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Jasper, IN, US

Melville, New York, US

• Provided onsite P&L leadership for management and plant personnel
• Championed the safety program for the site
• Led and championed continuous improvements through deployment of HBD Business System
• Coordinated supply chain, materials, and production resources to maintain a world class level of On Time Delivery performance
• Drove capital improvement projects and productivity improvement initiatives

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Directed and controlled $350M annual movement of materials in and out of the plant. Managed key materials related functions such as purchasing, material planning, production scheduling, inventory control, shipping and.
• Implemented ACE (High volume, High $ item) program targeting 3 Day LT with 60 day min stocking levels at suppliers along with daily supply chain tier meetings focusing on review on leading purchase order metrics).
• Reduced inventory by $6M across 5 ledgers resulting in 6 DOH improvement.
• Rolled out 90-day payment terms with the supply base leveraging commodity management team yielding a $1.2M increase in cash flow.
• Coordinated with production, research, engineering and other departments to support launching of several new products (Arc Quench Device, ArcPlus, 3000A Bypass and Switch, Cam-Lok Safety Switch) utilizing Eaton’s.
• Led the set up of a new warehouse at the Avery Creek site to support transitioning a new LVA NRX production line to support the $45M growth of our data center business.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Led operations and quality improvements in Joslyn Clark, Namco Controls, Partlow, and Superior Electric divisions resulting in 37% market expansion and new product growth, which included launch of new 1140V Vacuum.
• Oversaw NAMCO division and nuclear limit switch program, which included development of new patented Gen 3 Snap-Lock Mini nuclear qualified switch compliant with 10CFR50 Appendix B, 10CFR part 21, and ANSI N45.2.
• Led daily activities of Superior Electric remotely for Plainville, Connecticut operations (based in North Carolina), including management of entire Superior Electric business resulting in consistently delivering 98%+.
• Completed $1.2M Superior Electric RVK shipment of 100 NAVSEA units in less than 1.2 months with 2.2 weeks of actual production (16-week standard lead time) while shipping $466k of standard Superior product during same.
• Managed daily planning and overall area improvements ($350k+ capital improvement projects) for on-site CNC, Plating and Waste Water Treatment operations compliant with US EPA and NC Department of Environmental and.
• US Patent: PROXIMITY SWITCH WITH SNAP LOCK Application number: 20130222087.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Led daily engineering sustainment activities, which included implementation of engineering change process, electronic document system, multiple cost-out projects, and ISO 9000 compliant engineering system. Key.
• Managed multiple new product launches: Max Senior electronic counter product line ($375k annual), Paperless Chart Recorder ($200k), Electronic Hubodometer ($700k), Progressive Electronic Mold Counter ($500k), Automatic.
• Executed engineering activities for ($35M) plant consolidation of Lancaster, SC facility into Elizabethtown, NC, utilizing lean tools achieving 60% reduction in floor space (120K sqft).
• Supervised $3.3M Rheostat operations, driving past due down from $500k to $0 with 98% fill rate and 500 PPM.

Boston, MA, US

• Led international transfer and set up of new factory in Nogales Sonora Mexico ($120M project) seamlessly in 12 months, on time, under budget, and with no service impact to the customer
• Delivered over $6.1M in variable cost productivity through transfer with $800K reduction in WIP, 64% cycle time reduction. Utilizing lean tools, the new plant design achieved a 60% reduction in floor space (170K sqft).
• Supported the execution of Energy Efficient new product design for LPT line generating $5.3M VCP and 40% increase in sales
• Transferred LPT transformer line while improving entire plant FPY to above 95%, reducing internal (4-6K) and external (5-9K) PPMs earning the plant an A rating in quality resulting in the GE Industrial Systems 2007 Top.
• Secured corporate and UL signoffs of TOW transfers, projects, and new vendor certifications
• Received outstanding manager awards in 2005 and 2006

Boston, MA, US

• Primary Focus: Product Engineering, Quality, & Lean Manufacturing
• Completed Six Sigma Black Belt certification; Projects: Zero Defect Line Project (improved first pass yield from 80% to 99% resulting in $200K reduction in internal cost of quality), Longitudinal Wire Project.
• Reduced overall cost of quality by $500K in three years with 33% reduction in PPM
• Provided Quality & Technical assistance with product launches of TransforMore (fan cooled transformer) and redesigned Energy Efficient Transformers
• Primary customer contact for technical, service or quality related field issues
• Led Lean Manufacturing efforts to improve Tact time and reduce waste

Boston, MA, US

• Led the planning, specification, development, testing and technical support of new or existing electrical transformers (total project related savings $690K)
• Completed Six Sigma Green Belt certification training; Projects: Bare Wire (130K/yr savings), Cu K Factor launch (50K/yr savings), Insulation Reduction Project (200K/yr savings), Intel CE marked transformer launch.
• Led global collaboration with India Design Center (temperature reduction in enclosure, stress analysis, and ultimately transferred 100% of all requisition work to India ($140K annual savings)
• Led New Product Introduction-Energy Efficient Transformers (550K VCP, reduced span by 22 days & lead time by 23 resulting in 1st place in GE’s Global Six Sigma Green Belt Competition
• Participated in the OSHA approved safety program leading to OSHA VPP Star Status - 2004

Fort Wayne, IN, US

• Electrical Controls Engineer / Safety Director May 1999 – April 2000
• Planned, specified, developed, tested and provided technical support for new and existing electrical controls for HVAC equipment.
• Lead Hardware and software development and maintained electronic production line test equipment.
• Directed and implemented an OSHA approved safety program and team.Senior Quality Engineer July 1996- May 1999
• Developed and maintained charts, graphs, procedures, and reports to monitor quality, design, and manufacturing.
• Completed courses on the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process.

Bsee, Electrical Engineering

Masters Of Business Administration, Business, Management, Human Resources & Entrepreneurship