Leading North American Operational Excellence in an internal consultative manner to harmonize and optimize operations processes.

Lean Manufacturing combined with Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering project management. Company is not currently operating...

Trained in Lean Enterprise; 8 wks course; responsible for implementing 5S, standard work, autonomous maintenance, and lost time analysis through kaizen activities.Lean Training expanded for Office including value stream mapping, business process improvements, soft skills, and four field mappingFacilitated multiple infrastructure changes: 11,000 sqft addition with a 3 press pit, overhead 60T crane, 1200T, 880T and 1000T powder press installations a 600T sizing press, endothermic and nitrogen atmosphere generators, a 80 ft sinter furnace, a 40 ft draw furnace, and multiple automation projects including a 1.2 million dollar high speed precision robotic rocker clutch machine.Managed maintenance for a year during plant restructure transition phase.Assumed launch responsibilities for two multimillion dollar revenue programs.Managed manufacturing engineering department during plant restructure transition phase.

Assembly area production support supervisor. Weekend maintenance and shutdown planning. Trouble shooting with Engineering to improve uptime and reduce quality reject.Supervised up to 13 trades per shift. 3 shift operation.

Wheel manufacturing, engineering production support for light and heavy wheel disc departments.Trained in Six Sigma. Primary duties were problem resolution for maintenance issues, work balancing, cycle time, scrap reduction and upgrading hydraulic system drawings.

Sole program manager for London Ontario site, launching 6 programs equaling 20 tools. Conceived first Product Delivery Process for Magna Intier handle programs. Managed profit margins and supplier pricing.

Production Engineering support for productivity and efficiencySupport assembly equipment for 4 business unitsDeveloped changeover protocols and one piece flow improvementsLaunch engineer for two programsProduced APQP Documentation, process flow, PFMEA, Control Plans, line layoutsManaged plant layoutEditor of Rivet Book of Knowledge and Engineering Best Practices to pass on tribal knowledge