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Holly Springs, NC, US

Cary, North Carolina, United States

Responsible for directing and leading a 24/7 manufacturing at two locations with total of 2000+ employees over four shifts. Leading and directing all assigned production areas associated with achieving operational excellence, maximum throughput & execution, production efficiencies and total customer satisfaction. Monitor all assigned areas to ensure.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Responsible for leading cross functional teams and managing manufacturing projects throughout a product's life cycle. Embedded with the New Product Development Team in pre-concept phase of designs. Manage the continuity of supply from launch to EOL (End of Life), marketing withdraw and eventful transfer to the service. Products include our Flagship POS.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Responsible for locating, evaluating and selecting new suppliers for existing and new product development projects, working closely with New Product Development Engineers and Project Managers. Negotiated long term contracts for price, service, quality and delivery of production components and engineering services. Managed desk with $14M in spend, 2011 of.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Managed supplier relations and demonstrated effective resolution of supply chain issues resulting in cost avoidance of $.45M during 2010-2011. Developed and implemented sustained commodity based strategies covering 3-5 year time horizons. Conducted competitive bidding events to identify the best possible sources of supplies based on TCO and local criteria..

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Directed team leaders conducting over 75 Kaizen events with a full range of challenges in both industrial and transactional process improvements increasing productivity resulting in footprint reductions of 65%, working capital improvement of $20M (inventory reduction), and cost savings of $1+M annually. Led the Lean Operations department responsible for.

Rockford, Illinois Area

Full time position focused on process improvements and cost savings. Trained in the DMAIC and DFSS approach to Six Sigma and Lean. Trained under Shingajutsu Senseis in TPS and Kaizen. Both Textron certified, and ASQ certified as a Six Sigma Black Belt. Completed several key Six Sigma projects which produced a lead-time reduction from 23 days to 10 days and.

Rockford, Illinois Area

Coordinated and provided leadership in Total Quality Management (TQM) at multiple international facilities. Key member of the team responsible for the initial start-up of organizational learning and applying of systematic continuous improvement. Worked closely with executives and managers in developing a CI management style to facilitate cultural change.

Ms, Industrial Management

Bs, Industrial Technology

Activities and Societies: President of Aimtech Student ChapterMinor in Applied Mathematics