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Baton Rouge. La

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Responsible for all hourly staffing and training for the newly added 3rd shift.

Ladson, South Carolina, United States

Responsible for managing safety, quality, and productivity of end of Chassis line employees.

Trenton, Michigan

Responsible for managing UAW team members in the Machining Department of the Trenton Engine South Plant.

Highland Park, Mi

Supervised 20 hourly employees in the Injection Molding department for 7 months.

Wentzville, Mo.

Assist in executing the business plan for the General Assembly department.Promote safety observations and ensure weekly safety talks are conducted.Communicate between shifts and departments to implement best practices, resolve problems, and meet performance objectives.Coach and mentor Team Leaders in the performance of their roles and responsibilities.Control costs and achieve productivity improvements.Understand and consistently administer the national and local agreement.

Buffalo, West Virginia Area

Provide functional leadership in all areas of manufacturing regarding machining of six(6) cylinder engine blocks, heads, and rods in the Machining department. Develop Team Leaders and Team Members to ensure safety, quality, and productivity improvements relative to KPI objectives.Safety-Exceeded Safety KPI target with zero (0) OSHA recordable in 2013 & 2014.Quality- Achieved KPI target of one(1) vehicle assembly plant defect for model year 2014.Productivity - Exceeded efficiency KPI target of 90%/95% with a productivity rating of 96% in 2014.Costs - Reduced costs for my areas from $3.00/unit to $1.61/unit for model year 2014.People Development - Led two quality circles and participated in an External Jishuken for 2014.Corporate Citizenship - Organized and established the AAC Business Partnership Group to promote Diversity and Inclusion at the Toyota West Virginia Engine Plant

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Contracted to coordinate operator training & evaluations for new hires. Participate in new hire orientation and partnered with HR in staffing the hourly workforce for a start-up facility. Facilitate process improvement teams and the implementation of TPM DMAIC metodologies at HRW Mill.

Mba Candidate (Completed 25%), Human Resources Concentration

Activities and Societies: Southern University MBA Student Association

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial Management