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Industry: Various disciplines
Resides: Salary: US $Open
Relocate: Yes
On
the Market: Cutbacks
- Summary Multi-disciplined,
successful professional with seventeen years of diverse, progressive leadership
experience in a variety of industries and disciplines. Proven successful track record in project management,
pilot manufacturing, project procurement and mechanical and process engineering.
Recognized change agent with demonstrated exceptional team and
organization building skills, including the ability to work effectively
in matrix organizations and motivate others at all levels in the achievement
of individual and unit goals. ·Enabled
production of early development products resulting in more than $40MM
of additional revenue for the business unit in 2001. ·Improved
process yields of new product from 25% to 70% in four months. ·Reduced
new product transfer time from development to pilot production from twelve
- eighteen months to four months. ·Collaborated
on process improvement projects that reduced defects on one project by
64% with savings of $500K during the first year in production. ·Negotiated
and administered contracts for capital equipment, engineering and construction
services for numerous projects, totaling more than $750MM with substantial
savings. ·Worked
as expatriate in China. Managed
construction and debug activities of process equipment at Chinese machine
builder. ·Recruited,
developed and managed numerous highly effective, cross-functional teams
of technical, process, production, procurement and union personnel. ·Initiated,
developed and maintained successful relationships with customers, suppliers,
production, engineering and development organizations. Experience
Highlights Corning
Incorporated 1988
to 2002 Fourteen
years of diverse experience in process and mechanical equipment engineering,
procurement, project management, production and leadership with progressively
increasing responsibility. Product
Line Manager Dispersion
Compensation Fiber 2000
to 2002 ·Directed
and coordinated activities of high performance, cross-functional team
to enable the successful transfer of new products from development to
pilot production. ·Recruited,
developed, and managed diverse, cross-functional technical team of up
to fifteen personnel at different skill and experience levels. ·Managed
major fluctuations in demand for multiple, newly developed, complex fiber
products. Enabled early development
product manufacturing which resulted in more than $40MM in additional
revenue in 2001. ·Delivered
major yield improvement programs. Improved
process yields of new product in pilot production for four months from
25% to 70%. ·Optimized
relationship between development and production organizations to enable
efficient and effective transfer of new products. Reduced development-to-pilot-production time from twelve – eighteen
months to four months. ·Developed
and managed positive working relationships with internal and external
suppliers and customers. Facilitated
and resolved conflict. Production
Process Supervisor 1999
to 2000 ·Revitalized
existing organization into cohesive, high performance process team. Recruited, developed and managed cross-functional
team of sixteen process, technical, engineering and union personnel. ·Developed
and managed production scheduling processes.
·Improved
working relationships with research and development customers. ·Developed
and implemented preventive maintenance and ISO procedures for new production
equipment. Quality
Engineer 1998
to 2000 ·Facilitated
resolution of quality issues associated with materials and manufacturing
processes. ·Managed
process improvement projects ·Coordinated
successful project to achieve ISO certification for start-up, pilot production
facility. Senior
Project Procurement Manager Greenfield
Project 1996
to 1998 ·Project
procurement manager for fast-track $350MM Greenfield project. Provided project procurement services including
supplier searches, request for quote process development and management,
contract negotiations, conflict resolution, and contract terminations
at multiple sites. ·Negotiated
savings of $1.4MM in one month on contracts totaling $8.75MM; 11% per
year typical. ·Successfully
renegotiated delivery schedules and spending plans on existing equipment
contracts to address unexpected modifications to project scope and schedule.
More than $20MM of capital funds was postponed for one year with
less than 1% total increase in overall project cost. ·Utilized
innovative, ethical procurement processes to meet customer requirements
and aggressive schedules. ·Developed
and implemented cross-functional team-based capital project procurement
training program. Optimized engineering
and procurement efforts. ·Developed
and implemented joint business team meetings with suppliers for project
cost management. Practice was
adopted as a best practice on capital procurement projects.
Project
Procurement Manager Expansion
and Automation Projects 1995
to 1996 ·Project
procurement manager for multiple expansion and automation projects totaling
more than $240MM in a functioning production facility. ·Negotiated
corporate-wide components contract resulting in $600K savings; 11% per
year typical. ·Provided
project procurement services including supplier searches, quote process
development and management, contract negotiations, conflict resolution,
and contract termination on all capital equipment, construction management
and engineering services purchases. Senior
Corporate Buyer Aftermarket
Sales 1994
to 1995 ·Buyer
for equipment parts for Aftermarket Sales Group - Pacific Rim. ·Supervisor
of shipping team. Senior
Mechanical/Process Engineer Production
Improvement Projects 1992
to 1994 ·Assisted
metallurgist in research, development and implementation of new chrome
plating process. ·Managed
$279K budget. ·Developed
engineering concept for production equipment cleaning and transport system.
·Managed
detail design and build of equipment. ·Managed
customer site preparation and installation. ·Defects
were reduced by 64% with savings in excess of $500K during the first year
of production. ·Researched
and analyzed data to improve production equipment and process performance. Mechanical
Engineer Equipment
Start-Up 1992
to 1992 ·Completed
equipment debug and production start-up procedures. Mechanical
Engineer International
Projects 1990
to 1992 ·International
representative for engineering technology transfer to Chinese and Lithuanian
clients. ·Expatriate
located in Shenyang, China. ·Managed
re-design, construction and debug of thirty-two pieces of production equipment
at Chinese machine builder. Resolved
technical issues and modified designs as required. ·Developed
and managed equipment build and debug schedule, and $500K budget. ·Key
communication liaison between United States base, staff in Shenyang and
staff in Beijing. ·Equipment
passed customer performance acceptance tests on initial attempt. Mechanical
Engineer Prototype
Equipment 1988
to 1990 ·Assisted
project team on design, construction, debug and installation of prototype
manufacturing equipment in a functioning production facility. Additional
Experience McLanahan
Corporation, Hollidaysburg, PA 1987
to 1988 Mechanical
Design Engineer - Mining Equipment Warnaco
Knitwear Division, Altoona, PA 1985
to 1987 Industrial
Project Engineer Education
and Credentials Clarkson
University, Potsdam, NY Engineering
and Manufacturing Management Attending
Master's program with focus on project management Pennsylvania
State University, Harrisburg, PA B.S.,
Mechanical Design Engineering Technology Pennsylvania
State University, Altoona, PA Associate,
Mechanical Engineering Technology Institute
for Supply Management Certified
Purchasing Manager, 1998
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