Susan Dildy Email & Phone Number

Virginia Beach, Va, Us

Hampton, Virginia, United States

Hampton, Virginia

• Direct all PHC Industrial activities at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS).• Maintain PHC Industrial financial projections. Prepare proposals and process billing for shipyard projects.• Provide Construction Oversight services for NNS Facilities’ Value Stream projects. Coordinate contractor work with NNS production and maintenance departments, ensure compliance to project specification documents, maintain site safety, ensure contractor compliance to NNS requirements.• General Contractor for multiple commercial renovation and construction projects in Virginia and North Carolina.o Establish and maintain project scheduleso Report to Architect/Engineers and end-customers on project progress to schedule and costs o Coordinate submittal documentation and approvalo Prepare and submit monthly schedule of values and pay applications per customer specifications; Process subcontractor invoicing for paymento Create and process change orders as needed; Coordinate subcontractors’ work accordinglyo Prepare project substantial and final completion documentation in accordance with project specificationso Support construction superintendentso Maintain site safety per OSHA guidelineso Ensure work quality per project specifications

Newport News, Virginia

IE Standards and Tools• Directed and developed a diverse group of industrial engineers and operations research professionals. This team was responsible for operation and production standards and methods; grouping and routing guidelines; targeting standards and tools; core/non-core analysis; and various IE/OR evaluations to drive strategic decisions. • Worked closely with all of the NNS Industrial Engineering organization (Integrated Smart Shipyard, Process Tools Integration, Capacity Planning, Value Stream Management, and Field IE) and the rest of the Integrated Planning and Production Control Division, interfacing with key decision makers across the shipyard.

Newport News, Virginia

I am a Shipbuilder!• Managed multi-million dollar capital projects for equipment utilized in the production and overhaul of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines for the United States Navy. Established project plans, cost estimates, schedules, and cash flow, coordinates design requirements with customers, and oversees installation and commissioning of the equipment within project budget and schedule.• Facilitated Facilities and Waterfront Support Division’s nominations for corporate Model of Excellence awards. Collaborated with nomination authors and presented nominations to Operations’ Division working committee for consideration. • Manufacturing and Shops Project Plan process team lead, collaborating with other team members on continuous improvement of Project Planning process for the Plant Engineering Department.

Virginia Beach, Va

•Managed annual distribution of $250M of cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and dermis tissue and post production processing of over 400K grafts annually.•Directed annual physical inventory count of tissue at all locations. Collaborated with Finance on inventory cycle count project to replace annual inventory.•Super user for SAP Distribution transactions, establishing a stock replenishment process for LNH-NW. Implemented process for post-production processing of cryo-preserved skin at LNH-NW. Created test scripts for and tested all SAP processes for order processing and inventory management. •Coordinated with client services and production planning teams to fulfill client orders.•Established departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), monitoring monthly and implementing continuous improvement activities where needed.•Participated in FDA audits, providing adequate representation of Good Tissue Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices with no non-conformances noted.•Investigated all shipping and labeling non-conformances and customer complaints.•Analyzed indirect expenses against budget for each department, including $3.5M annual outbound freight expenses. Submit requests for capital expenditures. Contributed to division’s budget planning.•Corporate point of contact for International Shipping of tissue to over 25 different countries globally. Established standard operating procedures for International shipping. •Drove frozen shipping container cost savings project resulting in $180K savings in 2013, increasing scope of that change to include additional customers, resulting in an additional projected cost savings of $100K. Lead carrier change for cardiovascular shipments with a projected $150K in annual cost savings over previous carrier method.•Directed implementation of post-production processes for Live Cellular Bone product introduction. Coordinated with Engineering and Facilities on area rearrangement and final layout for the launch of the product.

