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• Designed and implemented the organization's Strategic Product Planning process. This new business process ensures cross-functional alignment of the long-term product line plan to support the organization’s goals and.
• Designed the Product Management Team organization structure. Collaborated with HR to reform or create job descriptions and establish equitable job leveling for all roles.
• Took over management of the Gold Cell team of high-skill craftsmen. Reworked their job descriptions to elevate their roles and ensure retention of these critical team members. Provide coaching and mentoring of staff to.
• Managed the entire product portfolio across all categories to include the military, law enforcement, hunting, outdoor and enthusiast products.

Oregon City, Oregon

Product-Took on management of the Black Class product line in 2019 as well as oversight of the entire Benchmade portfolio to ensure portfolio balance.-Managed the Blue and Hunt classes while the company recruited for a new PLM. Introduced the concept of halo products to the Hunt Line which diversified the portfolio price points and improved the ASP and GM%.

Oregon City, Oregon

-Established a rolling three-year Project Pacing Calendar to give operation teams visibility of development needs for future planning.-Developed an apprenticeship program framework for the Gold Class production cell. The organization adopted the program, and selected two internal employees for participation.-Executed a strategy to design and develop a new.

Oregon City, Oregon

-Managed all aspects of production in our 12,600 sq. ft. Plant #2 location including the Liner Value Stream; Horizontal Machining Centers; Hook Manufacturing Cell and Swiss Turning Centers.-Established performance measures that aligned to operations strategic initiatives and drove continuous improvement such as reducing lead time of components by roughly.

Oregon City, Oregon

-Developed the Benchmade Enterprise Management Development System (BEMDS). Provided ongoing training and coaching of executives; directors and senior managers to establish vision and direction; created aligned KPIs; established leader standard work at all levels; set a pattern of management with a focus on organizational alignment and continuous.

Oregon City, Oregon

- Responsible for all aspects of development and execution of Benchmade's top-end Gold Class product line.- Recruited for and hired an Industrial Product Designer; a new role for Benchmade.- Increased revenue from Special Projects by 46% while increasing average product margin by 15% year-over-year.

Oregon City, Oregon

-Created a leadership development program and a structure that focused on developing employees and continuous improvement to achieve business goals.-Worked with Clackamas Community College to become a mentor for emerging leaders at Benchmade participating in CCC's Leadership Development 2 year program.-Promoted multiple direct reports to leadership roles.

Learn. Teach. Mentor.This is where I discovered that organizational alignment is critical to the success of any lean initiative.Major Accomplishment:Facilitated the transition and integration of inventory, equipment, processes and products after Benchmade acquired Lone Wolf Knives.

• Break down the virtual walls between the Assembly and Shipping teams.Experiment with and apply learning from various lean training seminars I attended. This roll is where I first learned that is it is not about the.
• Manage the Assembly and Shipping teams of forty people ensuring product quality and availability.
• Mentor the Team Leads and Manufacturing Engineer for growth and career success.
• Coach Team Members in continuous improvement and systematic problem-solving methodologies.
• Improved process cycle times, WIP and inventory by focusing on the identification and elimination of process variation.

Served as company translator between Sales & Marketing and Engineering & Manufacturing.-Responsible for all phases of product development and product life-cycle management for core product lines as well as brand license and OEM lines.-Responsible for all offshore sourcing including foreign supplier qualification and performance management.-Developed and.

It was in this position that I learned to apply concepts around flow.Researched, developed and implemented manufacturing processes to cut costs, increase production throughput and reduce the risk of repetitive injuries specifically in the finishing cells.

It was while in this role I learned the power of visual tools and their effect on employee engagement as well as continuous improvement.It was in this position that I gained a passion for lean and continuous improvement. Major Accomplishment:Redesigned the factory layout; facilitated kaizen events and set up production cells following lean principles that.

Milwaukie, Oregon

Krav Maga is the official hand to hand combat system of the Israeli Defense Forces and many Law Enforcement agencies in the U.S.I am certified by Krav Maga Worldwide to instruct levels 1-3. I work with both children and adults teaching fundamentals of self-defense.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Management & Organizational Leadership

"The Master of Science in Management with an Emphasis in Organizational Leadership program focuses on the theories, models, research.

Strategic Organizational Management - Certificate

Rooted in the Organizational Development and Human Resource Management disciplines, Strategic Organizational Management (SOM) is the.

Bachelors Of Science, Business Management

Manufacturing Leadership & Supervision - Certificate