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RECRUIT
Director
of Manufacturing, 04185
Industry:
Assembly and various
Resides:
Iowa
Salary:
US $Open
Relocate:
Yes
On
the Market:
OVERVIEW:
Completed
Toyota TPS Information Seminar at Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Georgetown,
KY. Completed DMACC Lean Manufacturing training as well.
Results-driven
experiences and achievements are many:
. Implemented
cost reductions that reduced rework by a factor of 10, increased inventory
turns by a factor of 2, and increased MTBF by a factor of 3.
. Leaned down
inventory and WIP using team-oriented work groups reducing inventory by
$4M.
.. Established
Manufacturing and Marketing team to forecast demand and production reducing
leadtime from 2 weeks to 24 hours.
. Maintained
low headcount through training and efficient team building
. Established
team oriented process improvements
. Successful
team introduction of ISO 9001 (QA) with SPC, documented procedures, and
continuous process improvement.
. Consolidated
multiple manufacturing and warehouse locations into one facility.
. Set-up and
staffed custom panel shop
Career Summary
An experienced, "hands-on"
executive with a broad background in various areas of manufacturing including
production, product engineering and design, scheduling, inventory control,
materials management, and shipping/receiving. Specific expertise in ISO 9001, SPC, Lean,
S5, CE/UL, and OSHA/EPA regulations.
Proven results in continuous process improvements that maximize
operating effectiveness and profits.
Known as a results oriented and highly intelligent individual with
strong leadership and problem solving abilities.
Professional Experience
(Company name) IA 1984 to 2002
Design and manufacturer
of leading edge computerized Turbine Control electronics.
Director
of Manufacturing
1991 to 2002
Managed 5 departments:
test engineering, assembly, final test and configuration, panel shop,
and materials. 5 direct reports. Grew
manufacturing from an assembly group at approximately $2M revenues in
1984 to revenues approaching $50M in 2002.
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Introduced, trained
staff, and implemented MRPII (Mfg Resource Planning) system
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Developed annual and
3 year Manufacturing budget and monitored monthly expenses
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Maintained low headcount
through training and efficient team building
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Established team oriented
product demand forecasting
· Leaned down inventory
and WIP using team-oriented work groups
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Implemented SPC, control
documentation, and ISO 9001 procedures
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Implemented modified
Kanban (Lean Manufacturing)
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Increased Inventory
accuracy to 99%
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Consolidated multiple
manufacturing locations and warehouses into one facility.
Manager
of Product Engineering
1984 to 1991
Responsible for the
hardware and software of all product design.
Also responsible for quality control, reliability, and serviceability.
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Developed and implemented
quality manufacturing program with burn-in and documentation.
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Developed internal hardware
design function using AutoCad, EE Designer II and OrCad.
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Designed and released
brand new products: 3 Port Serial Board, Series 3 Controller, and EAS
Controller.
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Implemented field service
Return Material (RMA) system.
QUINCY COMPRESSOR Quincy, IL 1976 to 1984
Manufacturer of reciprocating
and helical screw compressors.
Manager of Electrical Engineering
Supervised the design
and development of compressor electrical controls to meet NEC, UL, NEMA,
City of LA, and OSHA codes.
·
Significantly reduced
cost of major product by coordinating a cross functional team that redesigned
the temperature controls.
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Designed multi-compressor
controllers using a variety of PLC’s.
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Responsible for the
design and development of a state-of-the-art microprocessor compressor
controller (Patent #4,502,842).
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Specified and cost-justified
a new CAD/CAM system.
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Avoided union grievance
against outside manufactured product by addressing issues in a professional
manner and taking time to explain, step by step, why the product should
remain outsourced.
Previous Professional Experience
Product Engineer
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Finalized the product
design and production documentation of the Tobacco Moisture Op Station.
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Improved the Tipper
effectivity, upgraded the Nucleonic Sensor Indicator, and improved the
noise immunity of the IR Moisture Sensor.
Design Engineer
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Designed the Pedal Chord
System (Patent #3,844,192).
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Designed and developed
analog filters, both passive and active.
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Implemented LSI Keyer
into four level upper and lower manual organ.
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Worked on design and
development of four possible stereo wah-wah pedals.
Assistant Engineer
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Worked on prototypes.
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Did field tests and
some design modifications.
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Designed the crystal
sync circuit for the 240 DAC telephone facsimile transceiver.
Education
MBA Iowa State University
GPA: 3.9
1999
BSEE University
of Missouri at Rolla GPA:
3.1 1971
Continuing Education
TPS Seminar at Toyota,
Lean Manufacturing 101, Lean Seminar Overview, ISO 9001, ESD Controls,
SPC in Manufacturing, Low Volume SMT, Sexual Harassment, Inventory Cycle
Count, and Supervising Technical Managers.
Computer Experience
CAD: AutoCad 2000, OrCad,
EE Designer II
Data Base: MS Access, SQL, FoxPro, DBIII
MRPII: 4th Shift
Spread Sheet: Excel, Quattro Pro
Word Processing: MS Word, WordPerfect
Awards, Honors, Publications & Patents
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Beta Gamma Sigma,
Business Honor Fraternity, 1999, ISU
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Phi Kappa Phi,
Honor Fraternity, 1998, ISU
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2 Patents – 1985 Quincy
Compressor(#4,502,842) & 1973
Thomas Organ(#3,844,192)
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DESIGN NEWS, Product Design of
the Year, 1984
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Published articles in DESIGN
NEWS, ELECTRONIC DESIGN, & KILOBAUD
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