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Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Mentor and guide Crane Senior Leadership in the principles of the Crane Business System (CBS). This is a holistic approach including the basics of the TPS, Strategy Deployment, Supply Change Management, Enterprise Value Streams, and Sales Excellence. I work from the top down to support transformational programs at focused companies worldwide. I am also a key contributing member of the development and improvement of the CBS itself.

Richmond, Va, Us

Industry leader in power distribution units (PDU), static switches and other distribution equipment focused mainly on the IT server industry.

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Mentor and coached Senior Leadership in transforming their company to Lean Thinkers and Problem solvers. This included creating a True North vision cascaded through the organization via Policy Deployment. Worked in Industry and Healthcare.

Schaumburg, Illinois, Us

Worked with the team at Rittal to begin the implementation of Lean methods to improve efficiency and flexibility of the North America operations.

Start-up premier home builder servicing the vacation home market around Norris Lake, TN.; 3 Homes Completed - Business shutdown due to extreme economic downturn.

Solon, Oh, Us

$200 million Government Subcontractor supplying Heating, AC, ChemBio Filtration and Shelters for troop deployment.Implemented lean principles in 4 plant Operation. One plant was a pure startup to handle growth.2 unionized plants, 2 non-unionized.Supported Lean Initiatives throughout all divisions.Supported due diligence activities for acquisitions.Responsible for all Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Distribution and Material Functions.Key Member in (2) highly successful private equity ownershipsRockwood Equity - Organic Growth from $12 to 60 million in sales. Behrman Capital - Organic and Acquisition Growth from $60 to $150 million. Division within my leadership organically grew from $60 - 90 million.

Columbus, Indiana, Us

$90 million captive distributor of Cummins Inc. covering Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Power Generation sells and services generators and switchgear from portables to multiple megawatt power plants. Power Generation accounts for $22 million of the revenue and roughly 50% of net margin.Full division profit and loss responsibility, Officer of the CompanyResponsibilities included Unit Sales, Parts and Service, Project Management and Marketing.Restructured all departments to fact based management to stimulate focus.Accomplishments:15% CAGR in Service Parts and Planned Maintenance Revenue20% CAGR in Unit Sales - Developed team to provide large load management capability

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Joslyn Hi-Voltage was $40 million manufacturer of vacuum swithgear serving utilities and steel mills. Division of Danaher Corporation, a $3.1 billion producer of hand tools and environmental controls.Profit and loss responsibility for two plant operation (machining, fabrication, assembly & test)120 unionized hourly associatesConverted batch flow plant to cellular, demand flow operation.Accomplishments:40% Revenue CAGR while reducing costs 15% per year (COGS/hr)50% Reduction of field complaints per year (6 sigma program)40% Reduction in required manufacturing floor spaceReduce on-hand inventory $4 million after implementing Kanban system1996 Feature company in Danaher Annual Report

Elyria, Ohio, Us

$800 million manufacturer of home medical equipment.Shared profit and loss responsibility with Business Unit Operations Management TeamFunctional Quality Leader of ISO-9002 quality implementation programManaged all Quality and Manufacturing Engineering personnelImplemented quick changeover techniques in stamping area Accomplishments:Integrated synchronous flow by combining machining, fabrication and assembly Resolved supply chain issues via supplier development in mainland China100% productivity improvement in key product linesParticipated in development of Concurrent Engineering Program.25% Business Unit revenue Growth

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Assigned to Engine Division producing the 4.9 & 5.0l engines.Manufacturing engineering coverage for the 4.9 & 5.0l piston production departmentsPrevious coverage of connecting rod and head departmentsSolid knowledge of Ford's Total Quality Excellence (TQE) and Q1 programsFunctional leader for Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Team Oriented Problem SolvingAccomplishmentsProject manager for $1 million tin plater projectRelocated piston production area from Plant #2 to Plant #1Developed capital and manufacturing resource plan for next generation piston

Columbus, Ohio, Us

$500 million producer of Pipe Tooling and Equipment for the Plumbing and Oil Industry.Process Responsibility for all Chaser and Diehead productionTeam of 6 Engineers as direct reportsBudgetary responsibility for Chaser and Diehead engineering sectionAccomplishmentsConverted batch manufacturing to cellular (Toyota Production System)Thru-put improved 60%Eliminated 50% of operations (non-value added)Implemented $7 million in 5 axis CNC Superabrasive GrindersImplemented Statistical Process Control (SPC) programs

Executive Masters, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Industrial Engineering