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Cheltenham, GB

Cheltenham, GB

Noblesville, Indiana, US

Telford, Shropshire, GB

• Led organization, established innovative business direction, and executed operational plans to achieve goals at the world's 2nd largest producer of Agricultural, off highway and construction wheel, while serving all.
• Utilized contract negotiation skills to lead and achieve double-digit price increases with top OEM customers, resulting in $7M additional profits.
• Oversaw creative working capital management strategies to improve cash inflows by $25M YOY.
• Developed 5-year business plan by facilitating sales process activities and delivering management presentations to potential strategic/private equity buyers.
• Spearheaded change management processes for sale by preparing division with 10 facilities, $250M in annual sales, and 1000 employees.
• Completed successful sale of business in November 2020.

Telford, Shropshire, GB

Ipsley Church Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire, GB

• Coordinated strategic direction, vision, and operations of 11 manufacturing facilities, 2500 employees, and $600M in annual revenue for world's leading supplier of metal powder precision components.
• Provided key insights as member of GKN Powder Metallurgy Executive Team, serving $1.6B business with 7000 global team members.
• Led key turnaround by implementing continuous operational improvements, resulting in $12M increase in annual profits and fixed cost reduction of $4M.
• Merged and consolidated operations for 2 sites, resulting in $4M in savings and benefit.
• Headed key projects to reduce costs of non-quality yielding $2M and increase profitability of new launched parts by $3M.
• Implemented team leadership by empowering 10 direct reports, including VP of Sales & Marketing, Operations, Quality, Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, R&D, and Engineering.

Ipsley Church Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire, GB

• Revolutionized regulation and safety programs and performance of 8 facilities and 9 global direct reports for $450M leader in atomized metal powders following a series of fatalities.
• Achieved profitability increases of 7% to 12% ROS through enhanced safety improvement programs, waste reduction initiatives, and productivity incentives.
• Reduced freights costs by $2M by consolidating goods, streamlining shipping, and optimizing packaging.
• Implemented creative $50M revenue channel management strategy in Asian market by selecting a joint venture partner and securing manufacturing operations in China.
• Eliminated 100% of lost time accidents for 3 straights years by revitalizing safety program, streamlining reporting procedures, and developing comprehensive training programs.
• Leveraged technology roadmaps to develop new investment goals, launch Technically Enhanced Products (TEP), differentiate business from competition, and achieve $100M in revenue at high profit margins.

Ipsley Church Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire, GB

• Promoted to leadership role to oversee performance of 6 facilities, 1000 employees, and $300M in annual component sales for automotive industry clients.
• Facilitated continuous improvement across all key metrics by lowering cost of non-quality by 50% in 18 months and improving equipment OEE to maximize capital utilization by 30%.
• Streamlined engagement, coordination, and communications between plant managers, directors, employees, and internal stakeholders to increase company culture, establish healthy partnerships, and foster productivity.
• Restored profitability to all facilities through turnaround consulting and project implementation for lower quality defects, improved production volumes, and reduced production costs.

Ipsley Church Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire, GB

• Startup Plant (Iowa, USA): oversaw manufacturing and specification of steel wheels by increasing plant efficiency from 3 shifts to 1 while increasing output.
• Mature Union Plant (Telford, UK): supplied agriculture rims and negotiated 2-year pay freeze with unions to improve labor relations and fund new investment to plant.
• Plant Closing (Litchfield, UK): facilitated plant closure 6 months earlier than plan and at reduced cost by spearheading successful negotiations.
• Significant Plant Growth/New Product Launches (Indiana, USA): led facility to 50% YOY growth, achieved record profitability, launched new product lines, and elevated plant to one of the most successful in division.
• Achieved profit and cash targets throughout all 6 years of tenure through cross-functional leadership, performance management, and process improvement.
• Led fundraising efforts for Relay for Life Cancer Fund by engaging employees in team-oriented and unified activities to raise $25K.

Dearborn, Michigan, US

• Observed and gained valuable engineering skills and processes under the supervision of skilled technical staff during a four-year program.