EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Accomplished, performance driven, motivated Manufacturing Engineering Manager & Program Manager with international leadership experience with a proven ability for cost reduction solutions with a commitment to improving profitability Results based leadership style with coaching and influencing skills Extensive experience managing all levels of multiple projects Implemented continuous process improvement that accelerated production and strengthened quality performance Captured revenues by streamlining operations and eliminating repetitive global processes Extensive experience and leadership with large capital programs and global engineering teams Aggressive, organized, team member known for planning and meeting strategic goals
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Hands-on Leadership Continuous improvement implementation at all levels Program management Manufacturing footprint rationalization Lean manufacturing Greenfield start-up and acquisitions Extensive experience in precision machining/assembly Global budgeting and CAPEX management Organizational restructuring Ability to communicate effectively to direct /motivate team and others, maintaining persuasive and credible presentation style at all levels of the organization
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY, TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN (1989-2012)
Mfg. Engineering / Program Manager, Corporate (2006-2012)
• Manage global team of Mfg. Eng. Managers to drive common manufacturing processes, knowledge, best practices and continuous improvement throughout the global organization
• Analyze all aspects of the operations process: material costs, labor costs, overhead, transportation, etc. Present recommendations to executive leadership on methods to eliminate global duplication and the benefits of moving operations to best cost country.
• Manage global team to analyze facilities worldwide to accommodate production shifts. Define product families, associated timing, costs for footprint rationalization to best cost country and execute.
• Travel to global operations to assure program objectives and being achieved.
• Actively engaged to assure implementations, transitions and production plans are executed on time and within budget.
• Review, approve and manage annual global CAPEX budgets. Recommend and present new manufacturing projects to executive leadership / BOD approval.
• Manufacturing Engineering lead for assessment of greenfield planning and/or new facilities acquisitions.
• Part of a global team challenged to orchestrate an aggressive restructuring to reduce operation costs worldwide, including the consolidation of 15 plant operations.
• Manage global cross functional team to analyze all elements and establish a business case to launch and execute multiple new products for global manufacturing.
Key Accomplishments:
Execute and exceed program objectives for multiple new product global launch and/or production restructuring.
$6-8 million year over year of global savings with implementation of continuous improvements and
best practices.
Advanced Mfg. Engineering Manager (1998-2006)
• Managed corporate operations facility for manufacturing R&D, new technologies and process development for new product launch.
• Managed cross functional team to assess, investigate and develop advanced manufacturing technologies / process and software solutions then transition into the production environment.
• Approved and managed capital expenditures for assets and annual operating budget
• Lead core team of engineers to develop prototypes for a new products introduction.
• Structured and submitted detailed business plans for each calendar year.
• Oversaw implementation of ISO14001and QS9001 standards throughout plant.
Key Accomplishments:
Structured compensation and training program.
Developed and introduced multiple advanced manufacturing technologies and processes to the organization.
Managed a team to transition the facility from R&D to low volume production on time and under budget.
Managed $3.5 million to a $4.5 million annual department operating budget.
Program Manager Asia, Corporate (1996-1998)
• Evaluate and recommend perspective equipment, assets and facility to determine suitability and corporate
strategies for acquisition.
• Present business case to executive leadership for approval.
• Manage U.S., Brazilian and Indian cross functional team to launch (2) manufacturing greenfield facilities in
India.
• Managed U.S., Brazilians and Indian teams to purchase equipment, transition new products and manufacturing
process from Brazil to India.
• Managed Indian team to transition production shifts between multiple Indian operations.
Key Accomplishments:
Production increase with implementation of Lean Manufacturing and streamlined manufacturing
processes resulting in CAPEX investment avoidance.
Execute and exceed program objectives for production launch / restructuring.
Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Corporate (1991-1996)
• Travel to domestic and international facilities to implement, assist and support manufacturing continuous
improvements.
• Prepared CAPEX, costing and manufacturing plan for business case to launch new product in the U.S.
• Introduced advanced manufacturing technologies and processes to the organization.
• Member of core team to start-up ( 2 ) greenfield manufacturing facilities in the U.S and ( 1 ) in Brazil.
• Researched and spec. machine tools, ...
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