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Olive Branch, Mississippi, US

• Lead and direct all strategic and operational activities for seven manufacturing facilities and a distribution center ($250 million business) producing Intake Manifolds, Cylinder Heads, Cam Shafts, Power Packs.
• Redirected underperforming plants to achieve planned profitability within months.
• Reduced safety incidents by 80% equalized for hours worked, with goal of zero incidences.
• Drove 10% material content reduction through scrap reduction.
• Lead production efficiency through Lean operating system resulting in 20% headcount reduction on increased sales
• Improved quality performance in internal PPM by 50%.

Manage business of Large Defense Aircraft component supplier.Re-organize structure of managementImproved on-time delivery by 50%. Proper scheduling, accountability, trainingExternal quality rating improved 100%. Address FTT immediately, quick response to customer concerns, real root cause analysis and actions addressing highest impact Improved.

Villa De Garcia, Nuevo Leon, MX

• Guided and directed all strategic and operational activities for nine manufacturing facilities ($1.1 billion business) producing complex aluminum castings for the automotive industry. Led operational performance.
• Reorganized and redirected underperforming plants to achieve planned profitability within months.
• Reduced safety DART rate by 50%, with goal of zero incidences.
• Improved inventory accuracy from less than 75% to 96%.
• Promoted 20% reduction in head count through implementation of Lean production system.
• Improved quality performance by 50%, external by 50%, and internal by 20%.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

• Led and directed all strategic and operational activities for seven manufacturing facilities ($700 million business) producing nuclear seal rings, nuclear submarine drive components, military transmission liners.
• Redirected underperforming plants to achieve planned profitability within months.
• Slashed safety incidents by 70% equalized for hours worked, with goal of zero incidences.
• Drove 20% material content reduction through scrap reduction.
• Promoted 10% reduction in head count through implementation of Lean production system.
• Improved quality performance in external PPM by 60%.

Roseville, Michigan, US

Managed turnaround of operational activities for $100 million business manufacturing Class A wheel and trim automotive assembly, warehousing, sequencing, painting, and plating. Sold company in November 2008. Increased operating income by $10 million annualized. Restructured underperforming operations to profitability within two months. Negotiated surcharge.

Guided and directed all strategic and operational activities for $100 million business providing services in automotive assembly, warehousing, sequencing, and coatings. Drove organic growth of 15% after ten years of stagnant sales. Increased EBT by multiple. Redirected underperforming plants to achieve planned profitability within months. Negotiated labor.

Northville, Michigan, US

Led and directed all strategic and operational activities for eight plants in Canada, Mexico, and U.S. producing fluid carrying systems (rubber and plastic extrusion and tubular products), sensors, and thermostats. Promoted organic growth from $365 million to $430 million. Redirected underperforming plants to achieve planned profitability within months..

Guided and directed all manufacturing activities for 13 plants in Canada, Mexico, and U.S. producing stampings and complex modular weld assemblies. Promoted organic and acquisition growth from $75 million to $550 million in three years. Redirected underperforming companies to achieve profitability within months. Consolidated eight manufacturing operations.

Mba, Business/Commerce, Business General/Statistics

Honours Bachelor Of Commerce, Business Administration, Management And Operations