Greg Barr Email & Phone Number

Asheville, Nc, Us

Asheville, North Carolina Area

Founder and Lead Consultant specializing in Operational Efficiency and ManagementSample projects/contracts:» Project manager for Fortune 500 company leading the closure of assembly plant in Mexico and re-locating operations to United States.» Plant Manager for Fortune 500 company leading operations at a $60million facility in Cleveland, OH» Project manager for warehouse expansion and redesigning customer order process flow for international company achieving $25million in annual sales in the United States, $60million worldwide.

Arden, Nc

Manager of the entire value stream for an engineered to order product line with $180 million in revenue and over 250 employees» Responsible for all aspects of order, including: customer service, order entry, forecasting, scheduling, engineering, manufacturing, sales, profit, shipping, safety, lean and quality» Increased on-time percentage from 72% to 98% in a 3-month span by implementing a tier meeting process throughout entire value stream process» Reduced overtime from 3400 hours per month to less than 1600 hours per month by implementing a productivity tracker» Member of the Inclusion and Diversity Council for the corporate Electrical Group

Arden, Nc

Manager of a group of 38 professionals including managers, Quality and Manufacturing Engineers» Responsible for a 375,000-square foot facility, running 3 shifts, with $500 million in sales including maintenance and preventative maintenance» Developed and followed a 3-year roadmap for deploying Continuous Improvement Framework (CIF)» Created and implemented an annual capital plan of approximately $4 million» Developed and followed a business continuity plan for the Asheville site and trained personnel» Implemented and sustained all aspects of the Eaton Business System, including Quality System, Lean System, Material Management, Environment, Health and Safety» Streamlined the organization which created an annual savings of over $300,000 in salaries on a profit plan of $2.5 million in total» Led 3rd party maintenance team in developing an approval process for expenditures which resulted in a $600,000 year-over-year cost savings on a maintenance profit plan budget of $6 million» Eaton Business System Assessor - Houston, TX facility – Assessment was based upon the Baldridge National Quality Program’s Criteria for Performance Excellence

Arden, Nc

Manager of the entire value stream from order entry through shipping for both product lines » Responsible for all aspects of production, including: customer service, order entry, forecasting, scheduling, sales, profit, shipping, cost, Lean and Quality.» Increased on-time percentage in ETI from 60% in 2013 to 91% in 2014 by focusing on and reducing backlog» Developed a more detailed productivity tracking method which resulted in a near record 1.75 million in October of 2014 with a workforce 20% more productive than prior years » Warranty DPPM and internal defect rate both reduced by 10% from 2013 to 2014» Champion for Asheville’s Eaton Business System assessment – Asheville was awarded “Premiere Plant” for the entire organization which consists of over 100 manufacturing sites worldwide» Eaton Business System assessor – Mountain Home, AR facility

Arden, Nc

Manager of 8 supervisors and 200 manufacturing employees for product line with $180 million in revenue » Responsible for production, including: scheduling, shipping, cost, Lean and Quality» Designed and implemented a system of productivity metrics for manufacturing personnel which simplified the review process, created a higher level of accountability, and provided a common goal for all employees» Reduced labor costs by 2% in order to increase product line profitability» Achieved monthly sales record of $24 million in June of 2009 and yearly sales record of $180 million in 2012» Eaton Business System Assessor - Forest City, NC facility and Jackson, MI facility

Arden, Nc

Lead Manufacturing Engineer on the launch of the Automatic Transfer Switch Contactor project.» Designed production assembly line using various Lean and Quality tools

Duncan, Sc

Responsible for design, analysis, and manufacturing of brake system air compressors.» Designed, analyzed and built prototype and production oil-less air compressors (both a scroll and reciprocating design)» Introduced CFDesign software to Wabtec and served as lead engineer for projects using the software» Lead a newly formed test group involving the Compressor and Coupler product lines.» Used various statistical engineering methods, including Six Sigma, to improve compressor and coupler designs» Member of the value analysis team to reduce manufacturing costs for specific contracts

Burlington, Ma

Project manager for multiple public noise and vibration projects dealing with highway, air, and railLead analyst for multiple environmental impact studies evaluating noise and vibration of transit systems.

Pontiac, Mi

Responsible for design and release of luxury car air induction systems.» Designed the air induction system for the 2006 Cadillac DTS sedan using Unigraphics» Solicited feedback from assembly plant in order to recognize and correct past design issues» Participated in product reviews with suppliers and purchasing» Developed BOM to eliminate redundant part numbers and standardize similar parts College Graduate in Training (CGIT) » Program Assistant Manager for the launch of the Cadillac Escalade EXT in Silao, Mexico» Member of statistical engineering team for improving J.D. Power scores in Oshawa, Ontario truck assembly plant» Developed a finite element model to replace physical testing methods using Hypermesh and Nastran

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering