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Boston, Ma, Us

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Hold full accountability for all manufacturing facilities operations; EH&S, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities, and Continuous improvement for 9 North America sites, generating approximately $500 million in revenue. Complete P&L responsibility in driving revenue and gross margin achievement, as well as optimizing EBITDA. The North America facilities support both the Commercial and Defense & Aerospace divisions, serving a global customer base in the Defense, Aerospace, Industrial, Analytical and Life Science markets. In this position I provide strategic direction to a direct staff of 6 Sr. Director of Operations with a total staff of 900 employees. I also support corporate functions comprised of Global Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement Engineering, EH&S & Facilities, Customer Service, Site Controllership and Human Resources. Collaborate with senior executive staff to ensure strategic business objectives are met at each site through detailed processes for annual operating budgeting, organizational design and setting the operational structure. Partner with Business Unit leaders and Sales in a SIOP process to set capacity requirements and maximize revenue achievement. Monitor and manage key operational metrics enabling greater performance MoM and QoQ.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Multi-site responsibilities for the Salem, MA, Covina, CA & Miamisburg, OH Facilities Hold full accountability for EH&S, customer satisfaction, revenue and gross margin achievement for two manufacturing facilities totaling $95 million in annual revenue with 350 employees. Manage 5 distinct profit centers with 16+ product lines that serve a global customer base in the defense, industrial, analytical and life science markets. Products include Xenon Flash Lamps, Flash Lamp Systems, High Voltage & Mil-Spec Power Supplies, Energetic Systems, and Atomic Clocks.Provide strategic direction to a direct staff of 11 professionals as well as corporate support functions comprised of Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement Engineering, EH&S & Facilities, Customer Service, Site Controllership and Human Resources. Collaborate with senior executive staff to ensure business objectives are met at each site through detailed processes for budgeting, organizational design and setting the operational structure. Team with Product Mngmt and Sales in a SIOP process to set capacity requirements and maximize revenue achievement. Monitor and manage key operational metrics enabling greater performance MoM and QoQ.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Director of Operations: Salem, MA & Covina, CA Facilities (Dec 2009 to present) Hold full accountability for EH&S, customer satisfaction, revenue and gross margin achievement for two manufacturing facilities totaling $65 million in annual revenue with 250 employees. Manage 4 distinct profit centers with 15 product lines that serve a global customer base in the defense, industrial, analytical and life science markets. Products include Xenon Flash Lamps, Flash Lamp Systems, High Voltage & Mil-Spec Power Supplies, Thyratrons, Spark Gaps, and Atomic Clocks.Provide strategic direction to a direct staff of 10 professionals as well as corporate support functions comprised of Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement Engineering, EH&S & Facilities, Customer Service, Site Controllership and Human Resources. Collaborate with senior executive staff to ensure business objectives are met at each site through detailed processes for budgeting, organizational design and setting the operational structure. Team with Product Mngmt and Sales in a SIOP process to set capacity requirements and maximize revenue achievement. Monitor and manage key operational metrics enabling greater performance MoM and QoQ. Selected Contributions:♦ Achieve world class service levels by consistently meeting OTD of 95%, and CRD of 85%♦ Delivered over $4.5 million in productivity, quality and procurement savings ♦ Led cross functional team to move Kaiser Systems, an acquired company, into the existing Salem facility footprint without adding leased spaceo $1.5MM project completed on time and within budget that also delivered over $765k of synergy savings♦ Management responsibilities for Covina facility added on in September of 2013♦ Foster a strong Continuous Improvement culture that has made numerous operational improvements resulting in increased productivity, lower COPQ and overall higher customer satisfaction

St Paul, Mn, Us

Capacitive Systems Product Manager / Product Management Team Leader (2007 to Present) Manage development, launch, and production of fast, reliable and accurate touch products to customers worldwide within the casino gaming, retail point of sale, foodservices, hospitality, and self-service industries.Provide hands-on leadership and direction to Product Management Team responsible for developing and managing product roadmaps for 5 touchscreen technology lines generating $150 million in annual revenue. Initiate and drive all phases on new product development and extension, including product conception through launch to VOC, market analysis, architecting, worldwide sales, and technical assistance. Support sales and marketing staff with RFQ process, sales presentations, technical training, trade show participation, and quality resolution. Concurrently hold direct accountability for Capacitive Systems line which generates $100 million in revenues.

St Paul, Mn, Us

St Paul, Mn, Us

Directed all areas of product management for both standard and specialty resistive touchscreen technology product lines, generating over $50 million in revenues. Contributed to the successful worldwide sales and marketing of product lines by partnering with company representatives on sales presentations, completing RFQs, and troubleshooting and resolving quality situations. Selected Contributions:♦ Collaborated with worldwide client base on product rationalization and price management, resulting in 15% increase in overall gross margins.♦ Conceived, developed, and launched all phases of end-of-life process for overall product lines which included initial announcement, delivery of product, and individual customer management

St Paul, Mn, Us

Interim Plant Manager – Vancouver, BC & Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2006 to 2007) Served as interim plant manager for 2 separate resistive product manufacturing locations and directed short-term strategic plans that included implementation of Lean Six Sigma practices, quality control, and process enhancements. Provided hands-on leadership to 4 managers responsible for daily performance of over 200 associates operating within manufacturing, quality control, warehousing and process engineering departments. Effectively managed $7 million budget for all areas of operations. Selected Contributions:♦Consistently ensured expectations for product delivery, quality, and cost objectives were achieved.

St Paul, Mn, Us

Manufacturing Operations Supervisor – Capacitive Division (2002 to 2006)Held full accountability for performance and productivity of $90 million annual revenue generating manufacturing operation that produced capacitive technology touchscreens. Provided strategic direction to a direct staff of 10 professionals comprised of Process Engineering, Production Control, and Production professionals with total responsibility for over 150 manufacturing associates. Collaborated with Product Management and Master Planners to predict and achieve capacity requirements. Managed and monitored key manufacturing metrics enabling greater performance quarter over quarter.

St Paul, Mn, Us

Manufacturing Operations Manager / Senior Manufacturing & Industrial Engineer (1997 to 2002)Established progressive career of advancement and achievement with the worldwide leader in the manufacturer and marketing of touchscreen input systems, which was acquired by 3M Company.Directed all areas of operations for 150 person, $14 million manufacturing operation specializing in production of 4 and 5 wire resistive touchscreen technology. Successfully controlled manufacturing expenses and managed operating budgets of over $5 million and designed/introduced processes and practices for consistently achieving revenue targets. Partnered with sales, marketing, and product control on predicting and achieving capacity needs. Provided hands-on leadership in the areas of materials logistics, quality assurance, and production. Selected Contributions:

Mba, General Business, Operations, Marketing

Bs, Manufacturing Engineering Technology