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Jonesborough, TN, US

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States

Charged with developing and sustaining a problem-solving culture through training and coaching of front-line leaders, conducting Kaizen projects, and learn-by-doing model line activities.

Bulls Gap, Tennessee, United States

• Leading role in establishing and sustaining systems and culture focused on continuous improvement in high-volume vinyl extrusion facilities.
• Charter member of corporate Continuous Improvement team charged with introducing Lean manufacturing concepts and developing a culture of continuous improvement in multi-national consumer home improvement products company
• Led classroom training on Lean topics such as 5S and problem-solving tools
• Member of team establishing a pull system for wood components between Bulls Gap and Galloway, NJ facilities
• Demonstrated Lean tools such as value stream mapping, A3 problem-solving, and fishbone diagrams to plant personnel
• Authored educational articles on Lean manufacturing topics for company newsletter

Simpsonville, South Carolina, United States

Providing support for continuous improvement projects, including assembly line balance, workstation organization, material flow, and engineered BOMs.

East Tennessee

• Led several capital equipment projects - interfacing with suppliers, gathering quotes, and generating recommendations for senior management. Projects included paint line washer blow off, automated inkjet marking of.
• Designed and implemented layouts for reconfigured welding lines and machining lines.
• Performed labor measurement and line balancing for all production lines.
• Provided process improvement support to production areas as needed.
• Updated AutoCAD layouts of facility.

Telford, TN

• Managed engineering change process for ISO 9001-registered facility.
• Provided engineering support for paint department.
• Served as project lead on final assembly department reorganization project resulting in 30% efficiency improvement.
• Implemented and maintained production standards, product routings, and process documentation in 330,000-square-foot startup operation.
• Developed engineered labor standards and product routings for both new products and products transferred from other locations within company.
• Established and documented optimal manufacturing processes to ensure consistent quality and control manufacturing costs.

Telford, TN

• Implemented and maintained production standards, product routings, and process documentation in 330,000-square-foot startup operation.
• Developed engineered labor standards and product routings for both new products and products transferred from other locations within company.
• Established and documented optimal manufacturing processes to ensure consistent quality and control manufacturing costs.
• Worked to introduce Lean manufacturing and continuous flow concepts and practices into plant operations.
• Managed plant cost reduction program.
• Specified and purchased material handling equipment.

Piney Flats, TN

Implemented and maintained incentive labor standards and process improvement projects for 1,000,000-square-foot facility employing approximately 1,000 people. Led process improvement projects, such as design of new picking carts, implementing QC procedures in critical processing areas, and reprofiling product pick locations to improve picking efficiency..

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Alpha Pi Mu, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, IIE, intramural sports

Education record

Activities and Societies: Band, Beta Club, National Honor Society, Tennis team