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Lexington, Ky, Us

Lexington, Ky, Us

Plymouth, Michigan, Us

Plymouth, Michigan, Us

Reporting to Plant manager, directly manage 8 engineers in execution of IATF16949 certified Quality System. Responsible for achievement of KPIs in Safety, 5S, Quality, and Cost. Directly responsible for attainment of Quality Related Customer KPIs for seating and polyurethane foam products to multiple customers including Toyota, Tesla, and multiple Adient seating facilities.

Plymouth, Michigan, Us

• Developed Quality Morning Meeting Deck as a means to streamline morning meetings, make sure all relevant information was shared, and foster communications among areas of responsibility including Mass Production, Supplier, and Foam.• Championed data literacy and utilization through deployment of tools using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerBI. Tools were developed for Quality as well as Operations Department.• Led problem solving for serious incidents at customer including Potential Product Safety Concerns (PPSC)

Grandview, Missoui, Us

Responsible for continuous improvement, process design, capital projects, and new model introduction.

Responsible for managing 6 salary reports and 160 hourly team members in Production, Engineering, and Maintenance departments at a Tier 1 automotive supplier.Make customer visits to proactively improve and protect customer relationships as well as to reactively address and resolve customer concerns.Oversee and drive Root Cause and Corrective Action activities (utilizing methods such as 8-D, 5P).Directly lead New Model Introduction process.Train and support the development and improvement of FMEA, Control Plans, SOPs.Direct time studies, motion analysis/ergonomic review, gap analysis.Lead Operational Cost Savings projects to increase Yield, Uptime, Throughput, as well as reduce waste, PPM, labor content.Develop and lead continuous training program

Troubleshoot process automation equipment including PLCs, Robots, and Vision Systems.Design and implementation of new automation equipment as well as upgrading of older systems.Design installation and monitoring of mistake-proofing.Programming and installation of HMIs (PanelViewPlus, PanelView, EZAutomation)Develop systems for realtime monitoring of KPIs.Improve production processes in order to meet customer orders and quality expectations.

Improve production processes in order to meet customer orders and quality expectationsConduct Root Cause Failure AnalysesDevelop and propose corrective actionsDrive evolution of production processes to meet and exceed KPIsTraining in Automation technologies including Allen-Bradley PLCs, ABB Robots, and Cognex VisionPerformed Time Studies in order to increase production throughputTrained production team members in the execution of non-routine tasks

Planned preventive and corrective maintenance tasks for 35 maintenance personnel.Streamlined existing CMMS in order to prioritize task completion based on manpower and planned downtime constraints.Supervised maintenance of 8-inch ERW Pipe Mill.Coordinated contractors in the completion of non-routine tasks and projects.

Greensboro, Nc, Us

Conducted study to improve industrial applications of laser measurement and ultrasonic vibration used in medical implant technology.Developed a cost model showing a savings of 37% when utilizing ultrasonic vibration as opposed to conventional diamond core drilling in a given operationUtilized laser technology to monitor grinding wheel surface as an aid to TPM

Greensboro, Nc, Us

Evaluated production process to determine optimum output of existing equipment as part of DMAIC processDeveloped demand based cost model that aided in decision support of new equipment acquisitionAs a result, planned purchase of two machines valued at approximately $100K each was deferred in favor of recommended process improvements.

Parsippany, New Jersey, Us

Responsible for equipment maintenance at North Carolina site of national hotel chain. Responsible for corrective maintenance and procurement of necessary supplies to maintain operational readiness.Executed 5S in maintenance shop Streamlined and transformed existing maintenance program to a continuous improvement culture

Washington, Dc, Us

Cutter DALLASAssigned as E-2/Fireman Apprentice in 2002 to a cutter tasked with drug interdiction and humanitarian support in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.Directed a shop of 5 electricians in preventive and corrective maintenance of machinery systemsEnsured compliance with published directives and coordinated extensive annual auditsDeployed in Feb 2003 to Eastern Mediterranean as part of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom