PROFILE
Experienced Engineering Executive with a proven record of success managing globally integrated 24/7 operated facilities.
Extensive Operational experience including P&L, capital projects, process and maintenance. A Skilled leader who effectively
organizes, enables and empowers all team members to their full potential. Major strengths include global technical support, global purchasing, process and continuous improvement, project management as well as achieving high standards for maintenance, quality and customer service.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DELUXE LABORATOR 2002 – 2013
Deluxe Laboratories, Inc. provides chemical film processing services to motion picture studios and filmmakers. Deluxe Hollywood and Deluxe Toronto are state of the art manufacturing facilities, operating 24/7 high volume, just- in-time company specializing in high speed web transport and chemical solutions for the motion picture industry
Vice President Manufacturing Engineering, North American Laboratories
Deluxe Laboratories Hollywood 2010 – 2013
Manage the Operational Workflow, EH&S, Engineering, R&D, Production Maintenance, Electronic Maintenance, Facility Maintenance, Quality Control, Inventory and Procurement (SAP), Continuous Improvement Projects, Chemical Control and Analytical Departments consisting of 8-13 direct reports.
Managed technical support for Deluxe Toronto, Deluxe New York, Deluxe Vancouver, Deluxe Sydney and Cinetech operations
Prepared and managed capital projects, engineering, new equipment procurement and labor budgets for Deluxe Hollywood and Deluxe Toronto operations
Managed effort to reduce startup time and costs on Sunday nights after elimination of weekend production. Reduced startup time from 4 hours to 30 minutes.
Led Six Sigma project that reduced waste (number of reprints) by 46% in our front end printing department leading to an annual savings of $1.2M in raw material costs, plus an additional $375K in labor savings
Reduced startup time and costs, post elimination of weekend production, by over 87%.
• Manage engineering for 6 facilities (Deluxe Hollywood, Deluxe Toronto, Deluxe New York, Deluxe Vancouver, Deluxe Sydney and Cinetech operations).
• Manage EH&S department which includes AQMD, wastewater & EPA permits, ergonomic issues, workers compensation, safety training
• Prepare and manage capital projects, engineering, new equipment procurement and labor budgets for Deluxe Hollywood and Deluxe Toronto operations.
• Worked closely with union on collective bargaining issues and employee incidents.
• Manage WW Chemical Procurement, with continued emphasis on reduced costs.
• Managed reduction in water usage by 20% by optimizing process conditions and instituting new system to chilled water loop
Vice President Manufacturing Engineering, Deluxe Toronto Ltd 2005 - 2009
Managed the Engineering, R&D, Production Maintenance, Electronic Maintenance, Facility Maintenance, EH&S, Quality Control, Inventory and Procurement, Chemical Control and Analytical Departments
Achieved a reduction of chemical costs of 40% by working directly with local and international chemical manufacturers across three continents to source specific containers of chemicals and set up storage facilities.
The newly sourced chemicals yielded an annual savings of $250K for each facility.
Lead Spooler automation development which yielded a 33% increase in manufacturing and $600K reduction in annual labor costs.
Instituted a Quality Control Process to improve the customer Dolby screening process. Increased A and B grade rating from 60% to 95% within three months.
• Managed Plant, Operational Workflow, Shift Supervisors whose responsibilities included 24/7 Engineering and Operation Coordination.
• Prepared and managed P&L including capital projects, new equipment procurement, operating and labor budgets.
• Ensured continuous improvement using DMAIC methodology, manufacturing optimization and compliance.
• Lead FCT (Forensic Coding Technology) Development Team for equipment and software development as well as WW commercialization.
• Managed capital project improvements at Deluxe Vancouver facility.
• Managed the building, staff hiring & startup of the Deluxe New York facility and setting up EPA & NYFD permits for air quality, wastewater & chemicals.
Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Deluxe Toronto Ltd 2002 - 2004
• Managed installation, start-up & accreditation of equipment at Deluxe Toronto facility
• Lead technology transfer between Hollywood and Toronto facilities including high speed printing equipment and process improvements.
• Coordinated scheduled and unscheduled maintenance using CMMS (Maintscape, SAP), EH&S Departmental compliance for documentation, SOP’s, training and discipline.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Rochester NY 1986 - 2002
Senior Manager, Product Development 1997 – 2002
Managed group & projects consisting of new chemical raw materials, manufacturing formulations, scaling product from laboratory to manufacturing, computer modeling, design of experiments, quality control, customer technical support, customer satisfaction and WW commercialization of new films.
Program Manager, Digital Cinema 1999 – 2002
Managed team to develop business case, vendor partnerships, digital infrastructure, algorithm development, high speed electronics / FPGA hardware development, integration into vendor digital projector and storage solutions of dig...
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