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Plant Closed. While out of work, furthering my education to be more competitive in the job market.Lean Six Sigma completed 11/23OSHA30 completed 11/23Scrum Master completed 12/23

• Direct report to the President of the family-owned company, assumed Richmond operations after 6-month leadership vacuum• Manage and direct all manufacturing activities in the plant, including production, shipping/receiving, quality control, maintenance/engineering, and safety, to produce products in the most cost-effective way, while meeting OTIF shipping to our customers.• Cultivate quality production team retaining those deeply committed to our product and company goals• Fostered positive work culture that reduced employee turnover, improving efficiency and product quality• Successfully eliminated the need for overtime while increasing windows produced per man-hour by 30.76%• Developed a culture of two-way communication, encouraging employee feedback and decisions within boundaries• Ensured safe working conditions by providing adequate safety training of work practices and procedures• With renewed organization and discipline, production surged 27% from 330 to 420 windows per day• Schedule review and approval of daily work orders to meet or exceed original request date • Ensure compliance with OSHA standards regarding equipment operation and warehouse working conditions• Inspect for appropriated stocking levels and communicate with team to assist with various tasks as needed• Review budgeting process and inventory counts and ensure labor, supply, and utility expenses fall below budget goals• Oversee all levels of staff activity and performance; Work with my teams to assure all KPIs are met• Developed leaders through training, coaching, mentoring, and accountability in order to meet/exceed job expectations; Interview, hire, and evaluate direct reports to support Succession Planning• Identified shortcomings in existing manufacturing processes, systems, and procedures; Collaborated with appropriate resources and groups to develop and implement solutions

• Reports to the owner, executing directives for all plant operations, manpower, logistics, production, warehouse and quality • Plant record for profitability achieved in first 12 months. Increasing revenue by $2M annually • Created and implemented Kanban board, decreasing material flow downtime, and increasing productivity by 20%• Reduced budget spending by 7%, operating within the $1.2M annual budget for labor, utilities, and supply cost• Increased maintenance intervals on critical equipment reducing production down time by 10%• Provides a clean and safe working environment. No OSHA recordable injuries and zero unemployment cases• Fosters positive employee relations, establishing culture where our 35 employees feel motivated and actively engaged• Responsible for resolving conflicts and disagreements between production, sales, and customers • Provides supervision, guidance, and leadership to all direct reports to help effectively plan work, direct team activities, and establish priorities; Direct and coordinate all functions within the daily operations of the manufacturing plant; Motivating, supporting, and providing guidance to staff; Drive a culture of continuous improvement.• Increased production, assets capacity, and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs; Monitored progress and prepare reports for senior managers and executives• Communicated actions needed to implement the company’s strategy and business plan with my team and executives. • Collaborated cross-functionally to support New Product Development and drive Design for Manufacturability • Created and managed plant budget to assure compliance to plan; Worked with President of Operations to gather information and provide insight for strategic planning

• Leads two-shift, day-to-day manufacturing. Manage 200+ personnel for entire Richmond Operation• Team-based approach in production department to improve quality, increase yield, reduce waste, and achieve results• Determine monthly goal with VP of Operations for shipment based on capacity and other departmental constraints• 11-year plant record for production and profitability achieved in first 3 months. Sustained gross revenue gain of 30% • Investigate and recommend purchasing of capital equipment, changes in production design, facilities, and methods• Identified and improved production opportunities, increasing capacity and production from 5500 to 7500 units daily• Schedule and maintain a profitable productivity metric (dollars/hour) with proper staffing. • Reduced overtime from 15% to 6%, saving $10,000 monthly while increasing production• Internal rejects reduced from 4.5% to 3.5%, field returns reduced from 2.3% 1.9%, saving $130,000 in waste disposal annually• Accountability measures implemented for lost tools and PPE, resulting in 50% reduction in cost, saving $78,000 annually • Developed and empowered managers to own their processes, improving build quality, reducing rejects by 3%• Provide a clean and safe working environment resulting in 65% reduction in OSHA recordable injuries• Improved employee documentation practices, reducing unemployment claims by 92%, saving $40,000 per quarter

