PRODUCTION MANAGERDependable and driven Production Leader with 10 + years’ creative and production leadership and management abilities in the manufacturing and production industry.Known for being a strong leader who possesses strong business and communication skills, a diverse portfolio for original and creative content for any type of production and manufacturing industry. Career highlights include the following. • Operated and Maintained high-tech mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic production machinery on the manufacturing floor.• Participated on team, with responsibility for determining machine efficiency.• Worked with a variety of machines, including Robotics, Press, mills, grinders (external, internal, and surface), lathes, shears, punch press, brakes, welding (laser and mig), and basic CNC machining.• Was a Team Lead, assigned work, arranged personnel and work schedules, and provided expertise and assistance.• Trained apprentices and functioned as lead operator on multiple shifts.• Performed machine failure analysis and redesigned "problem" molds to improve efficiency and reliability.• Contributed to new-build with extensive working hours on a brand new startup facility with first production assistance, and future lines• Interacted extensively with manufacturing and production engineers on production modifications and improvements• Manage a production floor with over 100 workers in a complete fabrication shop with full powder coat line. • Experience with Laser Welders and common Mig. • Quality technician experience, worked in chemical lab with corrosive materials. Experience on quality tear downs, cross-sections, microscopes, and quality assurance checks, been heavily involved with quality engineers in research and development of new products and compatibility studies. Lead efforts to fix quality standards on multiple production problems. As well as implemented lean manufacturing and six sigma.