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Huntsville, Al, Us

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Delivering coaching, mentoring, and guidance in Assembly Engineering with a focus on TPS tool deployment, new vehicle launches, and operational excellence toImpact total company performance.

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Administration General Manager with responsibility for Safety, Security, Environmental Systems, Accounting & Finance, External and Government Affairs, Corporate Compliance & Internal Audit, Indirect Procurement, Strategic Planning, and Organizational Development.

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Leading the organization to build corporate strategy, compliance and audit programs, and deploy strategic objectives. Champion creation of from line leadership development program to deliver company culture and improve employee retention rates. Purchasing manager for all indirect material and services. Business liaison with industry and government groups responsible for establishing workforce development programs and increasing labor participation rates in the state.

Alabama, United States

Alabama, United States

State agency for workforce development

Athens, Alabama, United States

Representative for business and industry to guide the economic development in the area.

Russellville, Al

► Deployed key business indicators and established new expectations to increase accountability for safety, quality, delivery, and productivity resulting in a 28% improvement in cost.► Led effort to streamline processes, improve quality and deliver results while driving business profitability. ► Removed cost in multiple areas resulting in a 50% reduction in burden variance from 11% to 4% of sales helping to return a profit in consecutive months for the first time since 2012.► Developed project plan and executed closure of facility in CA, ending operations 60 days after the announcement and relocating all business to remaining facilities.► Led organization as part of the Office of the President and managed sales and transition to new ownership.

Newnan, Ga

► Developed a standard approach to continuous improvement through the development of a scalable business OS capturing our business approach to continuous improvement and leveraging across all functions.► Upgraded talent within the organization with selective changes in leadership to drive culture change. ► Restructured multiple locations and enabled more efficient operations and introduced intellectual capital.► Drove integration of 2 purchased businesses including evaluation of systems, organization, and culture.► Executed cost improvements and leveraged synergies between plants to achieve a profit level 3% above plan and 2.3% above the prior-year within the first year.

Huntsville, Al

► Strengthened performance by recruiting new talent and increasing personal accountability. ► Increased process discipline driving Platinum Group Metal variances from $1.2M to $500K.► Improved ability and effectiveness of management team through talent and consistent mentoring. ► Improved leadership in front-line roles resulting in improved communication, business understanding, and openness that drive urgency throughout the organization.► Drove cultural change that impacted safety performance by integrating corporate learning with existing culture to form a fully integrated management system improving safety through behavior and risk reduction.

Decatur, Al

► Led turnaround of the poor-performing unit by crafting a compelling vision and holding people accountable to expectations.► Created staffing strategy that infused top talent and developed existing team allowing for a reduction in the support staff of 24% while delivering sales of 20% and profit 30% above annual targets.► Built open and candid relationships resulting in improved perceptions and trust of leadership reflected in a near elimination of the use of external channels to voice concerns (Ombuds and Ethics Hotline).

Reynosa, Mx

► Responsible for developing and deploying the continuous improvement strategy through all functional areas to drive excellence and align functional processes with the business strategy. ► Created and improved the quality management system in accordance with TS/ISO 16949 standards while leveraging resources to improve material management, production, supplier quality, and overall profitability.► Deployed the Eaton Business System to provide a fundamental business operating system and fuel growth and profitability including emerging talent and providing development opportunities to ensure sustainability.► Administered the quality system to ensure continued certification to international and automotive industry technical standards (ISO/TS 16949) resulting in 87% reduction in findings by external auditor.► Developed Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma strategy to improve production efficiency, resulting in over 12% productivity improvements from 2009 to 2010.

Reynosa, Mx

► Managed new product transitions, Supply Chain resourcing, and new program launches supporting sales.► Ensured customer approval to ship new products prior to the start of production for all programs. ► Negotiated delivery and cost of tooling and changes with suppliers to maintain schedule and profitability during launch.► Provided functional leadership to the manufacturing and product engineering teams.► Developed engineering organization creating a positive environment that fostered discussion and cutting-edge thinking.

Marshall, Mi

► Global responsibility for deploying Lean and Six Sigma tools to manufacturing locations aiding the sites in translating group strategy into tactical deployment practices. ► Held train-the-trainer events on Lean tools as well as completed evaluations on the deployment of Lean.► Organized and delivered a global initiative to re-vitalize culture quality. ► Led a cross-functional team to systematically reduce the cost of nonconformance resulting in a new standard process.

Master Of Business, Administration

Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering