Jonathan Olson Email & Phone Number

Irvine, CA, US

Kenosha, Wisconsin, US

• Management responsibilities for Rapid Continuous Improvement (Lean Manufacturing), Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, IT
• Managed 6 direct reports with 4 indirect reports
• Managed generating annual cost savings of $600k in 2016 (tracked as variances from start of year standard costs) vs planned $500k savings, met $600k target for 2017.
• Oversaw yearly capital plan spending and cost benefit analysis.
• Controlled time studies and cost changes for products.
• Defined and implemented re-layout of plant based on material flow and reducing material movement.

Kenosha, Wisconsin, US

• Managed Mechanical engineering group with responsibility for leading new product development and managing sustaining engineering
• Managed up to 9 direct reports
• Acted as primary engineer and project manager for new product development, responsible for costingestimates, margin and sales analysis, and design for manufacturability
• Launched over 100 new Product SKUs-- 4 major new product families-- SKUs released responsible for 28% of 2016 sales
• Led RCI teams yearly to generate cost reductions and led cost saving engineering efforts
• Implemented new engineering change notice system and led change control board weekly meetings

Kenosha, Wisconsin, US

• Launched 2 families of digital torque wrenches, which are now our flagship products, holding to tight schedule and budgetary restrictions
• Led design, build, test, transition to production, and project schedule.
• Implemented product development process with phase gate review
• Centralized CAD design software to Solidworks, led implementation and training

Seal Beach, CA, US

• Managed cross-functional cost reduction teams for next generation products at concentrated photovoltaic solar company
• Led cost reduction initiative for next generation solar system, managing 5 cross functional teams for different portions of the system, providing metrics for executive review weekly and the board review monthly
• Refined engineering change order process for new Agile PLM system, creating procedures, training and implementing company wide
• Managed weekly executive program review for next generation solar system compiling and summarizing cross functional development of the program

US

• Managed cross-functional product development teams at $110M industry leading tactical flashlight and weapon light company
• Led development of 18 products to launch through product development process, managing 15 products at time of departure
• Conceptualized redesign of entry level flashlight and managed through to production, as well as multiple variations; reduced cost by 20% and more than doubled performance
• Manage vendor relationships to develop components and get status updates on project completion

US

• Led engineering development projects and defined engineering department procedures
• Brought four products from concept to production, additionally started 3 projects which were handed off as I moved to project management. Primarily designed components for aluminum CNC fabrication or plastic injection.
• Proposed, researched and implemented company’s switch to SolidWorks from 2D AutoCAD as well as creating CAD document control system; trained engineering department on procedures (and applicable employees across.
• Defined, refined and documented all engineering processes for ISO implementation, a total of fourteen specifications, trained engineering department on processes

Arlington, VA, US

• Managed engineering teams and product development coordination on military contracts
• Led mechanical engineering team and interfaced with manufacturing, electrical engineers and program management as well as customers and vendors
• Worked with system level schematics to ensure proper interface with all internal and external connections
• Designed housings that integrated electrical and mechanical components to interface with external systems and fit into allocated space, taking into account performance as well as production needs

Master Of Business, Administration (Mba), General Management

B.S., Mechanical Engineering