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United States

United States

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Nl

- Responsible for P&L cost control and overall operations on the 200,000sqft plant floor, which included fabrication, powder coating, electrical assembly, warehousing, and shipping- Led 5 1st level supervisors overseeing 140 employees across two shifts and the Lean Manufacturing team of 5- Improved overall OTD to 95% (Up 9%) for all product lines and helped introduced 10-day quick ship programs for 4 product lines (Delivered lead time for other product lines averaged 18 days from order placement)- Reintroduced an efficiency-centric culture by creating new 5S processes throughout assembly and fabrication, which decreased inventory scrap by 2%- Productivity increased by 6% through process control, efficiency improvements (up 10%) and labor balancing between direct and indirect personnel- Overall plant safety culture was revamped with recorded injuries dropping to zero in 2020 (6 recorded safety issues the previous 12 months period)

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

- Managed Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Logistics, Procurement, Supplier Operations, and Aircraft Certification Engineering for the avionics satellite communications and weather products division (Denver and Calgary offices)- Heads CI (Continuous Improvement) & DFM (Design for Manufacturing) activities with Engineering for sustaining and planned product pipelines- Implemented a top-to-bottom 5S structure to decrease overall production times, mitigate quality issues including FOD both of which lowered overall operational cost by 15%- Developed and implemented an Oracle based work flow that integrated the inventory system with manufacturing demand and introduced digital document traceability meeting FAA regulations- Responsible manager for all supplier RFQs, negotiation, product development, auditing, and Quality Assurance- Led a facility-wide SOP overhaul aligning with AS9100 Quality System standards (Based on ISO9001) and FAAPart Manufacturing Approval (PMA) audits- Introduced facility variable cost reductions with a focus on inventory management, monthly service charge tracking, and overhead expenses

New York, Ny, Us

- Overall responsibility for the manufacturing facility including: Production, Quality, Finance, IT, and Customer Service ($25M annual revenue)- Directly led the senior management team of 8 and oversaw an average of 200 employees (60% FTE and 40% Temp) - Established a customer-centric approach to operations by creating a culture of transparency between management and each customer- Oversaw all PCI audits at the facility level, as required for certification, for both physical and logic assessments- Initiated both Lean and 5S practices plant wide and developed the top down culture in order to sustain the initiatives- Led & developed capital expenditure projects for executive management proposals, which included ROI and technical capabilities analyses of all new equipment- Instituted a facility wide preventative maintenance program for all machines in order to mitigate unplanned downtime- Increased daily throughput metrics by 33% without yield loss or field quality issue increases- On time delivery for the B2B segment of the facility was increased and maintained above 95%

New York, Ny, Us

- Reduced overall customer communicated quality issues in the B2B business segment by over 80%- Instituted cross training methodologies for all auditors in addition to training production operators to own quality on produced products- Decreased indirect labor costs for the entire quality management department by eliminating head count by 30%- Initiated inline quality process control for each manufacturing process, which included creating standardized templates tracking all audits- Led all continuous improvement activities plant-wide, which included production process through front office practices- Designed, tested and instituted an automated labeling process which eliminated human intervention on placing labels at both the product and carton level, which has since been expanded to the facility level

Cupertino, California, Us

- Managed global production for all iTunes gift card product lines with annual volumes averaging 350M units - Developed forecasts and adapted production schedules in order to meet fluctuating demands at global distribution centers- Created standardized daily KPI reports to track production efficiencies, quality metrics and schedule milestones - Led technical program to qualify a new supplier for a 20M annual unit multi-card product, which included new machine processes, quality control procedures and reporting methodology- Collaborated cross-functionally on new product initiatives with iTunes PMs and Marcomm from product conception, manufacturing design and mass production

Cupertino, California, Us

- Managed new product manufacturing design of plastic and aluminum components on several Mac peripherals with annual volumes exceeding 10M units each (PIM, CNC, Stamping, and Die-cutting)- Negotiated all supplier contract unit pricing and tooling assets for product components with each program budget exceeding $7M- Oversaw sustaining product supply chains and vendor reallocations, including new vendor qualification, minimizing costs on a 4 year-old product line by 15%- Coordinated with the product design team and technical program managers to develop manufacturing processes across multiple vendors to meet daily output requirements and support product launches- Developed strategies for minimizing $2.5M of excess and obsolete components and negotiated costs of eliminating aged inventory

Wilmington, Delaware, Us

Primary responsibilities - Content for marketing pieces, worked on pre-launch content for corporate website, new project evaluations (cost vs. revenue estimates)

Falls Church, Va, Us

- Designed engine room platforms including all structural & equipment attachments (FEA and layout design)- Managed the system support database of over 30,000 structural components and presented weekly reports on progress metrics to senior management - Initiated lean technical procedures that overhauled the design database process- Represented the sector for a corporate initiated team tasked with decreasing employee turnover by 10%, and presented recommendations to corporate executive team - Selected for the cross-functional team directed with optimization of the layouts of all propulsion system supports

Bs, Aerospace Engineering

Mba, Operations Management And Supervision

Mib, International Business

Bs, Ocean Engineering