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Sidney, Ohio, United States

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

Westerville, Ohio, Us

Business sold from Emerson to One Rock Capital Partners (private equity)Direct operations of global high-volume/mix, build to order industrial manufacturer of sensors and safety controls – HVAC, automotive, and appliance OEMs. Accountable for operational P&L for 11 manufacturing sites / 4.5K+ employee company.Saved $15M by consolidating 11 to 7 sites globally (freeing up $5M+ in assets), using project management and lean management systems while navigating challenges of Covid, supply chain disruptions, and selling the company.Supported sale of company to private equity by developing / articulating operational value creation strategy (footprint, cost reductions, and enhanced kaizen); led operations to successfully become stand-alone.Installed global structured management system to drive best-in-class customer service, consistently outperforming competition during covid-driven labor and material supply disruptions.

Direct operations of global high-volume/mix, build to order industrial manufacturer of sensors and safety controls – HVAC, automotive, and appliance OEMs. Accountable for operational P&L for 11 manufacturing sites / 4.5K+ employee company.Saved $15M by consolidating 11 to 7 sites globally (freeing up $5M+ in assets), using project management and lean management systems while navigating challenges of Covid, supply chain disruptions, and selling the company.Supported sale of company to private equity by developing / articulating operational value creation strategy (footprint, cost reductions, and enhanced kaizen); led operations to successfully become stand-alone.Installed global structured management system to drive best-in-class customer service, consistently outperforming competition during covid-driven labor and material supply disruptions.

Managed global supply chain, logistics, international trade compliance, and structured performance and process improvement; annual direct material spend: $100M / 600+ suppliers / 5K+ part numbers / 4 direct and 20+ indirect reports.Used lean value stream planning, root-cause corrective action, and error proofing, eliminating $8M tariff cost (25% of COGS) and receiving $3M+ refund from government on largest, fastest growing product line.Installed and used visual lean management system to drive net material inflation, logistics, and indirect material savings of $3M annually.

Deployed global structured performance improvement on shop floor / in the office to become more customer focused and employee engaged. Spearheaded dozens of kaizen improvement and training initiatives – VSM, 5S, standard work, OEE, cell design, TPM, pull.Selected by president to lead enterprise lean transformation, consistently achieving 95+% on-time delivery and < 1/3 day past due. Direct customer feedback: – “Whatever you’re doing, keep doing it!”Expanded use of lean to business processes / areas to eliminate order entry errors and A/R collections issues through “Order to Cash” team, resulting in greater ease of doing business to the customer.Solved decades-old inter-plant service issue by creating and installing holistic, dual-loop e-kanban system, converting feeder plant from worst to largest, best supplier for assembly sites.Managed project of merging 2 Emerson businesses, using company strategy deployment and structured project management to become homogenous operating unit.

Managed operational P&L of 3 facilities in Mexico, US, and China, including Manila shared services, global S&OP, inventory management, and operations regionalization strategy. Led 2.5K people in multiple countries; extensive travel outside the country.Partnered with external firm to overhaul SI&OP, becoming world-class, integrated business management system.Led strategic site analysis to shift strategy from Asia to Mexican production for $9M revenue based on total cost and service management and eliminated need for additional factory.Turned around profit / inventory trends of core business, enabling growth team to focus on front-end business reinvention.Applied lean and program management to global order fulfillment processes (became sustained, global standards), providing premium service and enabling market price premium and continued growth of core business.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Mechanical Engineering