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Michael K. Jones

Objective My objective is to secure a high-impact executive

management position with a progressive

manufacturing company looking to improve their

manufacturing operations.

Experience September 2007-October 2014 Henderson Controls, Inc.

Buda, TX & Lockhart, TX

Director of Operations

Responsible for directing and coordinating multi-plant

operations for a $10M revenue HVACR flow and control

component manufacturer with a workforce of 150

employees.

Responsible for P & L, directing operations including:

fabrication, assembly, supplier development, purchasing,

quality, maintenance, and safety in two vertically

integrated manufacturing facilities.

Responsible for managing business metrics, driving

process improvements, and workforce development.

Daily duties include direct management of and

development of front-line supervisors, industrial

engineering, sales quoting process, production planning,

material planning, supplier development and facility

maintenance.

Accomplishments: Increased sales through development of

new service parts business with Trane, Columbia, SC;

increased sales through development of new business with

Schneider APC; rebuilt screw machine operations and

distributor manufacturing with various new customers

after our non-compete with Danfoss expired in 2012.

Results (Approximate): Increased sales roughly 40%

2010-2014

September 2004-2007 Chatleff Controls, Inc.

Buda, TX & Lockhart, TX

Director of Operations

Responsible for directing and coordinating multi-plant

operations for a $50M revenue HVACR flow and control

component manufacturer with a workforce of 500

employees.

Responsible for implementation and training of Demand

Flow and Lean manufacturing processes in a Brownfield

environment.

Responsible for P & L, directing operations including:

fabrication, assembly, engineering, supplier

development, purchasing, quality, maintenance, and

safety in two vertically integrated manufacturing

facilities.

Responsible for developing business metrics, process

improvements, and workforce development.

Daily duties include direct management and development

of business unit managers, front-line supervisors,

industrial engineering, production planning, material

planning, supplier development and facility maintenance.

Accomplishments: Lead ongoing conversion from batch

manufacturing build-to-stock environment to Demand

Flow/Lean build-to-order environment; established

operational method sheets and standard work for assembly

to enable DTAKT line re-design and statistically

controlled labor management; lead capital improvement

projects for copper and header fabrication, cryogenic

gas conversion, implemented PLC-based point of use

in-process testing; implemented point of use stores, and

supermarket concepts; implemented VMI on major

commodities; and created and launched KPO and training

programs.

Results (Approximate): Reduced labor expense/unit

produced 30%; improved plant floor space utilization

30%; reduced inventory 50%+; reduced customer lead times

from 4-weeks to an average of 5 days; improved inventory

velocity 150%; increased sales 50%; 50%+ reduction in

working capital, short-term debt reduced from ($2.2

million) to zero and 250% improvement in net income by

2007.

2001-2004 Excel Comfort Systems Blackville, SC

Director of Operations & Plant Manager

Responsible for directing and coordinating overall plant

operations for a $120M revenue value-line HVAC

residential equipment manufacturer and a workforce of

500+ employees.

Responsible for implementation and training of Lean

manufacturing processes.

Responsible for P & L, managing operations, and capital

budgets in a vertically integrated manufacturing

facility-all sheet metal, copper, and coils fabricated

on site.

Responsible for productivity measurements/improvements,

process improvements, quality, and safety.

Duties include management and development of: front-line

supervisors, industrial engineering, production

planning, material planning, inventory planning and

maintenance.

Accomplishments: Established operational method sheets

and standard work for each assembly station to enable

DTAKT line re-design and statistically controlled labor

management; lead capital improvement projects for fin

coil equipment, turret presses, brake presses,

evacuation and charge equipment, and run test equipment;

implemented fully automated watch-dog interlocked

process equipment network; implemented offline DNC

programming; implemented Blankban, dock to point of use

stores, and supermarket concepts; implemented VMI on

major components; and created and launched KPO and

training programs.

Results: Reduced labor/unit produced 24%; improved

production throughput 50%+; improved plant floor space

utilization 40%; reduced steel, copper, and aluminum

scrap 45%; reduced customer lead times from 3-weeks to

an average of 4.7 days; exceeded profit plan for the

last 32 consecutive months; 300% improvement in EBIT,

250% improvement in inventory velocity, 52% increase in

sales, 49% reduction in working capital over the last 2

years. Promoted to Director level in September 2002.

2000-2001 Excel Comfort Systems Blackville, SC

Cooling Products Business Unit Manager

Responsible for fabrication and assembly operations of

120+ workers on 2 shifts building HVAC equipment.

Duties include management of: line supervisors,

industrial engineering, production/manpower planning,

and purchasing.

Responsible for productivity measurements/improvements,

process improvements, Lean Implementation, quality, and

safety.

Accomplishments: Implemented 5S, DFT workflow, Kanban,

and Lean training in cooling business unit; justified

capital and lead projects for two additional cooling

products assembly lines.

Results: Reduced labor/unit 8%; reduced customer lead

times from 6-weeks to 3-weeks; cooling business unit

exceeded production and productivity improvement plans

every month; promoted to Plant Manager.

1999-2000 Trane Company Waco, TX

Cooling Products Business Unit Manager

Responsible for fabrication and assembly operations of

200+ workers on 3 shifts building geothermal HVAC

equipment.

Duties include management of: cell leaders, design

engineering, manufacturing engineering, drafting,

methods, quality assurance, production and manpower

planning, scheduling, and purchasing.

