Results-driven General Manager and Operations Leader with over 25 years of experience in both high and low volume production environments. Recognized as a respected and trusted leader of people and processes within medical, aerospace, automotive and machine tool industries. Proven track record of increasing revenue, improving customer satisfaction, and developing effective strategies to maximize efficiency. Extensive expertise in the design and implementation of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies to improve quality, reduce cost, and improve process flow. Achieved success through effective communication, team building and pursuit of operational excellence. CORE COMPETENCIES• Senior Leadership • Team Building • Customer Service • Full P&L Responsibility • Change Agent • Operational Excellence • Budgeting • Strategic Planning • Risk Management • Operations Management • Project Management • Problem SolvingKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS• As General Manager and operations leader of a major medical device manufacturer, increased revenue by $19.6M (30%) and EBITDA by $4.9M (21%) in just two years through strategic decision making, employee engagement, variable cost control, operational excellence, and the implementation of my 3C’s (Communication, Collaboration and Coordination) throughout the business. • Led a Six Sigma Tiger Team to eliminate critical part quality issues preventing shipment that resulted in the successful execution of a 15-part per month ramp plan, generating $11M of incremental revenue, a 12% increase in Gross Margin, and a 46% increase in inventory turns.• Utilizing Lean Manufacturing tools, led process flow improvement projects on aerospace fabrication components that resulted in $7.5M of incremental revenue, while eliminating $5M of customer past due and reducing inventory by $1.4M.• Led (4) Lean transactional projects that reduced aftermarket quote lead times by > 50% and generated more than $6M of incremental revenue while improving customer satisfaction and hit rate. • As Director of Assembly Operations, reduced average assembly span (lead time) across all product lines from 69 days to 23 days by implementing Lean Manufacturing principles on the shop floor. Achieved annual cost savings of $2.4M (16%), improved on-time delivery from 48% to 97%, and improved inventory turns from 2.1 to 5.4.
Listed skills include Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and 26 others.