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Paris La Défense, Fr

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Led Process Improvement, Engineering, Technical Product Development, Quality, Compliance, R&D and Sustainability activities globally with direct leadership of up to 4 reports. Directed Engineering activity across up to 7 facilities utilizing up to 50 technical staff members. Managed administration and implementation of annual capital budget of up to $25M to support business strategy.• Achieved nearly $25M YOY savings on capital since 2010 on an average annual capital spend of $13M.• Developed manufacturing model that demonstrated benefits of investing in domestic manufacturing vs. outsourcing overseas. Resulted in maintaining over 85% of production volume internally with an annual cost reduction of ~$40M, even as labor costs increased.• Led Quality overhaul to better define subjective parameters by implementing root cause analysis, resulting in process consistency and repeatability, leading to process improvement in manufacturing and field operations. • Managed integration of two $100M+ acquisitions into manufacturing operations.• Redesigned an Asia Product Development Team for creating engineered products with 3rd party developers.o Invented 7 new concepts every 7 weeks for market testing resulting in 10% roll-out rate annually.o Partnered with 3rd party developers to scale production of new products.• Built a compliance infrastructure to ensure product and facility compliance to federal, state, retailer and licensor requirements for American Greetings and suppliers.• Conducted factory assessments in China, Vietnam, India and Indonesia to determine capabilities, quality, management and compliance to evaluate as potential suppliers.• Developed framework for calculating carbon footprint to simplify efforts in reporting. • Represented manufacturing in all new product introductions and implementation as the voice of Manufacturing / Distribution at corporate headquarters.

Itasca, Illinois, Us

Directed all development and design for Equipment, Tooling and Controls across up to 5 sites. Managed administration and implementation of up to $30M budget in Capital, R&M and Tooling, with an 11-person technical staff.• Designed, built and installed custom and purchased equipment for all manufacturing locations.• Utilized Six Sigma methodology in tooling and equipment design and process improvement.• Led startup of Mexico operation and construction of fabrication and assembly facility in Juarez, MX.

Itasca, Illinois, Us

Managed operations of fabrication and finished goods assembly departments of a $150M division including all internal production for automotive customers. Led a team of 19 supervisors and production schedulers and 350 hourly employees across 3 shifts with an operating budget of $25M.• Directed production control and scheduling functions for Greenville, PA facility.• Introduced Demand Flow Production resulting in WIP reduction from 17 to 10 days and 2-3% utilization improvement.• Participated as a member of Management’s negotiating team during Union contract negotiations.

Itasca, Illinois, Us

Led 11-person technical group that supported Sales team in acquiring new business.• Collaborated directly with customers to engineer custom aluminum shapes utilizing 3D design and FEA.• Integrated sales, engineering, manufacturing and purchasing in new product introductions, resulting in shorter lead times and better start-ups.• Supported automotive customers utilizing QS9000 methodologies.

Itasca, Illinois, Us

Itasca, Illinois, Us

Mba

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering