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Aarhus, DK

Aarhus, DK

Direct leadership of engineers and technicians responsible for operations support of a 2 shift operation.-Managed new product introductions into production including team deliverables of BOM creation, plant routings, assembly documentation, quality PFMEA’S, control plans, CTQ’s, FFF, layout and customer driven takt time targets by operation in support of.

Aarhus, DK

Technical support to manufacturing operation focused on nacelle and hub production.-Supported new product introductions through designing floor layouts, process map creation and fixture/tool procurement including implementation resulting in 97% on time delivery.-Led Lean Projects utilizing VSM and Kaizen Techniques resulting in labor hour reduction of 18%.

Denver, Colorado, US

Leadership, mentorship, and development of 3 teams and the infrastructure overseeing 3 shifts of 110 assemblers, technicians, material handlers, receiving, cycle count and shipping personnel in Canada and the United States.-Managed capacity through business cycles and achieved 95%+ On Time Delivery to Customer Request Date while maintaining labor.

Loveland, CO, US

Hired to lead a team of 40 equipment and manufacturing technicians and operators. Indirect responsibility for engineering, logistics and facilities support during shift operations while meeting production and quality goals on a 3 day, 12 hour shift structure.- Facilitated chain of communication for problem resolution, escalation of support needs, and.

US

Managed P&L of $18M in plant revenue for 50k sq. ft. remote contract manufacturing facility of over 100 employees.- Led stringent cash flow management initiatives to allow materials procurement for building new customer growth while conserving employee benefits plan.- Maintained customer loyalty and managed existing customer relationships with no loss or.

US

Directed P&L for $36M in operations revenue and a team of 180 employees comprised of customer management, quality, engineering, materials and manufacturing managers.- Reduced DPMO from 25k to 10k – utilized Continuous Process Improvement techniques [CPI] for Lean Material and Manufacturing processes focused on error proofing through Kaizen events..

Denver, Colorado, US

Directed manufacturing support group of 12 engineers, drafters, engineering coordinators, pre-production services, maintenance technicians and equipment programmers.- Managed projects such as On-line Documentation Implementation, Product Cycle Time, MRB disposition, SPC Implementation, Design for Manufacturing Excellence and Quality PPM reductions.

Evaluated and implemented SMT equipment, specifically screen printing, adhesive dispensing and an aqueous wash. Analyzed and implemented water soluble and no-clean solder paste to eliminate CFC’s and saponifiers from plant operations.- Developed in-line SPC quality control for solder paste, adhesive and ionic contaminants.- Designed and deployed stencils.