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Directed planning, assembly, and logistics of $30.5M annual volume of OEM medical pendant systems to major Medical Technology companies such as Stryker, Steris, Hill-Rom, and ConMed.• Managed the transfer of an Ondal proprietary spring arm product line to Sandston from parent company in Huenfeld, Germany, bringing an annual sales volume of $2.0M to the U.S. Planned production and material supply for this product line. • Partnered with customer R&D and manufacturing engineering on customer proprietary service head design. Lent manufacturing expertise in order to ensure manufacturing readiness and on-time release from production standpoint.• Collaborated with Ondal Sales and R&D colleagues on costing, sourcing, and production feasibility of new products and transfer of additional manufacturing volumes from parent company.• Planned annual company Operations manpower budget and intercompany sales volume based on sales forecast. Managed annual capital expenditure budget planning and project execution. • Participated in regular business strategy and planning meetings with executive team (President, Director of Finance, Director of Sales, Quality and Safety Manager).• Maintained open communication with customers’ Sales and Operations Planning and Quality Assurance teams regarding product delivery and quality. • Utilized SAP Production Planning, Materials Management, and Warehouse Management modules and reporting to manage daily operations.• Monitored and analyzed Production and Logistics key performance indicators and drove process improvements. • Partnered with Quality Assurance colleagues in facilitating ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 recertification for Ondal Medical Systems of America, and works with them regularly to ensure that quality systems are maintained at level adequate to support FDA registered customers.

• Collaborated with Logistics Manager on the successful implementation of the Warehouse Management module of SAP in the U.S. Key user for SAP Production Planning module.• Production and materials planner for Central Axis product family and customer material refurbishment program. Communicated with counterparts at parent company to ensure on-time deployment of material.• Established production employee performance based bonus program.• Maintained inventory levels at 5% under corporate targets, without service interruption to customers. Presented quarterly forecasts and results directly to Ondal CFO.• Reduced locally sourced material costs 6% by resourcing and negotiating supplier agreements.

Emporia, Virginia

• Utilized Continuous Process Improvement to maintain the most efficient operation of building components and distribution of building products to 50 projects in Georgia, Carolinas, Virginia, and West Virginia, saving the Company $15M per year over conventional buying process.• Implemented engineering work scheduling procedures to improve on process efficiency, work quality and department throughput. Managed engineering and production of wall panels and roof trusses in compliance with company, job, and state specific standards and codes. Proficient in Wall Designer, hsbCAD, and Home Base/ProView house package engineering software.• Managed loose lumber and warehouse inventory in conjunction with division purchasing and department supervision, keeping inventory at “just in time” levels while assuring a safety net for last minute orders. Saved the Company $2 million per year in carry charges.• Ensured facility compliance with corporate safety and OSHA regulations as Plant Safety Champion. Recorded zero OSHA recordable injuries.• Planned and installed 100K square foot trim components distribution center, including interior door hanging and subassembly cell. Utilized process flow to minimize touches and keep hourly labor at minimal levels. • Managed auxiliary plant personnel, including customer service representatives, human resource coordinator, and truck drivers.• Collaborated with Toll Architecture and Toll Operations Division upper management on home design and engineering.• Communicated with construction and project management to ensure accurate, timely delivery of material to maintain construction schedule and budget, and minimize on-site cost of carry• Facilitated updates of existing systems as well as incorporation of new software and hardware in cooperation with Toll corporate information technology department.• Implemented lean manufacturing principles in both panel and truss production and lumber and trim component distribution operations.

Lead production engineer for all F-150 forward model programs at Norfolk Assembly Plant. Scheduled and supported all phases of prototype builds. Managed facilities projects necessary to enable plant to accommodate additional product content.

Designed and released various cost savings and quality improvement ideas in F-Series Exterior Ornamentation and Handles/Locks/Mechanisms/Glass subsystems. Supervised vendors in troubleshooting and resolving issues identified in warranty claims, customer surveys, and internal plant audits. Presented warranty issues and resolutions to upper management.

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Stanford Football Team Equipment Manager; Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Xi Delta Chapter charter member.

Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: National Consortium for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM) Fellow

Certificate, Six Sigma

Courses included Lean Six Sigma, Project Management, Six Sigma Black Belt