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Auburn Hills, Michigan, US

Fort Wayne, Indiana, US

Kendallville, Indiana, US

Kendallville, Indiana, US

• Responsible for managing a 400+ employee automotive interior/exterior injection molding and mass production top coat painting operation. Accountable for all operational metrics including P&L, Safety, Quality, and.
• Successfully led the operation through a significant business expansion increasing the workforce by over 300 associates and doubling sales revenue.
• Developed the infrastructure for all operational departments implementing industry best practices.
• Led the startup, layout, staffing, and operational structure of the company’s new injection molding facility.

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Responsible for managing 500+ employee automotive lighting operation. Accountable for all operational metrics including P&L, Safety, Quality, and Delivery.

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• Tier one automotive lighting; injection molding, vacuum metallizing, sputter chroming and assembly operation. Responsible for all manufacturing operations of a 200+ employee operation including Production, Maintenance.
• Launched 90 day SWOT analysis execution plan with 100% completion, providing improved operational efficiency through the utilization of several key management metrics to monitor progress and drive strategic initiatives.
• Provided direction and management in the restructuring of management hierarchy to lean manufacturing environment.

Aurora, Ontario, CA

• Lead staff of Program Managers, Manufacturing Engineers, Process Engineers, Tooling Engineers and Technicians.
• Redefined the role of the Engineering department within the facility while working to absorb previous corporate functions into the plant’s responsibilities and control.
• Lead transfer of the Honda Ridgeline Composite Truck Bed program from Meridian’s Shelbyville facility to Magna’s Salisbury facility following the acquisition. All equipment moved and operational in less than.

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• Managed the company’s Huntington Operation of 200 associates.
• Prepared budget targets based on customer forecast and drove the leadership team to satisfy each defined metric including EBITDA, Overhead, and Material Inventories.
• Work to ensure that all policy deployment metrics were defined and satisfied including Safety, Quality, Delivery, and OEE.
• Provided weekly communication of plant operational and financial performance to Divisional Executives while disseminating organizational objective to plant level associates.

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• Lead staff of seven Manufacturing Engineers and four Process Technicians.
• Responsible for all plant cost estimating for new product piece price, current product to quote comparisons, as well as all capital improvement projects.
• Successful launches included the Honda Ridgeline Composite Truckbed, Jeep Wrangler 2/4-Door Hard Top Modules, Silverado Composite Truck Bed, Avalanche Mid Gate and Tail Gate, Hummer Mid Gate and Tail Gate, Envoy.

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• Coordinated launch and production development initiatives to ensure design-for-manufacturing complied with corporate best practice policies.
• Developed and maintained PFMEA, Control Plans, Flow Diagrams, PPAP requirements, corrective actions, and problem solving analysis including 8-D, 5-Phase, Why/Why, and Cause/Effect.
• Responsible for all plant capacity planning.

• Managed all manufacturing and supporting departments related to operations including Production, Maintenance, Shipping/Receiving, Quality, and Technical Staff for a custom polyurethane molding supplier to the.

Jackson, MI, US

• Production supervisor for a Tier-1 Automotive interior systems supplier manufacturing steering wheels/airbags, shift levers, Cruise Control Switches. A U.S. division of Tokai-Rika Japan; primary customers: Toyota.

Associate Of Science, Organizational Management

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