SUMMARYI am a motivated Production / Manufacturing Manager with a Manufacturing Engineering background and extensive experience in many areas of manufacturing operations. I have experience managing in multi-site and multi-shift operations. I have lead and mentored numerous cross-functional work teams resulting in successful introductions and project implementations. My use of many LEAN manufacturing tools has allowed for streamlined processes and continuous improvement, providing positive solutions to operational issues. LEAN Manufacturing Employee DevelopmentCapacity Planning Project Management Capital Equipment JustificationPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCENOVA-TECH ENGINEERING Production Manager responsible for the planning and operation of a multi-process manufacturing facility.FSI INTERNATIONALSenior Manufacturing EngineerDevelopment of Orion new product from concept to productionTENNANT COMPANY Manufacturing Engineering Manager Managed a staff of 9 Manufacturing Engineers that supported production in 3 assembly plants. Manufacturing EngineerRepresentative on New Product Development Teams Developed manufacturing strategiesGenerated tooling budgets Verified product design Established manufacturing processes Designed plant layouts EDUCATIONST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY, St. Cloud, MNB.S., Engineering TechnologyCONTINUING EDUCATIONCertified Manager of Suggestion Systems Six Sigma Green BeltCurtiss Wright Way Lean Practitioner ICurtiss Wright Way Lean Practitioner II5’S Improvement trainingVisual Management training SPCPROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / ACHIEVEMENTSSpeaker on Functional Analysis at the International Conference of Industrial EngineersNational Award recipient for employee suggestion systemsPast President of the MSIEPast Board member of the MSIEPast Board member of the EIACMSSTECHNICAL SKILLSSoliDWorksMicrosft Office SuiteCadkey CAD software VisioProject AgileAccessIFS SAP Microsoft AX