Senior Level Leadership – Lean Manufacturing Operations and Supply
I prioritize building the teams of your business, so the teams of your business build your business
Multi-Site Leadership | Cross Functional Team Leadership | Supply Chain Management | P&L Cost Control | Tier 1 Supply | Sales & Operations Planning | Strategic & Project Planning | ERP | Union & Non-Union Relations | Automotive, Aerospace, & ISO Quality Systems | Lean - Six Sigma Certified | Toyota Production System & Kaizen | Turn-Around | Metal Forging | Welding | Machining | Fabrication | Fiberglass Composites | Molding | Plastics | Extrusion | Assembly | High Volume Repetitive | Continuous Flow | Job Shop | Discrete Manufacturing
ChainPROFESSIONAL RESULTS / EXPERIENCE
POLYFILL, LLC, SIDNEY, OH 2018 – PRESENT
SENIOR LEADER OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN
? Diversified core product offering and optimized assets by leading the development of and commercializing 2 new formulations to address additional markets
? Achieved 20% - 60% price increases to offset raw material prices to maintain profitability in 2021/2022
? Eliminated Safety Total Recordable Rate from 19.97 to 1.20 with zero Recordables for 534 days
? Slashed Customer Returns by 85% from 1.35% to 0.20% saving a projected $230,000
? Served over forty customers with 99% Delivery
? Reduced scrap by over 25% across product lines
? Improved recycled direct material use by over 40%
? Maintained supply continuity and profitably gained new customers in the face of the Computer Chip & additional Global Supply Chain Shortages
THETFORD CORPORATION, ANN ARBOR, MI 2015 –2018
SENIOR LEADER OPERATIONS & GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN – NORTH AMERICA (MULTIPLE SITE)
THETFORD - NORCOLD PRODUCT LINES
? Recruited to lead 4 North American Manufacturing facilities, the Supply Chain, and the Purchasing activities to support $250M Sales. Business employed 900 personnel across multiple shifts using 640,000 sq ft
? Reduced required overtime expenditures by $810,000 through shift structure changes
? Increased efficiencies by 19% in the sanitation business
? Improved attrition rate by 30% in a highly competitive labor market
? Saved an estimated 1 million dollars annually in total material buys
LEAR CORPORATION - SOUTHFIELD, MI 2013 - 2015
GLOBAL DIRECTOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT – METALS
TIER 1 SUPPLIER TO AUTOMOTIVE OEMS MANUFACTURING SEATING AND ELECTRICAL - $18B SALES
? Led Lear’s Continuous Improvement Business System implementation across 20 Global Metals plant locations
? Reduced cost of operations by $10.5 million in 2014 globally
? Established Plant Lean assessments and model lines within each facility
? Operated personally for 6 months in Mexico supporting 6 locations
? Developed Regional and Plant CI personnel: Regions included North and South America, Europe, India, and China
ABLE MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY - JOPLIN, MO 2007 TO 2013
SENIOR LEADER OF MANUFACTURING AND GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN (MULTIPLE SITE)
? Recruited to streamline 4 manufacturing sites and supply chain to support near double-digit percentage growth to $81M sales by leading cross-functional teams across low to medium volume, highly complex product offering sourcing from over 500 suppliers
? Improved Safety by reducing Total Recordable Rate by 67%. 1 Plant SHARP certified
? Served over 40 different customers in 11 different markets with 4 individual business streams that were additionally integrated into a 5th core offering
? Reduced overall Warranty by 78% and Scrap by 62% compared to Sales resulting in $580,000 projected savings
? Saved $3.0M by improving Direct Material & Direct Labor combined by 11% as a % of Sales
ASSOCIATED MATERIALS INC 2005 TO 2007
PLANT / LOCATION MANAGER - ENNIS, TX
VINYL SIDING & ACCESSORIES, ALSIDE DIVISION
? Recruited to turn around a 4 shift / 7-day plastics twin screw, co-extrusion operation that employed 350 non-union associates. An operating budget of $36M and capital budget of $1.5M supported $160M in sales.
? Reduced Quality Complaints by 41%
? Improved On-Time Delivery from 37% to 98% through improving process capabilities
? Improved material usage by $3.9M
? Decreased scrap by $1.3 million and scrap value losses by $2.3 million
? Improved productivity by 14% and eliminated outside warehousing saved $1.7M
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
Alcoa Incorporated 2000 to 2005
Plant / Location Manager - Denison, TX 2002 to 2005
Alcoa Home Exteriors – Vinyl Siding & Accessories
Business Modeling Manager 2001 to 2002
Alcoa Wheel & Forged Products - Cleveland, OH
Operations Manager 2000 to 2001
Alcoa Forged Aerospace and Industrial Products - Cleveland, OH
Aluminum, Steel, Inconel
Delphi Automotive Systems – Dayton, OH 1989 to 2000
Manufacturing Superintendent – Disc Brake Calipers & Disc Brake NAO Lining
General Supervisor Manufacturing – Disc Brake Semi-Metallic Lining
Master Scheduler – Dampers, Shock Absorbers
Manufacturing First Line Supervisor –Dampers, Shock Absorbers
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
M.S., Management Science/Operations Management, University of Dayton 1995 GPA: 4.0
B.A., Economics/Pre-Med, 3 years Varsity Baseball, Stanford University 1989 GPA: 3.3
Lean Sigma Green Belt Certified, APICS |
