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United States

Avon, Ohio, United States

Direct and oversee the strategic and operational policies, objectives, and initiatives for the TOS & EPS product lines. Make decisions regarding the strategy, marketing, pricing, production, and quality of the products and have full P&L and balance sheet responsibilities.

Plant P&L ManagementSales and Operations Planning (S&OP)Demand ManagementAcquisition IntegrationHigh Mix, Low-Medium Volume manufacturingConfigurable product offeringsProduct Integration and transitionExpense ReductionBudget Control, Cost ReductionSupply ManagementProcess Flow & StandardizationWorld Class Operational Excellence implementationLean Six Sigma, DMAIC ProcessERP Integration and OptimizationMeet volume and quality goalsManage InventoryDevelop performance evaluation programsMaintain all COVID-19 rules for a safe work environment.

Elyria, Oh

Direct and oversee the strategic and operational policies, objectives, and initiatives for the foundation drum brake product line. Make decisions regarding the strategy, marketing, pricing, production, and quality of the products and have full P&L and balance sheet responsibilities.

Elyria, Oh

Lead a team of Program Managers focused on product design and development, manufacturing process design and implementation, equipment development and general business projects for the air treatment product line. Plan the strategic development and life-cycle of the Air Treatment product portfolio, in line with the given product strategy of the business unit. Define and allocate human, material and financial resources. Formulate and execute long-term plans for cost control and product line profitability. Ensure constant observation of relevant markets - competitor activities, technology, supply and demand conditions, etc. Initiate projects and measures to continuously optimize the Air Treatment product portfolio. Coordinate with other accountable management positions in managing the design, manufacturing, quality, test, marketing and distribution of the products. Ensure appropriate product lifecycle management. Coordinate product launch decisions and schedules. Promote use of new technologies and industry-leading trends.

Akron, Ohio

Responsible for Industrial Engineering oversight for all plants in North America producing tires for the consumer, commercial, off-highway, motorcycle and racing markets.

Plattsburgh, New York

Hired to develop the Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering departments for newly established U.S. operations and providing oversight of Production Support and Maintenance groups. Member of the plant level Operational Excellence and Operations Development team that coached and mentored OpEx/OD teams. Implemented Lean concepts as defined in the Volvo Production System, a variant of the TPS.

Burlington And Williston, Vermont

Lead the deployment and continuous improvement of technical services provided to Strategic Business Units, Advanced Programs and Unmanned Aerial Systems engineering organizations at all GDATP sites. Services include technical information management; logistics, reliability, safety and human factors engineering; engineering material management and development laboratory facility management as well as technical support to other functional organizations such as Manufacturing and Quality. Participated in the implementation of Operational Excellence concepts in the engineering and development function including the development of new processes focused on driving manufacturing requirements back into the design phase. GDATP representative for the Vermont Lean Product Development Consortium.

Burlington And Williston, Vermont

Managed a department of SMEs for manufacturing velocity, labor productivity and lean manufacturing. Working member of the corporate level Lean Six Sigma committee to establish the corporate program for lean six sigma implementation; developed LSS assessment tools based on the capability maturity model concept. Division lead for Lean Six Sigma and Operational Excellence implementation; established lean programs across seven plants; performed LSS program assessments across operations and engineering and reported results.

ILC is the original designer and manufacturer of Appollo, Skylab and Shuttle Space Suits as well as the designer and manufacturer of Mars Pathfinder and MER landing systems. Managed engineering development and programs for complex aerospace and space system applications including high tenacity fabric based UV-curable resin infused deployable UAV wings, morphing wing control surfaces and engineered textile based deceleration systems for aerospace applications. Assigned as the engineering representative on corporate teams focused on World Class Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing and New Product Development. SME for Lean Manufacturing for the business unit. Multiple additional roles involving data management, training and continuous improvement.

Managed process improvement projects for major telecom service providers aimed at increasing efficiency and increasing order processing velocity. Performed detailed analyses of process steps and applied techniques such as learning theory, queing theory and process simulation to increase workcenter capacity while simultaneously reducing both direct and overhead costs.

Managed a team of engineers and specialists providing consulation services including work measurement, plant layout, tooling and fixture design and build, machine design and build, integration services and infrastructure design services. Designed over 20 production machines or assembly/test stations for a variety of industries. Customers included Ben & Jerry's, Burton Snowboards, Nastech, Barre Callebeaut, Gerogia Pacific and Tenneco.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Industrial

Master Of Science (M.S.)

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