Joel Gurley, Mba Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Hanover, Maryland, United States

• Develop and deploy strategic and annual objectives for the quality team• Work with other Company leaders to define the scope, responsibilities and goals of the Quality Team• Develop valued business partner relationships with functional leaders• Assess quality performance and develop key performance indicators & reports to drive continuous improvement efforts.• Lead the review and analysis of customer complaint information and lead efforts to effectively contain and implement timely corrective actions. • Drive continuous improvement by developing, coaching, and maintaining quality standards and processes• Manage the day-to-day operation of Quality Team.• Grow and build the Quality Team with a focus on a total quality management approach.• Perform a variety of tasks in support of short- and long-term goals of the engineering and manufacturing operations.• Perform a variety of tasks in support of short- and long-term goals of the Equipment division.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Work closely with regional and functional peers to prioritize programs and to ensure capabilities are established with alignment to the full project execution process.• Drive excellence in Engineering Methodology while furthering Engineering Standards Deployment and Project Design Reviews globally.• Create and implement world-class and globally-standardized engineering processes.• Technology deployment focused on key technologies including Flexible Mixed Case Fullfillment, Micro Fullfillment, Dematic Multi-Shuttle and DMS. Form a team to partner with regional and functional teams to activate and deploy standards for such technologies.• Implement excellence in Engineering Documentation Management to globally standardize technical documentation and improve documentation processes including Management of Change.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Implement strategic supplier development activities to maximize exisiting supply base.• Partner with Supplier Quality to create dashboards, scorecards and ID risks.• Lead VAVE and cost-out efforts for existing components. • Should cost model training and execution category plans in each region. • Teach and execute Kaizen and Process Mapping sessions for strategic suppliers.• Lead component design optimization and design-to-value efforts with R&D and Procurement. • Manage supplier portal content and improvement plans.• Facilitate external supplier compliance (REACH, RoHS, & Conflict Minerals).• Ensure proper due diligence is completed in new supplier assessments. • Track supplier sustainability initiatives.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

*Promoted to Section Manager for the Mechanical Engineering Wal-Mart account.*Manage/Coach global engineering professionals in the United States, Mexico, and Egypt.*Guide project teams that performs complex processes and technical support to production, marketing, sales, and/or other departments. *Establishes and prepares technical standards, and completes complex technology design theory and procedures.*Collaborate with Sales Management, R&D, Project Management, Controls and Software managers to identify improvement opportunities.*Evaluate and recommend changes in methods or procedures in department using SCRUM and Lean principles.*Identifies resource needs and develop justification.

Grand Rapids, Mi

*Promoted to Assistant Manager helping oversee 50+ Wal-Mart projects*Plans staff requirements and approve forecasts*Troubleshoot and resolve complex problems *Consultative role with manufacturing with current onboarding process and inventory challenges*Review and approve project schedules

Grand Rapids, Manitoba

*Mechanical Lead Engineer (Large Projects: >$30M): Correspond with customers, vendors, and cross functional departments within Dematic to ensure on-time project completion. *Provide system design direction and specify appropriate equipment.*Performs complex technical interchange and knowledge transfer for both processes and application of products to system design.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

* Supervise the completion of projects within unit. * Supports product manufacturing to ensure cost effectiveness, manufacturability, quality, and safety requirements.* Validate accuracy and availability of semi-complex procedures to support product modifications and assembly. * Oversee day-to-day operations of the group to ensure a smooth work flow. * Compliance with established procedures and/or protocols. * Identifies resource needs and suggests justification. * Troubleshoot production problems.

Columbus, Ohio Area

*Promoted to Key Account Manager in 2006 and relocated to Texas to manage national top 10 grocery accounts Whole Foods and H.E.B.*Received 2008 Circle of Champions Award for outstanding performance*Executed major projects within strict budget and timeline constraints*Increased market share within territory every year by over 15%*Wrote, presented and closed major product and service proposals*Worked closely with distributor partners in sales and service negotiations*Helped manage a team of service technicians and distributors to exceed customer expectations of service *Awarded 2006 Retail Support Person of the Year for performance as project manager of a $5 million product upgrade installation*Participated in Green Belt Six Sigma training

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

B.A., Physics

Activities and Societies: Baseball, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Student Athletic Advisory Committee