Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
During my career in high-tech manufacturing, I have successfully navigated startups, expansions, and turnarounds. My core competencies include operations, manufacturing and supply chain optimization, global supplier management, Lean process improvement, performance metrics, enterprise project management, change management, P&L management, quality management, and incident-free safety culture. As an empowering servant leader, I engage diverse teams globally, balancing creativity with scalable processes to foster innovation and sustainable success Senior leadership values my strategic thinking and decisive implementation, which have led to significant business breakthroughs, customer satisfaction, engaged workforces, and profitable growth.
I oversaw a team of 20 across various departments and up to 50 in total operations. Reporting to the VP of Operations, my achievements included successful post-merger integration, organizational transformation with 100% staff retention, a 30% increase in throughput, and improving on-time delivery from 61% to 94%. Notably, I enhanced customer quality metrics and achieved significant sales milestones with key clients. Additionally, I played a pivotal role in positioning the company for private equity acquisition in 2023, managing a smooth transition while optimizing productivity and ensuring compliance.
As a direct report to the Founder/Chairman of a $6M industrial power solutions company, I led a series of transformative initiatives. This included stabilizing and scaling operations to accommodate a 50% short-term growth increase, achieving key performance indicators across cash flow, quality, supply chain, manufacturing, and customer service. By strategically leveraging contract manufacturers in the U.S., Mexico, and Taiwan, and expanding the use of third-party logistics providers, we reduced supply lead times and product delivery lead time by 25%. Additionally, I implemented a new test/repair strategy that doubled our capacity within three months and significantly improved manufacturing yields. Through initiatives like streamlined onboarding processes and improved order accuracy, we boosted customer satisfaction and optimized cash flow by standardizing supplier terms and addressing outstanding receivables.
Launched the successful US division generating $30 million in annual revenues, overseeing a team of 90 employees and reporting to three managing directors in Germany. Key accomplishments include orchestrating the launch of the company in the US in collaboration with Limtronik Germany, managing significant budgets, establishing comprehensive organizational infrastructure, fostering a culture of continuous improvement resulting in increased productivity and morale, expanding the customer base across various industries, and launching engineering operations for value-added services. Additionally, I initiated strategic supply chain functions, implemented quality methodologies leading to ISO 9001 and UL certifications, optimized logistics operations, and project-managed a substantial expansion of our facility footprint.
Led a global (APAC/EMEA/Americas) supplier quality engineering staff of 10. Optimized supply chain implementing TQRDCE metrics, 80% AVL sourcing representing an annual spend of $500M.