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Exceptional leader with extensive experience in engineering, manufacturing, continuous improvement, material flow, and facility maintenance. Developed hands-on knowledge of these areas in nuclear equipment fabrication, health and fitness equipment, office furniture, medical gas transport equipment, and automotive hand tool industries. Experienced manager of capital projects and daily operations of manufacturing engineering and maintenance staff. Detail oriented engineering manager who is proficient in capital budgeting, resource planning, project management, internal logistics, assembly, metals fabrication, lean manufacturing and cost reduction activities.Results-driven manager who is dedicated to improving productivity and quality. Project manager for two major factory consolidations and brownfield facility lean initiative. Experienced in leading new platform introductions to manufacturing areas and performing Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews. Direct impact on productivity and quality through introduction of lean manufacturing concepts, new equipment integration, energy and resource efficiency upgrades, and material flow improvements (PFEP, kanban and heijunka). Bachelor’s degrees in Applied Physics and Mechanical Engineering Technology with over 20 years experience in world class manufacturing operations.Specialties: Problem SolvingProject ManagementLean Manufacturing Resource Planning Capital Budgeting Facilities PlanningProcess Flow ImprovementsManufacturing Engineering Logistics & Replenishment SystemsEquipment & Facilities Maintenance Fixture Design Workstation Design CAD (AutoCad, SolidWorks & SolidEdge) ErgonomicsAssembly ProcessesVisual Basic for Applications (Excel and Access)Material HandlingFerrous & non-Ferrous metals Machining & Fabrication
Shaw Stainless & Alloy
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Shaw Stainless & AlloyWinston, Ga, Us
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Operations ManagerShaw Stainless & Alloy Feb 2022 - PresentMarietta, Ga, UsShaw Fabrication is a contract fabricator for metal (primarily stainless) equipment utilizing modern metal cutting, forming and joining processes.• Responsible for Safety, Productivity, Quality and full P&L for multi site fabrication operation.• Cleaned up erroneous data and corrected issues with prior ERP implementation.• Established criteria for ERP scheduling of work centers in a job shop environment.• Developed overhead absorption calculations for standardized costing of projects.
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Interim Plant Manager/Manufacturing EngineerPeerless-Winsmith Nov 2019 - Jan 2022Peerless-Winsmith is a leader in the manufacture of gear reducers for industrial and military purposes with specialty product constructed of stainless steel for the harshest of environments to cast iron for the continuous duty, conveyance applications.• Managed all aspects of palletized horizontal milling machine center installation and integration ----- Proposed plan to move utilization of the milling center from 63% to over 90%.• Instituted Safety Committee with focus on reducing injuries and hazards within the plant.• Developed multiple reports to aid with visibility to potential issues with customer fill rate.• Led multi-site, multi-functional task force to study and provide guidance on safety and quality concerns for assembly processes.• Responsible for the daily production meeting and ensuring that plant staffing was adequate to meet demand through the peak of the Covid pandemic.
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Materials Manager/Manufacturing EngineerStanley Black&Decker Jul 2015 - Oct 2019Stanley-Black&Decker is the world leader in hand tools, power tools and storage solutions with recognized brand names such as Stanley, Black&Decker, DeWalt, Mac Tools, Proto, Vidmar and others. The Cheraw plant currently produces approximately 10,000,000 screwdrivers annually with such manufacturing processes as coining, cold-heading, heat-treating, nickel and chrome plating as well as injection molding and various metal and plastic secondary operations. In addition, the Cheraw operation also manufactures industrial knives, compocast hammers, squares, saws, molded storage and tape measures making the operation one of the most diverse within the Stanley family.• Raised overall plant inventory turns by 54% from 02/2016 to 02/2018 while maintaining a 97.6% Unit Fill Rate to promised production dates.• Raised knife Unit Fill Rate (customer want) from 82% to above 99%.• Implemented KanBan plan to reduce overall component supply chain of screwdriver handles with an overall mix across 65 different handles (300+ end user SKUs).• Proposed plan to reduce overall overhead for screwdriver value stream.• Developed several capital projects and product modifications aimed at reducing overall cost to manufacture screwdrivers.• Developed multiple suppliers in effort to reduce overall material cost and raw inventory.• Returned to engineering to lead Lean Manufacturing functions with Harris Lean Systems.
