Leader overseeing multiple products and production lines. Coordinate with engineers, programmers, materials and conveyance personnel and using the latest automated manufacturing systems to mass produce high performance electric automobiles. Dynamic and fast paced environment. Drove waste elimination and process improvement practices to exceed production, quality and efficiency goals while maintaining a safe assembly line process involving thousands of people. Rapidly promoted to manage multiple production lines and charged with accumulating critical data for high level management decision making. Simplified complex processes for team members that led to safely improved workflow and the achievement of difficult deadlines in a fast paced manufacturing environment.

Hired to analyze and implement process improvements in the cable harness manufacturing division. Work closely with both supply side and customer service to increase manufacturing throughput, quality and customer satisfaction. Drove improvement in MRP, material handling, document control, inventory control, and quality assurance programs.

Provide mediation, negotiation, crisis management, and dispute resolution services for personal and corporate disputes as a fully-trained Mediator and Negotiator. Bring disputing parties to a meeting in order to discuss issues and achieve a mutually satisfactory agreement. Also actively working on a volunteer basis with Santa Clara County Dispute Resolution Program (DRPS) providing civil & court mediation services. Reporting to a Lead Mediator under the control of the County’s Office of Human Relations.❖ Completed training in Neutral Facilitative Mediation Techniques and a subsequent 6-month internship with the County Mediation Program.❖ Resolved numerous disputes at the civil harassment court, workplace, and community level. Unified parties with highly challenging disputes to the point in which they signed agreements; agreements became court orders when signed by a judge.

Brought on board to create WIP / inventory control system and take over production management responsibilities. Supervised and mentored team of 10, overseeing monthly output of $100,000 to $150,000. Consulted on system design, developed plant wide inventory system, generated weekly and monthly production plans, and delegated assignments to team members. ❖ Met or exceeded all monthly production goals. Simplified complex processes for team members that led to improved workflow and the achievement of difficult deadlines. ❖ Planned, organized and rolled out plant-wide inventory system; completed detailed system analysis and created step-by-step plan for inventory management system improvements.

Promoted to oversee the entire multi million-dollar manufacturing operation (300 different products manufactured each year), including foreign and domestic purchasing (up to one hundred thousand dollars per day), inventory control, planning, logistics, manufacturing, product development, and order fulfillment (next-day shipping) functions. Supervised, trained, mentored, and evaluated teams of up to 75; reported to the owner. Recruited, hired, and retained workforce. Planned and administered $12 million annual budget. Managed all aspects of facilities, equipment, and vehicles. Selected and administered employee benefits, including worker’s compensation, health insurance, and 401(k). Developed safety policies and instituted / monitored safety programs, with full responsibility for OSHA compliance. ❖ Maintained company profitability during economic downturn by reducing and restructuring staff as well as implementing strategies to maintain production on a leaner budget. ❖ Secured 2 patents for inventions relating to tool design and the simplification of assembly processes that increased profitability. Continually identified areas for efficiency optimization. ❖ Built prototypes for new tool designs to illustrate improvements. Observed team members on product builds and recommended efficiency solutions as needed. Conducted numerous efficiency studies. ❖ Contributed to development of inventory management and MRP system to improve productivity and efficiency for over 100 concurrently-produced products.

Planned and delivered instruction for quarterly college-level Information Systems computer course; taught classes of up to 40 students. Developed curricula, lesson plans, lab materials, lectures and tests based on text and course objectives. Covered topics that included database design, cloud computing, the internet, telecommunications, and data storage among others. Coached students on modern information system tools and techniques. Administered hands-on learning labs. ❖ Consistently achieved highest-level reviews from the administration; sought after and requested to teach other classes. Developed engaging, thought-provoking lectures and assignments.

Promoted to manage the full cycle of multi million-dollar construction projects (state-of-the-art facilities of over 100,000 sq.ft.), from initiation to final occupancy permit. Selected architects and contractors, oversaw building design and site analysis, and fulfilled city / state permit and regulation requirements. Controlled all aspects of build-out. Served as the middleman between the owners and general contractor.❖Planned and executed move of manufacturing to new facility while maintaining continuity of operations in shipping and other functional areas.❖Served as the primary mediator between owners and builders. Engaged in complex negotiations to achieve consistent record of win-win outcomes.

Provided nationwide construction project estimating and management. Trained heavy equipment operators and supervised work crews at numerous high-profile organizations, including NASA, Lawrence Livermore Labs, Sandia Labs, IBM, HP, Cal-Trans, SFO, SJC and LAS Airports, U.S. Army, and U.S. Navy.