Michael Pierce Email & Phone Number

Provo, Utah Area

In this role, I work closely with internal teams across multiple locations to conduct in-depth interviews, gathering requirements and developing strategic business cases.♦ Conceptualize and build product roadmaps, prototyping, and designs, executing through product launch.♦ Hire and lead five high caliber Project Managers and coach 15 Engineers to navigate through retrofitting existing products. Prepare performance reviews and carry out disciplinary directives and terminations as needed.♦ Engage with suppliers and vendors to spec new products, maintain strategic partnerships, and ensure objectives align.♦ Manage project requirements, budgeting, and scheduling. Built relationships with vendors to ensure seamless project delivery.♦ Collaborate with senior leadership and staff across organization to promote engagement and recommend forward-thinking concepts.♦ Negotiate and execute mutually beneficial pricing with suppliers and vendors to ensure cost-conscious contracts.✶Initiate with two product manufacturing machines and grow to six machines. Champion design or redesign, build and launch of four.✶Provide expert recommendation and gain buy in to implement companywide Workfront Project Management Software to optimize project coordination, centralize management and improve efficiency.

Alpine Utah, Usa

For more than two years, I consulted with multiple businesses to help organizations ascertain roadblocks and establish process improvements.♦ Trained and mentored organizations in Lean Six Sigma methodologies for enhanced project management and manufacturing capabilities.♦ Built and developed team of high performing staff from ground up and ensured top-level performance and execution.✶Led ~40 client projects to implement Workfront Project Management Software. Facilitated training to ensure successful adoption.✶Integral in retaining 15% of company client-base by leveraging consultative expertise and customer-centric approach.✶Methodically to optimize project coordination, centralize management and improve efficiency.✶Earned Certified Trainer accreditation.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

I was a valuable contributor in this role who was charged with product design, development, manufacturing, and integration of all new products.♦ Contributed expertise to successful redesign and adjustments for existing equipment to increase productivity and minimize scrap.♦ Sourced and procured new equipment and aligned with organizational processes. Partnered with manufacturers to deploy customized solutions and functionality.♦ Formalize and deploy strategic production processes to optimize quality and ensure standardization. Constantly verify adherence.✶ Prototyped and pioneered revolutionary clamp "The Shark Clamp" for Sleep Number beds. (patent pending). ✶Spearheaded validation of ~36 new products in three years.✶Catalyst for various initiatives to transform design and streamline manufacturing processes. ✶Devised inclusive validation procedure and deployed for all new product launches (IP/OP/QP); process verification, equipment, and materials/documentation to offer exceptional and consistent, cost-effective products to consumers.

Managed major aspects of the business including contract negotiations, customer relations, P&L, finance and budgeting, and sales and marketing. Assess customer requirements and deliver engineering and project designs. Perform project management and job site management of 50+ associates. • Designed and installed 2 regulation football surfaces and 350,000 sq ft intramural field.

For Overstock.com, I led multi-million-dollar transformation across supply chain/freight management and reverse logistics as key member of Central Operational Excellence Team.♦ Performed quantitative/qualitative analysis on costs/benefits for design, implementation, and performance tracking. ♦ Led two Process Engineers, ensured streamlined execution of key initiatives.♦ Key contributor to substantial cost savings by instituting efficiencies across fulfillment and logistics processes.✶Championed $7M in cost savings by deploying standardized product return program at distribution center to realize 100% fulfilment rate of returned products, this mitigated errors and streamlined efficiency.✶Strategically conducted ~nine to 12 yearly internal/external product modifications and ensured consistent product rollouts.✶Instrumental in $500K in annual savings, reducing material costs and instituting automating packaging solution that created custom product boxes which eliminated use of void fill.

Accepted challenge of corporate mandate to implement lean manufacturing practices in Division in order to eliminate waste and reduce costs in manufacturing and office environments. Initiated and led Lean transformation across 4 separate locations in Salt Lake City, Chicago, Houston, and Baja, Mexico. Managed and developed multiple direct and indirect reports. Created strategy to initiate Lean practices across the division. Initiated a grass-roots approach to involve production associates in Kaizen events. Cultivated Lean subject matter experts by creating certification process for engineers to become Kaizen facilitators. Created upper management training to secure buy-in and participation in divisional process improvement activities. •Drove over $1.2 million in savings within 4 years by initiating and leading over 50 Kaizen events. •Mobilized participation of every associate in 4 facilities, including office staff, in Kaizen event; trained 200+ employees in Lean tools, including Value Stream Mapping, SMEO, 5S, Process Mapping, and TPM. •Established and directed Management Steering Committee to identify projects, prioritize executions, and monitor process improvement projects. • Achieved 85% reduction in downtime and reduced workload of maintenance department by 50% by maintaining 50 pieces of large injection molding equipment through TPM process. •Increased inventory turns to 30 per year, dropped day supply of inventory to 15, and freed up 13,000 SF of floor space by using Kanban to create pull system for all raw materials. •Improved on-time delivery by up to 50% and division OTD by 95% and reduced lead times by 65% by creating 35 single piece flow work cells. •Improved associate productivity and quality by establishing multiple visual controls, including area metric boards; metric boards effectively used by Steering Committee to open dialog with associates during daily review walk-about.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Manufacturing Engineering

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Industrial Engineering