Harry Smith Email & Phone Number

Chanhassen, MN, US

Maple Grove, MN

In addition to Digital Print and Inserting production responsibilities I also manage and coordinate the Logistic duties for our Maple Grove facility?

Manage Digital Print production schedule, vendor relations, and personnel for a departmetn of 6 Xerox black and white printers and 2 Xerox Color 1000 printers with Plockmatic Bookmaker.Manage production schedule, vendor relations and personnel for a shop of 8 inserters plus folding and ink jet capabilities.

Maple Grove, MN

Responsible for high security, confidential mailings for the government, insurance, investment and banking industries. HIPPA and government trained with required clearances achieved.

• Counseling management on needed efficiency gains to realize greatest return of resources within operations; i.e.Work Flow, labor utilizaton, inventory management, strategic production planning and quality improvement.
• Implementing concepts within Lean Manufacturing such as Standard Work, 5S, Kaizen, Kanban, VSM, Time Studies, Spaghetti Diagrams
• Improved productivity levels by 28% and doubled space capcity within the same square footage through enhanced floor utlization.
• Created and implemented high performance metrics that have significantly enhanced productivity & quality visibilty
• Implementation of high performance metrics along with establishing preproducton planning techniques have resulted in: >Reduction in labor costs of $800,000 in 2009-10 fiscal year. >18% reduction in oveall labor costs.
• Trained teams in the use of Lean tools and coordinated a project netting a reduction in turn time by 50% and enhanced utilization of floor space requirements by 70%.

• Directed the work of 75 employees over three shifts through six supervisors.
• Area of responsibility represented $12 million in annual sales.
• Productivity improvement of 43% realized within first 13 months as operations manager.
• Trained and utilized concepts of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, Continuous Improvement.
• Assisted with the integration of stand alone equipment with other nonrelated technology resulting in reduced turn time and space requirements in addition to providing a competitive edge in the market place.

• Managed all facets of production, warehouse, maintenance and new equipment installation of a $4 million packaging operation.
• Lead two production shifts totaling 50 hourly employees and 3 Supervisory staff.
• Coordinated the installation and training for new technology which increased sales by $250,000 annually.
• Created training and accountability programs which resulted in 15% reduction in error rate and 12% productivity gains.
• Turnover rate reduced by 25% as result of introducing performance evaluation and training programs.

• Managed the profitability of a $10 million assembly operation with 100 employees and 5 supervisors.
• Oversaw all scheduling, operations, maintenance, warehousing, transportation, and customer relationship management.
• Accountable for external vendor coordination, as well as on time delivery of multiple client productswhich were compiled into a final deliverable.
• Orchestrated seamless transition of an acquisition into existing organization. Increased capacity and sales by 30% through acquired client base and equipment.
• Developed Quality Control procedures and employee involvement programs resulting in 48% error reduction
• Created and documented Procedures, Contingency Planning, Job Descriptions, and Training programs for all processes within Operations

• Managed two facilities totaling 600 operation employees. This included 8 direct reports with disciplines in operations, scheduling, logistics, maintenance, warehousing, and administration.
• Delivered consistent performance of a $35 million operating division.
• Directed the development of a logistics department which resulted in increased annual profits of $1 million and saved our cumulative customers $1.5 million in the first year of implementation.
• Supervised the research and evaluation of technology enhancements, which resulted in additional sales and profitability in excess of $1 million annually.
• Independently supervised the start-up, training, and growth of an entire operation through strategic planning and goal setting. This resulted in the operation growing to 400 employees within 3 years.
• Collaborated with regional and national level officials in the design and implementation of new value added services for our mutual clients.

Education record

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Executive Education

Mse, College Student Personnel

Education record

B.S., Business Administration/General Management