Keith Morrison Email & Phone Number

Hyannis, MA

• SencorpWhite is machine builder of large thermoformers and sealers for the food industry, medical tray and pouch sealers and automated storage equipment
• Reorganized machine shop and assembly areas to improve flow
• Instituted tiered structure and adjusted hourly pay rates to match skills and capabilities
• Streamlined production flow to reduce lead time from 12-14 weeks to 6-8 weeks
• Implemented cross-functional methodology and training to support implementation
• Worked closely with high schools, techs schools and community college to foster career paths and provided internships

Randor, PA

• Machine Laboratories, Lenexa, KS (A Milestone Partners Company) – Electronic component manufacturer for automotive, defense and consumer products industries
• Filled vacant Director of Engineering position and rebuilt the engineering team, redefined functional roles and responsibilities, implemented cultural change that focused on cross-functional performance and retooled.
• Took over as plant manager of 50,000 square foot manufacturing facility turning destructive moral issues into a positive working environment and turned single digit profitability margins into 30% margins by reducing.
• Managed the data collection and analysis of two recently combined companies to optimize human and financial resources, optimized product flow, synergize value streams and ultimately make the combined companies one.
• Managed the acquisition due diligence phase of a Chapter 11 insert molding and stamping automotive company that lead to a successful acquisition.
• Managed the integration of the acquired company into the parent companies systems and culture.

Marlborough, MA

• Integrated small 20 person US technology company into large international corporate culture of a global Danish company, which decreased communication issues and increased productivity.
• Hired team of 3 project managers, provided instruction, feedback and mentoring ensuring key issues and milestones of their projects are met.
• Managed simultaneous multi-million dollar projects with cross-functional team members worldwide, organizing weekly team meetings via Microsoft Communicator.
• Developed new project PowerPoint presentations for executive management review and approval for insertion into development pipeline.
• Identified, contracted and managed world-renowned power conversion experts to provide additional technical analysis, allowing executive management another perspective before making final strategic decisions.
• Managed the development of components at key suppliers ensuring prototype components were delivered on time.

Daytona Beach, FL

• Lead crisis resolution team that identified root cause, executed short-term mitigation, defined & implemented long term solution and provided daily updates to customer. This turned an irate customer into a satisfied.
• Managed cross-functional engineering team that designed, developed and introduced technically challenging electrical and optical projects into manufacturing by developing robust processes that were easily transitioned.
• Strengthened bridge between design engineering and operations, improving design for manufacturability.

Daytona Beach, Florida Area

• Built strong process engineering team, developed new processes, refined existing processes, reduced cost, improved gross margins by 12% while sustaining year over year double-digit growth.
• Standardized new product development process, increasing first pass yield from 65% to 95%.
• Strengthened bridge between design engineering and suppliers, improving design for manufacturability, quality and cost.
• Implemented and optimized a phase/stage gate new product development process which increased first pass yield from 65 to 95%.

Etters, PA

• Developed, implemented and sustained a phase/stage gate new product development process with consultants and internal global team in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. The process became part of the corporate.
• Managed cross-regional team of 10, maintaining consistency and continuous improvement of new product development process in all global development sites.
• Ensured cross regional development programs stayed synchronized so that global launches met customer and corporate objectives for on time availability/delivery.
• Standardized 3D CAD tools across 15 global development sites, reduced software costs by $1,000,000 per year.
• Managed global engineering service group consisting of mechanical and electrical analysis/simulation, 3-D solid modeling, 2-D CAD and injection molding simulation.
• Implemented lite versions of engineering analysis tools to design engineers, reduced computation time on the high-end tools by 50% and reduce development time by 2-3 weeks.