Responsible for productivity measurements/improvements,

DFT implementation, ISO 9001 implementation, and TQM

practices.

Accomplishments: Wrote level I-III factory ISO

documentation and gained certification on initial

submittal, attained DFT certification from Trane,

eliminated finished goods, established VMI for major

components, and developed DTAKT statistical model for

planning and controlling all factory labor.

Results: Improved customer lead times to from 2-weeks to

3 days on 80% of product line, exceeded production plan

and profit plan every month, reduced labor/unit 20%,

reduced scrap 15%, improved floor space utilization from

1991-2000 enough to grow business from $12M-$120M in

annual sales in the same building.

1998-1999 Trane Company Waco, TX

Fabrication Group Leader

Responsible for all in-house fabrication operations of

150 workers on 3 shifts building HVAC sheet metal,

copper, coils, and heat exchanger components.

Duties include management of: cell leaders, production

and manpower planning, developing training programs,

productivity measurements, and capital equipment

planning.

Responsible for Demand Flow Technology implementation,

ISO 9001 implementation/maintenance, and TQM practices.

Accomplishments: Implemented Optimation fabrication

delivery system, realigned fabrication equipment by

process in parallel flow environment, implemented

Blankban to improve customer responsiveness to same-day

service, implemented 100% visual management system for

fabricated parts, and implemented AMA press operator

training and certification program.

Results: Created a fully automated demand-based

fabrication delivery system.

1995-1998 Trane Company Waco, TX

General Foreman

Responsible for the entire facility during 2nd shift

building HVAC equipment.

Duties included management of: production supervisors,

50-150 shop workers in fabrication and assembly,

planning all daily activities to meet customer demands,

and facility engineering/programming support.

Responsible for training a significant seasonal

temporary workforce yearly.

Accomplishments: Implemented non-replenishment visual

management system, implemented CAD-based DNC

programming, implemented European quick-set tooling,

upgraded all equipment to OSHA safety standards, lead

capital project for multi-reel

slitter-shear-cut-to-length line, implemented automated

raw material optimization software

Results: Improved productivity 30%, reduced scrap 25%,

reduced WIP 50%, reduced shop cycle from 5-days to

3-days

1991-1995 Trane Company Waco, TX

Fabrication Supervisor

Responsible for all sheet metal fabrication operations.

Duties included primary supervision, training on machine

tools, welding processes, CNC programming, planning all

activities on a daily basis to meet internal customer

requirements.

Responsible for sheet metal purchasing, scrap

minimization, TQM.

Accomplishments: Moved equipment, tooling and fixtures

and for unit ventilator and hi-rise product lines from

Scranton, PA plant to Waco; hired and trained

fabrication workers to staff those additions; lead

project to add a powder paint line to the facility; lead

project to add fin coil fabrication equipment, lead

project to upgrade wiring harness fabrication and

labeling equipment, lead project to upgrade copper

fabrication equipment and processes.

Results: Successful transfer of unit ventilator and

hi-rise production from a hostile union shop to

non-union location without major product flow

disruptions to customers; successful launch of powder

paint process; successful launch of coil fabrication

shop reducing outsource expense 25%; reduction in wiring

defects of 50%; 25% reduction in braze joint leaks.

1987-1991 Chrysler Technologies A.S. Waco, TX

Mechanical Assembly/Fabrication Supervisor

Responsible for assembly and fabrication of aircraft

sub-assemblies.

Duties included primary supervision, training, planning

daily activities, fixture manufacturing, silkscreen and

paint operations.

Accomplishments: Greenfield launch of aerospace

electro-mechanical fabrication and assembly shop;

developed Mil-Spec training and certification programs

assemblers, riveters, and welders; developed fabrication

shop capabilities to include tooling, fixtures and molds

Results: Improvements in capabilities brought in

additional projects formerly outsourced-Department of

Defense work.

1984-1987 S.I.I. McEvoy-Willis Temple, TX

Numerical Control Programming Engineer

Responsible for creating CNC machine tool programs using

Compact II programming language

Responsible for developing fixtures, methods, and

tooling for CNC machinery

Responsible for machine operator training

Accomplishments: Established family of parts macro

programs to support component customization; established

standard tooling layouts and operational method sheets

Results: Improved responsiveness and reduced setup times

1982-1984 S.I.I. McEvoy-Willis Temple, TX

Senior Machinist

Responsible for training junior personnel on setup and

operation of all machine tools for entire product line

Responsible for first article inspection

Accomplishments: Trained 75 unskilled workers as

machinists over a two year period

Results: Developed a fully cross-trained workforce

1979-1982 Westinghouse HIMD Round Rock, TX

Senior Machinist

Responsible for setup and operation of manual, CNC, and

DNC machine tools to fabricate components for large

electrical motors and generators

Accomplishments: Cross-trained on various machine tools

in all manufacturing areas

Results: Promoted to Senior Machinist level

1977-1979 Texas Hydraulics Temple, TX

Machinist

Responsible for setup and operation of manual, NC, and

CNC machine tools to fabricate components for hydraulic

cylinders

Education

MBA 1997-1999 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Belton, TX

BGS 1995-1997 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Belton, TX

AA 1974-1976 Temple Junior College

Temple, TX

Additional TPS Training (1988)

JcIT Demand Flow Training (1992, 2005)

Training Dale Carnegie Training (1999)

Lean/Sigma Training (2001-2004)

References Available upon request.

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