Director of Corporate Quality over Virginia Transformer's five North American Plants and six facilities:* Leading a talented team of Quality Managers, Supervisors, Engineers, and Inspectors to further enhance our industry-leading Quality Management System and maximizing the value and reliability of our product for our customers. * Responsible for all aspects of Corporate QMS system spanning Incoming Materials Inspection through Final Product Inspection and Quality Control / Customer Satisfaction. * Responsibility for execution of Non-Conformance Reporting (NCR), Process Deviation (PD), and Root Cause Defect Elimination (RCDE) systems. * Direct customer interfacing for complaint management (SCARs). * Deployed an Engineering Quality Assurance program including auditing processes, dashboards, and reports; driving improved execution of engineering process at all five sites.

Led the team which translates Engineering Designs into Manufacturable Production Procedures for the Operations team; Focusing on Lean Operations which minimize Rework, Scrap, and Schedule. Enhancing all the above through growing a robust Manufacturing Design Review process covering the wide variety of products we produce. In addition, responsible for production tooling development, CNC and Burn-Table Programs, and driving Lean Continuous Improvement efforts for the plant site. Developed and/or deployed training content for Six Sigma, Solidworks, Ansys, Rotor Balancing, and many more topics to grow the skills of my team and the overall organization.

Jon led strategic initiatives for all global engineering efforts. Jon focused on efficiency solutions through continuous improvement and embed these principals into his multi-year plans to drive operational success. Jon was responsible for a diverse group of functions supporting the business: * Advanced Manufacturing Technology * Prototype and Tooling development * Plant and Facility Maintenance * Production Quality * Product Testing * CAD Services * ECO Process (SAP) * Variant Configuration * Product DocumentationA key accomplishment for Jon's Team was the transformation of the Product Testing team. The development of Software and Controls Test capabilities was key for Tennant's Growth:* Developed a Controls Validation Automation platform, freeing 60% of resources needed to manual validate software; Key was providing true test to test repeatability and allowing the reuse of automation, paying dividends for years to come. * Identified and procured technologies which enabled battery/charge testing in as little as one-third the time previously required while simultaneously providing global site to site repeatability of the tests. Testing chargers in days vs. weeks or months was critical to timelines. Having test repeatability globally was critical to test confidence.The team also made a number of significant advances for mechanical testing:* Built the team capable of implementing Accelerated Test Strategies to cut testing duration by over 30,000 test-hours and positively impact new product development; supporting more aggressive product schedules shaving up to 30% off the timeline. Prototype shop advances:* Implemented advanced technologies reducing machining setup times by 66%. * Implemented laser scanning technologies which shaved precious weeks of prototype and project schedules.* Implemented new production technologies netted a 350% ROI and saved Tennant more than $500K annually.

With this position, Jon was given increased responsibility leading a strong team of Engineers and Technicians in 5 Product Testing Labs and a Metrology Department. In this role, Jon has placed a heavy focus on Lean Operations - maximizing asset and resource utilization. Equal attention is being given to improvements to control plans, SPC, and lab metrics; driving a more repeatable and robust set of labs.With dotted-line responsibility for the international labs, Jon is working with the global community providing the mechanisms and opportunities to better connect and work with each other. Jon is driving the team in a unified direction with the development of global lab Mission and Vision statements. Jon is leading Donaldson Trade Secret Protection programs; developing Trade Secret Procedures and Policies with the Senior Executive Team and Corporate Counsel. These efforts are supporting multiple business units with technologies located globally; Standardizing trade secret documentation, management, and access control.Key Accomplishments:* Organized team comprised of Executive Management (CTO, CIO, VP of HR, SVP of Engine, SVP of Industrial, VP’s of US, European, and Asia Pacific Operations) completing the development of two Trade Secret Procedures.* Developed a Global Lab Vision and Mission in cooperation with Donaldson Global Labs* Developed, with lab managers, a methodology for evaluating resources, manpower, and workload to understand gaps in production capabilities and to develop plans for closing these gaps* Developed an incentivized cross-department rotation program allowing for resource balancing and cross-pollination of ideas and processes.* Worked with managers to implement the expanded use of Continuous Improvement boards throughout labs - identifying $250K in available savings just in the 1st quarter of operation* Developed pretest validation process eliminating approximately $360K annually in retesting

