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Houston, Texas, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

Responsible for all procurement, receiving, and warehousing for two major products lines for the Surgical franchise. Responsible for the scheduling, shipping, sterilization and delivery of all finished good products to all distribution centers (ICDC). Coordinated and facilitated all supply chain strategic initiatives with centralized corporate planning to ensured all product deliveries would achieve a Stock Availability Rating of of 99% or better

Responsible for supporting Production, Product innovation, R&D, HSE, and Facilities Management: A staff of 7 Managers/Supervisors, 100+ Engineers. Established roadmap for improve process capability. Our plant was the leading site in the Surgical franchise. Developed enhanced technology transfer processes with R&D and established key roles in MS&T. Support R&D launch of 10+ pipeline projects and developed organizational capacity to achieve R&D plans. Developed innovation team to drive future state and technology roadmaps to eliminate technique driven processes. Continue to improve Business Continuity programs with alternative vendors and processes.

West Virginia, United States

Responsible for a budget of $32MM to support manufacturing operations; 20 Managers/Supervisors, 200+ Direct Labor. Drove organization changes, facilitated accurate labor standards, and workforce flexibility. Resulting in stable, more aligned management and supported budget recovery of $11 million. Facilitated Lean projects for Delivery Systems, Molding, and Inspection operations, resulting in 20% lower lead-time, 50% reduction in WIP, and a savings of 12 HC; Yielding $2.5mm in savings. Developed strong relationships with Planning, facilitating a 40% increase in schedule attainment.

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Responsible for Engineering, Facilities, R&D and HSE operations; 3 Managers, 16 Engineers, 20 technicians. Organized the recovery of a major packaging automation project. Managed facilities and equipment for over 30% growth in production (3 to 4MM units). Supported system integration for both Alcon and Novartis programs. Executed plans on new product transfers for multi-focal and Toric lens models. Directed the introduction of new technology around Molding, Optical Measurement Equipment, data acquisitions. Facilitated advancement in Project Management and Change Control practices.

Responsible for a budget of $17MM to support manufacturing operations; 4 Managers/Supervisors, 4 Engineers, 300+ direct labor employees. Strategized and implemented major automation projects for manufacturing and warehousing functions. Developed strategic plans addressing capacity and facility constraints to meet future demand. Facilitated the adoption of Lean concepts into the manufacturing operation with Lean teams. Participated in new product development for new product lines into emerging markets

Managed numerous projects to reduce direct labor in manufacturing and warehousing functions during an average annual volume increase of 8.5%. This resulted in labor savings of over $1.5MM; received the plant productivity award for 17 consecutive years. Contributed significantly in the reduction of product cycle time from 20 days to less than 6 days. Introduced and strengthen position in the Japan market. Managed facility expansions. Established Business Continuity plans for key product lines. Prepared, defended, and controlled all budgets related to manufacturing and engineering.

Managed the development, validation and implementation of projects to automate material flow, assembly processes, and packaging resulting in a reduction of labor requirements. Developed local MES system to ensure accurate and reapable process and drive paperless manufacturing (including DHR’s).

Organized and facilitated the transfer of manufacturing technologies from Houston to sister facility in Belgium. This included quality, production, and IT systems for the Belgium organization

Houston, Texas, United States

Texas A&M, Bsme

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General