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Executive management confidante involved in strategic planning and tactical implementation of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives. Support aggressive initiatives and drive lasting cultural changes within multi-plant divisional operations; successfully led transformation to lean enterprise.* Contributed to unprecedented growth from $10M to $30M in revenues.* Achieved major financial performance improvements; built rapport with all levels of management and skilled workers and skillfully implemented Lean concepts and improved net income from 12% to +30% over three year period.* Defined goals and developed / implemented Value Stream organizations; realized significant improvement and greater focus on customer service.* Improved on-time delivery; utilized SMED methodology and led initiatives to reduce inventory by 70%.

Recruited to manage manufacturing operations for a three-shift, union shop located within a 200,000 sq. ft. facility. Held direct accountability for P&L performance, scheduling, and strategic planning; adeptly created flow of material and information within a traditional manufacturing environment.* Combined tactical execution of strategic initiatives with strong leadership of cross-functional staff and development of key alliances to capture and enhance overall quality, productivity, and bottom-line financial performance; proficiently improved work flow and reduced labor expenses by 20%.* Served as catalyst for change to optimize productivity; analyzed operations and identified / implemented a capital investment to permanently eliminate the number one customer quality concern.* Positioned company for continued growth and profitability through the development of strong plant leadership staff; transformed plant into customer focused / continuous improvement operation

Coordinated production priorities with team leadership while ensuring cost efficiencies and fostering continuous improvement through Toyota Production System Methodology.* Drove a series of successful productivity, quality, and operating improvement programs; realized substantial increase to production outputs. * Facilitated team meetings, Quality Operation System (QOS) meetings, and problem-solving teams.* Motivated production employees to achieve team goals.