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Santa Maria, California, United States

Santa Maria, California, United States

Directly reported to the CEO and am an active member of the Steering Committee developing the Hoshin Konri and strategic projects for the Santa Maria, California and Chihuahua, Mexico facilities and am responsible for reporting and improving key performance indicators for operations at both facilities.- Production teams consisted of 500 cross functional team members for $100M in serial production and $7M in aftermarket products annually- Improved Santa Maria labor efficiency by 7% or $500k annually in one year- Implemented Quick Response Quality Control to reduce scrap by 40% or $1.4M annually from 2017 to 2020 for both sites- Established training matrices for improved flexibility to increase on time delivery 10%- Reviewed operations’ processes for successful implementation of new ERP system- Updated and improved preventative maintenance for tools and machines

Santa Maria, California, United States

Worked with support teams consisting of 2 Manufacturing Engineers, 2 Quality Engineers, 1 Process Engineer, and 4 Work Center Managers that supervised 130 people in Sub Assembly and Decorative Trim departments to improve quality, efficiency, safety and delivery to support Serial Production and Aftermarket deliveries.- Maintained and improved daily KPIs for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Costs, and People- Implemented Manufacturing Order and Labor Clocking for delivery and efficiency tracking- Lead and Sponsored projects using DMAIC methodology to improve quality- Implemented Heijunka Boards and staggered shift schedules to improve Decorative Trim departments Direct Labor Efficiency by 10%- Communicate with customers on delivery schedules, production status, and quality improvement initiatives

Santa Maria, California, United States

Lead 80 direct people on the Sub Assembly and support teams on building components to support the OEM Programs on Final Assembly Lines.- Maintain and coordinate projects or workshops to improve daily KPIs on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Attendance- Resource and Train employees based on Capacity Analysis- Request support from and work with cross functional team members from Quality, Engineering, or Planning as required- Established visual tracking boards for Ship Set Completion Status- Update and communicate production status and schedules to customers

Santa Maria, California, United States

Work with a cross functional team that would work on scheduling, quality improvements, logistics, inventory, and manufacturing capabilities for components that were produced by our facility in Chihuahua, Mexico for our facility in Santa Maria, California.- Aligned Manufacturing schedule from Santa Maria to Chihuahua- Used Pareto analysis on quality data to drive improvement plans- Coordinated increased rate of 65% with the Chihuahua facility- Responsible for receiving, inspection, and inventory of material deliveries from Chihuahua

Santa Maria, California, United States

As a Manufacturing Engineer I worked on developing work instructions, layouts, and process improvements that supported a balanced line. Worked on several projects to improve ergonomics, quality, and efficiency. - Design for Manufacturing and Assembly- Submitted Engineering Change Request for Manufacturability- Implemented 3-Bin Kanban System- Design Ergonomic Workstations

Grover Beach, California, United States

Voler is a bicycle and marathon apparel company that designs and manufactures jerseys and pants for cycling, marathon, and triathlon teams. They were looking to expand and understand their cost of manufacturing.Researched and did ROI for process improvement to automate the nesting and cutting process which would also eliminate the manual cutting, reduce wasted material, and reduce material handling.Established a cost per square inch of different colors printed by creating a VBA in excel that would calculate the amount of ink used based on recent print history.