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Austin, TX, US

Austin, TX, US

• Founded a consulting business providing sustainable solutions to manufacturing companies. Utilizes a holistic approach that addresses opportunities in people, and processes to drive improvement in profitability.
• Supported a major automotive manufacturer with supplier crisis management, stabilized on-time delivery performance and established strategy for sustainable improvement.

Souderton, PA, US

• Responsible for operations of a rapidly growing PE owned company for hydrogen compressors, systems, and refueling stations. Focused on developing manufacturing organization capabilities and capacity increase.
• Increased production throughput by 60% to support a revenue growth of $24M YoY.
• Improved company production capability by transforming the leadership structure and improving employee engagement

Cinnaminson, NJ, US

• Led the operations at 6 production facilities of a PE owned company including for transmissions, differentials, steering gears, and hydraulic pumps. Accountable for all production activities, warehousing, maintenance.
• Championed the transformation of the remanufacturing process from cell to production line setup
• Promoted a culture of continuous improvement, and individual accountability resulting in a 14% annualized productivity increase

Gothenburg, SE

• Led the US manufacturing operations of a medical devices company with full P&L responsibility. Oversaw manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, and planning functions of 3 production sites. Additional duties include.
• Successfully consolidated US manufacturing from 3 to 2 production facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic with minimal customer backorders
• Streamlined the manufacturing organization and established a technical team focused on material cost reduction, delivering annual waste reduction savings of $520K

Northfield, IL, US

• Led the greenfield plant startup of medical devises facility. Responsible for 5 diverse operational areas, including clean room assembly of surgical procedure kits, warehousing, cross-docking, finished goods.
• Successfully launched a new greenfield facility while recruiting and developing an organization of over 300 new employees
• Achieved production ramp-up objectives within 6 months of the plant startup
• Implemented an innovative new warehouse design that increased storage capacity by 80% and achieved 94% inventory accuracy within 10 months of operation

Irving, Texas, US

• Responsible for a broad range of functions in 3 different manufacturing facilities with a total area of 430K sq ft. In charge of CAPEX planning and execution, R&D strategy, production process technology, maintenance.
• Led the improvement of the forecasting and ordering system for indirect materials, utilizing statistical methodology that resulted in a 6% inventory reduction while reducing part shortages and production interruptions
• Consolidated a $20M Variable Valve Actuator business, relocating US operations to in Mexico through proactive planning and project management

Irving, Texas, US

• Promoted to Operations Manager to lead a diverse operation in a remanufacturing facility for starters, alternators, Electronic Control Modules (ECM), hydraulic pumps, and turbochargers. Managed an annual budget of $42M.
• Established strong safety and quality culture and achieved 3.1M work hours without recordable injuries
• Improved P&L bottom line by $1.1M, establishing a new operation for scrap metal separation and recycling
• Led the relocation of $25M hydraulic pumps remanufacturing business from US to Mexico without supply interruptions, while improving product quality and reliability

Irving, Texas, US

Demonstrated excellent ability to integrate into a new culture, while on an international assignment in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Became fluent in Spanish in 2 years and developed expertise in the remanufacturing business model and production processes. Successfully implemented multiple projects improving capacity, efficiency, and quality with annual savings.

Irving, Texas, US

Completed the engineering rotational development program, working as an internal consultant in manufacturing, logistics, and remanufacturing divisions. Responsible for assembly research, project management, and discrete event simulation modeling. Developed a discrete event simulation modeling strategy, and led the deployment of a new corporate simulation.

Master Of Science - Ms, Operations Research

Executive Education - M&A Mergers And Acquisitions

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, International Business

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial Engineering