Jacob Wapinsky Email & Phone Number

Ghent, Kentucky, United States

• Reports directly to the CEO of the company with the responsibility of coordinating activities between all segments of business and multiple levels of the company (operator to executive level). • Directly managed activities related to the North American integration of acquired company into the Acerinox Group. Lead team in developing production of nickel alloys utilizing NAS equipment. Directly reviewed results of production through evaluation of metallographic and mechanical properties.• Reviewed product costing and proposed target pricing or routings to achieve target gross profit for new contract business. • Utilized databasing and data collection skills to improve the accuracy of financial forecasting in relation to both costs and revenues.• Directly communicated with members from all companies in the Acerinox group, along with developing reports which are communicated to group executive management and Board of Directors• Evaluate quality issues spanning over mill production areas with a focus on utilizing advanced analytics and statistical analysis to drive data informed improvements. • Evaluation of supplier performance and utilization of data to maximize cost benefit of suppliers

• Managed a team of engineers to evaluate and develop actions to target improvements in production efficiencies with an aim to reduce cost. Projects focused on improvement of yield, quality and consumption of materials used in production of stainless steels utilizing Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing tools. • Led transition of ISO Quality system from ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015 and managed the implemented Quality system being involved in multiple customer and certification audits.

Ghent, Ky

--Coordinated Business Excellence Plan projects in the NAS Melting Shop.--Monitored process consumables, quality, and yields in effort to improve process efficiency and reduce overall costs.

Cincinnati

• Worked with vacuum heat-treating furnaces and vacuum aluminizing furnaces for application in Jet engine and Land based gas turbine component production. • Helped to evaluate heat-treating and coating results after treatment cycles through metallographic analysis. • Coordinated research and development activities for lifetime improvements of nickel aluminide coatings between production facility and research facility. Project resulted in the investment of a pilot line to productionize improvements.• Worked hands on with the maintenance of a vacuum heat-treating furnace to improve quality. • Participation in preparing for and conducting NADCAP audit for Coatings.

• Laboratory intern focused on evaluation of corrosion testing (salt spray, cyclic corrosion tests, and high temperature cyclic oxidation and sulfidation)