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Arvada, CO, US

St. Louis, MO, US

• Leads vision, strategy, and execution for all facets of manufacturing operations throughout the Americas, with a focus on overseeing the production of valves and actuators. Scope of accountability includes direct.
• During the COVID pandemic, met and overcame a 25% reduction in the labor force, substantial disruptions in supply chain, and a 50% increase in demand from Healthcare clients.
• Pioneered the launch of a greenfield operation in a Best Cost country, a $16M investment that generates over $6M in annual savings. Additionally, led an $8M project to transition High Pressure and High Purity lines to.
• Safeguards the health and welfare of all production workers throughout the Americas, lowering the Total Recordable Incident Rate by 75% to 0.4.

St. Louis, MO, US

• Exercised full P&L accountability for the $75M Machine Automation division engaged in the production of valves and actuators. Orchestrated and executed direct and channel sales to OEM accounts, taking all necessary.
• Introduced a series of improvements that improved service levels and cash flow.

St. Louis, MO, US

• Oversaw a $425M division dedicated to manufacturing valves and actuators in the Americas, with a full commitment to improving on-time delivery, service levels, and cost containment.
• Credited with increasing service levels by 5% in the first year.
• Captured an average of more than $3M in annual cost reductions.
• Led the deployment of an Oracle ERP system for a $300M business.

St. Louis, MO, US

• Promoted to direct Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Human Resources within a $60M division in Canada, with full P&L accountability. Re-engineered the distribution network and instituted POS reporting for the.
• Recognized for successfully turning around sales in the first full year, growing revenue to surpass the previous record.

St. Louis, MO, US

• Responsible for the success of a $300M manufacturing business encompassing high-mix low-volume valves and actuators. Spearheaded the consolidation of operations throughout North America to drive down costs while.
• Orchestrated and executed Kaizen and Lean projects to produce more than $1M in annual cost savings.
• Completed the Emerson Executive Leadership Program.

St. Louis, MO, US

• Directed multiple manufacturing sites engaged in the production of pneumatic valves and actuators representing nearly $200M in annual sales. Hired to improve service levels, including increasing on-time performance.
• Excelled across key metrics, delivering a nearly 50% reduction in lead time to customers while improving on-time performance by more than 11% in the first full fiscal year.
• In the first year, improved efficiency by more than 10% and lowered past due orders by over 50%.
• In the first and the second year, improved inventory turnover by more than 9%.

Lonoke, AR, US

• Responsible for all aspects of two firearms manufacturing facilities with annual sales of $75MM. Responsibilities include safety, quality, production, inventory/supply chain, engineering, operational and capital.
• Assumed this position following a substantial labor organizing effort. Reorganized the facility and revitalized labor relations, marginalizing support for organized labor movement.
• Maintained an annual safety record less than half the industry average.
• Coordinated a 20% reduction in inventory levels in 1st year utilizing lean manufacturing.
• Increased production 20% in first full year and improved labor efficiency simultaneously.
• Increased production capabilities on key product line by 50% with minimal capital investment resulting in annual profit improvement of more than $1.5MM.

Lonoke, AR, US

• Engineering ManagerAssigned all Process and Project Engineering, Drafting and Packaging, and Information Technology departments. Reorganized the Engineering department to support plant business objectives including.
• Initiated a new shotshell loader to double capacity on higher margin products.
• Installed a vision inspection system cutting defects in half while maintaining production rates.
• Generated over $200k in annual cost savings by reducing scrap, tool usage and process improvements.Plant ControllerPlant Controller for an ammunition plant with annual sales over $160MM. Responsible for annual.
• Coordinated the implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley regulatory requirements at the plant including internal controls and external auditor requirements.
• Working with plant management reduced finished goods inventory by 25% ($10MM).

Atlanta, GA, US

Levolor-KirschProvided financial oversight, support and control to the Sales and Marketing organizations for a $500MM consumer products company. Managed the monthly close process and variance analysis for both revenue and income. Directed the annual budgeting and forecasting for the division. Responsible for P&L and POS analysis as well as reporting for.

US

• Financial management, oversight and support for a $140MM mine and soda ash production facility. Manage the annual spending and capital plans with quarterly forecasts using detailed business models. Evaluate capital.
• Contracted over $6MM in equipment leases to improve productivity and cash flow by $4MM.
• Provided financial analysis of mining operations and cost down activities driving over $2MM in savings.
• Directed a $20MM capital budget.

US

Assistant Controller for a $700MM industrial and specialty chemical company, analyze new business proposals and perform due diligence activities. Member of the team that successfully coordinated the integration of an acquired company's financial systems.

Norwalk, Connecticut, US

• Provided financial support to the Print Cartridge Developer Unit, a $700MM division of a $30B business machine company. Coordinated all internal controls for the division. Developed annual spend plans and capital.
• Delivered over $1MM annual cost savings as part of a cost down team.
• Controller of a $100MM/yr. low complexity manufacturing facility.

Norwalk, Connecticut, US

• Estimate manufacturing and assembly costs. Work with designers to reduce part/assembly costs while maintaining functional requirements. Negotiate costs with suppliers. Developed multiple cost models.
• Negotiated cost savings of over $5MM in part, assembly, and tooling costs.
• Design experiments to optimized critical parameters on new products.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance, General