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Taylor, Tx

Austin, Texas Area

Established a factory to build framing systems, supporting a $300M corporate owned new home construction enterprise. Directed all manufacturing, logistics, materials management and maintenance functions for facilities in Texas and California. Reviewed and improved field installation processes yielding significant savings in labor costs and reduced cycle times. ➤ Managed P & L for all our manufacturing and distribution facilities, improving our key performance metrics such as:… Show more Established a factory to build framing systems, supporting a $300M corporate owned new home construction enterprise. Directed all manufacturing, logistics, materials management and maintenance functions for facilities in Texas and California. Reviewed and improved field installation processes yielding significant savings in labor costs and reduced cycle times. ➤ Managed P & L for all our manufacturing and distribution facilities, improving our key performance metrics such as: ➣ Achieved 0 Lost Time accidents each year, at both facilities.➣ Developed and maintained an operating budget for 2 manufacturing/distribution facilities, achieving budget goals for the last three years.➣ Both facilities hit 100% efficiency in 2017 and 2018.➣ Inventory accuracy level was 98% from 2016 to 2018.➤ Led the start-up of a new manufacturing facility in Texas, including lease of a new building, designing production process and systems, procured equipment, set-up new line and, hiring and training of all new employees.➣ Achieved 100% schedule completion within 3 months of start-up.➣ Hit our efficiency goal within 6 months of start-up.➤ Led process improvement projects in factory and field operations. By implementing lean techniques and using value stream analysis as the primary tools, we achieved ➣ Increased through-put of wall panel processing line by more than 45%. This was achieved within 6-months of start-up and reduced costs by over 25%.➣ Facilitated field operation Kaizen events that netted a 30% decrease in man-hours to frame a home. This equated to framing labor savings of over 30% per home and reduced cycle time. Show less

Dallas, Tx

Managed a relocation of manufacturing operations from Columbus, KS to Dallas, TX. Included all aspects plant start-up, employee training, systems and plant start-up including production, scheduling, quality, material control and shipping. ➤ Led a team to design new production system and setup new plant while maintaining existing facility through start-up➤ Reduced past-due backlog from 20% to zero within 2 weeks of new plant start-up➤ Increased plant efficiency from… Show more Managed a relocation of manufacturing operations from Columbus, KS to Dallas, TX. Included all aspects plant start-up, employee training, systems and plant start-up including production, scheduling, quality, material control and shipping. ➤ Led a team to design new production system and setup new plant while maintaining existing facility through start-up➤ Reduced past-due backlog from 20% to zero within 2 weeks of new plant start-up➤ Increased plant efficiency from 60% at inception to 98% within 3 months utilizing Value Stream Analysis and ultimately driving to goal of 100% efficiency Show less

Columbus, Ks

Managed safety, quality, production, material control, maintenance, shipping and cost control for a $ 40 MM, 125+ employee make-to-order semi- custom cabinet facility. • Managed P & L performance of the facility. This included monthly financial reviews with our corporate office, detailing key performance metrics including safety, plant costs, labor efficiency, material variances and utilization o Responsible for developing and maintaining an operating budget for the facility. We… Show more Managed safety, quality, production, material control, maintenance, shipping and cost control for a $ 40 MM, 125+ employee make-to-order semi- custom cabinet facility. • Managed P & L performance of the facility. This included monthly financial reviews with our corporate office, detailing key performance metrics including safety, plant costs, labor efficiency, material variances and utilization o Responsible for developing and maintaining an operating budget for the facility. We achieved budget operating goals for the last two years.o Drove a 50% reduction in incidents during my tenure as Plant Manager. We accomplished this through 5S projects to organize work areas, safety reviews and corrective actions after any incident, and the development and implementation of a Safety Committee.o Reduced warranty re-orders by over 50%, in 3-month period. By analyzing and utilizing customer feedback, we were able to isolate the main issues and make necessary improvements in packaging that significantly reduced shipping damage. o Increased overall plant efficiency by over 20%, achieving goal of operating at 100% efficiency. This led to a cost savings of over $600,000 annually as well as improved on-time shipping performance.• Led two major product introductions. This included designing production and process flow, plant and machinery installation, start-up, and training plant employees and supervisors.• Produced Standard Operating Procedures Manual and Quality Standards Manual to effectively train employees and improve operations. Show less