Michael D. Van Hill, Mba Email & Phone Number

Scope of duties consist of establishing and managing from the ground up all organizational administrative and operational duties for this privately held startup that develops technologies deigned to protect human life and prevent violence between police officers and suspects. Increased company evaluation from $250,000 to more than $285 million in 4 years. Additionally, created a global supply chain from conception, reducing annual spend on an annual basis by $1 million year-over-year that included establishing and governing executive strategic initiatives aligned with company’s mission, vision, and growth objectives. Established a global supply chain with an annual spend of greater than 80 million while delivering to market three additional new products and a redesign to the original design. Developed and delivered a global logistics network that reduced cost of $6.4 million in 2024. Increased inventory accuracy from -40% to greater than 99.5% accuracy while simultaneously reducing inventory variance from greater than $65,000 inventory variance less than $500. Developed a risk mitigation plan addressing a business impact of $1 million per month; establishing global dual sourcing minimizing pending additional tariffs based on 2025 forecasts.

Tasked with the ownership and responsibilities in a startup organization who recently acquired an Asian-based company responsible for manufacturing and delivering pet food and treats. Developed and implemented strategic initiative to optimize the global supply chain network from China into the United States, including inventory management, transportation while utilizing 18 warehouses within the first 6 months, a reduction from initial 30 distribution centers. Played a key role in optimizing a global network that subsequently reduced working capital by $47 million while simultaneously reducing inventory an additional $10 million, thereby increasing operational efficiencies at a sustained 98% within the first year. Improved operational efficiencies delivering a reduction of overtime from 15% to under 5%, which proved instrumental in delivering a reduction of overtime spend by $250,000, 24 hours/7-day operations. Implemented a supply chain optimization strategy that reduced overall costs by 22% and improved delivery time by 25% over the first 18 months.

Sterling Heights, Michigan, Us

Served as an integral member of the executive staff. Responsible for overseeing the company’s engineering, health and safety, continuous improvement, and strategic development organization’s while leading the efforts to improve the processes and procedures that significant improved voice of the customer experience. Reduced wasteful overtime spending, going from 22% to under 8% across 9 Tesla and FCA site operations to save $20+ million in unnecessary costs annually. Generated a total of $34+ million in annual costs across Tesla operations via a number of major improvements. Achieved Internal Value Add/Non-Value Add (Pilot Sites) improvement, increasing from 73% to 89% over the first 3-month span.

Sterling Heights, Michigan, Us

Served as the driving force behind supply chain strategy, operations, and operational excellence for 3 Thyssenkrupp NA business segments such as: Tesla, FCA, and Thysseenkrupp Elevator. Leadership scope spans 50+ sites including 19 distributions centers, 15 supply chain/fulfillment centers, 5 transportation hubs, and all contract service sites generating a combined total of $178+ million in sales. Transform Sales, Inventory, and Operations Plans (SIOP) to exceed customer expectations, reducing inventory by $3 million, decreasing working capital an additional $3 million over a 1-year span. Established an efficient and Lean operation across North America Operations, 8 sites, meeting customer demands while minimizing excess and obsolescence greater than $2 million over the past year. Instituted internal warehouse management system delivering a 1-touch receiving process that resulted in improvement of inventory accuracy from 99% to 100% month-over-month valued at cost savings of $1 million year-over-year.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Primary duties focused on optimizing supply chain operational performance supporting 50 JIT plants across North America with full accountability for maximizing Return On Investment (ROI) for $200+ million in critical commodity spending. Instituted a series of improvements within supply chain operations that captured $4 million in savings within the first year, while simultaneously increasing on-time delivery. Orchestrated a series of highly successful cost-out, capacity expansion, and lead time reduction initiatives that cut supply chain / purchasing spending by $9.5 million. Slashed inventory 50% across multiple facilities via refocusing sites on inventory management best practices.

Round Rock, Texas, Us

I was brought onboard initially to lead global continuous improvement before adding the User Experience, Initial Product Experience Director role in 2010. As such, I directed the transition from Dell-owned manufacturing operations to a 3rd party manufacturing outsourced business model headquartered in Taiwan. I then oversaw manufacturing operations executed by eight Taiwan-based Original Design Manufacturers (ODM) across 16 plants in Mexico (1), Poland (1), and China (14) as well as supply chain operations across 90 logistics handling hubs (3PL & international pass through) spanning the globe. Overall, I… GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONSWas honored by the company with the Sliver Award for generating $50M+ in savings via multiple cross-business strategic initiatives.Launched a series of ODM-focused strategic programs that delivered over $10M in Manufacturing Value Add (MVA) cost reductions within the first year.Partnered with Product Marketing to establish key targets across all phases of product lifecycles for packaging, documentation, delivery, performance, and usability.

Round Rock, Texas, Us

GLOBAL CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTDelivered a combined $500M+ in cost savings/increased revenue over a seven-year span including cutting system spend by $231M within a year of implementing Lean Transition across strategic partners.Developed and led a global supply chain quality improvement initiative that increased First Pass yield from 90% to 98%.Netted $200M+ in savings over 18 months as a result of leading a highly successful IPE initiative, which significantly reduced complexity and increased efficiency in Dell's supply chain operations.Increased customer satisfaction by developing and managing an initial product experience initiative that achieved a 4% supply chain throughput yield and added two points to NPS score. Adeptly managed multiple packaging supply chain complexity reduction initiatives that improved incoming quality from 3% to 99.5% and created $2M in savings over a six-month period.

Rockford, Illinois, Us

Led all aspects of $175M operation across four business units and two shifts. Mentored and directed multidisciplinary teams against aggressive performance metrics. Key Achievements• Generated $4M+ in past dues reduction• Established office processes that reduced Engineering Approval Request Transactions from two months to less than 10 days, along with a First Pass Yield on EARs improvement from 50% to 82%• Developed and institutionalized company’s vendor/organization relation’s partnership program; delivering a savings of $1.5M for fasteners over three-year period• Founded systematic process to reduce inventory from $41M to $28M through the development of Fluid Power’s Kanban System and Point of Use; $13M direct savings• Increased utilization of manufacturing floor space by 13%; 125,000 sq. ft. to 110,500 sq. ft., through implementation of Lean Manufacturing Concepts• Increased productivity by 50% via integration of Cellular Concepts and Standard Work Principals

Led strategy initiative and manufacturing operations transition of acquired business, overseeing $20M revenue site with operational P&L of $12M, $5M capital budget, and deploying TPS and Strategy Deployment. Accountable for P & L, safety, customer service, productivity, plant cost, delivery metrics. Responsible for 100 employees across two shifts. Key Achievements• Reduced Past Due from $194K to under $30K and increased OTD to 96% within three months• Implemented Cellular Manufacturing concepts increasing daily productivity 22%• Reduced inventory from $3.1M to $2.25M over first three months utilizing Point of Use and Kanban Programs

Directed two-shift division quality department across two remote locations (Mexico and Colorado). Worked as quality engineer, planning, and executing impactful projects and continuous improvement initiatives. Key Achievements• Eliminated 55% of post-production scrap and reduced average PPM’s from 32000/month to under 7000/month, within eight months• Served as ISO 9000 Management Representative, developing and implementing multi-departmental Quality System that spanned management groups and 300 employees improving efficiency and standard work• Reduced past due from $1.1M to less than $10K in three months• Increased PMDC Product Line productivity from 60% efficient to 97% over past year• Reviewed and designed equipment to increase productivity from a FPY of 50% to 98%

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration, Management And Operations

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Operations Management And Supervision

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering