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Farmington, CT, US

Responsible for managing all aspects of manufacturing processes, including benchmarking current processes. Manage the capital plan to execute improvements based on data that will result in higher quality, lower waste and greater customer satisfaction. Developed training programs and modules to reduce the time to qualify an operator by 50% (6 months).

West Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Responsible for managing the top line sales growth for $230M product line. Consistently delivered results that increased revenue 8% each year, gathering market research, customer feedback and stakeholder input to create a customer-centric strategic plan for the line. Understanding the market trends and customer's needs to keep internal stakeholders.

West Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Responsible for managing the top and bottom-line sales growth for Infloor and Perimeter Systems. Results included increasing revenue improving gross profit in both distribution and retail channels. Understand the market trends and customers’ needs in order to steer current product offering, and provide forecasting guidance to Manufacturing. Translating the.

West Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sub-team leader in a project that strategically planned shop floor space utilization for over $180M of product lines. Results included analyzing data for product lines and strengths of each plant, deciding best plant location to produce each product line, relocation of product lines, and reducing costs to deliver realizable, ongoing bottom line savings..

West Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Customer Service Manager for $45M annual sales custom product line. Provided direction for 7 direct reports responsible for Estimating, Engineering and delivery of projects ranging from $5K to $6.0M. Used lean principles to increase customer satisfaction by improving quoting process, and decreasing lead time for submittal and shop floor drawings.

West Hartford, CT

Restarted manufacturing for $55M of product lines from West Virginia to Connecticut. Managed team to document processes, train new employees and stabilize processes in new location. Accomplished objective of moving 6 product lines within eight months without disruption to customer service.

Williamstown, West Virginia, United States

Initially responsible for Shipping Department including the movement of goods in and out of a multi-shift operation, managing the flow of goods in order to keep production running smoothly and to keep material movement as efficient as possible. Implemented a barcode scanning system that reduced manual paper waste ($70K/year) and increased shipper accuracy.

Williamstown, WV

• Delivered consultation to facilitate introduction, education, demonstration, and implementation of lean manufacturing techniques including 5s, Kaizen, kanban, quick changeover, and one-piece flow. Facilitated change of.
• Led TPM implementation for plant, increasing capacity by 15% and reducing maintenance costs by 30%.
• Reduced setup of steel rolling mill from 7.5 hours to 45 minutes over a multi-event project.
• Accomplished productivity, process flow and quality improvements as well as square footage reductions.

Specified/designed equipment and fixtures to create manufacturing cells for new products. Worked with Product Development to introduce new products. Managed a variety of continuous improvement projects to create cellular flow, standardized work, and leveled pull production for metals stampings and purchased raw materials.

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Bs, Mechanical Engineering