GARY R. LESSARD

** **** ***** **. *******, NH. **110 603-***-****

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Manufacturing/ Production Management Specialist

Seeking to utilize skills gained in government contracting, military service, private and corporate industry.

CAREER SUMMARY

9/14- ATRIUM MEDICAL CORP., Hudson, NH

02/15 Production Manager; Endovascular Production Group

Manage daily operations of 2 shifts/ 75 associates

Single point of contact for all Endovascular requirements for Quality, Engineering, Materials,

Logistics and Operations

Metric driven management to monitor daily throughput, yields, and determine productivity

efficiency compared to capacity.

Responsible for validation of new processes; including IQ, OQ and PQ.

Member of CAPA and MRB/NCR Board

Responsible for weekly reporting to upper management, production status, issues, KPIs.

Cleanroom environment

5/08- L-3 COMMUNICATIONS/INSIGHT, Londonderry, NH

8/14 Production Manager; Rangefinder Products, STORM, RULR, DMC, PTL

Managed 24 employees, tracking daily for proper manufacturing processes and training.

Conduct daily status meetings with Operations, Engineering and Quality personnel.

Provides technical and managerial expertise to support program needs.

Recommend and implement LEAN principles, visual management systems for reducing waste

and increasing profit.

Provide statistical data to show trends, improvements, shortfalls, yields, materials, and labor.

Successfully responsible for >$2.5M of WIP inventory on a daily rate with less than 1%

variance at cycle counts.

Responsible for identifying assessments of capabilities.

Excel under pressure in a fast paced team environment.

Possess strong interpersonal skills and comfortable reporting to Champions/ Upper

Management utilizing coaching, teaching, understanding, and “buy-in” knowledge as needed.

12/05- INSIGHT TECHNOLOGY INC., Londonderry, NH

5/08 Production Supervisor; Aiming and Illumination, Night Vision Devices, LAM, IWNS, VBL

Monitor production flow, materials and scrap, provide direction to floor personnel.

Provide daily statistics of throughput, yields and failures to management.

Addressed production and personnel issues relating to programs.

Attended in-house Lean Manufacturing Certification Program

9/04- UNITED STATES ARMY- ACTIVE DUTY, IRAQ (Deployed in support of Operation Iraqi

Freedom)

10/05 Advisor, Coalition Military Assistance Training Team, Drill Sergeant, Infantry

Advised newly formed Battalion of New Iraqi Army for combat operations.

Mentored and trained Officers and NCO’s in military tactics.

Provided technical expertise to maintain their own national security.

Awarded the Bronze Star Medal.

9/99- LESSARD HOME IMPROVEMENT & REPAIR, N. Chelmsford, MA

9/04 Owner/Operator

Completed various sized jobs of interior/ exterior renovations per customer requests.

Provided detailed estimates and maintained all financial records and permits.

MILITARY SERVICE/ EDUCATION

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification- Aveta Technical Institute.

Computer skills- Word, Excel, PPT, Process Flow Maps, Value Stream Mapping, TATK

Mapping, Staffing Calculators, Time Studies.

Bachelors of Science in Business/Technical Management- Southern New Hampshire University.

Retired from the Army with Honorable Discharge and over 20 years of service.

Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical High School- Diploma

GARY R. LESSARD

15 Iron Horse Dr. Bedford, NH. 03110 603-***-****

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