Management of new facility expansion project including integration of state of the art automation equipment .

Helping local manufacturers with obtainment and installation of strategic capital investments and manufacturing processes.

Private contractor managing home building projects and automotive restoration . Maintain budget projections and estimates. Perform labor as necessary to ensure projects are completed within timeline and scope.

Managed all aspects of a 24/7 lead oxide manufacturing group supporting automotive lead acid battery manufacturing. - Responsibilities included project management of multiple simultaneous capital projects to improve reliability and productivity. - Established manufacturing metrics driving key productivity goals and maximizing machine reliability. - Built a more effective work team and implemented a workplace 5S program. - Led and participated in team focused nationwide interplant teams for knowledge sharing and best practices.

Responsible for all production operations for a two facility location in the production of laminated glasses, mirrored substrates, and other glass finishing processes including cutting, coating, and finish machining. - Managed production operations team to deliver cost reductions three months early.- Played critical role in hitting EBITDA targets for 2019 ahead of plan.- Aligned manufacturing talent to improve quality, cost and delivery through effective multi shift management- Improved On Time delivery from 85% to 98.5% for strategic customers.- Championed phase out of automotive business due to corporate sale of program. Included all equipment and IP. - Led a process team to reduce top 3 laminating defects by over 50% in one year.- Improved multi shift safety record to over 1500 days without a LTA.- Improved Inventory Management management processes including cycle count accuracy and management of slow moving and obsolete inventory.

Selected to manage the rebuild of a 200,000 square foot 49-year-old fire damaged facility. Rebuild includes both the physical plant and the organization. Expected to drive growth and improve profitability. - Worked alongside Division COO, developed new strategy for site from melting to glass finishing.- Restructured and implemented a new organization while consolidating division processes.- Implemented key cost reduction and lean programs to bring site to growth and profitability ahead of plan. Cost reduction of $2.6M achieved against target of $1.7M- Enhanced relationship with Corporate Procurement Team to enable better plant support, use of systems, and drive cost improvements.- Launched new safety program and maintained the best LTA record in division.- Through win-win bargaining, teamed with Human Resources to negotiate and ratify a renewed collective bargaining agreement, increasing flexibility and driving performance. Included a rewards and recognition program as well as a quarterly incentive bonus.- Incorporated needed capital investments for equipment and plant rebuild. - Introduced three new product lines and organized internal expansion via better project management.- Installed manufacturing work cells to drive efficiency and improve on-time delivery.- Improved usage of SAP system throughout facility for inventory management, planning, scheduling, and procurement processes.- Worked closely with Research and Development to implement process improvements and new products to plant.- Partnered with local manufacturing companies, Chamber of Commerce, and media outlets to promote facility and attract talent.- Gained global experience working in cooperation with plants across Asia and Europe

Plant Operations ManagerManaged a 250,000 square foot manufacturing operation producing high purity fused silica and ultra-low expansion glass. Finishing operations included grinding, polishing, cutting and metrology using state of art equipment. Site employed 225 employees with revenues exceeding $200M- Oversaw $6M plant expansion to ensure safety and environmental compliance and minimize disruption to manufacturing operation while maintaining cost and schedule.- Supervised Aerospace and Defense programs as well as international and domestic commercial businesses.- Integrated a Sales and Operations planning process to improve forecasting and plant performance- Improved plant safety record through strategic programs and implementing employee engagement tools.- Implemented LEAN processes to improve workflow and reduce bottlenecks- Launched vigorous and sustained plant wide 5S program involving senior leadership and workforce weekly Gemba walks and audits- Participated in union contract negotiations and ratification process- Enforced policies and contract with Union Executives for the plant - Participated in the plant talent management process - Drove major improvement to a key plant program which resulted in positive AGM and sustained on-time delivery after 10 years of challenges

Promotion to Plant Manager after holding many Operations support positions. Managed plant growth to 155 employees and exceeded $40M in revenue. - Managed multiple business functions including Finance, Sales, Engineering, Quality, and Operations. - Purchased and integrated many new Nanotech diamond turning machining centers.- Installed a small lens cell which incorporated precision Satisloh grinding and polishing processes with associated Zygo and 4D metrology.- Installed a cleanroom assembly cell to build precision germanium lens assemblies and housings machined in house.- Participated in due diligence team to purchase largest vendor and was responsible for integration of the three total facilities which grew ultra-precision 5 axis machining capabilities.- Integrated multiple evaporative coating chambers from other division plants.- Implemented new military program which required assembly of 600 component hyperspectral telescope. Included a facility expansion and LEAN process flow optimization.