Fortune 500 world-leading manufacturer of industrial tools and storage and engineered fastening systems.• Delivered automation and productivity which met key metrics, schedules, financial targets, and corporate and local EH&S requirements with turnkey solutions • Supported over 30 global plants across all business segments including Outdoor, Hand Tools, Storage, Power Tools, Industrial Equipment, and Industrial Fastening managing projects & team delivering $25M of productivity/year ($11M capital) and $15M in capital projects.• Initiated automation and process improvements solutions for high volume fastening, consumer good, and metal/plastic storage through large scale construction equipment accessories while delivering the ROI required for the capital investment based on volume, labor cost and utilization of equipment• Garnered and leveraged skills to understand manufacturing processes and develop innovative solutions to implement automation and process improvements• Ensured all equipment was delivered with proper EH&S safety and risk assessments• Implemented innovative automation, semi automation and process solutions to plants globally • Built relationships with global plant leaders, stake holders and staff to understand plant strategies and needs• Fostered rapport with Process Engineering automation to ensure required metrics and process flow as well as connect and properly communicate to plant systems• Worked directly with manufacturing and product engineering to ensure all equipment and production processes meet all product performance and quality requirements • Oversaw a 23-member global team of manufacturing, automation, and controls engineers• Developed financial models based on cycle time, labor cost annual volumes to determine investment limits on capital before initiating statement of work and quoting process

• Delivered automation and productivity which met key metrics, schedules, financial targets, and corporate and local EH&S requirements with turnkey solutions • Supported over 30 global plants across all business segments including Outdoor, Hand Tools, Storage, Power Tools, Industrial Equipment, and Industrial Fastening managing projects & team delivering $25M of productivity/year ($11M capital) and $15M in capital projects.• Initiated automation and process improvements solutions for high volume fastening, consumer good, and metal/plastic storage through large scale construction equipment accessories while delivering the ROI required for the capital investment based on volume, labor cost and utilization of equipment• Garnered and leveraged skills to understand manufacturing processes and develop innovative solutions to implement automation and process improvements• Ensured all equipment was delivered with proper EH&S safety and risk assessments• Implemented innovative automation, semi automation and process solutions to plants globally • Built relationships with global plant leaders, state holders and staff to understand plant strategies and needs• Fostered rapport with Process Engineering automation to ensure required metrics and process flow as well as connect and properly communicate to plant systems• Worked directly with manufacturing and product engineering to ensure all equipment and production processes meet all product performance and quality requirements • Oversaw a 23-member global team of manufacturing, automation, and controls engineers• Developed financial models based on cycle time, labor cost annual volumes to determine investment limits on capital before initiating statement of work and quoting process

• Directed global engineering team of 18 engineers for the Construction Tool strategic business unit with $260M+ in revenue, US, Taiwan, Mexico, and UK• Responsible for an engineering team which developed products globally and utilized corporate plants, as well as a supply base of 120 suppliers• Leveraged 20 years of experience in the development of new products across multiple global sites and 15+ different product lines which enable the understanding of the manufacturing processes within SBD plants and manufacturing regions

• Charged with new to the world product development using new and innovative technologies and processes which developed 2 patented products the following years• Developed and worked on the implementation of innovative and new to the world manufacturing processes

• Guided 11 engineers for a strategic business unit with $260M+ in revenue, 5 engineers US and 6 Taiwan• Trained and mentored a new engineering team in Taiwan• Managed design and development of Automotive Tools (ratchets, wrenches, sockets, air tools), Pliers, Snip, Adjustable Wrenches, LED flashlights and lighting. • Managed a team developing the above products in the USA as well as Taiwan.

• Spearheaded global multifunctional and cross-cultural teams: engineering, packaging, marketing, and planning• Transferred the point of manufacture of new/existing products to countries to reduce manufacturing costs• Managed and designed new mechanical, electro-mechanical, and illumination products from project initiation through project completion to meet UL, CE, GS, ANSI, and EN standards• Specified cost effective manufacturing processes to be implemented for cost reduction programs

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