Gregory Gray Email & Phone Number

The Colony, Tx, Us

Texas, United States

Mckinney, Tx

Operations/Engineering Manager • 2003 - 2009Promoted to assist the president in the reorganization and restructuring of company, with full responsibility covering engineering, manufacturing, materials and facility departments. Challenged to implement changes to the product development process, while maintaining current products and services.Selected Accomplishments:Viewed as a quality expert by sister company and was team member of the ISO-9001 registration of the remote facility.Implemented the Corrective and Preventative action plan for the remote facility with communications between both organizations.Maintained the Supplier relationship and assisted the procurement department with supplier selection.Assisted in the development of new business unit increased yearly sales revenue $1M+.Managed engineering design projects, improving the development cycle by 27%.Maintained the products gross margin through negotiations with vendors and process improvement and resource utilization.Assisted president in maintaining corporate financial matrixes.Co-authored four new product design patents.

Purchased electro/mechanical components used in the development of chemical dispense equipment and chemical cabinet systems. Issued POs based on MRP suggestions and later based on the Kanban system.Negotiated pricing and delivery with suppliers.Managed the non-conformance of incoming material.Experienced in several MRP software packages. Team Leader in the costing and quote projects.Procured materials used in the production of dispense units and chemical management systems.Reduced product cost, increasing profitability.Sourced vendors negotiated best prices and managed relations with up to 200+ suppliers.Setup a supplier consignment agreement with high usage components.Interfaced with engineering on new product development to ensure material requisitions were fulfilled.Active in the relocation of aquired competitor to the Carrollton operatoin.Was selected by executive manage staff to perform buying functions as well oversee purchasing management function in the absence of purchasing manager.

New position created within the company. Full responsibility for the quality assurance, document control and return material departments. Implemented ISO-9001 based quality system policies and procedures based on the operating practices of the company and had responsibility of training company staff in the newly developed system.Selected Accomplishments; Implemented inventory audit change resulting in a 60% cost savings. Developed document control department improving the communications between engineering and manufacturing. Cross-trained production staff improving efficiency of work force resulting in increased profitability. Lead the expansion efforts incorporating newly acquired business acquisition. Improved the manufacturing operation resulting in a 32% reduction in rework costs.

Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of ISO-9001 quality system. Direct contact with customer based to ensure satisfaction and compliance to FDA guidelines and ISO-13485.Selected Accomplishments: Achieved supplier of the year based on quality service and 100% on-time delivery. Improved manufacturing process resulting in reduction of rework from 26% to 12%.