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Hickory, Nc, Us

Hickory, Nc, Us

Lead 6 plants (GA, NC, OH, KS, OK, AR) which manufacture foam, metal parts, vinyl seat covers, and assembled school bus seats. Full P&L responsibility for these operations with $175M gross revenue and 500+ employees. Focused on optimizing operations by building strong cultures, developing leaders, and implementing Lean methodologies.

Hickory, Nc, Us

Maryville, Tn, Us

Directed efforts to build manufacturing infrastructure for new SC360 proton therapy system. The SC360 product is a lower-cost, smaller footprint proton therapy system which utilizes superconducting magnet technology in both the cyclotron and gantry delivery system. Establish and manage operating budgets. Implement capital and resource plans to support strategic growth for 5-year ramp up. Direct reports include functional managers for Manufacturing, Production Control, Manufacturing Engineering, Technical Training & Documentation and Systems and Operations Analysis.

Hanahan, Sc, Us

Directed high-mix low-volume contract manufacturing (multi-site) with $43M in annual sales. Products included build-to-print circuit card assemblies (SMT and thru hole), wire harnesses and electromechanical assemblies. Established and managed annual operating budgets. Developed strategic plans to facilitate growth including capital and personnel requirements, capacity planning, sourcing initiatives, materials management and process improvements. Ensured operations complied with AS9100C, OSHA, and EHS regulations. Direct reports included functional managers for Production, Supply Chain Management, Production Control, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering.

Nashville, Tn, Us

Reported directly to the CEO with the primary responsibility of increasing top-line revenues across corporate divisions through business development and the introduction of new products, with a project portfolio of $41M. Managed the startup of two new manufacturing operations within the USA including the development of business implementation plans, establishment of manufacturing infrastructure, and coordination of the supply chain. Successfully outsourced the manufacture and distribution of a new consumer electronics product to an Asian contract manufacturer.

Nashville, Tn, Us

Directed a multi-disciplined engineering department responsible for process optimization, Lean Manufacturing implementation, production equipment and automation, and product configuration and control. Directed the rebuilding of an optimized manufacturing infrastructure after the 2010 Nashville, TN flood including the USA plant which was completely cleaned, refurbished and restarted within 90 days.

Berwyn, Pa, Us

Directed high-mix low-volume manufacturing operations (multi-site and multi-shift) with $63M in annual sales. Products included electronic instruments and detectors (HPGe and Si) for use in nuclear spectroscopy and radiation detection applications. Established and managed annual operating budgets. Developed strategic plans to facilitate growth including capital and personnel requirements, capacity planning, sourcing initiatives, materials management and process improvements. Ensured operations complied with ISO, OSHA, and EHS regulations. Direct reports include functional managers for Crystal Growth, Detector and Electronics Manufacturing, P&IC, Quality (ISO), Materials, Logistics, and Facilities (EHS) Management.

Berwyn, Pa, Us

Same responsibilities as Vice President of Operations.

Berwyn, Pa, Us

Directed high-mix low-volume manufacturing operations (multi-site) for electronic instruments (build-to-print circuit card assemblies - both SMT and thru hole, wiring harnesses and box build electromechanical assemblies) for use in nuclear spectroscopy and radiation detection applications. Developed strategic plans to facilitate growth including capital and personnel requirements, capacity planning, sourcing initiatives, materials management and process improvements. Ensured operations complied with ISO, OSHA, and EHS regulations. Direct reports include Managers and Leads for Manufacturing, P&IC and Manufacturing Engineering.

Forchheim, De

Directed detector manufacturing operations with an annual production of 25K scintillation detectors ($33M in annual sales) for Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Direct reports included department managers for Materials & Logistic (P&IC), Manufacturing Technologies (engineering and information systems), Manufacturing, and Production Services (continuous improvement, quality, and office management). Ensured operations complied with FDA, ISO 13485, OSHA, and EHS regulations.

Forchheim, De

Managed a multi-disciplined (mechanical/electrical/computer) Engineering department with an annual budget of $1.4M. Researched, developed, and implemented new technologies (robotics, automation and information systems) to expand manufacturing capacity (detector manufacturing and crystal growth) in support of a rapidly growing PET market.

Forchheim, De

Munich, De

Developed control systems software (C/C++) for soft PLC control products.

Oak Ridge, Tn, Us

Staff Engineer for the Robotics and Process Systems Division. Developed custom robotic systems (mechanical hardware and controls systems software) for decontamination and decommissioning support at various DOE sites.

Developed, configured, installed and maintained distributed control systems for magnetic tape coating lines.

Ms, Electrical Engineering

Bme, Mechanical Engineering

Bs, Computer Science

Mba, Operations