SCOTT J. BEAUCHEMIN SR

**** ***** *** **** ****, LaPorte, IN 46350 • 219-***-**** • acr2rv@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Operations Manager and Consultant with diversified experience from 500+ employees to small start-up operations. Proven ability to dramatically improve throughput by 40-60% some as high as 200%, and increased profits as much as 3.4% of market shares. Utilizing A3 thinking have eliminated operational waste by 75% and decreased cost by as much as $240K/yr.

Passionately coach Continuous Improvement through empowerment of your employees. Teach “Lean Culture” in classroom and hands-on training to all levels of management based on the key concepts: Standard Work, Visual Controls, Daily Accountability and Root Cause Problem Solving. Lead Kaizen, Ergonomic, ISO, and 6’S principals that automatically and continuously improve operations to deliver sustainable customer satisfaction.

Skilled in developing Office lean techniques to eliminate waste in all support departments. Expert at efficient utilization of warehouse space, production flow, inventory turns/accuracy, and employee retention.

Implemented lean cultures in Automotive, Aerospace, Agricultural, Logistics and Military. Diversified Management experience. MBA in Management/HR. Retired Master Sergeant USMC.

EXPERIENCE

Sr. Operations Manager, Better World Books, Mishawaka, Indiana facility.

Better World Books is an on-line for-profit bookseller of over 8M used and new books located in over 600K sq.ft. of warehouse space. The theme was to get back to the basics. As a Sr. Operations Manager I was responsible for creating a Lean Culture that is sustainable. Achieved a 90% improvement by locating 40K lost books valued at over $100K in the first 30 days. Inventory accuracy increased to 99.96% and is maintained daily by cycle count auditing. Kaizen event allowed the redesign and installation of 30 Scanning Stations doubling its capacity. Taught 20 leaders utilizing the new release of, “Creating a Lean Culture” by David Mann, 3rd edition. The cultural Lean improvements are sustainable.

Lean Manufacturing Consultant, Self Employed, LaPorte, IN

Consulted at Adkev, Automotive parts supplier, in Goodland and Monticello Indiana facilities.

Consulted at DuPont-Pioneer, Agriculture plants, in Constantine, MI and Plymouth, IN.

Utilizing the book “Creating a Lean Culture”, by David Mann, 1st and 2nd editions. Instructed over 100 leaders in weekly classroom instruction and daily interaction implementing the lean culture into their daily routine. Hands on interaction with all shifts, managers, and employees to ensure sustainability.

“You can preach lean and not achieve it, teach lean and you can sustain it.”

Adkev is a privately owned, highly automated Tier 1 Automotive Injection Molding supplier with over 115 Injection Molding machines in two plants. Plant 2 installed 18 of 36 new Injection machines and added 50% more employees as part of a $15M expansion, with expansions in two other states in progress. Adkev has earned record profits for two years, decreased customer complaints 50%, and increased efficiencies through the elimination of waste, standardized work, and the Lean Culture implementations.

DuPont-Pioneer AG, formerly Pioneer Hi-Bred is the largest U.S. producer of hybrid seeds for Agriculture. Productivity improvements increased 110 units/hr. valued at $33K/hr. in product availability. Shipped 278,000 units or $55M in product to the customer faster than the competition which moved Pioneer Constantine from number 7 to 1 within the Pioneer plants and contributed to Pioneer AG gaining 3.4% more market share. Constantine plant also completed Returns and Sampling processes faster than any other Pioneer plant because of the Lean cultural changes.

EDUCATION- MBA

Indiana Institute of Technology, South Bend, IN; MBA, Management and Human Resources, 3.82

United States Marine Corps; Master Instructor, Laser Optics and 60 M.O.S courses. 4.0

United States Marine Corps; Graduated with Top honors from 7 Marine Corps M.O.S. schools 4.0

SCOTT J. BEAUCHEMIN SR.

Alcoa, Howmet LaPorte Castings, LaPorte, IN

Area Manager / Alcoa Business Systems (TPS/Lean Manufacturing) Coordinator Aerospace

Managed a three-shift operation of 60 employees in the Post Cast department. Responsible for capital and departmental expense budgets. Reported to General Manager/Engineering Manager.

Assigned to the bottleneck as Area Manager over: Knockout, Cutoff, Water Jet, Blast, CNC Machining, Etch, and Low Temp. Saved $240K on Caustic usage project, team decreased cost by 75% in Low Temp, and achieved 30% productivity improvement on Water Jet set-up.

As a Lean Coordinator achieved an overall 20% operational improvement. Developed employee’s problem solving skills to gain $300,000 in productivity improvements utilizing Alcoa Business Systems and TPS / Lean Manufacturing training. Created a Lean Culture at Howmet.

Chicago Faucets Company/Geberit, Michigan City, IN

Manufacturing Manager

Utilized extensive manufacturing experience to manage plant operations of plumbing and faucet products.

P&L and capital budget responsibilities. Reported to VP/General Manager.

Designed 20 automated assembly lines and a unique Plastic Hot Plate Welding machine for all Faucets products. Decreased labor cost by $165K annually and increased capacity 4,000 sq. ft.

Created lights out operation for Injection Molding decreasing 3 shifts to 1, saving $100K annually.

Executive in charge of an $11 million project. Built an 88,000 sq. ft. building then consolidated facilities from Chicago to Michigan City. Purchased and installed a new Chrome Plating Line in Milwaukee plant and outsourced 311 products to overseas locations for a $4 million annual savings. Hired 86 new non-union employees and initiated the shut-down of two union operations.

Dwyer Products Corporation, Michigan City, IN

Fabrication and Weld Supervisor –Company-wide layoff

Supervisor of all fabricated and welded parts of Custom Kitchens-Porcelain and Stainless Steel. Manager of: Shear Brake, Press, Strippit, and Welding operations in a Union environment. Managed OEE and cleared Production schedule in three months for all booked orders. Reported directly to General Manager.

New York Blower Company, LaPorte, IN

Production Foreman -Left to start night school

Floating Foreman, capable of taking over control of any department in four plants in less than one year. Manager and Instructor of: Welders, Assemblers, Utility workers, Test Rack, and Machine Operators in daily functions and production of Industrial Blowers in a Union environment. Reported to Superintendent.

Joslyn Sterilizer Corporation, Farmington, NY

Acting Manufacturing Manager -Moved to Indiana

Managed all aspects of production of Sterilization Processing Equipment. Implemented new MRP II software, FDA and GMP for ISO 9000. Project Engineer on R & D projects and Assistant Engineer for ECO’s and SOP’s. Responsible for CAPX budgets from $0-5M in Sales. Built the first $1M Reprocessing Module for EO/Freon and Steam Sterilizers from owner’s garage to a 10K sq.ft. Manufacturing plant. Reported to GM.

MILITARY

United States Marine Corps Master Sergeant - Retired

Ground Ordnance Logistics Chief G-4, Marine Forces Pacific Command Headquarters, Hawaii.

Battalion CSS and Maintenance Chief, 8th Tank Battalion and Combat Veteran.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / TECHNICAL SKILLS

Church Council Member. LM VFW, MCL, AL, and Leadership training in Switzerland. Word, Excel, Microsoft Projects/Power Point, Lotus, MRP II Qube, Oakstreet, Open Systems, Oracle, SAP, ERP, Mattec PS MES, JDE and Varsity shipping systems/UPS. Salesforce, Indaba, Kronos and ADP.

Owner of Scott’s Real Bale Blinds Company and Co-Owner Freckle Farms Primitives & Antiques.

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