Russell Wheeler

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Operations/Organizational Leader

25+ years of executive leadership and management experience in High Reliability/Electronics based manufacturing operations. Strong portfolio of achievements that includes Organizational realignments, cost reductions, turnarounds. Significant Sales, Engineering, Quality, and Operational improvements in more stable organizations by increased communication, rigorous process controls, and Lean Manufacturing.

EXPERTISE AND SKILL AREAS:

* Team Leadership * Operations Turnaround * P&L Management * Management Development * Project Planning & Execution * Continuous Organizational Improvement * Lean Manufacturing * Facility Planning & Capital Improvements * Lease Administration * Electronics, RF, Optics, Medical Devices, and Rubber molding * AS9100 *ISO 9001 * ISO 13485.

EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE:

Micross, Inc Manchester, New Hampshire Operations Director 2023-24

Component Modification Services

Operations Director of industry leading Component Modification Services division performing Robotic Hot Solder Dip and J-Lead attach services for major AS9100 customers and their programs. $35 Million-dollar multi-site operation with 150 employees on 2 shifts. Initial focus on increasing throughput and improving OTD performance while rebuilding the organizational structure.

Hudson Enterprises Wayne, New Jersey Owner 2017- 2022

Operations Management Consulting

Total business overhaul for 2 custom molded rubber hardware companies working in Aerospace and Defense industries. Strategic planning and rebuild of $10-20 million-dollar turn arounds. Reinvigorated functional organizations, business processes, and value streams.

Increased both shipments and sales by ending process roadblocks that lead to substantially increased OTD and bottom-line improvements. Raised sales 20% within 2 months by increasing customer awareness and holding the organization accountable for execution and process control.

Mentored Engineering/Operations staff to expand capability and streamline company NPI process. Expand Supply Chains to reduce costs. Workforce development of 50-75 staff members and leadership.

Operational reorganization for $10 million-dollar Plastic Molded Medical Device/Pharma operation, with two hundred international employees with strategic sites in China, Columbia, and Nicaragua. Implemented 4 new plastic products into the supply chain. Expanded business relationships with UN, WHO, PAHO, and other NGO's. Reorganized CM and OEM partner relationships and thinned supplier AVL. Reestablished compliance with ISO 13485 Quality Standard.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics Caldwell, NJ Operations Site Lead 2014-2017

Designer and Manufacturer of Microwave Components and Subsystems for Military and Space applications

Site Leadership in an underperforming division of Crane Aerospace. P&L management, R&D, Sales and revenue growth, business process improvement, product quality, manufacturing operations, and customer service. Brought in to rebuild the organization producing AS9100 hardware. 280 employees on five shifts.

Core business turnaround of KPI's in low volume high mix environment. Revenue increased $14M to $27M. OTD 45% to 90%. GM to +45%. Past Due down $2.5M. Executed a Continuous Improvement Roadmap, standardized order entry process, streamlined supply chain portal and optimized material flows, cut build cycles by 40%. 2014 loss of $10.8 Million turned into +$800K per month. Key staff hires with new Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality managers.

Space Fence Production $50M Radar Program executed with intense, focused effort. Largest single program in Crane history required operation of a large capacity copper plating line, Multi spindle drilling machines, full up machine shop, photo lithography and etchant processes and CMM quality inspection tools. Site was running 24/7, producing ultramodern multilayer laminated structures for use in phased array radar antennas.

Harmonic Lightwaves Inc San Jose, Ca Director Operations/Facilities 1999-2013

Optical Network firm in the Cable TV space supplying Optical Components and Systems

Manufacturing leadership/direction to 165 staff. Delivered $1.7 billion in Optical networking gear over 15 years. 57 new products introduced into the manufacturing/supply chain. Drove customer quality across all product categories and surpassed all previous records – achieved 99% rating. Cut warranty repair times from over 90 days to < 21. Elevated on-time delivery from 50 to 95%, slashed and held 1st Year Failure rate of customer returns from 15% to <3%. --Reduced manufacturing cycle times / inventories / labor costs by 40% (~$15M) and decreasing OCOS by 45% (~$15M).

Managed $35 Million project creating a new 186,000 sq. ft. corporate campus. Consolidated 700 employees to new site that included 4 major labs, IT NOC room, and 20,000 sq. ft. Factory and offsite Warehouse. Project eliminated $4 million in annual rent and operating costs and combined three sites.

Additional Professional Settings:

Spectrian, Inc Sunnyvale, Ca Director of Operations/Mfg. Engineering 1997-1999

Commercial Cell Telephone Network Base Station Power Amplifiers

Litton Industries Santa Clara, Ca Business Unit Leader 1994-1997

Aerospace Microwave Integrated Assemblies and Solutions

Watkins-Johnson Co Palo Alto, Ca Member of the Technical Staff 1983-1994

Aerospace Microwave Integrated Assemblies and Solutions

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering

University of California – Santa Barbara, California

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