SENIOR EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Senior Executive with track records of global P&L and process improvements. Strong balance of operational, technical and business skills, plus senior corporate staff assignment supporting Board of Director- and Office of the Chairman- level executives. Top-notch turnaround and process redesign achievements with major companies in Chemical and Technology sectors. Bottom-line, results-driven and customer-focused leadership with specific experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, R & D, Quality, Marketing and Business Development. General management responsibility for $100+ million revenue global technology business unit. Significant achievement with Mergers and Acquisitions. Experienced in working vertically and horizontally across matrix organizations. Strategic leader with excellent team building, creative problem solving and negotiating skills. Advanced business (MBA, Carnegie Mellon) and technical (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Drexel; M.S., Chemistry, Atlanta) degrees.
* Strategic Business & Market Planning, Project Management
* Product Management & New Product Development
* Cost Reduction & Avoidance, Productivity Improvements
* Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Partnerships
* Lean/Agile Manufacturing, Kaizen, Kaban & Just-in-Time
* ISO9001, TL9000, TQM, Malcolm Baldridge Examiner
* Supply Chain Management & Optimization
* Union & Non-Union Multi-Site Manufacturing Operations
Original Contributions to the Chemical Field in the Areas of Product/Process Development and Optimization of Industrial Chemical Processes, Polymers, Catalysis, Fiber Optic Technology.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1995-2003
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
Murray Hill, NJ.
[Fortune 150 company providing Network solutions]
2001-2003
OPTICAL FIBER SOLUTIONS DIVISION, LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
Sturbridge, MA
VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING
Led all Manufacturing and Process Engineering Operations, including Quality across multi-site business unit with $200+ million asset base and $100+ million annual revenue. Direct responsibility for up to 300 employees.
* Launched a three-year business re-engineering plan to improve organizational performance and alignment via integration of Business (Enterprise Resource Planning & Customer Relationship Management) systems and Manufacturing (Manufacturing Execution, Computerized Maintenance Management, and Manufacturing Controls) systems for real-time decision making and customer satisfaction.
* Restructured operations and took out $15+ million in operating expenses in one-year period. Improved business outlook.
* Co-led successful completion of a $100 million capacity expansion to quadruple output. Reduced unit cost by 50% and increased revenue by 75% in one year.
* Directed the operational start-up of 2 premium family of products (LaserWave and Gigaguide) to meet demands of high-end customers worldwide. These product families accounted for about 25% of revenue in less than 2 years.
* Achieved turnaround objective of becoming a Center of Manufacturing Excellence. Streamlined operations by implementing Lean/Agile Manufacturing principles including Self-Directed teams, Cellular Manufacturing, Cross-training, 5-S initiatives, Error-proofing, and Kaizen events. Delivered 60% reduction in Cycle Time, 35% reduction in set-up time, 99.5% On-Time Delivery, & Improved Customer Satisfaction through defect-free shipments.
* Led implementation of continuous improvements on optical fiber production processes and equipment. Delivered improvements in both human and machine productivity by more than 150%, resulting in substantial cost reduction and cost avoidance of more than $2 million per year.
* Developed proposal and secured $250,000 training grant from the State of Massachusetts (largest grant awarded).
2000-2001
OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTS DIVISION, LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
Atlanta, GA
SENIOR MANAGER, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Managed integration of Mergers & Acquisitions and Joint Ventures for improved asset utilization and business performance.
* Retrieved $6+ million in Duty Draw Back for our Asian Joint Venture partners in one-year period, involving multi-site efforts.
* Performed limited due diligence analysis for Joint Ventures with international business partners.
1999-2000
NETWORK PRODUCTS GROUP, LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
Atlanta, GA
SENIOR MANAGER, QUALITY & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Provided leadership for multi-site development and implementation of quality processes and customer satisfaction initiatives.
* Implemented TL 9000/ISO 9000:2000 for Lucent's largest Fiber Optic Products facility (3+ million square-feet of space, 4000+ employees, $1+ billion annual revenue). One of first companies worldwide to achieve this business-critical Registration. Enhanced Customer Responsiveness and Quality Image. Received Corporate "GROWS" Award.
* Led organization to Gold Supplier Partner Award from SBC Corporation via application of Malcolm Baldridge principles and customer relationship management derived through customer involvement and enhanced responsiveness.
* Spearheaded initiatives to expand quality commitment throughout the entire manufacturing, support and supplier organizations, developed cross-functional quality teams, implemented real-time process performance and customer issues feedback systems for production operators. Reduced quality defects by 20%.
1997-1999
NETWORK PRODUCTS GROUP, LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
Atlanta, GA
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE GROUP PRESIDENT
Assisted the Group President in day-to-day management of business operations in a variety of capacities, for a $4+ billion global business with more than 18,000 employees worldwide. Member of Lucent's Fast Track Global Leadership Development Pool. Utilized independent judgement, negotiating skills and ability to build consensus across functional lines to accomplish objectives.
