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Tempe, Arizona, US

• ALIGN Precision is a global manufacturing company providing ultra-high precision machined components and assemblies in the semiconductor, DoD, medical device, and automotive markets from 1 facility in the US, with over.
• Full P&L responsibilities managing 5 direct and +132 indirect reports.
• Responsible for the growth Operations, Production, Facilities, and safety
• Improved GP by 6% (22% to 28%)
• Realigned major manufacturing processes to increase revenue from $33.6M to $63.3M
• Working with accounting department to improve data capture, analysis, and reporting of all kpis to corporate

East Rutherford, New Jersey, US

• Elgen Manufacturing is a global manufacturing company manufacturing in 1 facility and 1 distribution center, & 5 3PLs located throughout the US with over 280 employees and total sales of $89.9M USD (FY21). Elgen.
• Full P&L responsibilities of organization across 2 facilities managing 8 direct and +238 indirect reports.
• Responsible for the development of Operations, Production, Quality, Supply Chain & Purchasing, Shipping Receiving and logistics, Compliance, and safety across organization
• Improved GP by 5% (40% to 45%) within 1st 6mo, during sales increase of 42% during Q3-4 fy 2021
• Led layout of facility to improve capacity an avg of 250%
• Launched new distribution center to triple shipping capacity

Edison, NJ, US

• Metal Textiles and AFP are jointly owned and operated companies sharing 3 facilities in, the United States, Mexico. (maquiladora), and France with over 380 employees and total sales of $37.6M USD (FY19). Metal Textiles.
• Full P&L responsibilities of Operations across 2 plants managing 7 direct and +315 indirect reports within the Ops, Prod, Qual, Supply Chain & Purch, S&R logistics, Compliance, and safety groups
• Improved GP by 9% (31% to 40%) within 1st 6mo, despite sales drop of 14% in Metal Textiles
• Improved GP by 10% (19% to 29%) within 1st 6mo, despite sales drop of 12% in AFP
• Reduced Overtime by 50%
• Improved OTD from 82% to 96% in Metal Textiles, and 78% to 91% within AFP

• VP Operations & Manufacturing
• Full P&L responsibilities of organization profit centers across 3 plants managing 16 direct and +140 indirect reports.
• Define, develop, and sustain core management, operations, and production level metrics within manufacturing
• Provide financial and PM oversite on all capital expenditures, including expansion of new production facility in CA
• Collaborated extensively with CFO to set financial kpvs and identify immediate profit margin improvement goals for FY19.
• Improved production flow systems to achieve OTIF delivery from 10% to 80% and increased revenue 11% from FY17

• Key Responsibilities and Accomplishments:
• Full P&L responsibilities of organization profit centers across nine plants (including three contract mfg facilities)
• Key technical, regulatory, project management expert on new plant build
• Provide operational leadership throughout organization through coaching, mentoring, and continuous training
• Provide financial and PM oversite on all capital expenditures
• Spearhead cost savings opportunities through application of LEAN, 6 Sigma, and automation opportunities

Provide operational leadership to the development of company organization.Owner of technical roadmap.Draft and execute business plan Represents company and maintains key regulatory compliance standards.Responsible for development of supply chain from China manufacturing facilities to local storage and retail facilities.Subject expert on operations.

Bellevue, WA, US

Full management P&L responsibility of Production and Supply Chain Operations. Continuous spending decrease of 5% per quarter through implementation of greater oversight and continuous improvement methods. Improved OTIF by 25%. Reduced DTM by 30% throughout year. Managing capital budget of 2.5M.LEAN Champion for Operations. Trained in and frequently leads.

Provide operational leadership, direct capital expenditure efforts, identify cost savings opportunities and spearhead strategic capabilities expansion programs while simultaneously directing corporate integration and merger plans.Represents company and maintains key regulatory compliance standards.Negotiates key contract and technical items between.

Held full strategic planning and P&L management responsibility for the advanced research and test operations of the $52 million (FY-03) international medical device company utilizing GMP.Responsible for all product 510k activities across all product lines.Reported to the Corporate VP of Research and Development, Managed 7 direct and 120 indirect.