Troy Schulz Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, WI, US

Milwaukee, WI, US

Durham, North Carolina, US

• Responsible to Vice President of Implementation for day to day operations of production department preparing new and refurbishing used equipment for sale to customers.
• Oversee production/test department operations including preparation of new equipment, refurbishment of used equipment, and PC setup activities. Result: Coordination of department personnel to drive to meet on-time.
• Coordinate department schedules by working with Project Management to ensure production activities will meet customer install requirements and timelines. Result: 100% on-time delivery.
• Manage product improvement projects. Result: Improved customer satisfaction through improvement of product performance through the elimination of premature field failures including recertification of product for.
• Increased quality through process improvement activities. Result: reduction in OTB setup errors supporting quicker turn-around during implementation/go-live.
• Provide feedback to suppliers and coordinate warranty claims. Result: Improvements to 3rd party supplied equipment and cost savings through warranty re-imbursements.

Durham, North Carolina, US

• Responsible to Operations Director for continued Workflow Engineering duties as well as management of Beacon Implementation and Project Management staff.
• Oversee the implementation of the Beacon product line including project management activities, equipment preparation, and implementation staff to insure successful on-time installation and go-live of the Beacon product.
• Responsible as Product Manager for all Beacon hardware issues. Result: Continual advancement of product features and functions through internal design as well as coordination with 3rd party product suppliers.
• Assist and advise on product management for all Beacon software issues. Result: Continued improvement of products for customer use resulting in improved customer satisfaction and reduced future customer support activity.

Durham, North Carolina, US

• Responsible to Vice President of Beacon for customer evaluation, pharmacy workflow design, casework fitment, and hardware assembly and implementation.
• Performed onsite customer workflow and efficiency evaluation in order to design pharmacy layout and generate customer quote targeting reduction in required floor space and improved workflow efficiency utilizing all.
• Coordinated supplier’s services to build custom casework per specification for customer implementation and industry tradeshows. Result: 100% on time delivery of casework for customer implementation and tradeshow.
• Contribute to product improvement efforts through real time use of product during onsite implementation customer support then providing feedback to mechanical design and software development. Result: Proposed hardware.
• Member of onsite implementation team. Result: Facilitate onsite hardware implementation by coordinating the TCG team to install fixtures per layout design and then load customer inventory in preparation for go-live.

• Responsible to Director of Advanced Manufacturing /Assembly for material flow analysis, continuous improvement projects, manufacturing support, and New Product Launch Development.
• Researched and proposed data acquisition (DAQ) strategy, constructed specification sheets, and chose DAQ supplier. Result: Streamlined process and updated 20 year old system for manufacturing for $1,000,000 equipment.
• Spearheaded effort to realign fastener inventory to Vendor Managed creating sustainable parts flow with just-in-time delivery. Result: Reduced downtime by 15% and annual inventory cost by $500,000.
• Collaborated with managers and bargaining group to redesign receiving dock layout. Result: Improved material throughput efficiency by 35% and reduced floor space requirements by 40%.
• Implemented Visual Pull System for connecting rod manufacturing cell. Result: Reduced work in process inventory by 30% and increased connecting rod availability by 25%.
• Performed delay studies in assembly and test departments. Result: Balanced assembly cell workload and increased throughput by 10%

Mequon, WI, US

• Responsible to Vice President of Power Sports for release of new product production processes, performing internal quality audits and offsite supplier audits, and support of daily operations with 3 distinct business.
• Introduced Vision Systems and Fully Integrated Assembly cells. Result: Error-proofed key process steps eliminating costly assembly errors at point of origin by 25%.
• Coordinated teams for implementation of new product cells including assembly and test fixturing, material flow, and process instructions. Designed and implemented assembly and test cells. Result: Delivered on time.
• Directed and supported development and improvement of product test equipment and new test concepts. Result: Maintained quality and delivery to the customer, streamlined test processes, and increased throughput by 400%.
• Led lean manufacturing activities focused on safety and throughput metrics and implemented new key equipment and assembly practices. Result: Achieved avoidance of lost time accidents and reduced labor costs by 40%.
• Directed efforts to update and simplify visual work instructions. Result: Provided consistent, repeatable processes and reduced assembly errors during training by 25%.

Milwaukee, WI, US

• Responsible to Product Line Manager for direction of activities to support plant operations including existing products, development and release of new products, and direct support contact with suppliers and customers.
• Led and participated in continuous improvement events utilizing lean manufacturing tools. Result: Achieved safety and ergonomic improvements, cycle time reductions, enhanced throughput, reduction in non-value added.
• Performed design reviews and provided feedback on proposed product designs as part of new product development teams. Result: Lowered product cost with effective design for manufacturability and ease of assembly.
• Managed design and implementation of new product assembly cell processes and equipment. Performed justification and acquisition of assembly and test capital and supported new product launch at European facility..
• Contributing Engineering Change Management (ECM) process review team member. Result: Was the spoken voice of manufacturing to the new ECM process. Brought about change to the ECM process that took into account the.
• Kaizen Steering Committee member 2002 to 2003. Result: Helped to provide focus for future Lean events on where they were most needed.