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Galway, IE

• Defined operations’ strategic initiatives, footprint, and outsourcing and localization goals in collaboration with senior leadership. Lead special cross-functional projects primarily related to footprint actions.
• Developed plan for consolidating Greensboro operation into one building and reducing operating cost by $30,000,000.
• Completed evaluation of core manufacturing competencies and determined outsourcing options for specific manufacturing processes. Delivered financial savings of $3,500,000 annually.

Galway, IE

• Managed Greensboro campus operations with 1,200 employees and $350,000,000 in sales. Directed Global Center of Excellence for apprenticeship to develop and deploy best practices in apprenticeship program structure and.
• Led Center of Excellence activities for Americas region to improve overall business performance through cycle time reductions and utilization improvements resulting in $15,000,000 in annual savings.
• Awarded with North Carolina Star for Safety and North Carolina Stewards for environmental leadership.
• Managed $12,000,000 capital expansion of plating operation while running day-to-day operations and completed project in less than ten months. Managed and grew company’s apprenticeship program doubling in size and.
• Recognized by the state of North Carolina for safety and environmental achievements, North Carolina Star and North Carolina Stewards Awards.

Nashua, NH, US

• Coordinated global implementation and qualification of new connector platforms to support growth of Mezzanine connector business. Interfaced with customers to ensure satisfaction and identify new opportunities. Met.
• Optimized manufacturing capabilities at global level to improve financial performance and customer responsiveness. Increased equipment utilization by 30% and decreased scrap by 40%.
• Drove key cost reduction projects to meet critical objectives and increase profitability.

Nashua, NH, US

• Directed program objectives, including global implementation of plating technologies and equipment in United States, China, and Malaysia. Performed industry standard testing and customer-specific requirements..
• Implemented and qualified $2,000,000 program for new plating technology that reduced gold consumption by 60% and resulted in $10,000,000 annual cost savings.
• Achieved annual program savings of $750,000 through process optimization and pricing negotiations.

Nashua, NH, US

• Directed daily operations for manufacturing, including design engineering, production control and scheduling, human resources, quality systems, and finance. Oversaw global contract negotiation and award for copper.
• Increased utilization of manufacturing equipment by 10% and reduced operational expenses through strategic outsourcing by 15% and process cycle time by 20%.
• Performed global commodity management, including creating and executing cost down planning leading to $10,000,000 in annual savings.
• Acquired and developed component stamping facility specializing in insert molding capabilities in Malaysia, increasing worldwide stamping capability by 60%.

Led transition of company's largest component supplier through U.S. bankruptcy court, proceeding into asset purchase agreement. Initiated implementation and recertification of ISO 9001 and ISO 14000 systems. Managed daily operations for division's component manufacturing operation in North Carolina and increased daily manufacturing output by 400% in four.

Managed new product introduction team focused on pulling high speed connector products into manufacturing; team comprised engineering, operations, planning and purchasing personnel.Performed management functions, including team development and operational metrics required to bring a $20 million connector product to market; managed manufacturing capacity.

Led Total Quality Management (TQM) initiative within a division of 2,000 employees.Managed Division Quality Council, led strategic business planning process and directed development of customer satisfaction metrics.Developed training materials for Failure Mode and Effect Analysis and Visual Workplace programs.Managed TQM training, and employee promotion.

Managed process engineering group responsible for transitioning a new high density connector product platform from development to production manufacturing.Directed supplier component qualification, advanced quality planning, and process capability analysis.Led quality improvement teams responsible for improving the development release process and.

Held various positions from Product Engineer, Component Engineering Supervisor, Supplier Development Engineering Manager, to Engineering Manager.

Boston, MA, US

Worked for various divisions performing design activities for mechanical packaging of electronic assemblies.

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering

As, Engineering