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Greater Salt Lake City Area

DriverTech – Salt Lake City, UTProject Leader – Mfg Planner / Analyst ( June 2006 – March 2009 )Led the Project Team for MRP Implementation. Identified fundamental problems, and applied resources resulting in a successful completion within 8 months.Developed a custom time-phased ‘Available to Promise’ report that provided prioritized information on a daily.

Insta-Chain – Springville, UTManufacturing Manager & (VP) (January 2006 – June 2006)Manufacturer of automatic snow chain systems for the transportation industry. Hired by the owner as the Manufacturing Manager to free his time to address a critical need for additional investors, to pursue new products. (Company downsized due to un met bookings forecast in.

Auto Meter Products – Pleasant Grove, UTProject Leader / Corporate Materials Manager (2002 – January 2006)Concurrent with leading the team conducted extensive research then executed an MRP implementation process. As a result the project was completed 3 months ahead of schedule.At the conclusion of the project was asked to continue as the Corporate.

Auto Meter Products – Pleasant Grove, UTDivision Plant Manager (1999 - 2002) & Division Materials Manager (1996 – 1999)In 2002 was credited by the company owner with ‘saving Auto Meter’ from efforts in both Division Management positions from 1996 to 2002, making the company attractive for acquisition. (Sold in 2002)In the first year developed processes and.

Manufacturer of custom faucets. Two sites, (about 100 employees) (Est. $15M sales)Challenges: Hired by the owner to bring professional management to Harden. Major project: to move manufacturing facilitySuccessfully completed the transfer of all operations from one facility to another. This was done without interruption to manufacturing operations and.

Started as an hourly employee and worked through a series of increasingly responsible supervisory then operations Management positions while completing BA and MA degrees.

Leader in Aerospace ‘blind rivet’ industry. Challenges: Manage the Pilot work cell in preparation to full conversion from ‘batch type’ manufacturing to lean Focus Factories. Managed the team piloting a change from batch manufacturing to focus factory with work cells. The pilot workcell reduced the travel distance of one component from over 1.5 miles to.

Ma, Management

Completed Master of Arts in Management while working full time. Masters practicum in SPC

Ba In Art

Worked Third Shift full-time while completing degree requirements during the day.