Machinery/Equipment Builder, GM Supplier of the Year Award. Accountability: Production planning, master scheduling, plant production and assembly, sales interface, quality interface, purchasing and value stream leadership and coaching, engineering interface, customer service and business retention champion. Remapped and rewired entire production floor. Implemented PPE program to the entire production floor. Challenged and negated three OSHA violations. Implemented overhead crane and forklift daily inspection and repair logs (24 overhead cranes). Implemented monitor and testing program for water reclamation including boiler system with local EPA and City of Rockford. CI and LEAN programs implemented (including MBWA and regular “Gemba” walks) to re-furbish plant layout and workforce efficiencies and accountability – increased expectations and attained performance enhancement goals. Drove cost reductions and taught development lessons daily! HR management interface, including search/interview, on-boarding

Operations ManagerIndustrial, Automotive, Agricultural and Industrial/Fastener Heat Treating (Belt, atmosphere, vacuum, induction, temper, straightening, etc), inventory control and warehousing, logistics and fleet management, CI and LEAN, 5S and OSHA safety, employee training, self-appointed sales and customer service champion, full P&L duties. Complete facilities management. Capital Equipment appropriation and plan implementation. Purchasing, including raw materials, gases, production supplies, MRO and labor/services, etc. PM scheduling and equipment obsolescence planning. Proposed, received approval, and implemented plan to refurbish entire furnace line. Proposed another capital improvement plan prior to end of contract. Implemented PPE and training plan for entire facility inside and outside. Implemented monitoring and testing procedures for water protection with the City of Rockford. Attained a record safety-compliance consecutive days milestone and invested daily attention towards team development and introduced an appreciation for the team culture. Purchasing, including raw materials, production equipment, tooling, gases, labor/services and labor, MRO, etc.… PPAP, APQP, 8D/Root cause, tier one auto. HR manager, incl. search/interview, on-boarding, training, documentation.

Operations Manager for metal transforming heat treat facility, including human resources, planning and production control, safety, customer service, ISO authoring and auditing, 24/6 + OT operations, maintenance and asset improvement allocations/justifications, customer sales interface and relationship building, warehouse and inventory control, logistics manager including fleet management, customer service training and awareness improvements, 5s and housekeeping improvements, CI, LEAN, Six SigmaIndustrial, Automotive, Aerospace, Agricultural Heat Treating (Atmosphere, vacuum, gas nitride, induction, temper, straightening, etc), inventory control and warehousing, logistics and fleet management, purchasing/value stream management, CI and LEAN, 5S and OSHA safety, employee training, self-appointed and consistently driving sales and customer service champion. Complete facilities management. Capital Equipment appropriation and plan implementation. Purchasing, including raw materials, production equipment, tooling, gases, labor/services and labor, MRO, etc… PM scheduling and equipment obsolescence planning. Annualized capital equipment cleaning and painting program. Taught and implemented 5s/6s, CI. LEAN and drove housekeeping to a new level in the heat treat industry!

Sales, warehousing (multiple locations at times up to nine), purchasing manager, inventory management, production control and materials planning/scheduling, sales manager and trainer (IL and WI territories) manufacturing/assembly and full machine shop operation… In 2005 expanded holdings when purchased franchise rights to local Midas Automotive Service and expanded customer service and sales capacity to wider markets. Prided myself as “Relationship Builder” and expanded roles as director of operations, purchasing, B2B sales, retail sales, and full P&L duties, HR Mgr, etc… Certified brake mechanic, awarded customer service and sales manager, ownership/entrepreneurial spirit, automotive supplier/rebuilder, regional sales/marketing manager

Manager of facilities and UAW workforce numbering close to 500 team members. Promoted from planning and production control to purchasing and sourcing and then to full plant Manager. Production and productivity accountability, coaching and mentoring of team and hourly operators, implementation of customer awareness and need for quality improvements and customer service as a lifestyle not a buzz-word!OEM Manufacturer: Heavy-Duty Industrial and Automotive parts and assemblies, metal conversions (bar, castings, forgings, plate steel, aluminum) specializing in drive trains and u-joints (ROCKFORD MECHANICS), clutch assemblies, fan clutches and PTO’s (ROCKFORD CLUTCH). Union environment (UAW) including: 500+ hourly employees; all maintenance classifications including millwrights, electricians, and general repair/maintenance; 26 supervisors and superintendents; plant-wide safety oversight and PPE enforcement; productivity and efficiency KPI measuring and ”needs” communications/training; daily interactions with sales and customer service; ISO author, instructor and auditor; daily MRB participation; introduced CI and 5S and LEAN tools and techniques to shop and assembly areas… Reduced production delinquencies by over 18,000 hours, introduced outsourcing of heat treat department as $1.5M first year cost reduction project, increased on-time deliveries to meet demands of high profile clients such CAT, DEERE, CASE/IH, etc., transferred all mechanical engineers and tooling/process engineers to production floor as “real-life’ and full-time partners with operators and supervisors, re-deigned and better aligned flow of shop floor to reduce “spaghetti’ manufacturing stream and implemented new cellularization and classification reductions where appropriate – and, with UAW acceptance and approval! HR Interface, incl contract/labor, arbitration, class. and training records.