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Dunbridge, OH, US

Dunbridge, Ohio

• Safety & Facility oversight of two manufacturing facilities spanning over 315,000 square feet
• Direct Safety Supervisor; Safety Coordinator; and Facility Lead Specialist
• Oversight of safety and facility contractors, vendors, and suppliers
• Develop strategies supporting organizational goal of Zero Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
• Achieved OSHA Recordable Incident Rate below 1.00
• Achieved over 2.8 Million Hours and over 1700 days worked without a Lost Time Accident

Bowling Green, Ohio

• ORGD 6030, Building a Strategic Organization, Executive Master of Organization Development (EMOD) program
• Business Experience III BIZX 3300, undergraduate
• MGMT 3610, Human Resource Management, undergraduate
• MBA 6080, Leading for Organizational Success, full-time MBA program

• Human Resource Management (an analysis of policies and practices of HR Management)
• Managing Diversity in the Workplace (diversity as a positive force within organizations)
• Information Systems for Managers (use of IS in managerial decision making)
• Leading the Entrepreneurial Organization (planning, launching, managing)
• Operations Management (Lean Systems, Quality Assurance, Project Management)
• Organizational Behavior (group processes, collaboration, engagement, leadership, consensus building)

Deliver Lean Manufacturing Introductory Courses to business clients. Facilitate New Employee Orientation for business customers. Teach Project Management Professional exam certification preparation (PMP Prep) for a partnership between Owens Community College Workforce & Community Services and the Project Management Institute Western Lake Erie Chapter

Bowling Green, Ohio

Deliver Lean Systems Training including: Lean Concepts Introduction, Systems Thinking, Culture, Eight Wastes, 5S Workplace Organization, Standard Work, Problem Solving, Teams, & Project Management. Facilitate 5S Workplace Organization implementation and Red Tag Campaign Processes.

• Collaborated and coordinated with Engineering Manager and Maintenance Manager
• Project Manager / Owner Rep for a 30,000 square foot refrigerated warehouse building expansion project totaling $2.1MM
• Managed outside contractors, vendors, and suppliers ensuring OSHA general industry and construction standards are strictly followed and job specifications are met
• Collaborated and coordinated with General Contractor, Job Site Superintendent, multiple sub-contractors, and various trades for the building expansion project

• Leader of consulting team presenting Whole System Change methodologies to clients
• Functioned as the Logistics Team Leader for Whole System Change events at BGSU
• Co-authored “Mastering Change” article; August 2007; Organization Development Network; OD Practitioner – Journal of the Organization Development Network

• Directed Plant Manager, Safety Manager, Maintenance Superintendent, Materials Manager, and Lean Systems Engineer
• Proposed, Created, and Developed position of Safety Manager
• Initiated and led the conversion of four primary production lines from batch systems to continuous operation systems utilizing “one-piece flow”; driving sales increases of 44.3%
• Negotiated with vendors and suppliers on new production line/equipment
• Introduced, taught, and implemented Lean Manufacturing Systems
• Championed 5S implementation, Time & Motion studies, and Kaizen events

• Led and facilitated projects, training, and strategic initiatives with the President & CEO, Materials Manager, and Maintenance Superintendent
• Increased production efficiencies by 18.1% in first six months
• Increased on-time shipping from 85.5% to 99.9% within one year
• Reduced decorating cost variance to positive $5,670.00 in 1999, enabling first employee bonus paid out in 1½ years
• Designed/implemented a continuous operation relief schedule for the primary production lines reducing downtime, improving quality, and increasing output
• Merged six manufacturing areas into one multi-functional production unit

Toledo, Ohio Area

• Managed six salaried and hourly shift foremen, and 150+ hourly employees (Deco Production / Deco Select)
• Functioned as the Process Improvement Team Facilitator on multi-faceted team of both hourly and salaried employees working to improve job change times (Deco Production)
• Designed and implemented an improved relief schedule for the primary production lines (Factory D)
• Increased production efficiencies by 38%; and increased units produced per shift by over 400% (Crack-off)
• Improved cost efficiency by $23,600 per year (Crack-off)
• Reduced hazardous waste generation by 55% (Deco Production)As Quality Assurance Supervisor:

Master Of Organization Development (Mod), Organizational Development And Change

Lean Systems Champion Green Belt Certification, Lean Manufacturing

Certified Occupational Safety Manager (Cosm)

Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (Coss)

30-Hour Osha General Industry Card

30-Hour Osha Construction Card

10-Hour Osha General Industry Card

10-Hour Osha Construction Card

Bachelor Of Science, Criminal Justice, Cum Laude

Associate Of Applied Science, Law Enforcement, High Scholarship