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Elkhart, IN

Current own M-3 & Associates and Voyager

Elkhart, Indiana

For over 30 years, Voyager has provided the highest quality steel fabricated parts to the medical, correctional facilities, transit, recreational vehicle, automotive, automotive aftermarket, van and dozens of other industries. Our dedication to quality, design, service and customer satisfaction enables us to serve customers from California to Florida..

Elkhart, Indiana Area

Whether it’s galvanized, steel or aluminum M-3 is ready to serve your needs. Established in 1987, M-3 has been an innovator in the cargo, enclosed and horse trailer and the RV industries. Our metal shop enables us to also supply metal fabricated component parts to any industry. We can make from one to thousands of your desired product. We also can design.

South Bend, IN

• P&L responsibility for operations, sales, marketing, human resources, and information systems of our worldwide operations located in the USA, UK and China of a $50 million, privately held company in the capital.
• Implemented company vision and full strategic plan including 3 and 5 year goals
• Revamped leadership structure and developed infrastructure to support growth including adding human resource, information systems, marketing functions and business units;
• Increased sales capacity by assuming full operations lead, freeing owner to promote company;
• Increased technical employees from 85 to 135 in 30 months;
• Grew revenue by assessing and executing acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances while maintaining consistency with overall business.

General and operations management for a capital equipment manufacturer that specializes in friction welding equipment.

• Full P&L responsibility for Plastic Platers acquisition by Florida Production Engineering.Turnaround of a producer of chrome plated plastic parts for the automotive industry.
• Increased throughput 45% by instituting one-piece flow concepts, improving associate training, and reorganizing work space and warehouse.
• Reduced scrap 50% using Six Sigma problem solving, daily production reporting, and increasing data reliability for accurate decision-making.
• Reduced downtime 50% by improving maintenance programs, upgrading control software, and standardizing work processes.
• Improved communications and rebuilt relations with at-risk customers
• Increase sales 50%

Develop business line opportunities for TEC glass.Develop business acquistion opportunties for Pilkington in North and South America.

• Provided leadership to a 350 person, Tier 1 and 2 automotive supplier.
• Increased plant sales, including 21 new product launches, to over $90 million in less than 1 year by creating vision and strategy; doubled output to 16,000 units/day in 45 days, maintaining on-time deliver.
• Won 95% of automotive bids and increased competitive edge using lean techniques.
• Improved customer satisfaction and reduced quality PPM level from 700 to 20
• Improving plant safety record 87% by implementing DuPont STOP.
• Used Servant Leadership to build team who survived extreme conditions in positive and healthy manner.

Managed all manufacturing aspects of a 400 person, non-union, windshield manufacturing operation.

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma SigmaGraduated Summa Cum Laude and was presented with the Dean's Award.

Bs Syse, Systems Engineering

Activities and Societies: Swim TeamGraduated with a degree in Systems Engineering and was a member of the varsity swim team.