• Responsible for all field operations during the 2010 decennial census• Management of 1000+ personnel (supervision, clerical and field workers)• Successfully completed 11 operations on time and in budget

Ripon, Wi

• Responsible for the MRO spend and 3 personnel in the Tooling and Maintenance Cribs in 2 plants• Buyer for Stockroom supplies and emergency equipment/building services and parts• Managed $5 million of inventory with responsibility for accuracy and auditing• Realized an annual savings of $15,000 through consolidation of janitorial supplies to a VMI• Saved $40,000 annually through comparison shopping between proven vendors

Sheboygan, Wi

• Responsible for MRO Purchasing, contract management (including logistics) and VMI programs• Implemented and oversaw supplier diversity and score card systems• Negotiated and implemented third party freight payment service after previous supplier defaulted• Successfully negotiated trade agreements with over 100 suppliers due to Chapter 11 filing• Proposed new fluid and gas suppliers with potential for nearly $100,000 annual savings• Negotiated and implemented new small package carrier for an annual savings in excess of $25,000

Oshkosh, Wi

• Responsible for MRO management on a three-shift operation covering all US based operations• Developed an Integrated Supply and vendor managed inventory (VMI) relationship, which resulted in the free lease of a vending machine with a $1 final buyout• Implemented new management software (JD Edwards) and new tool crib management system (AutoCrib) simultaneously as replacements for the loss of a proprietary system• Achieved cost savings in excess of $25,000 and reduced spend vs. AOP by $200,000 first year

Mayville, Wi

• Managed 125 supervisory and production personnel on three shifts• Responsible for safety, quality, efficiency, JIT delivery, cost containment, performance appraisals, conflict resolution, rewarding and disciplining and Lean initiatives• Used relationship and communication skills to motivate employees to increase productivity by 10%• Justified in excess of $4.5 million in capital machinery and tooling• Annual savings of $250,000 on 287 parts by elimination of the multi-spindle screw machinesArea Manager, Machining Group and Contract Assembly • Managed 8 departments with 75 people on two shifts• Lead and managed continuous improvement, training, and production control efforts• Created an employee performance Access database which resulted in 10% productivity increase• Developed, trained, and audited the ISO 9001 certification process• Authored a skill-based pay system that was modeled company wideManufacturing Engineer, Machining Group • Responsible for all machinery and tooling needs in 5 metal cutting departments• Depts: CNC Turning, CNC Machining, single & multi-spindle screw machines and secondary ops.• Innovated a process to determine production turning cycle times resulting in accurate pricing• Justified a $400,000 machining center for beam boring

Fond Du Lac, Wi

Director of Engineering• Responsible for 45 people on two shifts in CNC machining and Manufacturing Engineering• Managed maintenance and preventive maintenance programs• Performed process development, time studies and quoting for CNC turning and machining centersSuperintendent, Screw Machine Department • Managed 40 production and support staff personnel in 4 departments• Developed processes, time studies and tooling for Brown & Sharpe and Acme Gridley• Supplier contact for production and Quality Audits

Certificate, Lean Lead Facilitator

Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing