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Jeffersonville, IN, US

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Greenfield, Indiana, United States

USA

• Managed 2 facilities producing consumer product. Improved production efficiency by 5% year over year by introducing level scheduling, reducing change overs, and successful new product launches.
• Reduced operator injuries to 0 for seven months through supervisor coaching and operator training.

USA

• Led the Lake Park facility effort to improve plant KPI ranking from 7th place to 1st place in overall KPI scores.
• Reduced downtime and change over time by 30% in key production cells.
• Participated in the startup of the new North Vernon stamping facility, hiring and training the first wave of operators for a new 2000-ton press.

• Facilitated strategic products relocation and expansion to Mexico. The Celaya facility added 200,000 square feet of building, relocated production from US and Canada, and installed new equipment.
• Led analysis teams through strategic models to develop cost reductions of $500,000/year in the aftermarket production at the Celaya facility.

China

• Participated in expanding production from three million to seven million units annually. Involved in the development of new equipment supply base in China, new facility site selection, lean manufacturing improvements.
• Implemented supply chain logistics savings of $75,000 US/month from analysis of shipping and duty expenses in obtaining materials in China.

Georgia, Mexico, Detroit Mi., Windsor, Ont

• Managed consolidation activities from a sister plant to increase production from130,000 units/month to over 300,000 units/month. This involved expanding the work force from 250 to 500 employees and increasing sales to.
• Achieved gold standard award in 2009 for the most improved plant performance in North America.
• Improved manufacturing variances by $1.0 million USD annually through quality improvements and overtime reduction.
• Reduced inventory by $2 million USD through improvements to scheduling change over reduction.
• Developed Lean Manufacturing training materials and conducted lean training for the ride control division in the north America and Europe.
• Implemented new axle module line to reduce 9 operators per shift for axle modules. Led the multi-functional team required to focus problem solving and successfully implement the new technology.

Canada

• Oversaw plant quality, customer service and project management.
• Developed scrap recovery and reduction systems that saved $100 thousand annually.
• Engineering leader for Monotube shock introduction in North America.

Canada

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