Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
A lead-from-the-front executive with achievements in business development and profitability enhancements. Extensive experience in manufacturing and logistics with successful optimizations in military, automotive and related industries. Executive experience with successful global and domestic ventures. Achievements in executive alignment and process development through integrity, knowledge and client focus. William has founded several companies. These companies delivered logistics and manufacturing solutions to improved operations for the US Dept.of Defense, enhanced supply chain performance and implemented revolutionary cost systems that integrate logistics, material handling and manufacturing. Corporate growth & profitability strategies were developed and implemented at Modern Engineering as Vice President of Business Development and Operations. Executive direction and management produced successful programs and engineering results.
Because traditional manufacturing is in the throes of a digital transformation, founded company and developed a new technology to transform industrial processes needed to adapt to this rapid change. Conceived, deployed and launched a cyber-physical system that brings the virtual and physical domains together connecting any embedded technology to this smart system paving the way to a new technological age.
“Front-line executive”. Extensive experience in technological backed manufacturing with successful optimizations in military, automotive and related industries. Executive experienced with successful global and domestic ventures. Achievements in executive alignment and process development through integrity, knowledge and client focus.
Company founded to improve manufacturing operations at BAE Systems, Inc., Sealy, Texas, for the US Dept. of Defense Added $7.6 Million of new, profitable revenue growth the first year - a 20% increase, which exceeded company goals Achieved savings of $928 Million, year over year (See text of BAE Systems award, below) Increased annual profit $66.3 Million; increased supplementary revenue $829 Million Reduced annual labor expense $10.7 Million; reduced annual rework $2.1 Million Developed, engineered and implemented electronic systems that improved manufacturing throughput, operational efficiency, quality and direct labor efficiency. Managed 56 engineers. Developed, engineered and implemented plans to capture true costs of all operations Developed a transition plan that included logistics and internal operations Re-engineered supply chain systems for containers, equipment, processes, material handling Re-engineered operations included individual operators in front office and back office processes Ensured sustainability with a quality system, training and a training system.