Ed Milligan

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Director of Operations @ AboveAir Technologies
United States
About Ed Milligan

Accomplished and dedicated business leader with a strong background in Manufacturing Operations, Engineering and General Management. Highly skilled in continuous improvement, strategic planning, lean, health and safety programs, design for manufacturability, root cause analysis and process optimization. Experienced in leading teams, effective communications, financial planning and forecasting, new product development, sales management and S&OP. A diverse background enhances the ability to bring a holistic perspective to solving complex enterprise wide problems that optimize the entire value stream in both unionized and non-unionized work environments. Demonstrated improvement in ROS, margins, operating costs, plant productivity, on-time delivery, lead times and safety in various businesses. Achievements:Roles of increasing responsibility throughout career from Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Plant Management, Multi-Plant Operations Management to General Management. GM included the additional responsibility of the commercial business including R&D Engineering, Applications Engineering, Sales, Product Management, Marketing, Service and Aftermarket Parts.Maximized profitability by optimizing all aspects of the business. Improved Market Share from 38% to 56% in dollars, and 32% to 53% in units. Improved return on sales from 13.7% to 19.3%. During manufacturing tenure, led safety programs to reduce TRIR, LTIR, improve plant productivity and reduce conversion costs.

Ed Milligan's Current Company Details
AboveAir Technologies

Aboveair Technologies

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Director of Operations
United States
Website:
aboveair.com
Employees:
29
Ed Milligan Work Experience Details
  • Aboveair Technologies
    Director Of Operations
    Aboveair Technologies
    United States
  • Ellicott Dredges
    Director Of Operations
    Ellicott Dredges Jan 2021 - Present
    Baltimore, Md, Us
    Multi-site leader responsible for operations of multiple manufacturing locations. Responsibilities include Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, EHS, Applications Engineering, Aftermarket Parts, Continuous Improvement, Lean Initiatives, Planning, Inventory, Receiving and Shipping, Facilities and Maintenance and Operational Excellence.
  • Johnson Controls
    Vice President And General Manager Industrial Refrigeration
    Johnson Controls Sep 2015 - May 2020
    Cork, Ireland, Ie
    Direct all North American Industrial Refrigeration operations including R&D Engineering, Applications Engineering, Controls Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Product Management, Marketing, Sales, Service and Aftermarket Parts. Maintain P&L responsibility for IRNA business. Develop operating plans, capital plans and strategic plans.• Strengthened customer relationships, drove quality control and improved bundled approach to increase market share from 38% to 56% in dollars, and 32% to 53% in units.• Managed price, eliminated process waste and implemented cost controls to improve margins from 25% to 32% and return on sales from 13.7% to 19.3%.• Reduced Sales, General and Administration expense from 14.8% to 10.6% through cost control actions.• Directed the launch of new Low Charge Central System to reduce ammonia charge in centralized refrigeration systems. This unique product allowed customers to avoid the regulation burden of high charge systems while maintaining the advantage of a centralized engine room.• Directed the launch of high pressure and API compliant compressors for CO2 and heat pumps applications.
  • Johnson Controls
    Director Of Operations, Heavy Fabrication Plants, North America
    Johnson Controls Aug 2014 - Sep 2015
    Cork, Ireland, Ie
    Maintained multi-plant responsibility for manufacturing locations in US, Mexico and Canada. Successfully led manufacturing operations in three diverse businesses: Industrial Refrigeration, Airside, and Chiller Solutions for union and non-unionized production facilities.• Met P&L requirements by flexing conversion costs in line with volume fluctuations and driving continual cost control. Improved plant operations via strategic capital investment.• Improved cost position by driving higher plant productivity and lower conversion costs via Kaizen events, and the implementation of automation such as robotics via capital expenditures.• Led strategic plant footprint projects to improve overall plant network flow and cost position.• Led strong safety programs in all locations, successfully reducing TRIR and LTIR to zero in the Waynesboro heavy manufacturing plant and achieving no recordables for 23 consecutive months.• Solved critical customer delivery and quality issues as a result of production line moves to Mexico. Instituted S&OP principles and critical component deep dive analyses. OTD improved from 78% to 95%.
  • Johnson Controls
    Director Operations, Airside North America
    Johnson Controls Oct 2012 - Aug 2014
    Cork, Ireland, Ie
  • Johnson Controls
    Director, Chiller Solutions Manufacturing Operations, North America
    Johnson Controls Apr 2011 - Oct 2012
    Cork, Ireland, Ie
  • Johnson Controls Industries, Building Efficiency Division
    Plant Manager, Waynesboro Facility
    Johnson Controls Industries, Building Efficiency Division Nov 2007 - Apr 2011
    Directed all manufacturing operations including Machining, Welding, Compressor Assembly, Package Assembly, Controls Assembly, CNC Programming, Manufacturing Engineering, Purchasing, Receiving, Shipping, Material Planning, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance and Facilities. Developed capital/budget plans.• Implemented vessel flow line and compressor package flow line to reduce conversion costs and improve cycle time. Reduced overall lead times by 2 weeks and increased productivity by 10%.• Implemented pipe bending and pipe spool cell to improve quality, reduce package assembly times and improve welder training program. Weld leaks reduced by 35%.• Launched weld school and training program to improve critical welding skills.• Lead table member during union negotiations ending in successful contract signing.
  • Formtek Metal Forming
    Director, Operations And Continuous Improvemen
    Formtek Metal Forming Apr 2005 - Nov 2007
    Cleveland, Us
    Led the closure of two manufacturing plants and the consolidation into one facility utilizing the concepts of 5S, lean manufacturing, manufacturing cells and value stream flow.• Completed on time and under budget with a 67% decrease in utilized assets. • Orders processed per month in new Saint Louis operation increased 500% with only a 15% increase in headcount and a 25% reduction in lead times.• Improved operation from $3.5M loss to $500K profit.

Ed Milligan Skills

Continuous Improvement Lean Manufacturing Kaizen 5s Value Stream Mapping Manufacturing Six Sigma Dmaic Process Improvement Engineering Fmea Ppap Kanban Root Cause Analysis Operational Excellence Jit Manufacturing Operations Toyota Production System Manufacturing Operations Management Manufacturing Engineering Tqm Quality Management Business Process Improvement Engineering Management Spc Supplier Quality Black Belt Iso Design For Manufacturing Poka Yoke Apqp

Ed Milligan Education Details

  • Penn State University
    Penn State University
    Mechanical Engineering
  • University Of Delaware
    University Of Delaware
    Mechanical Engineering

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Ed Milligan attended Penn State University, University Of Delaware.

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