I have experience managing an $80M per year, non-union facility with P&L, capital budget, safety, quality, Six Sigma, AOP development and execution responsibilities. I am looking for the right opportunity to use my experience and to continue my professional growth. |
Professional Profile M.B.A. Graduate with a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, Black Belt certified and 22 years in the steel fabrication industry with increasing levels of responsibility in engineering, manufacturing and plant management. Change agent: Led the assimilation of a plant purchased in 2003 into the Company A culture emphasizing safety and accountability Managed the facility and organization as the customer base grew from one domestic customer to over 20 domestic and international contract customers and more than 50 regular customers A record of driving costs out of the process, identifying over $3.5M of annual savings in the last year. International experience in customer support, purchasing equipment and executing technical agreements Responsible for sourcing $15 million in equipment, in a $50 Million Greenfield project that was completed and started ahead of schedule and under budget Professional Experience Company A 2010 Present Promoted to Director of Continuous Improvement in May 2010 Proposed and tested process change that saves $800,000 annually. Worked closely with key customers to improve relationship and represent Company A in joint continuous improvement projects. Completed a value stream analyses that identified over $2.5M in savings annually, that are in the process of being implemented. Six Sigma Black Belt certified Company A Central, Indiana 2004 2010 Promoted to the Site Manager position for the Central, IN facility in 2004 Plant operated with 125 people and has approximately $80 million in annual revenue. Responsibilities include P&L, HR, operations, engineering, shipping and receiving. Facility is non-union. The plant was awarded the Star designation of the OSHA VPP program in February of 2006, recertified in 2009. Set the corporate safety record of 1271 consecutive days without an OSHA Recordable accident Trimmed more than $500,000 of spending in 2009 helping to keep the plant in the black for the year. (A 17% improvement on a per ton basis with 15% less volume) Reduced COQ an average of 21% the last three years, a total reduction of 51%, setting records in 07, 08 & 09 Changed plant organization to support the transition of the facility from a single customer focused cost center, to multi-customer, multi national profit center. Instituted personnel policy changes that improved attendance from Approx. 94% to consistently over 97%.
Company A Northwest, Ohio 2001-2004 Hired as the Engineering Manager, and after six months, transitioned into the Manufacturing Managers position Managed 90 members of the USWA and 7 supervisors. Increased productivity on most profitable line by 14% (21,000 to 24,000 feet per shift.) Through tooling improvements and implementing standard set-up procedures. Improved OSHA recordable rate from Approx. 24 to less than 3 in 2 years. Company B Central, Ohio 1996-2001 Part of the Initial team for the design and construction of the green field manufacturing Plant Later was responsible for the start-up of the process lines and training of the machine operators, and then transitioned into the role of New Products and Process Engineering Manager. The workforce was represented by the USWA. Responsible for specifying and sourcing $15M of process equipment, from both domestic and international suppliers. Lead a technical collaboration and training visit to Sumitomo Metals, Wakayama works. Plant start-up occurred 2 months ahead of schedule and under budget. Company C Central, Indiana 1994-1996 Process Engineer with responsibilities for the process lines in three central Indiana Plants Proposed and implemented improvements that doubled productivity and reduced quality complaints from 26 to 4 per month. Co-Facilitated Total Quality Production System events. Company D Western, Ohio 1989-1994 Process Engineer with responsibilities that included tooling design, equipment design, process troubleshooting and development of standard practices. Spear headed the design of Quick change process line. Traveled to Japan three times as part of a technical assistance agreement with Nippon Steel Corp. Education Six Sigma Black Belt, Purdue MEP, Indianapolis, IN 2010 M.B.A. - Executive Program, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 2004 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Tri-State University, Angola, Indiana 1989 |