Michael Warner Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Leads a team of 15 engineers and technologists responsible for supporting all capital and capacity projects, new product deployments, production line extensions, enhancements, equipment upgrades, and day-to-day 24x7 operations-Multi-Site Responsibility: Manages team members at the main facility in Cottage Grove, MN, and soon-to-be-opened facility in Locust Grove, GA-Talent Development: Oversees hiring and training plans to enhance team and individual capabilities. Has grown team from 9 to 15 individuals in just over a year.-Industry Trends and Standards: Ensures that RbA electrical, controls, and automation specifications and standards are up-to-date-Ideation and Project Prioritization: Facilitates brainstorming sessions, develops prioritization criteria, and champions capital and expense projects with significant business impact.-Stakeholder Engagement: Maintains constant engagement with key business stakeholders to align project prioritization with business growth - Target >10% CAGR-Budget Management: Develops and ensures the attainment of the department budget - $5.5M in 2024-Supplier and Vendor Relations: Engages with key suppliers and equipment vendors to maintain alignment with department and business needs

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Led global operations of DMSD OCA Portfolio with over $300M in annual sales (20% growth since 2018), supporting customers in the consumer electronics and automotive markets-Global Team Leadership: Managed a global team of 5 engineers based in the US and EU. Collaborated with lab and operations partners across Asia-Pacific (Singapore, Korea, Japan, China, and Vietnam)-Strategic Roadmap Execution: Developed and ensured global team execution of the TQRDCE (Technology, Quality, Responsiveness, Delivery, Cost, Environment) roadmap for the OCA portfolio, overseeing an annual average of 20-25 programs, including New Product Introductions (NPI) and New Technology Introductions (NTI)-Developed technology advancement roadmap for the OCA portfolio to address and stay ahead of customer needs and requirements-Led deployment of >$40M of Capex (Capital Expenditure) to grow capacity in the OCA portfolio by 30%-Managed deployment of ~$20M of Capex for additional technology capability of manufacturing assets

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Led and supported high-impact projects within FMSD, utilizing methodologies such as DMAIC, PPU (Product and Process Understanding), BPR (Business Process Redesign), Service/Cycle time, and Lean-Financial Impact: Closed projects resulted in $5.2M in Operating Income savings and reduced Working Capital by $4.8M-Awards and Recognition:--2018 Supply Chain Achievement Team Award--2018 Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award-Achieved LSS certification in 2017 -Proficient in LSS tools and their practical application

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Led and supported the scale-up of new products coming out of the DMSD lab as well as critical cost reduction and quality/yield improvement projects for existing products -Collaborated with DMSD lab and application engineers and was responsible for the day-to-day operations of TQRDCE issues specific to a product or product family -Led the development of unit cost modeling and product targets during all phases of NPI -Coordinated global corrective action meetings on customer complaints and issues -Authored and led factory experiments for feasibility, development, qualifications, and PPU efforts as required and supported multiple NPI projects within a product platform (averaged 60 per year)-Lead engineer for the ASOC (Advanced Structure Optical Composite) Product Family --Product family generated >$200M in sales from 2014-2016--Responsible for >$4MM in savings through QICR (Quality Improvement Cost Reduction) and rate/yield improvement projects 3 different US factories--Program won the Corporate Technical Excellence and Innovation Award (2014), Golden Step Hall of Fame Award (>$100M in sales in 2014) and Golden Step Award for 2nd Generation Product (>$50M in sales in 2015-

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Provided system and project engineering services to various 3M businesses including Traffic Safety, Safety and Security, Personal Safety, and Display Materials Divisions-Responsibilities included; consulting on process control issues, cost estimating, control system design, installation and commissioning services, while also providing electrical schematics, documentation, and plant training as necessary to ensure the reliable operation and maintenance of installed equipment and process control systems-Led project teams of up to 10 engineers, various trade workers, and production teams from project kick-off through initial mass production runs-Projects deployed ~$50M in Capex for capacity expansion and new to world product launches that generated more than $30M in annual sales-Largest project ($22.2M) won the Corporate Technical Excellence and Innovation Team Award in 2006