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• Responsible for the full lifecycle of building, educating, marketing, selling, and delivering consulting services within the supply chain capability, including partnering with clients, serving as the company’s subject.
• Oversaw numerous client projects utilizing cross-functional teams to consistently deliver unmatched experiences and significant, sustainable business results in various industries from single-site to enterprise-wide.

Jupiter, Florida, United States

• Coordinate the development and execution of strategic and tactical improvement efforts across an international division with sales of $110M focused on performance qualification testing. Identify and lead projects at 22.
• Turned around the performance of a struggling site through the implementation of operational excellence tools, organizational development tactics and leadership coaching. Key performance metrics in the areas of Safety.

International

• Assume the role of a critical business partner to any client and their staff utilizing leadership experience and lean and six sigma skills to solve business issues. Assess client systems and develop detailed.
• Reduced annual labor expenses for an international finance company by more than $2M; developed and implemented a staffing optimization system that redistributed work at all levels of the company across the globe.
• Spearheaded a comprehensive corporate-wide program at a tier 1 automotive supplier which lead to the turn-around of a dramatically underperforming manufacturing plant; improved customer service and financial results.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Evaluated processes and developed targeted system metrics. Facilitated benchmark activities, audits, maturity assessments and reviews. Monitored the effectiveness of Continuous Service Improvement processes and made.
• Mapped corporate-wide processes, documented regional variations, developed standardization plans and relevant metrics as a key member of the IT team charged with selecting and implementing a new CRM system.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Maximize the division’s growth and profitability while leading and managing all operations functions; including the implementation of profitable short- and long-term programs and processes to optimize work flow..
• Implemented sweeping, scalable systems to accommodate the division’s 45% annual growth. Comprehensive improvements focused on safety, employee development/compensation, inventory management, fleet and facility.

Deland, FL

• Oversaw the management of operations at five geographically separated sites with annual sales exceeding $110 million. Indirectly managed over 250 people working on diverse processes providing engineered products for.
• Established multi-faceted, unifying vision for all sites and developed an accountability system to ensure focus on plans to facilitate organizational development that aligned with the vision and fostered collaboration.
• Spearheaded a massive effort to close a $4.5 million operation on the West Coast and transfer it to the East Coast. Oversaw the development and execution of detailed plans to move production, engineering, quality and.

Deland, FL

• Accountable for all P&L functions comprised of production, planning/purchasing, quality, engineering, human resources and maintenance functions for a site with 35 team members earning $12 million in annual sales..
• Effectively utilized lean tools to consolidate manufacturing operations which reduced movement within the facility by over 60% and freed up 10,000 sq. ft. of space to be used for expanded capabilities.
• Overhauled salary and hourly personnel structure, including placement, job descriptions and requirements to facilitate a 25% growth in production and support employee development.

• Managed projects for private and government entities with a focus on improving bottom line results through the utilization of lean and six sigma tools supported by the design and implementation of sound systems that.
• Customized a distribution coding system, established operating procedures and developed a control plan to improve the on-time delivery success rate for Priority Packages for the United States Postal Service in the.
• Improved the timely delivery of export international mail by 200% and identified more than $1 million in savings through streamlining processes and optimization of equipment and personnel.

Deland, FL

• Led the Operational Excellence efforts and tracked project execution and savings for a plant with a $68.4 million cost of production. Supervised two teams of six people each in the design, standardization, execution.
• Utilized lean tools, including 5S, standard work, visual controls, etc., to establish a documented set of workplace organization standards, then launched a four month project to implement those standards and develop a.
• Developed a unique statistical system utilizing available data from the ERP system to review inventory quantities based on production and demand leading to a reduction over $1.5 million worth of material, resulting in.

Deland, FL

• Led a department of 117 people with three supervisors in the production of three million syringe needles per day with a cost of production of $22.9 million. Managed the department budget, staffing and professional.
• Effectively managed the outsourcing of 85% of the department. Carefully balanced the drawdown of personnel and production while maintaining labor efficiencies, product quality and schedule attainment.
• Confronted raw material supplier with chronically late deliveries and poor quality; coordinated four week recovery plan leading to a 10% improvement in production which helped to resolve customer service issues.

Seneca, SC

• Led department of 54 people in the production of medical dressings with a cost of production of $6.7 million. Managed the department budget, staffing and professional development. Developed strategies and plans to.
• Conceived and implemented a department OEE system to monitor production, availability and quality. Identified improvement opportunities leading to a 25% increase in productivity.
• Spearheaded numerous initiatives, including mechanical enhancements, personnel cross-training, changeover reductions, etc., that directly led to a 20% reduction in scrap rates, a 50% reduction in customer complaints, a.

Norfolk, NE

• Executed OpEx projects which were designed to show measurable results in process efficiency, customer satisfaction, and financial savings. Supported business functions and facilitated project teams’ use of the OpEx.
• Utilized Six Sigma tools to reduce variation in constraint process and increase output by 25%, leading to increased product production and sales worth over $2 million annually.
• Conducted a detailed analysis of the historical production data on more than 50 processes. Standardized a key set of graphs for each process used by superintendents to reduce variation and increase throughput. Overall.

Norfolk, NE

• Led a team of 45 in the daily production of a diverse line of medical devices. Responsible for motivation, team development, safety, planning, scheduling, and staffing. Coordinated work assignments to meet production.
• Initiated the implementation of production teams, including associate development and empowerment to increase production, improve quality and reduce costs.
• Directly responsible for production rates that consistently exceeded budgeted amounts by 120% and a $900 thousand reduction in average daily back orders.

Various Domestic And International

Civil Engineer - Environmental Integration Manager; Commander, Environmental Flight; Deputy Commander, Engineer Flight; Commander, Readiness Flight

Master'S Degree, Engineering Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Corps of Cadets, United Campus Ministries