Steve Mankus Email & Phone Number

Milford, NH, US

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Provide Senior Management leadership Services - Outsourcing, Business Consolidation, Best Practices, Manufacturing Organization, Operational Improvements using 30 plus years of experience in management roles across multiple industries achieving excellent results operationally and financially.

Milford, New Hampshire

Responsible for multi-site operations as well as Research & Development. Implemented green field start up in Columbus Ohio. Currently working to promote growth, optimize productivity, promote cultural change, and enhance skills and management depth as well as improving the ability to execute flawlessly.

Provided Senior Management leadership Services - Outsourcing, Business Consolidation, Best Practices. Consulted on and managed consolidations and outsourcing in the US, Canada, and Thailand. Provided strategic direction and management.

Primarily engaged in plant start up, future acquistions and consolidations. Contracted as VP of Strategic Development with Alene Candles, LLC.

Provided senior executive support for key strategic intiatives such as site consolidation, outsourcing, and operational performance.Consulted on and managed consolidations and outsourcing in the US, Canada, and Thailand.

• Managed Semiconductor Instrumentation consolidation, assimilation of acquisition. Achieved volume increases, product transition, start up, staffing, improving customer interface, and lean principles. Accountable for.
• Recruited, retained management team – zero turn over.
• Project managed assimilation of multiple products and cultures into a cohesive business… Show more Managed Semiconductor Instrumentation consolidation, assimilation of acquisition. Achieved volume increases, product.
• Project managed assimilation of multiple products and cultures into a cohesive business unit.
• Increased headcount with 120 new hires while improving quality targets 35%.
• Achieved multiple strategic objectives - Oracle Business System implementation and ISO 9001 recertification.

• Transitioned Semiconductor Instrumentation while increasing business revenue. Conducted strategic lean design, outsourced non-core processes, implemented training, and retention of critical employee’s and skills..
• Increased production output 500%.
• Outsourced non-core PCBA and machining operations maintaining On Time delivery performance/margin… Show more Transitioned Semiconductor Instrumentation while increasing business revenue. Conducted strategic lean.
• Outsourced non-core PCBA and machining operations maintaining On Time delivery performance/margin targets.
• Conducted employee selection/transfers, training, phased reductions, inventory drain and transition, and supplier transitions. Manufacturing readiness assessment and transition execution while maintaining margin targets.
• Implemented Monthly Operations Reviews with focus on revenue, delivery, quality, cost reductions, cycle time and inventory performance.

• Accountable for streamlining semiconductor instrumentation and integration business processes, work methods across multiple business sites to reduce waste, decrease variability, increase flexibility. Focus on cycle.
• Austin, Texas – 30% Square foot floor space compression, 650K cost Avoidance in lease costs, 15% reduction in DL/IDL via process redesign. Point of Use… Show more Accountable for streamlining semiconductor.
• Austin, Texas – 30% Square foot floor space compression, 650K cost Avoidance in lease costs, 15% reduction in DL/IDL via process redesign. Point of Use Materials strategy. $1 M of annual savings realized.
• Portland, Oregon – 25% reduction of IDL via Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Kaizan’s. 35% reduction in cycle time. $1.5M in annual savings realized.
• Yorba Linda, California – 21% reduction in cycle time, 28% reduction in OT, $225K Annual DL/IDL savings through 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizan’s.
• Lean Boot Camp training in Japan -Toyota and Yamaha.

• Accountable for Semiconductor Integration Business Unit performance including P&L, planning, purchasing, manufacturing, engineering, and customer care. Start up, acquisition, and multi-site consolidation initiated and.
• Drove on time to customer request to a consistent 34 weeks 100%.
• Improved margins from -11% to 15%.
• Increased revenue from $1.5M a quarter to $15M.
• Achieved ISO9001-2000 certification.
• Project managed transition of… Show more Accountable for Semiconductor Integration Business Unit performance including P&L, planning, purchasing, manufacturing, engineering, and customer care. Start up, acquisition.

• Management of strategic purchasing activities in Biopharm, Semiconductor Construction, and Semiconductor Instrumentation Divisions across multiple business divisions insuring leverage, optimal cost management, savings.
• Developed, implemented, and managed materials commodity purchasing teams, tools, and processes.
• Achieved $18M in procurement savings via 8 new global procurement contracts and… Show more Management of strategic purchasing activities in Biopharm, Semiconductor Construction, and Semiconductor Instrumentation.
• Achieved $18M in procurement savings via 8 new global procurement contracts and miscellaneous site-specific procurement strategies.
• Improved planning and purchases practices, which facilitated a 53% reduction in inventory.
• Developed and implemented enterprise portal/tools to manage and control purchase price variance as well as inventory visibility and utilization across multiple sites. Show less

• P&L responsibilities across four sites engaged in process control systems located in the US, the U.K, Holland, and India with $225M in trade and intercompany sales encompassing 625 individuals. Responsibilities.
• Instituted worldwide sales and operations planning.
• Launched first engineering center for Emerson… Show more P&L responsibilities across four sites engaged in process control systems located in the US, the U.K, Holland, and India with $225M in trade and intercompany.
• Launched first engineering center for Emerson in Pune, India achieving a 60% reduction in engineering cost per hour.
• Improved delivery performance from 40% to 95% on time to customer needs.
• Implemented Lean manufacturing within the U.K. PCBA facility. Show less

• Final position at Lockheed was responsible for an Aerospace Business Project Team of fifty employees consisting of manufacturing, production control, inventory control, test development, and engineering. Coordinated.
• Delivered first flight avionics… Show more Final position at Lockheed was responsible for an Aerospace Business Project Team of fifty employees consisting of manufacturing, production control, inventory control, test.
• Delivered first flight avionics packages used in space aboard the Atlas and Titan Launch Vehicles. Significant program objective.
• Received corporate recognition for cost savings in excess of $1.9M.
• Managed multiple teams recognized by customers for program performance.
• Met all financial, project, and schedule objectives.

Accountable for all phases of production of military teleprinters. Product line consisted of forty-five individuals involved in assembly, manufacturing, engineering, production control, stores, and MRP oversight. Achieved all cost and profit targets.

Business, Business

Deans List Full Time Employment during this period.

Certified Integrated Resource Manager

Certified Inventory And Production Control Manager

Program Management

Certified Program Manager

Lean Boot Camp Japan

Underwent training with Texas Pacific Group in Japan. Lean Benchmarking and Best Known Practices

Demand Flow Technology

Certified Demand Flow Technology (Lean Manufacturing)

Education record

Graduate of Lockheed Leadership Institute in Calabasas, California. Prestegious leadership training.

Lean Practitioner Certification, Lean Manufacturing