EMAIL: scottclase@yahoo.com - LION - open networker, all invites welcome My focus has been in engineering & operations mgmt, leading to a skill set which includes;Management of multiple facilities as Senior General Manager.Plant Management, with full P&L responsibility.Operations project management for the reduction of costs, increased margins and process improvement. Implemented procedures which increased quality awareness on the shop floor and reduced scrap by $100,000 versus the previous year.Secondary operations including CNC mill, CNC lathe, drill/tap, reaming, sizing, deburring, resin impregnation, plating and heat treatment.Aggressive, proactive management of variable costs in line with flex-budget limits.Experienced in new business development, working with Sales, Customer Purchasing and Customer Engineering to bring new products into production.Engineering project management for the realization of new products - from cost analysis / quoting thru sample production, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and production launch.Development and implementation of Lean Manufacturing cells.Six Sigma Green Belt certification.Experience supplying Automotive, Heavy Duty Truck, Aerospace, Agriculture, Oil & Gas, Mining, Lawn & Garden, Power Tools, Hardware and Solar EnergyQuality & environmental systems AS9100, Nadcap, ISO-9001, TS-16949 and ISO-14001. Managing environmental compliance requirements for manufacturing facilities located in California, Colorado and Pennsylvania.Collaborating with HR in resolution of employee issues, development of training & safety programs, etc.Specialties: Director of Operations, General manager, Plant Manager, Operations, Lean Manufacturing, Employees, Team Building, Cost Reduction, Process Improvement, Team Building, Value Stream Mapping.