• Supervises 15 associates performing final inspections across seven high volume production lines• Filled in as Lead and Manager in addition to Supervising duties for 9 months due to budget cuts • Conduct daily morning meetings effectively building cohesiveness and streamlining communication to team• Choreographs employee schedules across three shifts providing seamless quality coverage across assembly lines• Provide feedback and follow-up on quality misses to quality inspectors and assembly supervisors• Identifies process shortfalls impacting quality while providing solutions to leadership, for process improvement• Cross-trained all Quality associates to perform inspections on all lines, increasing effectiveness of team• $400,000 monthly labor and material cost savings after improving finished shelf handling process• Environmentally conscious implemented and maintained a cost saving Styrofoam recycling program• Educated on efficiency processes LEAN, 6 Sigma, 5-S, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, TPM, and DMAIC• Assembled a superior workforce through structured leadership, accountability, and empowerment• Created several databases and graphs to clearly illustrate process and quality improvements to leadership• Warranty avoidance savings $31,000 annually after employment of post inspection photos to discredit false claims• Oversees calibration of quality test equipment, scrap, and new part inspections• Create work instructions for new and broken processes to standardize work content and hold accountability

• Divisional oversight of 76 employees, maintaining productive and motivated workforce ensuring a cohesive team effort• Developed culture of two-way communication, encouraging employee feedback and decision making within boundaries• Ensures safe working conditions and practices by providing adequate safety training of work practices and procedures• Active communication of concerns to senior leadership, subject matter experts, and departmental management• Model of leadership, providing individual employee feedback ensuring continuous professional improvementAdditional Duties:Sexual Assault Prevention Coordinator (16 months)Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor (30 months)Motorcycle Safety Program Coordinator (30 months)Command Mentorship Program Coordinator (30 months)Association Treasurer (30 months)Urinalysis Coordinator (8 months)Air Warfare Coordinator (8 months)Casualty Assistance Calls Officer (35 months)Bachelors Degree (4.0 GPA)Secret clearance (active)

Program Advisor and Liaison between Program Office, Readiness Centers and NAVAIR. With clear vision of the Naval Enterprise, re-wrote policy, created instructions, ensured cost incurred were within guidelines for the AV-8 Harrier Aircraft platform, and effective response to program inquires. Performed monthly revenue analysis, highlighting variances from program offices and repair sites for stakeholders. While managing the AV-8 annual $25M budget, discovered and corrected a 339 man-hour oversight in spending plan. By cutting labor hours that were not being performed, saved NAVAIR $30,000 for every AV-8 inducted for Depot level repair. Developed strong working knowledge of software applications such as Microsoft Office products.Certified Level II Life Cycle Logistician.Additional Duties:Co-chaired annual fund raising event for newly selected Chief Petty Officers. (6 months)Duty Section Leader of 20 peers. (12 months)Volunteer Income Tax Preparer (24 months)Volunteer Animal Shelter (12 months)

FLIR Team Supervisor - Led 4 technicians repairing and maintaining 22 infra-red camera pods for the air-wing. (12 months)FOD Team Supervisor - Led and unified subordinates from 8 Commands while performing daily upkeep and cleanliness of the flight deck. At times coordinating 50+ employees for larger events. (24 months)Prepared Daily Flag Briefs for Strike Group Commanders. (6 months)Additional Duties:Association President (12 months)Association Treasurer (24 months)Air Warfare Program Manager (36 months)Urinalysis Program Manager (24 months)

Avionics Supervisor, (12 months)Directed 20 electricians performing safe and efficient component and electrical fault isolation of 10 $60M aircraft.SME; provided weekly training emphasizing safety, risk management, policy, quality control, and expectations.Reviewed and updated aircraft system outage information in the management information system.Verified work completed according to schedule, and done in compliance with maintenance procedures and practices. Quality Assurance Supervisor, (12 months) Led/supervised 10 peers performing audits on 13 workcenters. Detachment Lead, (3 months) Led/supervised rescue team, responsible for the rebuilding and safe return of a crash landed aircraft. Line Supervisor, (12 months) Led/supervised/trained 30 of the most junior personnel performing pit crew operations on all assigned aircraft. Oversaw the safe, proper and timely completion of pre/post flight inspections, fueling/defueling, washing, engine start up/shut down, and aircraft movement.Additional Duties:Urinalysis (12 months)Financial Specialist / counselor (24 months)Duty Section Leader of 50+ personnel (12 months)

Avionics Electrician Lead and SME (48 months). Responsible for performing maintenance and upkeep of F-14 Tomcats and FA-18 Hornets Avionic, Weapon release, Navigation, Electronic Counter measures, Electronic Warfare and Communication systems and subsystems. Expert aircraft maintainer; performed fault isolation analysis to determine component or wiring failure.Efficient replacement of faulty components and extensive wire bundle repair associated with aircraft system outages. Consistently demonstrated ability to evaluate information and exercise sound judgment while making risk decisions.Additional Duties:Electrical Safety Representative (12 months)