General Manager Business Administration

Tom Austin

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A Manufacturing leader with experience in fiberglass, composites, warehousing, tooling and molding who can improve processes, negotiate pricing.

Unique insight of understanding people and operations that allows team building and positive results.

Process and Quality Control Manager- Blue Wave and Silver Wave boats Seminole OK

2021 to present

Duties:

Evaluate lamination processes. Initiate best practices and improvements to facilitate product improvement and throughput.

Manage a team of inspectors, create best practice documents, train employees on standard boat building skills, evaluate processes and procedures throughout the plant. Create inspection documents that track the construction process.

Plant Manager- Ranger Tugs and Cutwater Boats

2017 - 2021

Duties: To oversee production in Lamination, Assembly and all support shops. Products include a 41-foot Ranger Tug, 30 foot Cutwater inboard and a 32 foot Cutwater twin engine outboard.

Additionally, managed support for 3 other manufacturing plants.

Report to VP of Operations

●Identify and eliminate bottlenecks.

●Conduct interviews perform all hiring and firing.

●Improve processes thru design changes or re-assignment of labor.

Plant Manager-Blue Wave Boats. Seminole Oklahoma

March 2016 – August 2017

Duties: To manage and improve processes within the manufacturing framework. Schedule production, coordinate transportation of boats to dealers

●Labor:

oIdentify bottlenecks and apply labor or a process to eliminate.

Overtime has been reduced by 30% to date

●Process Flow:

oRealigned job stations to complement flow.

oImproved communication between departments.

oEstablish a flow chart to track small parts

oAdjust WIP to achieve maximum throughput

oOrganize and consolidate RTM shop to achieve on time delivery of all RTM parts to Assembly.

oInstitute a RTM mold maintenance program to reduce repair time and boost throughput.

Have been able to reduce WIP by 10% & build time from lay-up to Q.C. is 8 days.

●Quality Improvement:

oImplemented a system of checks and balances to identify issues during the process instead of the end.

oHold employees accountable to improve their skills. Provide training to achieve stated goals.

Rework time reduced by 25% to date. Still improving

●Warehouse:

oStreamline process that takes parts from the shelves to the production floor.

Significant progress has been made in this area.

●Purchasing:

oReview BOM for accuracy. Establish proper lead times and identify critical materials that are top priority.

Significantly reduced boats on hold for vendor parts. Target is zero. Still improving.

Tom Austin

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General Manager-Epic Boats. Vivian Louisiana

April 2014 -March 2016

Duties: In charge of all Operations

●Increased Production from 2-3 boats a week to 4 boats per day

●Refined and improved efficiency of infusion process by instituting lean manufacturing and qualifying new materials for product improvement.

●Improved and Stabilized workmanship by establishing a logical process for through-put

●Developed a kitting system to provide vendor parts to production in a timely manner

●Started an in-house upholstery shop

●Negotiated pricing for raw materials

●Procured and arranged all transportation. Negotiated rates.

General Manager Spectra Composites of Texas

August 2012-April 2014

Warehousing and distribution of composite materials. Serviced the Marine, Marble, Tank and Pipe industries

Two Warehouse locations. Mansfield Texas and Buda Texas

Responsible for:

●Inventories, ordering, and delivery of materials.

●Negotiate pricing for materials.

●Develop new customers.

●Consult on open and closed mold projects with customers.

●Visit existing customers to ensure their needs are being met. Help qualify new products or processes.

●Collect overdue monies.

EDUCATION:

Brunswick Corporation Advanced Management Program

A series of corporate sponsored courses to provide targeted education for its managers.

University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business Basic Accounting

Southern Methodist University - Cox School of Business Management Courses Business Administration

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Business Management / Cost Analysis

University of Virginia - Darden Graduate School of Business Administration Production Management Courses/Team Building

Other Education

University of Central Oklahoma Various Courses. Did not graduate.

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Business Administration Night Classes

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