CORE COMPETENCIES Industrial Engineering 5s Plant Management Labor / Union Relations Employee Leadership Environmental Health & Safety  Continuous Improvement  Training/Training Assessment Vendor Relations Budget Management  Inventory Control 8D Problem Solving Certified Lead Auditor  ISO14001 / TS16949 Materials Management  Lean Manufacturing Turned an automated welding assembly area from a product line threatened to be removed from the company, to be given a GM Supplier of the Year Award within 1 year. Communicated the seriousness of the situation to all employees, formed teams, collected manufacturing data to improve uptime and quality, limited downtime, and trained operators. Scheduled specific parts per machines using a criteria of best fit for size and part specific requirements. This reduced set up time and start up time and increased unit per hour production. Changed the production system from a run to box and hold as WIP, to a synchronous flow from machine to finish line to box as finished assemblies. This resulted in reduced inventory, waste and improved quality. Communicated with employees. I found employees did not know what was expected of them, I set and posted goals and reviewed their output bi-weekly with them. Trained and rewarded them, which resulted in improved productivity. Reduced quality Parts per Million from over 100 to under 10, by conducting training sessions to enforce attitude of stop and fix from run and sort. Implemented 8d analysis to find root cause. Installed poke yoke where possible to mechanically stop defects from re-occurring. Primary contact for customers. Responsible to respond to customer queries and provide 8d documentation in the event of customer quality issues. Increased quality, production, and business opportunities with clients such as GM and Bosch.  Led the company through ISO14001 and TS16949 registration and all follow-up audits

Managed over $9 million in inventoryConducted audits of new suppliers for price, quality & deliveryDeveloped new overseas suppliers in a NAFTA environmentSupported production of $41 million cost of goods soldOversaw purchase of $2.5 million in materials monthlyNegotiated pricing of purchased materials

Successfully assessed & trained employees for TS16969/ISO 14000, 5s programsLed Plant to successful TS 16949 registrationLed Plant to successful ISO 14000 registrationReduced Quality PPM from over 100 to under 10Used lean manufacturing concepts to streamline process & increase efficiencies.