Damon Berryman

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313-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Obtain Leadership position in Operations: Manager, Superintendent, or

Lead Supervisor.

Advance and optimize Corporate Performance indicators in the areas of

Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Morale, FTTQ, and New Product Launches.

Implement and Train work force in Core Manufacturing Principles: Lean

Manufacturing, 5-S, Problem Solving, Quality, Process Optimization, and

Cost Reduction/Optimization

EXPERIENCE

Downriver Christian Center, Lincoln Park, MI (8/2012 - Present)

Facility, Events, and Maintenance Supervisor

Supervise building operations for programs, events, and maintenance.

Direct reports include area leaders.

Responsibilities encompass: Safety Compliance, overseeing daily facility

operations, preventive, building, and ground maintenance, review and

monitor metric, problem solving, customer interface, monthly operation

report, and maintaining 5S organizational principles.

I

Integrated Manufacturing and Assembly, Brownstown, MI (01/2005 -

03/2012)

Manufacturing Supervisor (01/2005 - 10/2006)

Manufacturing Superintendent (10/2006 - 03/2012)

Managed the Plant Operations on 2nd shift: Direct reports included the

respective area supervisors; with oversight of all respective UAW

employees.

Responsibilities encompassed: Safety Compliance, ensuring that all

components were ISO and TS16949 compliant, FTTQ objectives, review and

monitoring of respective metrics, customer Interface, Daily/weekly cost

and productivity requirements, maintaining respective labor levels, lead

continuous improvement teams, resolution of employee and/or labor

concerns, productivity, on-time customer delivery.

Key Accomplishments included:

Personnel: Trained and mentored inexperienced supervisors, Improved

Management/Union relations by implementing weekly meetings to resolve

pre existing issues, Performance led to promotion from Supervisor to

Superintendent.

New Product Launch: Launched S197 (Mustang) program, and J61 (Mazda)

program, and in 2009 launch these two programs on the same line with no

customer interruptions. Product relocation of the Corvette seating

program from IMA Brownstown, Michigan to IMA Louisville, Kentucky.

Product relocation of the S197/J61 Back frames, Armrest, and Bolsters

from IMA Brownstown Michigan to IMA Louisville Kentucky.

Implemented plant wide 5-S process, daily/weekly process walks and PJO's

with Engineers to eliminate waste and resolve productivity and quality

concerns, "IPPM blitz" process, trained salary and hourly personnel in

Lean Manufacturing Principles.

THE BING GROUP, DETROIT, MICHIGAN (6/1996 - 12/2004)

Production Supervisor

Supervised UAW workforce, Lead area safety initiatives, maintained daily

production standards, assured quality conformance to QS9000 standards

and respective FTTQ, productivity targets, managed respective employee

conflicts and resolution.

Contain and manage volume fluctuations without additional fixed cost.

Implemented employee cross-functional training to improve versatility.

.

Managed manufacturing process as a cross-functional team coordinator.

Team included engineers, managers, supervisors, and UAW associates.

Focus on continuous improvement in Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery,

Morale, and Environment. Team building approach to assure that

departmental and corporate objectives were met.

Accomplishments include:

New Product Launch: Launched the 1st seating facility of the Bing

Group; Ford F-Series Seating program, Ford Ranger, GM Corvette, Ford

Explorer, Chrysler AB van, Ford T-bird, GM XLR, and The S197 Mustang

seating program.

Product Relocation: Move of the Corvette and XLR seating programs from

IMA Detroit to IMA Brownstown.

Promoted from Line leader, to Supervisor.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Business Management, Wayne County Community College, Detroit, Michigan

CERTIFICATES & LICENSES

Advanced First Response, American Red Cross

Professional Training: Supervisor, Team Building, Conflict Resolution,

Leadership

COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT

Junior Achievement - Bing Group

Lincoln Park, Michigan - Grounds and Building Maintenance for Non-Profit

Organization

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