Director of Global Operations

Employment History•••••o ••••• years experience in manufacturing, ••••• years experience in operations management ••••• years experience in global procurement, Korea, Sweden, France, England, Ireland, Singapore, Slovenia and China
o ••••• years of successful complex Project Management.
o 5 successful implementations of ISO •••••, Split Ball Bearing, Fedders, Hennessy Products, Chatham Technologies, Leonhardt Manufacturing
o 8 manufacturing consolidations, 3 green field startups
o Successful implementation of Lean Manufacturing, Demand Flow Manufacturing, Six Sigma and 5S
o Extensive knowledge of metal forming, plating, paint (powder and liquid) welding, precision machining, injection molding, casting, extruding, assembly, fabrication, design.
o Successful transfer of multiple products to China for fabrication•••••9/••••• to 4/••••• Kidd and Co/Access Point Medical, St. Louis Mo
Director of Operations (2,••••• employees)
Consolidated manufacturing operations
Hired and trained managerial and engineering staff
Revised Engineering documentation, enhanced product workflow and processes,
Managed three manufacturing facilities, $••••• million budget, 6 direct reports
6/••••• to 9/••••• Leonhardt Manufacturing, Hanover, PA
Director of Manufacturing and Quality (••••• employees)
Implemented APQP, Kazian , Demand Pull planning and 5S
Created ISO procedures, created corrective actions system
Reduced PPMs from •••••,••••• to 2,•••••
Managed $••••• million budget, 4 direct reports
6/••••• to 6/••••• Lee Metal Products Littlestown, PA
Operations Manager (••••• employees)
Created computer based Inventory Management system
Implemented Kan Ban
Reduced Inventories •••••%
•••••% on-time deliveries
8/••••• to 6/••••••••••Flextronics International (Hennessy Products Division)
•••••Chambersburg, PA
•••••Director of Operations (••••• employees in ••••• to ••••• in •••••)
Implemented Lean Manufacturing
Consolidated four facilities through Six Sigma Project
Trained staff in: Lean Manufacturing, Constraint Management, and TQM
Improved inventory turns from 4 to ••••• per year
7/••••• to 8/••••••••••Fedders Air Conditioning, Rotorex Division Walkersville, MD
Manager Quality Assurance
Structured ISO ••••• system and procedures
Team leader for technology transfer with Goldstar of Korea
Created manufacturing manpower forecasting system/finite scheduling
9/••••• to 7/••••••••••Split Ball Bearing•••••Lebanon, NH
Manager of Quality and Engineering
Implemented ISO
Chaired ISO standards development team for calibration
5/••••• to 9/••••••••••Williams International Walled LK, MI
Manager of Procurement Quality
Created system for subcontractor management and evaluation
Established and managed internal audit system of procedures and controls
7/••••• to 5/••••••••••Modern Car Concepts•••••Troy, Michigan
•••••Operations Manager
Managed fleet of show vehicles and promo cars for automotive Big 4
Designed automotive aftermarket and OEM accessory products
5/••••• to 7/••••••••••Motortown Corporation Madison Hgts., Michigan
•••••Purchasing Manager
Created Purchasing system for start up company
Created Design Engineering and Styling group•••••Education•••••••••• to ••••• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Michigan.
••••• June BS General Business, Excelsior College•••••References:•••••Gerry DeBiasi. Gerry is a principle and partner in Kidd and Company, the company that created APM and also created Chatham Technologies. I have known Gerry for 8 years and worked closely with him literally around the world. Gerry has his MBA from Harvard. He can be reached at ••••••••••Darrin Prescott. Darrin was formerly a principle at Kidd and Company, founder of a hedge fund, currently President of his own venture capital firm. Darrin has an MBA from Harvard. We have worked together for the last 4 years. He can be reached at ••••••••••Jon Burke is the Director of Engineering for Leonhardt Manufacturing. Jon and I worked together for two years in the tube bending organization. He can be reached at ••••••••••Judy Hirigoyen. Judy is the President and founder of the Wild West Gang, a marketing firm in Central California. Judy is best known for her work with the California Raisin Council and the dancing raisin commercials. Judy can be reached at ••••••••••Relocation? Yes•••••Travel? Up to •••••%, international acceptable.•••••