As plant manager of an ISO9001-2015 certified 24/7 unionized facility with~200-300 employees, I was responsible for Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Process Planning (BOM’s and Routers), Facilities & Maintenance, and EHS. I had P&L responsibility to the Gross Margin line for a site with annual sales that fluctuated from ~$20M - $70M US. Manufactured products were primarily SiC and carbon-graphite seals & bearing components used in pumps and compressors along with significant quantities of non-oxide ceramics used in ballistic armor systems for military vehicles and personnel.Associated with my positions in Process Engineering and Plant Management, I led or significantly contributed to key projects to improve first pass quality via 6-sigma methods and to improve throughput via employment of lean methods or capacity increases. Material production processes included thermal mixing of coal tar pitch- based powders, milling, blending, sizing, and molding of components on isostatic and uniaxial hydraulic presses ranging from 2T – 1380T. Further post-forming processes included continuous and batch baking of products to 1700 – 2100F and subsequent graphitization of parts to ~5000F. Additional processes included high-pressure resin impregnations, hot aqueous or solvent rinsing, and required resin curing and molten metal impregnation. I also had responsibility for the machining environment of components which included various types of manual or CNC controlled kit that included lathes, surface grinders, centerless OD grinders, vertical mills, face grinding and polishing, and internal/external grinding of ring-shaped parts. Processes unique to non-oxide component processing included CVR, reaction bonding, and direct sintered vacuum furnacing.I led or was significantly involved in plant consolidations including relocation of equipment or the purchase and installation of new equipment to support revenue growth. I performed numerous Excel based robust OEE capacity analyses to determine equipment designs and provided well-justified capital expense requests in support of purchases. Larger capital project expenses were near $5M.Although I retired in 2022, I consider opportunities for consulting project work, ideally those having a majority of time spent working remotely.