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La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

Receiving, Warehouse Operations, Inventory Control, Material Handling.

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

Lead team of AME program managers at multiple locations to deliver new products to production.

United States

Program manager for all aspects of manufacturing planning, development and implementation of new product introductions.

La Crosse, Wisconsin Area

Project leader for manufacturing planning and implementation of new products into production.

La Crosse, Wi

Responsible for all manufacturing engineering activities related to the manufacture of centrifugal water chillers.• Led a multi-disciplined team of machining, fabrication, assembly and test engineers and collaborated with cross-functional leaders to lower product cycle time, increase process capabilities, and improve final test yields while sustaining a safe work environment.• Fostered a culture of employee engagement and continuous improvement through application of Lean principles such as sponsoring Manage for Daily Improvement (MDI) boards, coaching 9-Step (A3) Problem Solving and leading and participating in Rapid Improvement Events (Kaizen).• Set strategy and led site productivity program to achieve 5% annual cost improvement.• Developed and managed budgets and forecasts pertaining to four cost centers and overall site capital equipment and expense spending plan.• Partnered with program managers and teams to provide resource planning, investment forecasts, process development and launch execution support for major product development programs.

La Crosse, Wisconsin Area

Responsible for technical service activities related to the design, manufacture and field technical support of centrifugal water chillers.• Led a team of product technical experts to deliver top-rated phone and field support to customers.• Collaborated with sales, service, engineering and operations to investigate and resolve end customer quality issues including job site visits, service retrofit execution and concession negotiations.• Implemented process changes to annual field service committee meeting to drive a 25% increase in diversification of participants and more effective collection of product quality feedback.

La Crosse, Wi

Responsible for all quality assurance activities related to the design and manufacture of centrifugal water chillers in a certified ISO9001 environment.• Led a team of quality professionals to exceed customer expectations through reliable product and process designs and excellent manufacturing quality systems in a mature ISO9001 environment.• Utilized data analysis, root cause corrective actions and process controls (e.g. statistical process control) to achieve annual reduction in Cost of Poor Quality (warranty, concession, scrap and rework costs). Reduced warranty claim rate and internal first pass yield of leak rate.• Hosted customers and sales engineers for product witness testing and assisted with customer visits to present information on quality systems and performance while gathering feedback for improvement.

La Crosse, Wi

Served as primary Six Sigma resource and leader for the global Engineering & Technology organization.• Led overall multi-site program to achieve annual productivity improvements while mentoring more than 60 individual project leaders on various design and process improvements.• Completed certification project focused on standardizing a critical parameter management process (customer requirements flow down to product manufacturing) for Design for Six Sigma application.• Led or assisted instruction of multiple Six Sigma training classes annually including logistics planning and coordination, materials delivery preparation, and follow up validation of student comprehension via oral certification exams.

La Crosse, Wi

• Led manufacturing related improvement projects of significant scope and variety using Six Sigma DMAIC roadmap including: machining efficiency, steel plate scrap reduction, compressor bearing reliability, casting sourcing, ergonomics process deployment and assembly line balancing.• Achieved Black Belt certification through project results and demonstrated competency in problem solving methodology and proficiency in application of statistical tools.• Mentored cross-functional and supplier green belt project leaders. Assisted with Six Sigma training.

La Crosse, Wi

• Provided daily factory engineering support focused on improving machining and assembly processes for large compressors in a low-volume, high mix production environment.• Implemented statistical process control including operator training. Conducted gage R&R studies.• Responsible for managing coordinate measurement machine (CMM) resources including measurement system analysis, product design interpretation (GD&T) and process capability audits.• Created a standardized work-order process for CMM customers to increase throughput.

Richland Center, Wi

• Applied project management and teaming skills to improve manufacturing processes related to material handling, product assembly, safety and ergonomics at this motor control center plant.• Researched and evaluated various suppliers of capital equipment and production materials required for a $1.25 million powder paint system. Developed system specifications, conducted site visits, established selection criteria and summarized cost requirements for financial justification.• Co-led a plant-wide project to rearrange non-integrated assembly lines into multiple cellular manufacturing cells over multiple weeks without impacting ongoing production.• Led a cross-functional team to implement a warehouse management system including stock location layout, labeling and installation of bar code scanning equipment.

Milwaukee, Wi

• Primary material handling engineer at this 3.5M sq.ft. multi-story office and manufacturing complex.• Developed a multi-phase material tracking strategy using RFID and barcoding technology and implemented initial pilot phase involving receipt of incoming production material.• Teamed with quality and receiving groups to improve incoming inspection material flow.• Completed 18 month training program including rotations in production supervision of union employees, manufacturing engineering for operator interface controls and facilities engineering.

B.S., Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Institute of Industrial Engineering; Alpha Pi Mu IE Honor Society; Theta Tau Professional Engineering.

18 Credits Toward Degree, M.S. Engineering Mgmt

Pursued studies toward a master's degree in Engineering Management.