See more > https://gedwardmcclune.wixsite.com/panthera-advisorsProvided professional consulting services to improve productivity in manufacturing, distribution & office environments.

Director of Production EfficiencyProvided industrial engineering support & introduced lean principles across 4 USA facilities• Lead 2019 “Lean 2.0” corporate objective. Launched Kaizen events & trained fundamental lean principles of 5S; 8-Wastes & Value Stream• Lead inventory accuracy DMAIC project, increased location accuracy from 50% to 98%• Proposed work team staffing model allowed a single operator to bridge 2 machines. Annual savings $300K• Implemented revised picking process and eliminated wasteful inspection step. Annual savings $440K• Reduced press index time from .240 to .190 minutes, 20% efficiency improvement. Annual savings $120K

Manager of Process EngineeringManaged incentive pay system and prepared facility budget• Managed engineering team: 1 engineer and 2 incentive pay processing clerks• Prepared more accurate 2019 budget using labor minutes required for volume

Provided engineering support for 3 plants in both manufacturing & distribution centers: Appleton, WI; Tampa, FL; and Easton, PA. • Averaged last 3 year direct labor cost reduction projects $800K/year, basis $8 million direct labor budget. • Installed incentive pay system. Conducted times studies. Resulted in 15% productivity improvement. • Introduced robotic take-off machines. Achieved 33% reduction of direct labor in those installations. • Steered digital printing as alternative to conventional screen printing. Justified capital proposal. Modified plant layout from conventional screen print to digital. Validated machine productivity & quality performance. Profiled product resulted in 40% cost reduction. • Instructed setup reduction Kaizen event and established best practices. Achieved 25% setup reduction. Conducted dozens of Kaizen events. • Converted Holoubek business systems and integrated with VF business systems.

Managed 3 area supervisors & 1 manufacturing engineer. • Led the assembly transformation from process area & assembly lines to cellular manufacturing. Achieved 15% direct labor savings for impacted areas. Actions included work measurement, line balancing, work standardization & automation. • Introduced new products. Participated in design reviews, conducted control plans & process FMEAs. • Facilitated design changes for quality improvement. • Authored quality policies & procedures and achieved ISO-9000 registration. Participated in quality audits to maintain registration.

Direct reports included 12 area leaders, 1 maintenance & 1 material planner. Area leaders comprised of assembly, machining, injection molding & testing. • Fronted the direct labor reduction from 100 in 1995 to 60 in 2001, saving 40%. Actions included work measurement & efficiency improvements, new product introductions & outsourced non-core competencies. • Managed & maintained building, equipment & grounds. Negotiated service contracts. • Authored quality policies & procedures and achieved ISO-9000 registration. Participated in quality audits to maintain registration. • Led the new facility design, construction & transition, a project to facilitate business growth. Successful project led to promotion to manufacturing manager. • Introduced several new products and acquired 3 others to reduce cost & increase sales.

Managed 6 test technicians & 3 final quality inspectors. • Designed microprocessor based controls, both hardware & software engineering. • Led electronic controls improvement project. Transformed control assembly from segmented process area & assembly lines to cellular manufacturing. Achieved 70% reduction in overall lead time. • Authored quality policies & procedures & achieved ISO-9000 registration. Participated in quality audits to maintain registration.