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Atlanta, Georgia, Us

•Lead the cultural transformation of the US product development team, product testing lab, and commercial samples operation to embrace and leverage practical social responsibility principles.•Leverage practical sustainability, Lean Six Sigma, CISR and TRIZ methodology to develop disruptive prototype business models for global application.•Lead the US new product development team and product testing lab to develop sustainable global and regional products.•Lead the US Commercial Samples team to create a sustainable, world class stakeholder experience.•Lean/Sustainability/Social responsibility leadership, coaching and mentoring.•Created multiple, disruptive, one piece continuous flow business models for carpet tile from an industry insurgent perspective.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

•Strategic and tactical planning functions for U.S. Operations.•Maximize make to order business model•Amplify operations planning team's talent themes and allow for optimal growth opportunities.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

•Direct sustainability initiatives in U.S. operations including EcoMetrics and EcoSense. (sustainability metrics)•Support senior operations management in understanding and increasing value added activity.•Direct yarn procurement initiatives to include supply chain optimization and rationalization.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

•Gather ERP requirements for modular carpet division. Scope: order to cash through distribution.•Implement JD Edwards/Oracle ERP software; Planning, Advanced Planning Systems (APS), Production Execution, and Warehouse and Inventory Management.•Develop Advanced Planning System (APS) enhancements including Rapid Priority Management (RPM) type logic.•Sarbanes-Oxley implementation of inventory and receiving key controls for modular carpet division.•Educate customers and other interested parties through facility tours to promote InterfaceFlor and advance our company’s mission. (Approximately 1 tour/week)

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

•Direct Process Engineering and Quality Assurance for the modular flooring division.•Process Engineering duties include: New product/process research and development, capital expenditure development and implementation, annual operations budget, new material evaluation, operations improvement, environmental compliance, prototype process/equipment development and implementation and classical industrial engineering tasks.•Quality Assurance duties include: Product quality (internal/external), incoming material evaluation, process audits, quality cost standards, product improvement efforts, ISO 9001/14001 internal auditors lead, calibration system compliance, new product evaluation and performance testing and analysis.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

•Manage yarn preparation operation to include a yarn warehouse, winding, creel loading and a recycling operation with 8 direct and 138 indirect reports.•Initiated and implemented a demand planning system.•ISO 9000 and 14000 department coordinator.•Yearly budget requirements for all resources, overall cost effectiveness, P/L.•Short and long term capital expenditure planning.•Continuous improvement program coordinator.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

•Direct the Industrial Engineering department for the modular carpet division.•Improve the manufacturing system through systematic analysis utilizing lean manufacturing and industrial engineering tools.•Prototype process development and implementation.•Capital expenditure development, justification and analysis.•Cost analysis, scheduling analysis, wage rate analysis, independent project development.

•PIT plant coordinator. (Process Improvement Teams)•CIT plant program manager. (Continuous Improvement Teams)•QOS champion. (Quality Operating Systems)•Self directed work teams initiator.•Cost analysis, facility layout, time and motion studies, increased value/cost reduction, packaging development, plant productivity, industrial engineer training.•Employee training. (Classes taught; Cellular Manuf., Ergonomics, PIT, CIT, QOS, Self Directed Work Teams, QS 9000 cert., Statistical Process Control)•Environmental compliance. (EPA, OSHA, State of Georgia, CFR interpretation)•Project development and implementation.

•Managed injected component assembly department consisting of nine product lines for three customers (7 direct reports, approx. 70 indirect reports), lean manufacturing implementation, personnel evaluation, preventive maintenance, inventory control, departmental manning, and line development.

Mba, Operations Management

Bachelor Of Science, Business Management