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Stockholm, Se

Middleton, Wi, Us

Middleton, Wi, Us

Develop and execute the global operational strategy and cost improvement initiatives that support the growth, new product roadmaps, and overall requirements of the business. • Establish manufacturing strategies, footprints, facilities, roadmaps (automation, casting, forging, stamping, machining, electronics) and other operations needed for global operation facilities in Asia and North America.• Increase operational excellence, improve manufacturing processes, and play an integral role in driving continuous improvement.• Lead global Cost Improvement Organization in Asia and North America

Middleton, Wi, Us

Oversee the fastest growing segment for the company (30% YOY growth). Lead Project Management Office (PMO) for new product development, as well as global sourcing, quality, and supply chain and manufacturing operations. • Increased production capacity of printed circuit board assemblies by 60% by developing and improving contract manufacturers. • Reduced cost of electronic components and subassemblies by 35% YOY.• Led a 100% expansion of manufacturing capacity at Spectrum’s Nogales Mexico facility. • Decreased New Product Introduction (NPI) timing by 20% by aligning supply chain, manufacturing and sourcing

Middleton, Wi, Us

Developed and managed global sourcing and PMO teams in the US and Asia for Spectrum’s plumbing division. Managed over $160M spend with suppliers from Asia. Led teams in America and Asia. • Increased supplier productivity 15% YOY by value engineering, pricing negotiations, and supplier diversification.• Lead the introduction of over 70 new products at Home Depot and Lowe’s and Wholesale customers.• Increased supplier diversification by 250% by qualifying new vendors and implementing dual-source systems.• Reduced warranty cost by $1.5M by improving the consumer claims fulfillment process.

Middleton, Wi, Us

Expanded role to Sr. Program Manager. Led the integration process between the HHI divisions of Black & Decker and Spectrum Brands in Mexico• Reduced cost for the merged company by $1.5M by integrating the two companies’ commercial teams.• Eliminated over $5.8M of operational losses by selling Spectrum’s manufacturing site in Monterrey Mexico. • Reduced operational cost in Canada by $1M by merging the Vancouver and Toronto customer service teams.• Led ERP transition from QAD/JDA to SAP for the Order to Cash process in Mexico & Canada.

Middleton, Wi, Us

- Responsible for the residential security portfolio of products for international markets (Over $70M of annual net sales) serving Latin America, Australia, and South East Asia. Top brands included Kwikset, Stanley, and Fanal.- Developed three-year strategic plan to grow HHI’s residential lock business in LATAM, Australia & South East Asia.- Launched two new contemporary lockset families with over $2.5M of global sales. - Increased top line revenue by $3M+ by winning line reviews with critical retailers in Australia, and LATAM

New Britain, Ct, Us

- Led a team that drove over 43% reduction of cost of quality • 40% reduction of defective returns at Big Box Retailers• 28% reduction of warranty cost.- Led the implementation of a Voice of the Customer analysis program that improved customer online reviews at Big Box retailers by 52% in less than 4 years.- Developed and led the global quality organization for Pfister in the US and China.- Led the qualification process of new products for Pfister including all aspects of the development cycle such as voice of the customer, design, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, and launch.

New Britain, Ct, Us

- Received Stanley Black & Decker President’s Award in 2011 - Received Stanley Black & Decker Operations Pinnacle Award in 2010 - Set up a new Supplier Quality Management program for Pfister vendors in Asia including:• Implementation of improved Request for Corrective Action process• New supplier quality audit process• New End of the Line audit process.• New process audit program.• Ongoing reliability program- Led the implementation of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) program for Pfister. All new product launches using these tools had over 50% improved defective rates and consumer reviews compared to prior introductions.- Led the qualification of production lines transferred from SBD manufacturing plant in Mexicali (Mexico) to Xiamen (China).

Towson, Md, Us

- Acted as Quality Manager for the Plumbing business for six months.- Designed and implemented a process to inspect, analyze and reduce customer returns of Pfister’s products sold at Big Box Retailers. (Achieved an 18% reduction in returns).- Qualified new products using APQP Process.- Audited suppliers and manufacturing sites in Asia and North America.

Towson, Md, Us

- Led the implementation of on-site testing devices at suppliers’ manufacturing sites in China and Mexico. This led to an overall 18% reduction of customer complaints for plumbing products. This became the standard process for testing 100% of Pfister’s products.- Set up a system to track and analyze customer complaints.- Supported new product qualification for the retail and wholesale channels.- Developed procedures and control plans for the plumbing plant in Mexico.

Huntington Beach, California, Us

Cambro Manufacturing supports foodservice operators worldwide with products designed to make operations safer, more efficient and more profitable. Product categories include trays, table service and display items, storage, shelving, merchandising and insulated transport products, warewashing systems and healthcare meal delivery solutions.*Developed and implemented, a Supplier Quality Manual for Cambro.*Designed and implemented a Receiving Inspection Process for incoming materials and hardware utilized by the Injection Molding, Rotational Molding, Compression and MTC (Manufacturing Technology Center) Departments. *Supporting implementation of new Supplier Quality Rating System for the company’s top 100 suppliers.*Performed Quality Audits for prospective and existing suppliers.*Managed the Quality Laboratory; including, new product qualification (internal and outsourced product), prototype testing, product performance testing, receiving inspection, and competitor evaluations.*Worked closely with the New Product Development and Engineering teams to develop quality standards and specifications for procured materials, and outsourced product. Suppliers include domestic and international companies (Asia, Mexico, and Europe).*Worked with strategic suppliers to reduce incoming material rejections.

Huntington Beach, California, Us

Planned and implemented a new Quality Management System for the Rotational Molding department including a new cosmetic specification standard and method of inspection, a corrective action system, process standardization, continues improvement, quality training and analysis of customer complaints.*Managed continues improvement teams to reduce product scrap and process variation.*Led the qualification of new materials to increase process efficiency, reduce cost, improve quality and increase customer satisfaction.*Worked with the Engineering, Manufacturing and Marketing Departments in the development and qualification of new products for the Rotational Molding Department.*Analyzed customer complaints and manage corrective/preventive actions to determine root causes of quality issues.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Emba, Mba

Industrial Engineering