Trained many fortune 500 companies such as Harley Davidson, Briggs and Stratton, Johnson Wax, Nutra Sweet, A.O Smith, Donaldson Filtrations, Navistar and Chicago White Sox in the desciplines all relating to the entire company taking ownership and pride of their own equipment (Autonomous Maintenance) through the many tools such as TPM, Preventive and Predictive Maintenance, 5S, Lean, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis and D.I.R.T.F.T. (Do It Right The First Time) mindset and culture.Have over 18 years working with and Managing both Maintenance and Production teams to build World Class Maintenance programs that were customized for each company using the above tools and techniques including CMMS. Very knowledgeable in Injection Molding, Blow Molding, Extrusion and Blown film in the plastics industries.Also experienced with Foundry and Machining in the Steel Automotive industries. Foundry: Cope / Drag, Core Shooters and Setters, Melt Furnaces. Machining: ID / OD grinders, Punch Presses, CNC's, Miiling, Drilling and Hobbing.Qs internal Auditor, Safety and Environmental Team Leader, have worked with both the FDA and OSHA departments.Goals: To retire doing what I truely love, Managing a Maintenance / Production department at a company that has the same vision I have for a safer, less stressful, and very Continuous Improvement orientated culture from the owner to entry level employees to ensure a great profit gain year after year.Thank you for taking the time to read my summary,Scott H. ThodeSpecialties: Maintenance management, certified in T.P.M., qualified in coaching, mentoring and training in all of the following: TPM, 5S, Six Sigma, JIT, Lean, Root Cause Analysis, Preventive and Predictive Systems and practices. Knowledgeable using most CMMS systems.Creating, training and implimenting WORLD CLASS maintenance disciplines in many diverse industries. (Medical, Plastics, Machining, Automotive, Foundry, Food and Beverage.