Operations Executive with 25 years of progressive leadership experience in Manufacturing, Lean, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Distribution, Human Resources, Information Systems, Finance and Project Management. Manufacturing experience in injection molding, machining, metal fabrication, assembly and testing in union and nonunion environments. Led several cultural and lean transformations while leading these operations.Multi-Site P&L Responsibility for eleven facilities with headcount of 1,600 professional and hourly employees and annual revenue of $650M. Direct responsibility for sites in Reynosa, Mexico and Cambridge, England and indirect responsibility for sites in Suzhou, China and Herentals, Belgium. Lean Manufacturing/Toyota Production System (TPS) Transformation including leading and facilitating Value Stream Mapping, Strategy Deployment, Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), 6S, Standard Work, Kanbans, Visual Management, Cell Design and using cross-functional Kaizen improvement teams. Lean training and education provided by Shingujitsu and Danaher Business Systems Trained Consultants. Developed and implemented the first Pentair Lean Assessment and Lean Training Program. This initiative was used to jump-start and standardize the Pentair Integrated Management System (PIMS) for 50 sites world-wide.Process Improvement experience with mass customization production, startup businesses, low cost country sourcing, acquisition assessment and integration, product and business divestiture, product and process transfer, large project management, business process redesign, facility rationalization and shutdown and supply chain management.International Experience in contract manufacturing, sourcing and green field setup in Asia, Latin America, South Africa, Canada, Mexico and Europe including two year Ex-Pat assignment in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.Specialties: Lean / Toyota Production System (TPS): Value Stream Mapping, A3, Flow Systems, Pull Systems, Stratey Deployment, Jidoka, Heijunka, Standard Work, TPM, Supplier Development, 5SSix Sigma: DMAIC, SIPOC, Design of Experiments (DOE), Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), YX Matrix, Decision Matrix, Cause and Effects Diagram, Process CapabilityOther Business: Union Negotiation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consolidation, Logistics