Engineering Projects to improve equipment OEE, (Availability, Rate and Quality) including redesign of critical functions of existing high-speed automation equipment. Equipment capacity analysis and capital equipment justifications. Managed engineering techs and maintenance personnel. MaterialsSupervised all aspects of plant material supply chain, shipping, receiving, purchasing, inventory control, production planning and scheduling. Developed policies and procedures to simplify reporting across multiple plants and strategic business unit leaders. Improved daily reporting of inventory and planning, including cycle counting. Collaborated with Corporate IS in the specifications and criteria to select new corporate wide MRP software by writing the "play script" used by vendors to demonstrate their software as it applied to Rain Bird's requirements.

Lead and managed engineering, production, purchasing, inventory, IT and maintenance departments. Key member in formulating and administering corporate policies and their execution including; long term strategic planning and budgeting, product platform development (performance, chemistry and process), capacity and capital planning. Project champion in the implementation of SYSPRO an ERP system.