Dreistern is a World Wide manufacturer of complete Turnkey roll form production lines including piercing and end work.

Jacquet Mid Atlantic is a supplier of multiple grades of Stainless Steel and Nickel, plate up to 6 inches thick, also round bar.Jacquet Mid Atlantic has 4 Water Jet's with large format tables, and 2 Plasma burning tables, Jacquet will cut from stock, plate up to 6 inches thick, AUTO CAD programs written on site.

Lehigh Valley Professionals is a self help group mentored by Carreer Link of Lehigh Valley. The Program Chair is charged with providing, training, speakers, and development programs for the group.

HYGRADE serves the International Window and Patio Door industry with Roll Formed spacer, stiffener, muntin bar and many other custom designed parts.; Responsible for all Production activities, Productivity, Cost Reduction, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Shipping, Facilities, Training and Staffing.Managed a JIT conversion that led to an inventory reduction of over $1,000,000.00. This allowed removal of racking to increase usable floor space.Trained in LEAN Manufacturing.Implemented a training program that included design of an Operator Check off List that was tied to continuous improvement.Designed and installed new production for the manufacture of value added product.Networked with the TN and OR plants and co-ordinate all tooling and support issues.Directed the movement and start up of equipment and product purchased form a Canadian competitor.Developed and chair a Safety Committee, Certified by the Commonwealth of PA.Interfaced with customers on new and upgraded services.Oversaw product design and tooling programs. Including Custom Design of a Roll Formed Lift Rail Screen Frame.

Responsible for purchase of all material, Control of Inventory levels, Cost Reduction, Supplier Selection and Management along with the above mentioned Manufacturing Responsibilities.Implemented production procedures that reduced overtime from 35% to 7%.Reduced Inventory by $1,500,000.00.Increased plant thruput by reorganization and upgrades.Managed changeover of the filter line to new component recipes.Guided Manufacturing and Materials through a software conversion that included part number and description changes.

Responsible for all Production and Purchasing activity. Duties included Supervision of Production and purchasing personnel, Safety, cost reduction and Inventory management.

HYDAC serves the Global Fluid Power Industry with Accumulators, Filter Elements, Filters, Valves and Electronic Components. HYDAC is an ISO 9001 Manufacturing Company.Responsible for all Production activities, Productivity, Cost reduction, Equipment upgrades, Scheduling, Staffing, Training, Quality, Facilities, Budget Preparation and Presentation.Core team Member and Super User on a successful SAP software implementation using ASAP format. Modules experienced, Production Planning (PP), Materials Management (MM), Sales and Distribution (SD).Reduced a production past due list from over $1,000,000.00 to $75,000.00.Changed mindset of manufacturing from an inventory on hand to JIT and manufacture to final assembly process.Created cell type manufacturing process using new equipment and ideas.Selected and installed storage equipment eliminating inefficient mezzanines and increasing usable production space.Reduced production costs by upgrading equipment and applying new production methods.

HYDAC CORP. Accumulator Div., HYDAC TECHNOLOGY CORP. Hycon Div. Bethlehem, PAAugust 1995 to December 1999HYDAC serves the Global Fluid Power Industry with Accumulators, Filter Elements, Filters, Valves and Electronic Components.Responsible for all Production activities, Productivity, Cost reduction, Equipment upgrades, Scheduling, Staffing, training, Quality, Facilities, Budget Preparation and Presentation.• Core team Member and Super User on a successful SAP software implementation using ASAP format. Modules experienced, Production Planning (PP), Materials Management (MM), Sales and Distribution (SD).• Reduced a production past due list from over $1,000,000.00 to $75,000.00.• Changed mindset of manufacturing from an inventory on hand to JIT and manufacture to final assembly process.• Created cell type manufacturing process using new equipment and ideas.

Delafoil, Now closed - was a volume supplier of Deep Drawn components to the television Industry

Delafoil is a local Company supplying the Global Television Industry with deep drawn CRT components.; Responsible for all production and shop floor issues, including staffing, scheduling, safety and long range planning.Improved manufacturing cell concept on two new production lines achieving a 15% - 18% per unit cost reduction by increasing cell productivity.Changed method for in-process material tracking which enabled both our customers and us to tie each drawn part to the original Mill Coil Certification.Designed and implemented a defective materials identification and deposition system which achieved annual savings of $30 - $45M as well as raw material inventory reduction.Solved a customer problem with auto feeding to a robotic application through process improvement and training, which saved design, and tooling costs.Developed a new planning format to project long term man-hour requirements.