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DYNAMIC MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT LEADER

Critical expertise in managing a lean manufacturing operation to deliver high quality products that exceed customer expectations.

executive summary
Highly organized manager with strong interpersonal skills and a track record of continuously improving quality, productivity
and profitability in progressively responsible positions with General Electric, Illinois Tool Works and Grindmaster. Industrial
Engineering degree with background in industrial equipment, transportation, electronics and aerospace industries.
Passionate about quality, safety, customer satisfaction and having fun while doing it. Demonstrates a strong command of
decision making and problem solving skills. Builds customer confidence by listening effectively and responding promptly
and accurately. Takes on a heavy workload and always produces quality work. Takes the initiative and is an effective change
agent by selling the positives. Excellent team building, coaching and mentoring skills that holds the team accountable.
Currently residing in Louisville, KY and willing to relocate.

critical skill set

Strategic Planning
Staff Development/ Mentoring

Budget Planning/ Cost Control

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement
Project Leadership

Quality Planning/ Control

New Product Introduction

Delegation/ Accountability

Safety Programs/ Awareness

Effective Employee Communication

People Management

professional employment history

DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING & QUALITY

2015 Present

Globe Food Equipment Company

Notes:

Reported to the President and directly responsible for all aspects of the Globe Slicer
Manufacturing Operation including the manufacturing implementation of new products and
new product variations. Assure that products and replacement part assemblies are
manufactured on schedule within quality standards and cost objectives. The role carries direct
managerial responsibility for production, purchasing and inventory management, quality and
manufacturing engineering functions and personnel.
MANUFACTURING MANAGER

2014 2015

IMI Precision Engineering

Reported to the General Manager with responsibility for all manufacturing operations in a highly
engineered producer of actuators and grippers for the industrial automation market. Led
team of 80 hourly production workers involved with CNC machining and assembly of a low
volume, high mix product offering in a $30MM business. (Resigned position to take Director
of Manufacturing position at Globe Food Equipment)
Began implementation of new company culture aimed at growing efficiency through Lean
tools, reducing manufacturing footprint for future expansion and building a strong, cohesive
senior leadership team.
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PLANT MANAGER

2011- 2013

Grindmaster-Cecilware, Inc.

Reported to the Senior VP Operations. Leadership role over manufacturing operations. Led team of 75
hourly production workers and 3 salary support producing hot, cold and frozen electro-mechanical
beverage equipment in a $60MM business.
Achieved a complete cultural change from old company methods to new vision company created by
CEO.
Increased production output by 40% and manufacturing efficiency by 15%.
Completed transfer of product manufacturing from New York operation to Louisville plant while
growing headcount marginally and creating a stable, permanent workforce. Eliminated 30 Temps.
Improved on-time delivery from 71% to 92% and reduced average manufacturing lead time from 7.4
to 4.5 days.
QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

2011 2011

JCB North America

Reported to the General Manager Operations. Responsible for product quality of a $170MM plant
producing Skid Steer Loaders and a specialty backhoe used for military applications. Led team of 4
direct and 8 indirect reports producing on two product lines.
Reduced defects per unit from >40 to <20 within 2 months through pareto and root cause analysis.
Recruited and internally promoted strong staff additions to develop a lean Quality organization
during a 50% growth initiative in manufacturing.

