Directing operations, business growth planning and development, sales and marketing, product processing, logistics, human resource development, new product development.

Maximized operational profitability while increasing market share with superior product quality and performance. Accountable for interim periods for functions such as HR, purchasing, facilities, product design, quality systems, and ERP system implementation and thereby garnered experience with employee wages/benefits, supplier development/ contract negotiations, product planning/development, and product/operational cost accounting.ENTERPRISE IMPACT:* Pushed production capacity from… Show more Maximized operational profitability while increasing market share with superior product quality and performance. Accountable for interim periods for functions such as HR, purchasing, facilities, product design, quality systems, and ERP system implementation and thereby garnered experience with employee wages/benefits, supplier development/ contract negotiations, product planning/development, and product/operational cost accounting.ENTERPRISE IMPACT:* Pushed production capacity from $11 million in annual sales to over $22 million in less than 8 months for profit leading product – thereby accommodating a sharp increase in demand from Big 3 automakers. Altered work rules and leaned/balanced all production lines to sustain 85% market share and satisfy all customer demands.* Realized 10% productivity improvement each year for 10 consecutive years through instituting monthly action plan meetings with manufacturing management staff. Result: continuously boosted manufacturing profit percentage while lowering break-even point and costs as a percentage of sales.* Improved product viability after relocating the manufacturing facility for a new product line into a smaller, more agile environment. Result: Ensured production of new facility with 3 months of lease signing in spite of significant facility up fits.* Implemented two company-wide ERP systems on-budget and ahead of schedule by leading external set-up and roll-out teams. * Cut waste from 10% to less than 1% of product cost and reduced reoccurrence of waste due to identical root causes. Outcome: Reduced scrap and product rework costs more than 50% per year.* Eliminated uncontrollable cost increases over last 3 years and modernized a labor contract that originated in the 1960’s. Show less

Maximized the design and development of automotive production machines and cutting tools by overseeing a staff of 20 Product Engineers. Delivered custom-designed machines and tools on-time with lead times from three weeks to three years by performing complex project planning and resource scheduling of engineering staff and outside support services.ENTERPRISE IMPACT: * Transformed the global standard for helical broach tool production by driving development of special purpose… Show more Maximized the design and development of automotive production machines and cutting tools by overseeing a staff of 20 Product Engineers. Delivered custom-designed machines and tools on-time with lead times from three weeks to three years by performing complex project planning and resource scheduling of engineering staff and outside support services.ENTERPRISE IMPACT: * Transformed the global standard for helical broach tool production by driving development of special purpose grinding machines to boost product quality and productivity. Led a group of in-house engineers, builders, and outside suppliers to design, build, and develop 5 $1.2 million specialized grinders to overcome the limitations of semi-automatic predecessors. Doubled production rates while using 75% less labor.* Served as management liaison with material and component vendors and automotive customers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, France, and Germany<> Managed daily industrial and quality engineering with a staff of 6. ENTERPRISE IMPACT: * Drove the company’s first ERP system to ahead-of-schedule and under-budget roll-out as a key member of the implementation team.* Paved the way for continuous quality registrations up to and including current ISO2001:2008 registration as the company’s first Quality Engineer and Quality Manager. Authored company’s first-ever comprehensive quality control manual and altered procedures to ensure smooth implementation. Executed National Broach’s first Q101 and ISO registrations and all subsequent registrations as a trained ISO Internal Auditor. Show less