Strong Hold has been making extra heavy-duty 12-gauge cabinets specially designed to survive rough and tough environments for over 25 years. In fact, Strong Hold was born because someone challenged us to design a premium industrial storage cabinet that would withstand the test of time, and we knew we were up to the challenge. Since then, we’ve expanded our offerings to include every workspace solution you can imagine, backed by the best warranties in the industry. When you use Strong Hold products, you’re using products that have been handcrafted in a culture that values hard work, Lean productivity, and American Pride.

Tool Storage Division Lakewood, NY

For over half a century, Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company (PacSci EMC) has made critical missions possible. Our energetic materials, devices and subsystems have helped put astronauts, satellites and payloads in space, protected military and law enforcement personnel, enabled missiles to hit their targets, reduced the environmental impact of oil and gas drilling and have safeguarded commercial aircraft and their passengers.

Our product line consists of new and rebuilt UL Listed gasoline, diesel, and vapor recovery nozzles. In addition to an extensive nozzle line, Catlow manufactures: swivels, breakaways, adapters and kits for conventional and Stage II dispensers, as well as specialty fueling equipment. Catlow also features a product line specifically designed for alternative fuel dispensing products.Catlow’s focus on research and development is intentional: so that we can meet the needs of the ever-changing petroleum market. Catlow is committed to producing quality products that exceed the performance desired by our customers along with world class service and support.

*Operations/ Production / Project Manager experienced with an in-depth background in Lean Manufacturing principles and Continual improvement. * Trained in Toyota Production Systems philosophies, 6S , Value Stream mapping, Process Flow, Standardized Work, JIT, Kanban I can bring about numerous improvements into any manufacturing or business environment.

* Overall supervision in all phases of plant operations -including: production, quality control, maintenance, shipping & receiving, recruiting,hiring and training personnel. and facility/physical plant up-keep and capital improvements. * Responsibilities for annual budget planning and execution directing my production team to increase productivity and efficiencies to boost company profitability.* New product development- designed and streamlined processes to build, package, and ship $3.2M Hooker Blackheart Exhaust project bringing the Hooker Header Performance exhaust systems into a whole new generation of performance automotive. * Developed 12 continual improvement (Kaizen) events to increase productivity in areas of the plant that were over manned and under achieving. Saw a 10% increase in overall productivity, while creating new standardized work, and decreasing WIP (work in process) inventory and excess finished good inventory by $200k.

Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standard. Increases management's effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining managers; communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; developing incentives; developing a climate for offering information and opinions; providing educational opportunities.s.

Accomplished subsidiary objectives by establishing plans, budgets, and results measurements; allocating resources; reviewing progress; making mid-course corrections. Contributed to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Increased management's effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining foreman; communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; developing incentives; developing a climate for offering information and opinions; providing educational opportunities.

Ran all manufacturing and distribution of top quality MDF Doors and Interior Mouldings.