BUSINESS UNIT MANAGER

1992 2010
2010 2010

Notes:
throughput, optimize, automate, interpersonal,
problem solving, technical, improvement,
sustainable, creative, manufacturing, motivate,
inventory control, resourcefulness, participate, train,
prioritize, outsource, self-directed, implementation,
metrics, engineering, turnaround, resource, toolbox,
communication, competency, operations, selfstarter, utilization, organizational, logistics, worldclass, automated, management, lead time,
leadership, delivery, productivity, budget, cost,
profitability, initiative, strategic, organize, process,
decision making, performance, metric, reliability,
efficiency, track record, improve, developing,
scheduling, staff, manage, collaborate, safety,
creativity, corrective, manager, development,
communicate, growth, data, lead, equipment,
coaching, monitor, customer, quality, planning, lean,
production, solve, schedule, mentor, continuous,
plan, tactical, just in time, nonconformance, product
introduction, ensure, methodology, audit,
certification, responsiveness, calibration, evaluate,
accountability, standardization, teamwork,
implement, documentation, communicator, analyze,
product development, training program, system,
requirement, quality control, coordinate, supplier,
evaluation, hands-on, master plan, awareness,
proficient, facilitate, skill, operating cost,
experience, achieve, preventive, auditor,
specification, maintain, assurance, compliance, goal,
empower, assessor, vendor, root cause, corrective
action, test, lean six sigma, environmental health &
safety, schedule objectives, project engineering,
lean manufacturing initiatives, customer focused,
continuous improvement, mentoring, coaching,
leadership development, layout, process flow,
material handling, maintenance, salary, capital,
prioritize, environment, feedback, industrial,
direction, guidance, concurrent, technology, world
class, configuration, ergonomic, ability, adaptable,
align, analytical, assembly, bottleneck, coach,
collaborative, consistently, coordination,
deliverable, demonstrate, demonstrated, deploy,
develop, direct, director, downtime, drive,
employee, energize, energizing, engineer,
fabrication, facility, fast-paced, financial,
housekeeping, identify, inventory, key, knowledge,
manufacture, material, meet, motivated, operation,
operational, plant, power point, raw material,
require, responsible, responsibility, sheet metal,
shop floor, spreadsheet, strategy, supervisory, team,
work, Plant Manager, Manufacturing Manager,
Operations Manager, Director Manufacturing,
Director Operations, Quality Manager, Quality
Director, Site Leader, Value Stream Manager

ITW - Hobart Corporation

Hobart Corporation

Reported to the Director Manufacturing. Took lateral move to gain sales experience. Responsible for
$15MM Food Prep business unit with full Profit and Loss responsibility resulting in 23.7% ROS in a
difficult economic climate. Led team of 4 salaried and 12 hourly reports producing 8 product lines at
two different manufacturing plants.
Prepared and executed transition from home-grown inventory control system to Epicor Vantage ERP
system.
Led redesign of Cutter Mixer to recapture lost chain business resulting in $400,000 incremental sales.
Developed business strategy for food processor line to incorporate acquisition models into existing
lineup and reduced total model mix by 7 models.
Attended numerous trade shows and customer visits to demonstrate product features and benefits
resulting in a 5% or $750,000 incremental sales increase.
PLANT MANAGER

2006 2010

Hobart Corporation
2

Reported to the Director Manufacturing. Responsible for 120,000 ft manufacturing plant producing
commercial food preparation equipment. Direct control over Purchasing, Machining, Assembly, Quality,
Accounting, Human Resources and Warehousing. Supervised 7 direct reports and 120 employees.
Delivered $45MM in product sold by establishing in-lining and cellular manufacturing to minimize
travel time and distance. Reduced headcount by 5.
Reduced spending by 10% saving $450,000 on annual operating budget.
Improved on-time delivery to better than 96% through use of a finished goods Kan ban system.
Decreased inventory from 3.5 to 2.5 MOH by implementing a Kan ban system for all work in process.
Outsourced all machining operations (20+ CNC machines) recognizing a $200k cost savings.
Reunited two separate business units into a single production operation.
Reduced lost time injuries 28%. Passed all corporate EHS and OSHA inspections.
Created a mentoring program to coach/mentor individual contributors to improve performance.
QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

1996 2006

Hobart Corporation

Reported to the General Manager Food Machines. Responsible for $120MM division product quality
efforts and led team of 5 Quality Engineers/ Technicians.
Reduced warranty expenses 5-10% or $100,000 to $150,000 per year.
Delivered new mixer model family to market with less than 1% warranty rate which was half what
established product ran.
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Implemented ISO 9001 at two plants and then later converted plant Quality Management System to
ISO 9001:2000 and maintained registration.
Led Kaizen team that resolved chronic safety switch problem that reduced warranty costs by over
$250,000.

additional career history

Senior Quality Engineer
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Manager Production Support
Manufacturing Engineer
Quality Engineer
Manufacturing Management Program

Industrial Equipment
Transportation
Aerospace/ Electronics
Aerospace/ Electronics
Aerospace/ Electronics
Aerospace

Hobart Corporation
General Electric Company
General Electric Company
General Electric Company
General Electric Company
General Electric Company

Notes:

education, accreditations and affiliations

BS Industrial Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
GE Manufacturing Management Program
Lead Assessor of Quality Systems (ISO 9000)
Lean Manufacturing The ITW Toolbox

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