Sales Engineer for an Indiana machining solutions company. Selling new CNC machinery. Turn-key and automation sales. Representing FANUC Robodrills, FANUC wire EDM's, Nakamura-Tome multi-tasking lathes, Ocean EDM, Okamoto grinders, OKK, Leadwell lathes and mills, YASDA, KIWA, Vision Gauge and Clausing. Central Indiana territory.

Ryobi Die Casting, Inc, Shelbyville, IN — Nov 01 to PresentAluminum transmission housings, front gear case covers, crank case and structural parts: Plant annual sales: $22 million • ISO 14001 and TS 16949 MACHINING PLANT MANAGER (Oct12-Feb13)MACHINING MANUFACTURING MANAGER (Oct 08-Oct12)LEAD SUPERVISOR, Machine Plant (Nov 01-Oct 08)Responsible for all maintenance and coordination of daily production-related activities for 75 CNC machines occupying a 96,000 sq. ft. plant•Identify, hire and develop a multi-shift manufacturing team consisting of 9 engineering techs, 10 maintenance techs, 1 maintenance supervisor, 2 QA engineer, 1 production engineer, 3 production supervisors and 150 production workers Develop work schedules and training plans for 3 shifts; monitor training schedules and maintain database tracking development and completion dates •Utilize knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5-S and continuous improvement techniques to build team faithful to production objectives and customer expectations •Maintain highest standards of quality, efficiency, safety, and housekeeping in high volume, precision machining environment•Monitor and keep matrix on daily production, scrap, and uptime; produce quarterly report for senior management (AS400 system)•Project annual labor requirements; lead safety meetings; monitor inventory; track (adjust) P & L monthly to meet yearly goalsAccomplishments:•Reduced engineering tech. department manpower 20% with no loss of production•Streamlined hours of operation from 24/7 to 3 shifts/5 days per week•Reduced hourly employee turnover from 75% to 15%•Implemented action plans reducing Pareto machine downtime and reducing scrap from 5% to 1%•Increased facility uptime from 70% to 92%•Decreased plant PPM from 120 to 15•Successfully launched new Honda and Toyota product lines under budget•Improved line communication between operators, tech support and supervisionReduced machining cycle times by an average of 20%.