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Irvine, CA, US

Huntington Beach, California, US

Huntington Beach, California, US

Vertically integrated electroplating.Beginning implementation of lean manufacturing assembly work cells.

Huntington Beach, California, US

Delivered 150% increase in production capacity. Improved on-time shipping performance by 80%.Reduced projected component stock-outs by 75%.Developed demand-based predictive staffing model.Implemented robust IT backup and disaster recovery solutions.

Developed and began implementation of factory transformation strategy to double manufacturing capacity by leveraging lean manufacturing techniques.

• Managed team of 25 engineers and technicians across multiple locations in the US and Mexico.
• Collaborated with Lowe’s quality team to save 50% on packaging costs while still reducing product damage and customer returns by 20% by utilizing customer surveys, data analysis, testing, and detailed investigation of.
• Invented industry-changing, patent-pending cabinet hardware components such as low-cost ball bearing drawer glides, reducing production costs by 50% in materials and labor and resulting in incremental sales to Lowe’s.
• Managed $1.5M department budget; set new standards for product development quantity and quality.
• Created dynamic cost model for a fully customizable product line with millions of potential configurations to render profitability analysis.
• Approved final costs for new products including labor, overhead, manufacturing, and imported materials. Created new models and methods to determine labor, material, and freight costs.

• Turned around under-performing made-to-order cabinet assembly plant in North Carolina as interim Plant Manager, directing a cross-functional team of 150.
• Improved operating efficiency from 60% to 90%.
• Reduced back orders from three months to two weeks; eliminated finished goods inventory, shipping backlogs to customers to retain loyalty.
• Designed and implemented new material allocation software and processes.
• Implemented lean manufacturing processes, including single piece flow throughout the factory.

• Saved $1.4M annually in logistics expense by relocating medicine cabinet assembly from California to North Carolina.
• Managed 300,000 square foot facility expansion.
• Installed and commissioned over $2M in capital equipment for capacity expansion.
• Reduced setup times on panel processing line from 45 minutes to 7 minutes utilizing SMED principles.
• Improved overall mill efficiency by 10% by implementing visual management tools.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Drove innovative manufacturing processes for North Carolina manufacturing facility to support sales of $49B in 2005, and to maintain Dell’s #1 market position throughout tenure.
• Negotiated $10M of material handling automation equipment after specifying and sourcing.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Managed 30 to 60 employees for three desktop computer boxing lines, with a 50% permanent/temporary ratio.
• Increased production by approximately 30 boxes a day and set hourly run rate record on Dell’s semi-automated boxing line, packaging 300 to 350 computers per hour.
• Utilized robotic lines to run over 700 boxes an hour, troubleshooting downtimes in technology.
• Achieved zero OSHA-recordable injuries and best boxing quality results across all Dell factories worldwide.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Contributed to Dell’s return to #1 market position in 2003 after losses and layoffs in 2002.
• Improved productivity by 25% and reduced square footage requirement for kitting by 40% through development and implementation of new kitting process for Dell’s existing server assembly line.
• Designed and implemented new server assembly lines which increased manufacturing productivity by 50%, reduced new assembly line capital expenditure by 50%, and reduced square footage requirements by 20%.
• Drove project in Dell’s largest desktop PC factory to improve uptime due to materials availability, reducing materials-related downtime from 15% to 2% and reducing cost per box by $1.55.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Contributed to Dell’s ascent to the #1 PC producer globally in 2001.
• Developed, implemented and patented the factory integrated shipping process in Dell’s North American Distribution Center including installation of a $20M automated material handling system.
• Reduced floor space requirements for international shipping from 50,000 to 5,000 square feet.
• Reduced headcount requirements by nearly 50% by eliminating an off-site shipping facility.
• Secured funding for $9M upgrade to increase distribution capacity.
• Saved $360,000 per year by developing solution to automate shipping label application.

Reduced machine setup times 50% by developing a new process that identified optimal machine settings in a co-fire circuit board screen printing process.

Evaluated custom product designs for manufacturability; designed and implemented safety enclosures and fixturing for machinery.

Paris, IL, US

Conducted pre-production pilot runs of new product assembly lines;utilized thermoplastic and thermoset injection molding.