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Mount Pleasant, SC, US

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

- Managed all operations for this small manufacturer during a time of transition and growth into becoming the market leader of railcar door openers.- Grew a new market to keep revenue stable during the 2009 recession.- Performed market analysis and negotiated for the purchase of the biggest competitor.- Designed a new web interface, which is the primary.

- Managed mulitiple plant moves, facility shutdown, and sale. - By transfering to Europe gained automotive customer appovals for a major product line move.- Championed a root cause and correction process for a major automotive quality/safety issue.

- Transferred all production lines reducing headcount by 410 associates saving over $10 million.- Worked to develop a streamlined process for corporate budgeting process.- Served as operation lead on two new product development teams.

• Grew the manufacturing operations of three distinct product lines: from 300 to 650 employees, from two to four shifts, and using eight supervisors.
• Established a real-time root cause confidence tracking system to eliminate sources of defects, through the use of failure analysis, DOE’s, attention to detail, and some good common sense.
• Increased a department manufacturing capacity by 100% in eight months using new shift structures, followed by equipment additions to improve upon the beginning cost structure.

• Lead the implementation of SAP business software into the facility which had over 3,000 SKU’s and several legacy systems to replace.
• Started a new system and approach to cost reductions that allowed the plant to focus on continuous cost take out which resulted in decreased labor content and material expense by over 10% for three consecutive years.
• Doubled the manufacturing capability of one department over two years through automation design and custom equipment procurement.
• Designed a machinery blueprint system focused on standardization and change control.

• In just six months total time achieved ISO 9002 certification for the plant and was one of the first 100 plants certified in the USA.
• Established a true PPM tracking system for the facility and key suppliers which allowed for focused efforts on true quality improvements by the team.
• Provided monthly quality data for standardized customer and supplier distribution.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Mba, Business

Activities and Societies: Sigma Beta Delta 3.92 GPA on a scale of 4.0

Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering

4.6 GPA on a scale of 5.0