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Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Recruited to assist operation in defining and creating necessary infrastructure to support a rapid expansion plan, including systems, capacity in all manufacturing processes, and adequate facilities to allow throughput growth without infrastructure inhibitions. •Managed operations supporting all phases of the business from sales and financials to product delivery, focusing on sales to cash processes•Defined requirements for systems to support all operations and managed system procurement, deployment of the systems at all operations, and started up prior to deadlines to meet requirements to be in financial compliance•Developed standard integration process for new acquisitions that allowed each acquired company to be system integrated to meet financial reporting requirements•Eliminated disparate systems that would have prevented meeting financial compliance and moved all ops to the new system•Organized and ran functional councils made up of representatives from all operations to facilitate change toward best practices •Managed capital budget process, projecting capital requirements to support growth as well as projecting the amount the operation could afford to spend and still meet business plans•Managed approval and expenditure of capital for the corporation•Developed Operations and Inventory Management processes to streamline warehouse efficiency

Versatile project manager with extensive leadership experience in research & development and manufacturing. Responsible for business development, new product lines, product line grow, materials and process development, quality, test and integration•Responsible for meeting with vendors to resolve any commercial issues, strengthen relationships and establishing time lines to keep the project on track and forecast budgets•Performed various special projects including allocation study, component cost analysis, and operation efficiency analysis•Managed new product startups including capital equipment research, design, purchasing and capability analysis

Responsible for operating a start-up company by floor reorganization, implementing and improving processes, the facility was meeting profit targets within the first year and continued to do so for the balance of my tenure.•Participated as a member of the Corporate Senior Leadership team•Established and attained annual key measurable goals for thru-put, set up time, quality, delivery, freight, financial performance and safety•Reorganized the shop floor for better material flow and organization within the first 3 months. This resulted in a 15% reduction of Indirect labor and brought all levels of inventory to within corporate targets•Developed strong customer relations by meeting, or exceeding expectations for delivery and quality. This resulted in a significant amount of new business opportunity

Lead and managed all aspects of the Quality Management Team and System with the main goal to anticipate customer’s needs and meet their demands with an immediate and professional response.•Worked directly with suppliers and end use purchasers to ensure customer satisfaction and resolve quality issues and implementing external corrective actions including claim resolutions•Mistake proofing and implementation•ISO Lead Auditor and Coordinator with experience supervising staff and client relations in multi-verticals•ISO training and development presentations for the company•Root cause analysis for both internal and customer related resolutions to ensure satisfaction•Managed production and warehouse operations including testing, quality control and professional development of waged staff•Strong leader at building teams to surpass business goals