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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Illinois, United States

Provided independent contractor services for two clients.• Business and operational strategy• Operational execution• Goal deployment• Capital planning• Continuous improvement• SIOP• Project management

Illinois And Kentucky

Greenlee is a $200M+ manufacturer of professional grade tools for electricians and linemen. The business has four manufacturing plants employing 250 people. Emerson purchased the business from Textron in July, 2018. Responsible for the total performance of four North American manufacturing plants, company-wide quality, EH&S, and product compliance. The manufacturing plants employ 250 people and produce $120M+ in sales.Accomplishments• Drove rolling 12 month TRIR from 3.05 to 0.91• Improved OTD from 83% to 90%• Implemented structured daily and monthly management systems

Illinois And Tennessee

Sherman & Reilly is a $30M+ manufacturer of tools and equipment for underground and aerial transmission and distribution. HD Electric is a $16M+ manufacturer of electrical test and measurement equipment. Both companies were acquired by Greenlee in 2013. Responsible for operations, supply chain, manufacturing engineering, sustaining engineering, quality, and EH&S for both companies totaling 120 employees.Accomplishments• Began lean transformation (standard work, 6S, kanban, visual management)• Improved HDE productivity 20% YOY• Implemented MRP and capacity planning systems

Rockford, Illinois

Responsible for a team of 46 employees dedicated to releasing new products for all Greenlee product lines. Had dotted line responsibility for team of design engineers in Shanghai.Accomplishments• Exceeded NPVI goal by 3.1%• Created high performing development team (hired and mentored 19 engineers and 12 engineering interns)

Rockford, Illinois Area

Responsible for value engineering team and development of operational strategies and leadership.Accomplishments• Created 3 year strategic plans for capital and lean transformations• Created manufacturing plant consolidation plan• Trained and mentored two new plant managers

Wichita, Kansas

Cessna Aircraft company manufactures single engine propeller and jet aircraft. Both Greenlee and Cessna were owned by the same parent company, Textron. Responsible for half of the operations at the component manufacturing facility. Areas of responsibility included manual and CNC machining and leading edge assembly departments.Accomplishments• Improved CNC productivity by 25% in less than 6 months• Justified and implemented $3M in capital improvements• Drove high visibility dual primer project to completion• Began 6S transformation

Rockford, Illinois Area

Responsible for the total performance of three manufacturing plants in Illinois totaling 225 people. Responsibilities included finance, EH&S, quality, integrated supply chain, operations, and manufacturing engineering.Accomplishments• Improved direct labor output by 26%• Implemented OEE system with hourly measures to drive manufacturing improvements• Implemented long and short term capacity planning utilizing OEE measures• Decreased customer shortages by 74% • Decreased total inventory by 24%• Implemented SIOP process to improve communications and profitability while capitalizing on growth opportunities• Controlled spending during economic downturn (Reduced workforce by more than 30%)• Received award from Textron CEO for TRIR improvement• Multi-plant experience (Managed three Illinois plants for one year, two plants for two years)• Consolidated machine shops and assembly areas between two plants. ROI was less than one year• Lean Green Belt Certificate

Responsible for operations and manufacturing engineering for two manufacturing plants employing 205 people resulting in $94M in annual sales. Main processes included machining (manual/CNC), assembly (mechanical, hydraulic, electrical), welding, and powder coating.Accomplishments• Implemented OEE system with hourly measures to drive manufacturing improvements • Increased shipments by 8.8% while reducing headcount by 9.4% and outsource spend by 39.8%• Improved rate to standard by 23%, setup to standard by 40%, and CNC downtime by 52%• Decreased direct labor spend by 8.8% and indirect labor spend by 9.2%• Improved performance to promise from 47% to 90%• Reduced days to deliver from 6.1 days to 3.6 days

Danaher Motion manufactured actuators, linear ball screws, and electric motors. Responsible for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory goals for four product lines totaling $10M in sales.Accomplishments• Key performance indicators for all product lines combined: Increased average on-time delivery from 64% to 91%, decreased average labor as a percent of revenue from 8.6% to 7.9%, decreased average past due from $246K to $50K.• Launched low cost servomotor production line. Sustained improvements resulting in 50% material and labor cost reductions. • Kaizen (continuous improvement) Leader – Standard Work, Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED), Production Preparation Process (3P), and 5S• Kaizen team member - Tollgate and Value Stream Mapping.• Lean conversion team member – Created a system to drive strategic initiatives through the use and monitoring of lean tools.• Justified and purchased $2M of capital equipment for a new product launch.• Created a demand pull based scheduling system for machining and sub assembly cells using Visual Basic to interface with the Oracle production database.

Harvard, Illinois

The PCS division of Motorola manufactured cell phones in its Harvard plant. More than 2,000 people were employed in this location. Responsible for process engineering, prototyping, and manufacturing engineering support for new product introductions.Accomplishments• Closed Harvard plant and restarted production lines in Mexico• BOM correction and reduction team responsible for over $11 million in savings in only six months• Received awards for defect reductions on Siemens chip place machines and for the results of the BOM team• Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

Hutchinson, Kansas

Eaton Hydraulics manufactured hydraulic cylinders and gear pumps in its Hutchinson plant. Responsible for manufacturing engineering and production supervision for the 30 employees in the hydraulic cylinder department.Accomplishments• Process improvements, shop floor streamlining, and cost saving projects resulting in over $300K cost savings per year• $820K of capital appropriations justified and implemented• Trained manufacturing engineering team on CNC programming and operation

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor'S In Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Spanish Minor Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity