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Greenville, Texas, United States

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Revitalizing lean manufacturing in 4 US plants and 1 Canadian plant, through the use of improved daily management and war rooms, achieving 25% productivity gains.• Implemented ground-level Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and reporting connected to top level objectives.• Leverages cross-functional teams create scalable systems supporting continuous improvement, improving trend analysis and visibility to issues. • Mentor and develop others in the use of lean methodologies such as: SMED, the PDCA cycle, and performing root cause analysis using 5 whys.• Mitigating safety, quality and financial risks by using analytical tools including FMEAs to proactively identify issues and develop resolutions.• Fosters a culture of employee engagement resulting 75% of workforce participation in kaizen events.

Seagoville, Tx, Usa

▪ Facilitates kaizen events across multiple business units, resulting in sustained 5S activities and 71% gains in productivity. ▪ Led Operational Excellence initiatives for 5 of Dexter Axle’s manufacturing sites while maintaining daily operational control and P&L responsibility of spring plant.• Achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for the QMS in the Azle, TX fender plant.

Seagoville, Texas, United States

• Championed development and deployment of safety standards and practices. • Launched multiple new products, winning Club Car IR's award for Value Management 3 times.• Increased sales by 33% within 2 years by developing relationships with market leaders.• Reduced working capital and inventory by almost $3M through implementation of better supply chain management and forecasting.• Reduced product costs by 10%, through cost analysis, sourcing optimization, client and vendor agreements, and improved asset utilization.

Seagoville, Tx

Proactive and honest engagement of key customers resulting in minimized customer impact associated with deficient processes. Identified areas of deficiency, proposed solutions, and delivered quick turnaround results. ▪ Increased sales in OEM golf cart market segment by $1.5M by developing new leaf spring designs including a spring viewed as “impossible”.▪ Led overhaul of shot peening process (helping to retain a $2M year account) increasing cyclic fatigue lives by a factor of 3.▪ Developed Standards for Heat Treating and Metals alloys, reducing product variance and providing quality standards▪ Teamed with corporate resources for strategic modifications to our MRP system providing real time access to employee efficiency, product location, and labor costs.

Royse City, Tx

Develop process controls and monitor implementation of such. Lead the PPAP and MRB.Assist in claims resolutions on defective, damaged, or other claimed product.Work with vendors to resolve non-conforming materials including assisting with root cause analysis.

Royse City, Tx

Oversaw capital improvement projects as needed.Performed CSA testing of drum brake assemblies.Assisted in implementing cost saving programs.Designed two new product lines including tooling, and costing analysis.

Grapeland,Tx

Created detailed connection and layout drawings of steel joist and deckBecame 1 of 3 large scale composite deck detailers in the nationGenerate BOM's based on drawings.Interface with various project engineers.