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Owatonna, Minnesota, Us

Wenger Corporation is a privately-held, leading manufacturer of a wide-range of specialized equipment and solutions for music education, performing arts,and athletic storage. Our products and brands are marketed and used around the world. Beyond the undisputed reputation for innovation and the superior levels of quality of our product offerings; our technical capabilities combined with our project management expertise, provide critical differentiating advantages in the markets we serve.

Recruited to lead global manufacturing operations for world leader in thermal technologies. Provide leadership to 1,900 employees in China, America, Italy and India with plant P&L responsibility for $200M in revenues. Accountabilities include supply chain, purchasing, quality, advance manufacturing engineering, environmental issues, and health and safety. Impact includes: double-digit revenue gains and 51% growth in margin for one Chinese plant, 42% reduction in costs for Italian location, business development initiatives that will add at least $400M in three years, and the successful sale of the business in 2013.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Led a program management team focused on productivity in the G&A cost centers in various locations across China and the US. Impact included mapping the future state organizational structures and facilitating the implementation of key decision processes across functional organizations recognizing tens of millions in savings. Also managed a complex project to move two product lines from Macon GA to two different facilities in Kentucky and Tennessee. Oversaw 70% of the total project and coordinated three distinct teams.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Oversaw all manufacturing operations for the Asia-Pacific region across seven plants and managed operational excellence (Lean Six Sigma), environmental health and safety, quality, SOIP (sales, inventory and operational planning) and CRM (customer relationship management). Reported to President and served on Board of Directors for two plants and associated joint venture.Consolidated $300M manufacturing operation, cut inventory 40% in one Chinese plant, and transformed under-performing manufacturing operations by developing and monitoring a material and labor project pipeline.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Accountable for ensuring operational excellence for $3B business with 23 manufacturing plants and 50 service branches. Manage global team of 25 and serve on international committee charged with developing the parent company’s entire business operation system. Also oversaw ISO registration effort.Restructured organization to improve support to all 23 plants. Relocated support staff, set up matrix reporting structure, created vision, and established ongoing communication systems. Led transformation of formerly problematic team into a highly respected Advanced Manufacturing Engineering group.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Led operations for rapidly growing plant employing 300 -375 people and manufacturing eight vertically integrated product lines. Played key role in ISO certification.Led plant through rapid growth (from sales of $91M to $134M in three years) while keeping headcount at the same level. Spearheaded three year lean project that cut footprint by 30%.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Led team of ten in production scheduling, order engineering, order entry and customer service for $50M business division. Cut lead-time by 75% (from four weeks to one week) through training and process improvements.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Accountable for three facilities, three product families, and approximately 100 employees in newly acquired $50M business. Inherited challenging situation which included workforce problems and a lack of standardized manufacturing procedures. Took company from 0% on-time delivery to 75%, boosted productivity 400% within 1 year, and reduced customer lead-time by 75%.

Promoted to lead North American launch of next-generation forklift platform for this $250M division. Worked with 3 manufacturing sites around the world to develop the launch plan, built cross-functional launch team, translated launch procedures from Japanese, and trained launch team. Gave company competitive edge and improved throughput by 100%, transforming the department into a model plant.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Operations Management & Marketing

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Industrial Technology