Raymond T. Schmidt, Jr.

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Sellersburg, IN 47172

Cell: 502-***-**** acenl4@r.postjobfree.com 812-***-****

Senior Operations Manager with over twenty years experience leading

organizations such as Tier I Automotive Suppliers, to higher productivity

and profitability through effective management techniques including Lean

Manufacturing, SPC, ISO, and other quality initiative programs. A Strong

Metal Forging/Forming and Powder Coating Background within Tier One

Automotive Supplier Operations, serving Honda, Toyota, Nissan, as well as

the Big 3. Extensive background and skills in handling day-to-day

operations in multi-million dollar manufacturing facilities, including

business planning and budgeting, business model development, and

leadership. Experience includes:

Key Accomplishments

o Successfully converted a bicycle crank manufacturing plant to a tier one

manufacturing supplier of automotive parts without any delivery

interruptions and below budget, including motivating and re-training

employees, establishing cellular manufacturing concepts, Lean

Manufacturing Concepts and initiating new quality systems that met or

exceeded QS 9000 requirements.

o In 1997, at the SPX Metal Forge Company, implemented Lean Manufacturing

Techniques, along with QS 9000 Quality Systems, resulting in a 35%

reduction in non-value added costs.

o In 1995, and again in 2003, successfully negotiated two individual three-

year Union contracts.

o Successfully managed the closure and transfer of product and equipment

from the Louisville Ladder Manufacturing Plant to Monterrey, Mexico.

o In 1994 supervised the Glacier Vandervell Joint Venture Team that

interfaced between Honda of Japan's hosts Company Diado with Honda of

America to successfully secure the engine bearing supply business.

Professional Experience

Yamamoto FB Engineering

Production Manager / Plant Manager / Louisville, KY

2011 - 2013

Employment started as Production Manager in April 2011. YFB is a Tier 2

manufacturer of steel backing plates, "brake shoes" supplying the

automotive industries; and on December 2011 was promoted to Plant Manager.

Our Manufacturing Team increased the manufacturing of the steel backing

plates from 2.5 million / month to 6.2 million / month in 2012 through to

2013. Responsibilities included Die Shop, Maintenance, Manufacturing,

Shipping / Receiving, and Production Control and Scheduling Departments, as

well as, the project leader for the construction of a $1.5 million building

expansion.

Metal Sales Manufacturing

2005-2010

Production Manager/Sellersburg, IN

Production Manager for this non-union, family owned, Metal Forming

operation, producing Agricultural and commercial roofing panel.

Responsibilities include overseeing the Manufacturing, Quality, Human

Resource, Maintenance, and Scheduling Departments. Current focus is on

introducing Lean Manufacturing Concepts with particular attention to

implementation of inline quality inspection process to replace manual

reporting system. Duties associated with the Production Scheduling System

included backup for our AMS programs.

Louisville Ladder Group, Louisville, KY 2000 - 2004

Plant Manager / National Warehouse Manager

Plant Manager for the second largest manufacturer of ladders in North

America, overseeing a 225 employee union operation. Responsibilities

included the manufacturing of fiberglass and aluminum ladders and the

fabrication and e-coating of steel climbing units. After successfully

shutting down and transferring manufacturing to Mexico, took over the

National Warehouse operations reducing fixed assets of all LLG's warehouses

through re-negotiating existing long-term contracts and downsizing each

warehouse operation. Accomplishments:

. Teaming with the Industrial Engineering Department developed a

Capacity Planning Matrix for all of the manufacturing departments.

. Successfully managed the closure and transfer of product and equipment

from the Louisville Ladder Manufacturing Plant to Monterrey, Mexico.

SPX, Metal Forge Company, Clarksville, TN 1995 - 2000

Director of Operations

SPX is a Tier-1 automotive suspension components' supplier to Chrysler,

Toyota, Nissan and Honda. As the Director of Operations my

responsibilities included manufacturing, production control and planning,

engineering, quality control, maintenance, purchasing, shipping and

receiving, and plant environment, for this cold metal forging operation,

with dotted line authority for Human Resources and Finance.

Key accomplishments:

. Maintained the P&L performance of the plant showing a profit each

year.

. Developed a unique method for controlling purchases based on earned

hours with a dollar multiplier formula.

. Successfully converted this old bicycle crank manufacturing plant to a

tier one manufacturing supplier of automotive parts without any

delivery interruptions and below budget.

. Established cellular manufacturing concepts, implemented Lean

Manufacturing Techniques, introduced new QS 9000 Quality Systems, and

in-line inspections system, that resulted in a 35% reduction in non-

value added costs with an overall increase in productivity of 45%

compared to the previous union operation.

Glacier Vandervell Inc., Bellefontaine, OH 1989 - 1994

Operations Manager

Glacier was a Tier-1 manufacturing company that produced copper lead and

aluminum engine bearings for the major OEM and After-Market customers.

This high volume plant produced an average of six million half-shell

bearings per month, including heavy-duty rods and main bearings currently

used in NASCAR racing. Responsibilities included managing the 476 non-

union reports for all facility departments including the manufacturing of

copper lead powders and aluminum powder coating operations.

Key accomplishments:

. Maintained the P&L performance of the plant showing a 3% profit

increase each year.

. Achieved a 36% reduction in non-value added costs with the

manufacturing process through streamlining the planning, scheduling,

and purchasing functions.

. Enhanced the plant's material control process through the introduction

of cellular manufacturing, capacity planning techniques, and JIT

concepts.

. Successfully led a seven-member team in achieving the necessary

certifications to supply engine bearings to Honda of America.

Traveled to Japan to train with the Third Party Associate Diado on

manufacturing processes, support operations, planning and scheduling

systems.

AMERICAN STANDARD, INC., LOUISVILLE, KY 1977 - 1988

Plant Manager

Responsible for the manufacturing of cast iron bathtubs and small-ware at

this 640-employee facility, that included sixteen separate unions.

Started with company as a 2nd shift Supervisor in the Mill Room. Held

positions as General Foreman, Production Control Manager, Plant

Superintendent, and Plant Manager.

Education

Bachelors of Arts Degree, Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky

Major: Business Administration

. Financial Planning

. Lean Manufacturing/Team Building

. Cellular Manufacturing

. Quality Systems / Initiatives

. Powder Coating Processes

. AMS Skills

. Negotiations

. Problem Solving

. Leadership / Employee Development

. Union and Non-Union Environments

. Hot and Cold Metal Forging

. Computer Skills

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