Private Equity Sponsored $150MM premier manufacturer of Household and Personal Care Consumer Packaged Goods / 400 employees / 4 U S. based Facilities / High Volume Absorbent Converting Automation

Private Equity Sponsored $100MM Medical Device Design / Contract Manufacturer / 315 Employees / 5 Facilities / Fabrication, Powder Coating, Stamping, Mechanical, and Electrical Assembly ProcessesResponsible for operational leadership and strategic deployment initiatives across 3 facilities for 250 combined manufacturing and office support associates involving 11 direct reports from manufacturing management, scheduling, process engineering, maintenance, quality, logistics, and continuous improvement across 3 separate facilities.-Conducted 2020 Operations Due Diligence resulting in 2 Acquisitions, a 3-year 31% CAGR (compound annual growth rate), and a 68% increase in EBITDA (earnings).-Led 2023 Operations Value Capture Labor Savings resulting in a 20% Year over Year (YOY) P&L Savings. -Championed 2022 Racine Plant Capacity Expansion plan resulting in 25% (YOY) growth in Acquisition Year 1 while maintaining a 90% On Time Delivery Average.-Initiated 2021 Milwaukee GPS School to Work Program resulting in 10 High School Students attending class onsite / working after school concluding with 3 students becoming full time hires after Year 1.-Delivered 2022 & 2023 Medical Device 95% On Time Delivery average by implementing lean assembly Flow Lines, CNC Automation, Intracompany Level Loading, and Material Pull System Replenishment.-Coached and Mentored 8 direct reports that were Promoted within MPE at least 1 time or more.

Private Equity Sponsored $32MM Medical Device Design / Contract Manufacturer Revenue / 1 Facility / 180 EmployeesResponsible for leading 150 combined manufacturing and office associates with 8 direct reports from manufacturing management, process engineering, maintenance, scheduling, and shipping teams.-Delivered a 51% increase in EBITDA over a 3-year period and conducted 13 different Confidential Information Presentations to equity sponsors resulting in a successful 2019 business sale.-Led 2019 Blood Dialysis Product Line Quality turnaround by implementing Artificial Intelligence inspection and Process Validation which secured $2.8MM of existing recurring revenue.-Implemented 2019 Clean Room Installation Qualification, Operational Qualification, and Performance Qualification (IQOQPQ) validation resulting in $4.9MM additional Annual Revenue populating an FDA registered Infant Retinal Scanning Medical Device.-Transformed 2018 Fabrication Department using Cellular Manufacturing & Skill Based Pay reducing Build to Print lead times 67% resulting in $10MM additional medical and non-medical contract business over 4 years.-Facilitated 2017 Value Stream Mapping Kaizen event resulting in the creation of Lean Office Cells and a 38% reduction in quoted lead times.

Privately Held $19MM Medical Device Design / Contract Manufacturer / 1 Facility / 115 Employees / Fabrication, Powder Coating, and Mechanical Assembly Processes Responsible for leading 8 quality associates, 2 information technology associates, and 1 supply chain coordinator. Responsible for improving overall quality performance and implementing lean six sigma companywide.-Led the Project Team responsible for ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 13485:2003 certification opening the door for over $6MM of new Medical Device customer revenue.-Achieved a company record 12-Month 900 External Defective Parts per Million (PPM) Average and a 78% Internal / External PPM Reduction over a 6-year period using Cross Functional Quality Circles, Six Sigma DMAIC methodology, and Process Auditing.-Facilitated Project Management and Design Engineering teams through an Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Kaizen resulting in a 500 Medical Device Product PPM average over 6 years.

Responsible for leading 57 direct labor production associates with 4 cellular team leader direct reports. Responsible for staffing, efficiency, labor budgets, performance management, capital budgeting, quality performance, on time delivery, and teaching lean manufacturing.

Responsible for creating daily production schedules for 3 shifts, rough cut capacity planning, and raw material and finished good inventory level adjustments in a make to order environment.

Led 25 direct labor associates on 3rd shift. Responsible for 3rd shift production staffing, personnel performance management, quality performance, teaching lean manufacturing, and leading lean kaizens.

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