Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Experienced leader in fast-paced manufacturing environments. Provides timely interface with all operations team members with clear, attainable goals, expected results & timelines for deliverables. Leads by example, earned respect and buy-in of all parties. Adept at overcoming obstacles & challenges unique to small and mid-sized manufacturing operations, resulting in creative solutions.
• Managed 6 new product introductions (NPIs) for a prime government contractor. • Worked with operations management to develop production strategies, schedules & plans for each program. • Met regularly with program functional leads to discuss program status, potential opportunities / obstacles & how to mitigate those obstacles. • Held scheduled meetings with customer program management leadership to provide status against milestone events, present potential improvements, communicate any design issues encountered & provide remediation options for those design issues. • Drove internal tasks to completion, to meet the customer’s desired schedule. • Aligned the schedules of multiple programs to maximize efficient use of resources. • Monitored expenditures to remain within the given budget. If a cost overrun was anticipated, I worked with the customer’s program management office to discuss & justify these costs as well as provide creative ways to minimize those added costs.
• Responsible for major KPIs such as Revenue, OTD, Gross Margin, Scrap impact and Quality metrics. • Regularly met with customers and government agencies to provide program and contract updates. • Lead a team of ~40 associates which include the Procurement team, Quality team, Materials team, Manufacturing Engineering team as well as production associates and technicians. • Responsible for production startup of a $43M USN program (the largest contract in company history), that required coordination of multiple government agencies, suppliers, and other 3rd party service providers. • Responsible for identifying, interviewing, and hiring salaried Operations support staff as well as engineers. • Orchestrated moving the company toward JIT manufacturing through LEAN processes, strategic material partnerships, detailed scheduling and data driven forecasting. • Regularly met with the other Officers and Directors to review business strategy, progress toward company goals, and discuss topics impactful to the company.
• Responsible for reviewing customer’s Technical Data Package for production implementation. • Responsible for identifying and procuring tooling/ fixtures, special processes and required 3rd party services needed for production, based on customer’s Technical Data Package. • Responsible for identifying and executing process improvements. Solutions relied heavily on LEAN principles and methodologies. • Key contributor and coordinator of facility move. This included inventorying equipment, tooling / fixtures, new facility layout, utility hook-ups, coordinating contactors (for both move out and move in) and coordinating all CME associates before, during and after the move. All of this occurred with just one workday of production lost. • Received the 2021 “Hero Award” as the individual that exemplifies company values & provides the greatest impact to CME’s business during the year.
Orion Instruments, a subsidiary of Magnetrol International, Inc. • Responsible for the training of new hires and existing associates • Provided engineering support to production / operations, including: process and procedure review / maintenance, LEAN implementation, design review for manufacturability and root cause analysis. • Key contributor in reducing internal non-conformances by nearly 35%. • Key contributor in improving on-time delivery (OTD) from 52% in 2018 to > 89% in 2020. • Key contributor to major revisions of material traceability and material handling procedures. • Global company SME on corrosion and corrosion mitigation, specializing in protective coatings. • Possessed knowledge of the following construction codes: ASME B31.1/ 31.3, ASME BPE, NACE MR0175/ 0103, PED and IBR. • Sponsor and support continuous improvement efforts throughout the company. • Provide general specification review for Sales Team (quote stage) and Operations Team (order booking stage). • Performed as member of Project Order Team, responsible for coordinating, tracking and reporting of project orders over $100k from quote through order fulfillment and shipment.
Responsible for all aspects of the coating process from quotation specification review to verification of conformance to customer's specification. Implemented as well as updated coating processes & procedures. Act as liaison between Manufacturing Engineering & other departments within the global company. Determine the best manufacturing methods for frequent custom sales orders. Perform root cause analysis & implement corrective actions to resolve various Non-conformance Reports.
Assured adherence to Sales order production schedule. Coordinated materials availability & interdepartmental work schedules for machine shop & weld shop. Specialized in overseeing Project orders at Global Headquarters. Was point person for many "Special" tasks (I.E. New product pilot runs, Sales Order Revisions). Trained & mentored new associates in departmental responsibilities.
Operated & maintained printing presses & digital plate maker. Assisted other departments such as Service Center & Production Control as needed.