Jon Stroud Email & Phone Number

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Abbeville, South Carolina

*** Flexible Technologies is a leader in Flexible Hose and Ducting Manufacturing.>>> Operations Manager for 3 Plants located in Cairo, GA, Phoenix, AZ & Abbeville, SC. Implemented a basic quality program consisting of first article inspections and 8D training in an effort to reduce passed on defects (order entry, manufacturing and shipping errors); decreased by 47% year over year. Increased on-time delivery of capital projects from 88.2% to 100% year over year.>>> Successful implementation of internal and external product distribution from the Phoenix facility (Industrial Hoses, GasTite CSST hose, Owens Corning non-flexible duct products (Duct Board, Duct Wrap, Rotary Liner, etc.)). Business unit lead for AS400 to Epicor ERP Systems conversion scheduled for October 2017. Group lead for SES deployment (Smith Excellence System). Mentor for Group Eagle Talent Development Program.

Shawnee, Oklahoma

*** Eaton is a power management company with 2016 sales of $19.7 billion. We provide energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably.>>> Fostered a zero-incident safety culture for a team of 270 direct labor employees who machined parts, assembled and tested hydraulic motors for the Eaton Center of Excellence for GG motors across the globe (supplier to Eaton plants in Eden Prairie, MN, Kameoka, Japan and Jining, China).>>> One of first hydraulic plants to become landfill free in June 2012; reduced on average 55 tons per month in waste going to the landfill. Decreased past-due from $3.1M to $325K (6.2 days late to .6 based on daily shipments).>>> Focused on rebuilding a culture of Excellence and Employee Engagement. Site champion for a successful Oracle to Mfg Pro ERP Systems conversion in February 2013.

Greenwood, South Carolina

>>> Acting Plant Manager from April 2010 to September 2010. Category 3 Champion for EBEA; 2010 score of 722 was the highest in hydraulics. Responsible for Warranty and Returns area – reduced the number of open RMAs from 95 to 5 in one year. Responsible for the ATS Maintenance organization; turned over site manager and improved service levels in Q4/08; set the stage for successfully negotiating a 100% variable contract in 2009 ($500K in annual savings).

Greenwood, South Carolina

>>> Responsible for 8 shop floor coordinators, 150 direct labor employees, materials management and shipping/receiving functions; annual sales of $55M with products shipped to customers in the US, Mexico, China, Brazil, New Zealand and Japan. Improved on-time delivery from 68% to 94%; improvements led to exiting two off-site warehouses resulting in annual savings greater than $500K.>>> Led a cross-functional team to absorb $1M in sales from a sister plant within 6 months. Improved product velocity by more than 35%. Supported movement of cartridge kit assembly from our facility to an Eaton Plant in Shanghai, China. Worked with the Leadership team to achieve a tie for the highest Eaton Lean Six Sigma Audit Score in our Group (4.6); responsible for Continuous Flow and Standard work categories.

Greenwood, South Carolina

>>> Responsible for the Planning and Scheduling organization, as well as managed the pilot implementation of the SIOP process for the Power Group. Configured MRP parameters to support SIOP implementation in a machine to stock and assemble to order environment where cumulative lead times were 4 times the standard lead-time.>>> Devised a means of utilizing planning bills and reduced the number of end items being forecast by 75%. Segregated the MRP forecasting process to improve overall item level accuracy from 12% to 80%. Interfaced with customers to smooth large orders in order to improve on-time delivery.