Leading three great teams of Scientists and Engineers in the pursuit of Donaldson's Next Generation Products and developing the processes to make these products. Teams under Jon's leadership were responsible for Nano-fiber, Wet-Laid Media, and Advanced Pleating Development. Jon also had dotted line responsibility over Membrane Development.Key Accomplishments:* Directly managed the Element Configuration design team completing the development work necessary to evaluate product robustness as produced on a pilot line* Directed team responsible for the global release of next generation media treatment – impacting nearly half of all Donaldson products* Developed multi-year roadmaps directing new media, media treatment, and capacity * Identified, justified, and obtained the latest in Laser Scanning technology to quantify element performance under load

Drove the cultural change within AMT and into sibling departments regarding the use of statistics to drive decisions. Specifically - driving the understanding of Gage Studies, Capability Studies, and how to compare distributions of parts to one another.Key accomplishments:* Successfully imparted Six Sigma Cultural over department (AMT) * Application and Training of APQP Process for qualification of new products with OEs * Developed and Led Training for 13 topics * Produced more than 10 Hours of training videos * Produced more than 80 statistical studies covering full gambit of study types * Coached external groups including US Plants, Corp. Tech., and Product Development * Reduced variation of PowerCore pack size by 70% through Six Sigma Project * Developed 1st Manufacturing Gage Readiness Program for Engine Air group

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Led a team of engineers in the development of custom vapor degreasers designed explicitly to meet customer requirements... Also managed all of Customer Service, was responsible for Shipping and Receiving, and drove Quality Control...Key Accomplishments:* Doubled Sales achieving US Service/Parts Sales Targets by identifying high profit/high customer value projects. Achieved goal without increasing staff in less than three years* Successfully brought 7 New Ultrasonic Cleaner Designs to market from concept through start-up on budget, on schedule, and to customer requirements* Developed 1st Four Frequency Ultrasonic Tank

Jon led Seagate's HGSA Cleaning and Coating process development. During this time, Jon coordinated activities on a global basis; working with vendors from Europe, factories in Asia, and product teams in the US.Key Accomplishments:* Led discussions with international team focused on standardization of cleaning practices* Completed more than 320 Hours of Statistical Training including Green Belt, Black Belt, DFSS, and Advanced Statistical Training* Specified, Qualified, and Launched multiple HGSA Cleaning and Coating systems * Researched, identified, and evaluated 1st non-solution based cleaning process

Jon served multiple roles during his time at MEMC, starting with Cleaning Process Development at the Final Clean and Inspect stages of the wafer making process. Jon was responsible for operation and controls for Class 1, 10, 100, 1000, and 10K cleanrooms. Jon also served as the 200mm Package Cleaning development Engineer, Final Polish Engineer, and ended his time managing the Arsenic Dope Crystal Growth area.Key Accomplishments:* CLEANROOM ENGINEER: * Originated and implemented process changes resulting in a 5X increase in cleaning production * Led project saving $700K in packaging waste and processing * Completed process optimization for package cleaning increasing throughput by 20% * Reduced packaging cost by 15% through elimination of redundant preclean by supplier* POLISHING ENGINEER: * Completed capability study allowing elimination of 90% of post polish removal checks * Completed DOE which resulted in 80% reduction of polish microscratches* CRYSTAL GROWTH ENGINEER: * Increased yield for heavily doped products by 30% through process optmization * Developed software "Expert System" to facilitate process troubleshooting process

Process Engineer Responsible for Twin Screw Extrusion Process of Plexiglass. Key Accomplishments: * Development of the 1st computer based software application for R&H to manage batch histories and formulation data. This system was confirmed to have been actively used for more than 12 years; speaking for the robustness of the code and resiliency of the data structure.* Initiated and completed colorant optimization work that resulted in business savings of over $200,000/year

Served as an Intern - then Graduate Assistant completing a wide range of tests and evaluations specific to waste water treatment and purification. Also played a significant role in the automation of the primary production area processes by developing and debugging the user interface used by the operations staff.Key Accomplishments:* Thesis Work - Completed research into a waste treatment process utilizing a regenerable catalyst bed for removal and oxidation of the waste protein stream.* Developed a user interface for a 15 tank automated process and assisted in the development of PLC coding* Conducted extensive testing and evaluation of waste water treatment systems to reduce BOD levels in waste streams