YARBOROUGH M. GLEATON II

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Manufacturing Manager

Performance-driven manager with more than 20 years managerial experience. Organized self-starter, proven track record of maximizing resources, streamlining production and increasing revenue. Reputation for strong work ethic, and consistent commitment to organizational success. Skillful at empowering employees to highlight individual aptitudes while collaborating as a unit. Adept leader, change agent, results driven, strategic planner, and creative developer with effective customer-service skills and demonstrated ability to architect tailor-made solutions, build relationships, communicate solution strategy and product offerings, and provide technical expertise, support, and training to staff and customers.

Strengths

Team Leadership, Mentoring & Training • Operations Management •Systems Optimization • Operational Streamlining • Quality Control • Change Management • Strategic Planning • SDWT • Risk Analysis/Management • Continuous Process Improvement • Project Management • CNC & Precision Machining Knowledge • Cost/Overhead Reduction • Tactical Execution • Relationship Building • Systems Implementation • Motivator • Goal Achievement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SUCCESS PATH, Martinez, GA 1996-Present

Provider of management staff development services nationwide, serving manufacturing and commercial clients covering topics that include Lean, ISO certification, JIT, team structures, culture change, project management, quality concepts utilizing Six Sigma Tools, root cause analysis, SPC, and other quality tools. Additional topic include ethics, culture development, goal setting and achievement, coaching and mentoring, behavior, sales, supervision, management, leadership, effective speaking and listening, public speaking, diversity, and others areas of personal and job-related development as required by the client.

Operations Director

Direct all company operations, devising and executing strategic and tactical action plans to improve financial performance, establish long-term growth, and build top-performing teams to drive achievement of corporate objectives.

Serve as client and corporate business consultant, identifying and correcting problems, assessing development needs, conduct materials/supply chain function review, reducing and streamlining overhead expenses, strengthening productivity, overhauling and improving operating processes and systems, and resolving quality issues; craft and deliver written session segments, outlining teaching points, preparing speaker notes, designing presentations and exercises, and creating assessments; consult with client HR about the application of facilitated, peer-to-peer learning and group progress analysis.

TERRA DIAMOND, Salt Lake City, Utah 1993-1996

OEM manufacturer of high quality diamond blades, core bits, saws, drilling equipment, custom tools and accessories for U.S. construction, masonry, concrete, and refractory industries.

Diamond Construction Sales

Delivered expert consulting, planning, creative development, and leadership in the oversight of customer support and satisfaction, revenue generation, and long term account goals in line with company vision and values. Perform hands-on customer service throughout complete sales cycle, conducting onsite sales and technical presentations to serve and educate customers regarding proper use and application of products. Scout for opportunities to increase account penetration. Provide all aspects of customer care and service, including point of sale support, ongoing and follow-up contacts.

DIAMANT BOART, Columbia, South Carolina • 1976-1993

OEM manufacturer and distributor of high quality diamond tooling

Supply Chain / Materials Manager (11 years)

Responsible for diamond inventory, tool crib, raw materials inventory, finished goods, shipping/receiving and purchasing departments; directed four supervisors and 28 hourly employees; accountable for all inventory levels and material availability (effectiveness measured against KPIs of stock outs, turns, production performance, count accuracy, and inventory to production ratio)

Interfaced with diamond vendors and other critical suppliers to ensure positive relationships and accurate communication; cross-trained supervisors and employees and established perpetual employee development; increased supervisors’ ability to delegate and ensure positive responses from their reports and conduct appropriate assessments to insure successful task completions; trained supervisors in JIT methodology, SPC practices, root cause analysis, problem identification, and MRP orientation

Product Manager (4 years)

Managed rotary products (diamond tools for truing abrasive wheels), working with products that were high complexity/low volume requiring tolerances of 1/10,000 to 1/1,000,000 of an inch and tight RMS surface finishes; oversaw production; monitored workload and completion status; monitored quality and inventory levels of vital components

Interacted with supervisors and delegated changes in direction as needed; directed five front-line supervisors and 52 hourly employees; responsible for P&L contributing 30% of plant’s revenues; established effective methods to implement engineering change notices

Quality Manager (2 years)

Initiated a program to reduce variability; implemented lean concepts to increase efficiency, decrease waste, and make decisions through empirical methods; implemented a system of calibrations for test equipment; authored the quality manual; created a database of quality performance leading to product tracking, product history, and corrective action

Set up cross-functional teams for the quality group to learn auditing techniques; defined KPIs to quantify quality progress and performance; measured, monitored, and took corrective action regarding internal systems, suppliers, and customers to ensure perpetual improvement

Square D Company, Columbia, South Carolina • 1973 – 1976

OEM manufacturer of electrical distribution equipment

Industrial Engineer / Standards Engineer / Supervisor

Developed standards in assembly areas, wrote manufacturing instructions (SOP), developed routings, processed engineering change notices; developed procedures for combo starter group; did factory layout of assembly groups; performed as shop foreman for an assembly group.

Note: Additional career history included roles as Manufacturing Engineer, Programmer, and System Analyst

EDUCATION

MS Organizational Performance

Bellevue University

BSB Integrated Supply Chain and Operations Management

University of Phoenix

AS Industrial Management

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College

AFFILIATIONS

APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) (Achieved CPIM Certification)

ASQC (American Society of Quality Control)

ASTD (American Society of Training and Development)

Civil Air Patrol (Director of Professional Development)

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