Specializing in factory automation systems, Koops designs and builds innovative machines and equipment for world-class manufacturers across a broad array of industries. Excellent customer support, rock solid engineering solutions and reliable project management have been the hallmark of our business. Our services include 3D mechanical design, electrical and controls design, project management, production line integration, service and support. ● Led complex Engineered to Order industrial automation projects for customers across multiple industries. Projects included fully automated solutions with robotic integrations as well as individual workstations, which incorporated improved workflow, custom part nesting solutions, and worker safety. ● Managed a rolling project portfolio averaging $5M.● Collaborated with senior leadership to develop strategic organizational initiatives, which included defining organizational structure and resource capacity to help drive market capitalization and diversification efforts.

● Worked with global subject matter experts to transform and integrate local processes into a global template, which was focused on lean manufacturing, supply chain optimization, process standardization and cross-site collaboration.● Combined disparate global systems to create a central operations platform, improving global visibility for standard inventory as well as custom engineered equipment. ● Maintained flexibility within new implementations and changes to allow for localized constraints, reducing the need for change management efforts while improving overall adoption. ● Successfully developed and tested a global SAP aftermarket design by avoiding scope-creep, communicating effectively with key stakeholders and adhering to project controls and risk mitigation plans.

•Promoted a culture of continuous improvement and created a local lean team, resulting in a lean assessment improvement nearly two times greater than company targets over a 12-month period. •Sponsored and participated in a DMAIC green-belt project with DePaul MBA students to improve on-time performance. Actions implemented included the development of a master production schedule and standard quality inspections, helping to level load production resources, streamline capacity scheduling, optimize labor utilization and reduce overall cost of poor quality, resulting in an improved on-time performance from 67% to 95% in just 6-months.•Established and doubled a labor efficiency metric in 18-months, achieving results by focusing on effective data acquisition, interactive time-studies, action-orientated preventative action requests and cross-functional collaboration within the manufacturing, engineering and supply chain value streams. •Translated a 16% increase in revenue in to a 211% increase in net profit by setting long term objectives, targeting critical key performance indicating metrics and improving product and process quality.•Led kaizen events that included improving flow using cellular manufacturing, reducing rework using Poka-Yoke’s and eliminating non-value added activity through 5S methodology.•Reduced costs of poor quality by targeting high potential opportunities identified through Pareto diagrams and the root-cause of those opportunities using the Five-Why approach and Ishikawa diagrams. Continuously decreasing trends in scrap, rework and warranty metrics not only reduced the costs of poor quality but also provided a boost to on-time performance, customer satisfaction and the bottom line. • Maintained a culture of 'safety first', with zero lost time accidents.

• Supervised a team of seven production employees, scheduling daily production for multiple projects and ensuring that quality standards were met.• Produced rotating equipment project specifications, price estimations and project lead times for customers in the Oil and Gas, Pulp and Paper, Metal Manufacturing, Chemical, Municipal, Food Processing and Mining Industries.• Analyzed performance test results for new and refurbished equipment to deliver increased pump efficiency and to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) to the customer by increasing mean time between failure (MTBF) and decreasing annual energy costs.

• Managed all vessel operations, financials, crew, vessel maintenance and safety. • Communicated navigational plan, emergency protocol, weather forecasting and final passage assessment• Maintained vessel code to comply with law enforcement regulation such as that of The United States and Canadian Coast Guards, The Bahamian Defense Force and The Department of Natural Resources• Coordinated and piloted vessel movement between the Great Lakes, Florida and the Bahamas.

• Produced and qualified manufacturing standards for fluid conveyance product in military and commercial aircraft• Collaborated with Eaton employees involved with global markets in India and Europe • Analyzed performance test data for engineered product prototypes• Responsible for initial review and approval of supplier designs• Followed projects through the manufacturing phase and ensured that in-plant quality assurance measures were followed• Worked with corporate engineering on problem resolution while projects were in the testing phase, ensuring that we adhered to all testing requirements