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Elkhart, In, Us

Manufacturing Engineering leader of Godfrey Marine and Hurricane boat brands in Elkhart and Syracuse Indiana. Driver of manufacturing process improvements, automation projects, safety enhancements, and streamlining of new boat product introduction to manufacturing. Performed as Senior Plant Manager of the Polaris Marine Center of Excellence - including the Bennington, Godfrey, and Hurricane boat brands. Fabrication of high-mix composite boat components to support the brands. Planning and execution of new process support systems and overall plant layout to optimize plant operational performance.

South Bend, Indiana, Us

• Performing as the "Integrator" of the growing leading provider of steel and fiberglass industrial custom process tanks and piping including corrosion and abrasion control coatings, including field repair services, to meet the most challenging of customers materials. Four divisions including Indiana, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Alabama.• Vertically integrated the steel tank fabrication business via the addition of a large table capacity CNC steel plate plasma cutting machine along with a Davi CNC 4-roll steel plate rolling machine. Targeted to shorten customer lead times, improve quality, and reduce costs.• Creation of reports and their metrics to analyze direct and indirect labor activity across all orders and processes.

Niles, Mi, Us

• Performed process flow analysis, relocated machines, upgraded batch flow velocity, reduced direct labor content by 18% and increased manufacturing process capacity while improving plant-floor team culture.• Improved on-time delivery from 65% to sustained 96-98% along with customer order-to-shipment lead-time reduction from 20 days to 15 days.• Optimized and increased warehouse capacity by 20% which avoided need to build additional space.• Implemented large plant-floor real-time customer production order data displays along with performance metrics which drove direct labor self-management and indirect labor optimization.

• Directed site launch and integration of new PLEX ERP system and drove subsequent enhancements.• Led Continuous Improvement team and achieved labor cost reductions, customer quality improvements, machine safety and increased capacity through process and facilities enhancements. • Implemented operational performance measures through use of strategic KPI’s

Goshen, Indiana, Us

• Reconfigured production environment which reduced direct labor and significantly improved on-time delivery, improved productivity and addressed quality challenges.• Increased operating income by 120% during rapid 33% revenue growth via strategic manufacturing initiatives in two years. • Improved plant labor productivity from 67% to 97% via data-driven strategic lean initiatives, drove annual inventory turns from 8X to 14X and improved quality metrics.• Championed continuous improvement methods including 5-S and 8-wastes enhancements and plant layout improvements which significantly increased available production floor space.

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• Directed machine and process development and production launch of large $5M automated manufacturing system producing continuous composite flat panels. • Interacted extensively with machine builders, maintenance, production staff and supervision which created robust manufacturing processes and met critical production specifications.• Developed and approved suppliers for needs of this large-scale process along with establishing EHS practices in accordance with Federal, state and local requirements.

• Managed operations including production, engineering, facilities, maintenance, and established ISO-9001 quality certification.• Raised and sustained 98% average daily on-time and complete customer order performance and reduced labor cost by 20% by implementation of Continuous Improvement initiatives.• Led Lean initiatives and 5-S efforts which reduced set-up time, improved quality, reduced scrap, reduced labor, established metrics, improved material flow methods and significant waste reductions.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Directed global Lean operations including, production, product design, manufacturing engineering, quality assurance, materials management and special machine design and build. • Drove $4M in annual savings through new China operations, partnerships with Asian plastic and metal component suppliers and product design cost reduction initiatives.• Increased operating profit 24% through implementation of lean initiatives, global sourcing, facility relocation, consolidation and expansion of market share. • Reduced product order-to-shipment lead times from 15 days to 5 days with 99% on-time performance level in highly competitive global environment and gained market share.

Ms, Engineering Management

Bs, Mechanical Engineering Technology

Certificate In Executive Management

Six Sigma Black Belt Certification