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Concord, Oh

Medina, Ohio

• Manage all continuous improvement activities, from material supply to end user, for two value streams in the Paper Friction Division.• Analyzed a furnace flattening operation and implemented improvements resulting in an 8% reduction in scrap.• Facilitated Fishbone analysis to eliminate a recurring safety issue with stamping die setup.• Lead manufacturing efforts, for a strategic supply project, to improve supplier on time performance and consolidate inventory, with an anticipated annual combined cost savings/avoidance in excess of $1MM.• Implemented 5S and manufacturing flow techniques that boosted production throughput for a stamping press line by 100%.

Chardon, Oh

• Directed all engineering continuous improvement, routing/BOM creation, estimating, and capital equipment activities. • Diagnosed and eliminated the root cause of a resistance welding defect that was causing 25% product rework.• Completed a $4MM corporate acquisition and new product integration 4 weeks ahead of schedule.• Increased process throughput by 100% and significantly reduced rework for a coating surface preparation line utilizing value stream mapping and FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis.)

Concord, Oh

• Drove results through active production planning, forecasting, and monthly S&OP activities.• Achieved manufacturing On-Time Delivery performance greater than 95% during entire tenure.• Created a new Python/SAP interface to improve sales forecast and production order analysis.• Led the SAP Production and Planning Transition Teams, completing all Go Live activities in 1 shift.

• Orchestrated the construction of a LEED Certified Headquarters and R&D Center meeting critical time constraints.• Prepared the winning electrode bid package for a Canadian metal refiner resulting in $10MM of annual revenue.• Developed web interfaces to manage customer material traceability requirements and building occupancy/evacuation management.

• Supervised 10 direct reports in Supply Engineering, Warehousing, and Logistics with an annual operating budget of $750k.• Reduced scrap by 20% through implementation of SPC at a raw material supplier.• Streamlined slow moving inventory and obsolete fixturing resulting in a 10% reduction of leased warehouse space.• Performed warehouse site evaluation and ROI analysis resulting in facility consolidation and a negotiated 36% reduction in annual rental fees.