Joined a group of Entrepreneurs to scale up a privately owned business after an acquisition of a market leading brand of professional and private labeled over the counter cryosurgical medical devices for domestic and international markets. * Developed and implemented company Operational Infrastructure including the design, procurement, installation, documentation, and validation of production lines. This allowed the organization to capitalize on an FDA approval for a new consumer product with the opportunity to double company revenues in 1 year.* Directly responsible for the company relocation from rented office space to full scale manufacturing facility, a 4x increase in footprint. Lease execution to production of saleable products in 5 months, full output capacity on a single shift in 10 months. Including site audit for transfer of the company MDSAP certification. * Key role in new product design and launch into new and existing markets. Including tooling and automation design, sourcing strategies, documentation, material requirements planning, production startup, and training. * Reduction in direct labor content through the implementation of Lean Principles including targeted automation / semi-automation production capabilities.* Recruited, hired, and trained new production teams (exempt and non-exempt) focusing on cross training and strict compliance to Quality Systems and cGMP practices.* Integrated Sales forecasts with Master Scheduling process to create production plans supporting both build to order and build to stock requirements. * Insourced all Contract Production Services, reducing risk for business interruption and protecting product margins.

Complete P&L responsibility for a leading metal fabricator in the Philadelphia Region supplying a broad range of component parts and complete assemblies to various industries including Automotive, Medical, Defense, Architectural, Power Generation, and General Industrial markets.As part of the JEP Management family of companies, routinely called upon to assume Executive Management roles in affiliated companies in addition to my primary business responsibilities.• Vice President & General Manager – General Machine Corp. 2011-2014Providing precision machined turbine seals for Power Generation Industry• Vice President Operations – Schiller Grounds Care, Inc. 2013-2016Manufacturer of internationally known brands of Consumer and Professional Lawn & Garden Equipment• Vice President – United Ammunition Container, Inc. 2017 – Present Supplying US and International Armed Forces with custom Fiber Containers• Consistently delivering on Business Plans for Revenue and Operating Profit with multi-plant operation responsibility. • Penetrated new Markets, transitioning from traditional Sales strategies, with targeted Web-site Development, SEO optimization, and Regional Advertising. • Led New Product Development Teams creating a culture of design for cost competitiveness for new and legacy products while preserving Brand Integrity. Resulted in a complete product redesign for a national account, from concept to market launch within selling seasons. • Developed algorithms and methods to translate Dealer and Distributor Sales and Market data into more predictive Production Plans to balance on hand inventory with selling cycles. • Negotiated and awarded in open competition, several multi-year Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Indefinite Quantity contracts for legacy critical item NSNs. Securing a profitable revenue stream with cost escalation coverage• Executed Manufacturing Technology upgrade and integration strategy to increase throughput capacity and technical capability

Accountable for all Production, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, and Plant Operations to deliver technologically advanced, highly engineered pumping solutions to the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, military Sealift Command, commercial marine, and foreign military programs.• Delivered production output in excess of plan by improved work flows via Lean initiatives, process re-engineering, and effective order execution. Increased Sales 19% utilizing 8% less direct labor while improving On Time Delivery by 10%. • Developed Supply Change Management Team responsible for over $45MM in contracts for materials and services compliant to FAR/DFAR requirements. Consistently exceeding material cost reduction goals (>5%) through effective negotiations, competitive bidding, and strategic partnerships. • Implemented Division Integrated Master Schedule providing for short & long range capacity and utilization planning. Designed and deployed Visual Factory Status Boards, communicating schedule commitment dates, resource constraints, and priorities real time on the shop floor.• Championed Operational Excellence activities for all functional areas. 5S Lean Events resulting in 30% - 50% reduction in planned labor hours in targeted work centers, and 40% reduction in non-conformances per 1000 man hours.• Led Negotiation Team in successful renewal of multi-year Collective Bargaining Agreement meeting all operational and cost objectives.

Directed all Engineering disciplines for a fast growing Medical Device Manufacturer recognized as the market leader in Oral Fluid Diagnostic products. Key leadership roles in Product Development, Manufacture, & Launch of FDA regulated products and OTC Consumer Medical Devices.• Led design teams to develop the company’s first instrument based product line, proven compliant to UL, CSA, FDA IVD, and CE regulations, from concept to full production in less than 2 years.• Project Managed Contract Manufacturing of an over the counter product line from sub-supplier through distribution for a successful launch into several European consumer markets.• Developed strategies, implemented, and validated Automation equipment for new and existing product lines, with demonstrated ROIs and labor reductions of > 75%.• Provided new and redesigned components for key product lines, from concept designs to production quantities with development cycles as short as 90 - 120 days.

Recruited to manage manufacturing operations and customer support for $8M in sales of pressure gauges and instrument components. Customers include Aerospace, Medical, Automotive and specialized OEM applications. • Improved delivery performance 50% to internal and external customers by implementing KANBANs and Lean Manufacturing techniques, restoring customer confidence and securing new factory orders.• Improved delivered product quality 40%, and reduced scrap 30% by utilizing Continuous Improvement methodologies (Kaizen, 5S, SPC) and implementing a closed loop corrective action system for customer returns.• Increased profitability and improved lead-time of component parts by implementing a strategy of multi-axis CNC machining to eliminate secondary operations. Annual savings of at least $200K with a ROI of 25%.

Production and materials responsibility for high-speed fuel & oil purifiers for US Navy applications and precision machined components for large decanter centrifuges.• Increased productivity 20% in two production cells by implementing team based continuous improvement activities in a union environment. • Developed strategic business plan to integrate production machining cells to provide flexibility and increase utilization of capital resources with savings of $400K.• Renegotiated product requirements for several $MM capital equipment contracts to meet customer expectations and improve profit margins.• Project managed the ISO-9001 systems implementation program achieving our business goal of system compliance in preparation for certification audit.• Implemented Supplier process improvement teams resulting with our largest single supplier increasing on-time delivery performance from 17% to 91% in 5 months.

Responsible for all Quality Systems activities for Military, Civil and Commercial Satellite programs. Managed staff of over 30 professional employees across two sites.Selected to join a multi-business staff organization to development and implement Manufacturing Information Systems to support the restructuring of GE Aerospace’s 14 locations. This role included being assigned to the start-up team for two new regional electronic manufacturing facilities.