• Daily management of all manufacturing operations and resources including grounds, building, equipment, materials, tooling, and all engineering, production, and quality control staff in an AS9100D-certified facility.• Sharing company and department-specific goals with employees on a constant basis; Courting feedback for best practices from production leaders; Establishing KPIs and following up; Providing feedback on performance.• Leading teams in Kaizen/Gemba walks and 5S events, Value Stream Mapping, SIPOC analysis, and other lean manufacturing exercises to increase product quality, plant productivity, company profitability, and team morale.• Responding to RFI, RFQ, and RFPs; Formal and substantive contract review; Use of ERP for establishing pricing and lead times; Input of sales and job orders into ERP; Generating and reviewing workflows and CRFs.• Using ERP software for analyzing costs of existing projects; calculating new project development costs; establishing payback periods and generating ROI proposals.• Preparing facilities and employees for OSHA inspections, customer qualifications, and QMS certification audits.• Coordinating with customers for project timelines and executing plans internally; Monitoring production activities and adjusting schedules and assignments to assure on-time delivery and achieve ambitious production goals.• Identifying personnel needs; Recruiting, interviewing, and selecting employees for onboarding; Conducting job performance evaluations, promotion, retention, discipline, and termination activities.• Reviewing assembly processes; Recommending and implementing changes to tooling, materials, and processes.Notable Achievements:• Increased gross profits by 50% from 24.8% Q2 2019 to 37.2% Q4 2020.• Reduced scrap rate by 84% from 11.3% Q2 2019 to 1.8% Q4 2020.• Improved on time delivery from 85.8% Q2 2019 to 95.36% Q4 2020.• Improved product acceptance ratio from 97.0% Q2 2019 to 99.68% Q4 2020.

Planning, scheduling and supervising staff during execution of master production schedule for the production of cosmetics in an FDA/GMP regulated facility.Parted on great terms after a short stay where I helped the owner setup new equipment and achieve specific goals. This was a temporary assignment that was mutually beneficial.Key Responsibilities:• Overseeing daily, front line operations of 16 production lines and associated personnel (up to 52 assemblers) working in an FDA compliant, GMP/ICMAD production facility manufacturing cosmetics for foreign and domestic distribution.• Overseeing and performing setup of batch coders, PLC based fully automatic filling equipment, semi-automatic filling equipment, manual filling equipment, conveyor belts, heat tunnels, cooling tunnels, and shrink lines for all types of cosmetics (mechanical and sharpen-able lip pencil, hot pours, lotions, creams and pressed and loose powders). Latest technologies in many areas.• Composing Daily Production Schedule, Daily production reports, and Weekly Production Report for aid in inventory control, customer service and cost analysis.• Interface with FDA Auditors, Customers and Customer Service Representatives for assembly process qualifications, packaging, review for manufacturability and project updates.• Identify and fill key positions within the production floor. Interview and select qualified candidates for available positions. Eliminate unnecessary positions. Notable First Year Achievements:• Reduced production labor costs by 22% over 9 months.• Increasing weekly ship units approximately 42% (based on increasing average weekly shipped units from 62k to 88k in September and May, respectively).

Planning and oversight of daily operations of 5 teams consisting of 38-46 employees working in an ISO 9001/13485 certified manufacturing facility producing instruments and reagents for domestic consumption and foreign distribution.I loved this company. I built my career with them. I was truly sad to leave them. Parted ways with the company after nearly 9 years as result of restructuring cutbacks.Key Resposibilities:• Overseeing daily operations of personnel in five departments in an ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 compliant facility manufacturing lab instruments and reagents, emphasizing quality, reliability, and cost-effective manufacturing.• Composing, updating, and distributing all production related documents including Project Master Schedule, Daily Production Schedule, Weekly Ship Schedule, and Finished Goods Inventory Report.• Analyzing Engineering Change Orders and Notices, notifying departments of upcoming product changes.• Maintaining Engineering Variance Device Master Record for all products.• Working with Engineering and Quality Assurance Department to ensure the integrity of all instruments produced.• Interfacing with other Department heads to coordinate timely delivery of materials and necessary interventions.• Interface with ISO auditors and vendors for assembly process qualifications.Notable Achievements:• Revised facility layout within existing footprint to accommodate increased production requirements.• Lead transition of subassemblies manufacturing from cell-based assembly to assembly line operations.

A function of the Manufacturing Engineering Department - Review and documentation of assembly processes utilized on production floor for daily operations.Developed standard format, drop in ready, work procedure templates for use by all technical writers which allowed easy conversion of old documents and increased productivity.Quickly established myself as an authority on the production floor by familiarizing myself with the people, processes and products. Established a reputation for troubleshooting and streamlining processes.Exemplary stewardship of this position led to my promotion to Production Manager.Key Responsibilities: • Composing, updating, and organizing clear, concise, timely and accurate documents to support Engineering, Production and other Quality Systems Activities using digital photography, digital photography manipulation, 3D Drafting techniques, and written instructions. • Analyzing ECOs and Variance forms for upcoming document revision changes.• Working cooperatively with Engineering and Quality Department to ensure the integrity of documents produced. • Reconciling BOMs against written assembly procedures and instructions.Notable Achievements:• Developed new Standard Procedure Format for assembly production and spare parts assemblies.• Developed HTML based Spare Parts Photo Database, which was uploaded to company intranet and is used as daily reference for service technicians in customer support and Sales Department.

Daily setup and run of multiple VMCs including Hurco 400mm, Cincinnati 500, Cincinnati 1000, Mazak 510. Assisted operators with setup of tooling, first article inspections, tooling offsets, machine offsets and program editing.Key Responsibilities:• Accepting work orders and facilitating production until part completion: provide written instruction for required (B.O.M) bill of materials, or personally procure rough cut material, set-up of CNC mill and lathe for production run, determining appropriate tool requirements, installing and setting tools, installing and/or machining jaws or fixtures necessary for part completion, setting machine origin, writing basic G-Code programs, editing complex G-Code programs, setting table feeds and spindle speeds on Vertical Milling Center, making machine/part offsets, inspection of parts upon completion using calipers, micrometers, verniers, make additional adjustments accordingly, logging changes to set-up or program, issuing of materials and touch-time to work orders for aid in cost analysis. • Assisting manufacturing engineers with troubleshooting and repair of VMC equipment.• Providing written and oral communication to incoming shift pertaining to job-specific alerts.• Aiding and Assisting Operators in proper set-up and troubleshooting of existing setup.• Assist engineering with development, design and prototype feedback.• Company certified TIG welder (1/8” and 1/4” square aluminum tubing frames for Chemwell Line products).Notable Achievements:• Cross trained in Mechanical Engineering Dept. in exchange program, where I mentored Engineering Technician in Machine Shop operations. The Tech then trained me in Solidworks and Engineering Documentation.• Pioneered Setup Sheets detailing setup procedures for standard jobs allowing entry level operators to prepare CNC for production runs, saving time and increasing employee value. Led to promotion to Technical Writer in Manufacturing Engineering Department.

• Read mechanical drawings, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings, or engineering instructions for assembling electro-mechanical units, applying knowledge of electronic theory and components.• Assemble electro-mechanical assemblies and electronic components, according to engineering instructions, technical manuals, or knowledge of electronics, using hand or power tools.• Test electronics units, using standard test equipment, and analyze results to evaluate performance and determine need for adjustment.• Identify and resolve equipment malfunctions, working with engineers and other professionals as necessary to procure replacement parts.Moved to machine shop based on prior work experience and company need.