Manufacturing Manager
Resume:
TRACY L. MYERS
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SUMMARY
Manager with 14+ years experience in manufacturing with a background in Materials Management, Production Management, and Industrial Engineering
EDUCATION
B.S. in Industrial Engineering 1996
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
TRAINING
Value Stream Mapping – Eaton Corp.
Lean Principles – Mitchel Group
Flow/Standard Work/5S – Jacob Vehicle Systems
Engine Familiarization – Cummins
Six Sigma Introduction - Cummins
Preventive Maintenance – AMI Management & Supervision I – RLUA
Problem Solving – W.C.C.
Principles of Heat Treating – M.E.I.
Principles of Machining – IAMS
Jobshop Lean 2008- Ohio State University
MILITARY
United States Air Force Reserves 1990 – 1999
United States Air Force 1988 – 1990
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS • Designed plant layout with Director of Engineering to combine 2 facilities and reduce required sq. ft. by greater than 40% with an estimated operating cost savings of $650,000 and planned overall inventory reduction of $900,000
• Led warehouse kaizen event reducing required finished goods storage area by greater than 40% while improving packaging efficiencies by greater than 30%
• Implemented kanban scheduling system as part of value stream mapping project minimizing work in process inventory and improving on time delivery from 65% to 100% on largest sales item for second largest customer
• Teamed with CEO and fellow company directors in strategic planning initiatives to define company sales, facility, manufacturing, and human resource strategies
• Managed improvement project and lead multi-disciplined team charged with evaluating and improving the gross profit margin of negative margin jobs during combination of two manufacturing companies
• Knowledge of MRP, inventory management, JIT, and supply chain management
• Experience utilizing “Lean Manufacturing” improvement tools such as 5s, value stream mapping, 5-whys, Ishikawa diagrams, single piece flow, kanban, kaizen, theory of constraints, poka-yoke, and standardized work
• Experience managing greater than 100 employees in multi-shift manufacturing operation in ISO 9001 environment
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Manufacturing Manager
Menard Engine Group/Indy Engine Group May 2009 – Present
Indianapolis, IN
• Manage manufacturing operation maintaining proper work schedules, work procedures, and resource utilization to meet safety, quality, and production requirements
• Direct projects and implement systems to improve material flow, on-time delivery, quality, cost reduction, and inventory accuracy
• Develop, direct, and administer all material and service procurements
• Provide customer service in areas of RFQs, project and delivery status, and engineering support
Director of Materials Management
Mitchel and Scott Machine Co. Dec 2005 – Feb 2009
Indianapolis, IN
• Responsible for leading, planning, organizing and directing all activities of the Production Control, Customer Service, Assembly, Purchasing, Shipping, and Receiving Departments
• Responsible for the accuracy of all material inventories with a total value of $4.5 million as well as leading all required plant physical inventory activities
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director of Materials Management
Mitchel and Scott Machine Co. Dec 2005 – Feb 2009 (Continued)
• Member of Leadership Team which set policies and procedures to achieve company quality, productivity, delivery, training, and safety goals
• Directed and lead various improvement teams to improve product flow, on-time delivery, quality, cost reduction, and inventory accuracy
Production Control Manager
Mitchel and Scott Machine Co. Aug 2004 – Dec 2005
Indianapolis, IN
• Managed Team responsible for sales order entry, planning material requirements, factory work order creation, product expediting, and customer interface
• Managed multi-shift Shipping Department responsible for receiving, picking, packing, and shipping over 1500 line items and $2 million of finished goods inventory
• Lead various improvement teams to improve product flow, on time delivery, new job introduction, and inventory accuracy
Plant Superintendent
Mitchel and Scott Machine Co. Aug 1999 - Aug 2004
Indianapolis, IN
• Managed multi-shift precision contract manufacturing operation maintaining proper manning levels, work schedules, work procedures, and resource utilization to meet safety, quality, and production requirements
• Teamed with fellow Plant Superintendent and Maintenance Manager to improve and maintain existing preventive maintenance program
• Member of multi-disciplined team which created job descriptions, performed job evaluations/classifications, defined compensation growth potential, and implemented job posting/self nomination system to provide vehicle for employee advancement
• Member of Human Resource Committee charged with creating and maintaining company policies
• Directed and supported various quality and productivity improvement projects
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer
Mitchel and Scott Machine Co. Jun 1998 – Aug 1999
Indianapolis, IN
• Managed various projects dealing with productivity improvement, system analysis of operations, and facilities planning and layout
Programmer/Analyst
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. Apr 1997 – May 1998
Chicago, IL
• Performed installation, upgrades, and administration tasks for Solaris operating system
• Managed software development project to improve efficiency of plasma cutting manufacturing operation
Industrial Engineer
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. Jun 1996 – Apr 1997
Chicago, IL
• Managed various projects dealing with productivity improvement, system analysis of operations, facilities planning and layout, time studies, and production incentive administration
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