* Member of senior level strategist group assembled to define cross-business sector strategies/initiatives for Lucent Technologies Inc (a $30+ billion company at this time). Analyzed competitive landscape and customer buying behavior. Recommended modularized designs for emerging customers.
* Coordinated/prepared business updates and presentations for Office of the Chairman, Board of Directors, Customers, Employees, and other organizations within and outside Lucent Technologies.
* Handled confidential operating, financial and employee information. Set priorities on requests and issues. Acted as liaison between Group President and Senior Leadership Team (Operations, Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Legal, CFO, HR, PR, CIO).
* Successfully resolved most of the customer, employee and union grievance issues directed at the Group President.
1995-1997
NETWORK SYSTEMS DIVISION, LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
Warren, NJ
SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER
Defined financial objectives, analyzed operating results, conducted strategic planning & implementation, market analysis, business case development, price and cost recommendations, product/service definitions, market/sales support, and customer interface.
* Led team of a $10+ million business addressing Equipment Reliability and Maintenance needs of Network Operators. Improved customers' operational flexibility. Increased revenue by 15% over a 2-year period in this matured market.
* Co-developed business case and secured funds of $100 million to build and operate Lucent's first Network Operation Center designed to provide communications network surveillance and monitoring for Global Service Providers.
* From 1996 to 1997, assumed additional responsibility as Senior Project Manager. Deployed several, multi-million dollar Operation Support Systems at the Network Operation Center. Collaborated with engineers and vendors to ensure effective and on-time systems deployment and operation. Project completed 2 months ahead of schedule and 10% under budget. Delivered more than $12 million of new revenue over 3 years.
1986-1995
CALGON CARBON CORPORATION
Pittsburgh, PA
[$300 Million provider of Environmental Solutions and Purification/Separation Technology]
1994-1995
PROCESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, CALGON CARBON CORPORATION
SENIOR GROUP TECHNICAL MANAGER (DEPARTMENT HEAD)
Managed Process R & D Group with a team of 4 direct and 30 indirect reports in multi-site and multi-national operations. Developed products and processes and transferred technology to large, commercial scale plants in domestic and international operations.
* Developed a New Product Introduction process to ensure rapid & effective development, commercialization and market penetration of new products. Process adopted by corporation and resulted in 30% improvement in new product revenue.
* Spearheaded competitive benchmarking programs aimed at providing best quality and lowest total cost solutions to our customers. Accomplished via extensive technical analysis, sales and marketing collaborations and customer involvement.
* Developed and implemented a new manufacturing process technology resulting in a 50% (or $10+ million) cost reduction in prime product lines (CP- & WS- series) while improving product quality. Process and product implemented at commercial scale. Patent Application
1993-1994
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, CALGON CARBON CORPORATION
GROUP TECHNICAL MANAGER
Managed Technical Managers and teams of Research Engineers and Technicians.
* Led multinational team that developed and implemented product improvement on a commercial scale in German operation resulting in improved annual profits of more than 20% or $5+ million. Patent Application. Received highest Corporate Award
* Managed the design/development efforts of a cost-effective pelleted carbon product (for Evaporative Loss Control Device) for Automotive Industry that exceeded competitive performance, while tailored to assure satisfaction of customers' needs.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, CALGON CARBON CORPORATION
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (1991-1993)
SENIOR RESEARCH ENGINEER (198-1991)
RESEARCH ENGINEER (1986-1987)
* Developed technique to evaluate stability of Environmental Control Systems. Established programs that identified factors adversely affecting performance. Implemented corrective measures resulting in reduced costs and improved performance. Published and presented extensively in this application area. Recognized by CHEMTECH Magazine as one of the best innovations in 1992.
* Designed high performance specialty product (Calgon carbon A-7 series) for the Chemical Process Industry. Product exhibited high oxidation stability in solvent recovery operations employing readily oxidizable solvents. Led process development efforts to manufacture products. Patent Application.
* Developed specialty carbon product (acid-washed) for purification/separation applications sensitive to metal impurities in the Pharmaceutical Industry or other industrial processes sensitive to metal leaching or presence of inorganic impurities.
1982-1985
AMBUR CHEMICAL COMPANY
Allentown, PA
CONSULTANT
Prepared, characterized and evaluated combustion promoter catalysts employed in regeneration of Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalysts employed in petroleum refinery. Studied deactivation and regeneration characteristics of catalysts.
* Developed a low-cost, high quality platinized catalyst with optimum performance resulting in improved profitability for end-customers and $500,000 addition to the bottom-line of Ambur Chemical Company.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
* Malcolm Baldridge Examiner - The State of Georgia, U.S.A., 1999
(Conducted Baldridge Assessment for multiple major global companies)
* M.B.A (M.S.I.A), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (completed while working full time), 1995
* Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 1986
* M.S., Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 1984
* M.S., Chemistry, Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA, 1980
* B.S., Chemistry, City University of New York (Hunter College), NY, 1978
PUBLICATIONS
* Several Publications at Leading Scientific and Engineering Journals
* Guest Speaker at National and International Professional Conferences |