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EngineerByers Precision Fabricators Jan 2012 - Oct 2014Byers Precision is an NQA-1 Certified (Nuclear Quality Level 1) job shop with sheet metal, machining, and welding capabilities that fabricates components and equipment for various customers from local residents and shop owners to DOE contractors at nuclear facilities.• Developed Access database to create routers and calculate labor and material requirements for nuclear job bids.• Provided technical support for the specification and selection of major machine tool assets.• Researched and recommended suppliers and contractors for necessary machining and/or service capabilities.• Provided owner with comprehensive plan for cost reductions to patented consumer product operated as a subsidiary company including sourcing alternatives and new part supplier base.
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Manufacturing Engineering ManagerNautilus, Inc Dec 2004 - Jan 2012Nautilus is the leading manufacturer of cardio and strength training equipment for the home and spa gyms with recognized brand names such as Nautilus, Stairmaster, Schwinn Bike, Treadclimber, and Bowflex. Nautilus Strength (Independence) manufactures approximately 20,000 units per year.• Developed capital and manufacturing plans to target savings in excess of $1,000,000 annually.• Reduced machine shop footprint by 50%.• Initiated capital projects to reduce overall gas consumption by 25%.• Conducted extensive review of existing products for manufacturability issues and initiated ECRs to improve manufacturing results.• Developed Kan-Ban plan to raise Inventory Turns from 11.7 to 35.4.• Created database program to monitor part availability (in lieu of MRP system) minimizing costs during production wind down.
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Zone 1 ManagerLowe'S Home Improvement Oct 2003 - Dec 2004Mooresville, Nc, UsLowe's is the second largest home improvement warehouse store in the United States. Zone 1 is an exceptionally volatile area within the Lowe's structure, in that the product flowing through the area is strictly seasonal in nature and requires keen business acumen to capitalize on trends.• Led the Seasonal department to a greater than 10% increase in year over year sales.• Coached both subordinate department managers through completion of Management Training Program. -
Continuous Improvement ManagerRevest, Inc Jul 2000 - Mar 2003Revest manufactures office cubicle components utilizing such processes as spot welding, MIG welding, brake press bending, powder coat paint, and various assembly operations with typical operator cycle times between 20 and 100 seconds per unit.• Developed and implemented Lean Manufacturing Training Program.• Achieved 97.9% Inventory Accuracy (up from 93%) while reducing warehouse floor space 20% and Inventory Transactions by 50%.• Elevated Inventory Turns from 13 to 25 for raw material and from 11.7 to 21.5 for total inventory.• Managed merger of Dallas inventory and reduced overall inventory 45%.• Developed database program that reduced major commodity inventory 60%.
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Group Leader / Manufacturing EngineerHill Rom/Medaes Mar 1999 - Jul 2000Hill-Rom/MEDǼS manufactured medical gas and electric equipment (manifolds,valve boxes, control panels,etc...) in a manual assembly setting with operator cycle times ranging from 15 seconds to 20 hours.Responsible for floor level production management:• Reduced major product assembly time from 16 hours to 4 hours (-75%).• Eliminated transportation of product from assembly to packing by packing in cell.
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Product Engineer / Dbs FacilitatorDanaher Tool Group Jan 1994 - Nov 1998Danaher-JS Technology manufactures click type and dial type torque wrenches and screwdrivers utilizing such processes as spot welding, MIG welding, CNC milling and turning, mechanical press stamping, and various assembly operations with typical operator cycle times between 5 and 120 seconds per unit.• Improved highest volume assembly operation efficiency 80%.• Reduced marking-die exchange time 80%.• Researched and developed supplier for pad printing of plastic scale collars.• Improved inventory turns 45% in 1998.
W.D. O'Dell Skills
W.D. O'Dell Education Details
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Georgia Institute Of TechnologyApplied Physics -
Center For Creative Leadership
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Southern College Of TechnologyMechanical Engineering Technology
Frequently Asked Questions about W.D. O'Dell
What company does W.D. O'Dell work for?
W.D. O'Dell works for Shaw Stainless & Alloy
What is W.D. O'Dell's role at the current company?
W.D. O'Dell's current role is Manufacturing Operations Professional.
What is W.D. O'Dell's email address?
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What schools did W.D. O'Dell attend?
W.D. O'Dell attended Georgia Institute Of Technology, Center For Creative Leadership, Southern College Of Technology.
What skills is W.D. O'Dell known for?
W.D. O'Dell has skills like Continuous Improvement, Mrp, Kaizen, Manufacturing Engineering, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Engineering, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Product Development, Management, Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma.
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