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Manufacturing Management

Location:
Placentia, CA
Posted:
July 22, 2013

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Russell R. Greenaway

Riverside, CA, Home: 951-***-****, Cell: 909-***-****

ab191j@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/pub/russell-

greenaway/12/528/482/

Manufacturing Operations Management

Exceptional record of success leading and improving operations in companies

ranging from small to large organizations in Industrial, Commercial,

Defense and Aerospace industries. Areas of expertise include:

5S, TQM, Lean & Cell Manufacturing... Product Management... Collaborative

Teams... ISO 9000:2008

Manufacturing Engineering... Quality Management Systems... Environmental

Screening... P&L... Budget...

ERP/MRP Systems... Test and Manufacturing Equipment... Production

Control... SMT Operations

Supply Chain Management... Congressional Lobbyist Management... Strategic

Planning...

Transformational Leadership... Facilities... Hazmat... ITAR... CUPA...

Prime Government Contractor...

Magnetics... Multi-Location & International Management... Contract

Negotiations... NASA ...

Customer Satisfaction... Moving Products from Concept to Full Production...

Staff Development...

Career History

General/Manufacturing Manager - Ultra Electronics-Magneto Inductive

Systems, San Bernardino, CA 1/2007 to 3/2013

Launched full manufacturing operation in the US to become a DoD Aerospace

Prime Contractor, from what had been a R&D facility for Canadian

division. Responsible for General and Product Management of unique

military hardware for the Army Engineers, EOD and Special Forces. Annual

sales over $10M. California operation moving to New York in 2013.

. Through listening, understanding, teamwork, communication, trust and

imaginative leadership - built team of dedicated staff who delivered

products ahead of schedule, under budget and with zero customer rejects

for 5 straight years

. Repaired relationship with key customer, going from adversarial to

mutual cooperation

. Revamped quality systems, achieved ISO-9001-2008 and ITAR

certifications; zero findings 3rd party ISO audits

. Developed Explosive 1.4 Handling and Storage System which met DoD, DCMA

and ATF requirements

. Negotiated contracts, including 5-year $45M ID/IQ contract;

Renegotiated facility lease reducing rate by 53%

. Added competencies and equipment for winding capability and

manufacturing of Magneto Inductive high sensitivity antennas, plus

inductive coils used in Nuclear Instrument Manufacturing industry

. Handled divisional aspects of transition from small privately owned

company to Billion Dollar publicly held company

. Reduced overall operating expenses 15% or more per year for past 5

years

Operations Director - REO-USA, Indianapolis, IN

3/2005 to 12/2006

Startup of US manufacturing operation for German company, which services

the power inductor and vibrator feeder industries; Exceeded goals for

time, productivity and profitability. Responsibilities included: Program

Management, Customer Interface, Manufacturing, Quality, Production

Control, Purchasing and Facilities.

. Reorganized what was a distributorship of components into a world-class

manufacturer of custom power inductor hardware, transferred magnetic

manufacturing capability from Germany to US for high power inductors

for NYC subway system. Product had to be built in US from minimum 65%

US made components per contract

. Hired and trained qualified staff for all areas, implemented ISO

9001:2008 compliant quality system, developed qualified suppliers and

established assembly processes and work instructions, implemented 5S

methods. Coordinated translating prototype documentation from German to

English

Director of Manufacturing Operations - Babcock, Inc, La Mirada, CA

7/1997 to 2/2005

Brought in to turnaround division culture of stagnancy and antiquated

methods to one of engaged personnel, quality products and rapid

production cycles; achieved with existing staff through team

collaboration, Kaizen, 5S and Lean techniques. Reported to the President

and led three divisions for this manufacturer of Aerospace, Military and

Space Satellite power conversion systems, power modules, hybrids and

electromechanical relays. Annual sales over $20M.

. Ensured delivery to customers was on-time and under budget. Increased

manufacturing shipments of one division from $7 Million to $12 Million

in first 18 months and successfully integrated another company acquired

by Babcock.

. Setup in-house fully automated SMT operations. Achieved the rare NASA

Certification to produce space qualified CCAs. Accomplished through

research of materials, processes and certification criteria, added

equipment - including CNC machining - hired qualified Manufacturing

Engineer, and implemented 5s and visual factory

. Reduced lead time by 10 weeks and cost for CCAs by 28%; increased

reliability and customer confidence to 100%

. Brought 27 unique space borne product designs from concept to full

production for prime government contractors, including Space Qualified

Magnetics. Improved prototype cycle time and stabilized manufacturing

processes

Additional Related Experience

General Manager - Ray Kelly Heavy Equipment Service, San Bernardino, CA

4/1992 to 6-1997

Hired to handle crisis recovery, turnaround and growth of company

following founder's death. Company remanufactured Allison Automatic

Transmissions and distributed Stone Bennett Electronic Shifters.

. Developed fast-acting crisis recovery plan, successfully addressed cash

flow, creditors, loss of business, restoration of productivity,

profitability and company's good reputation

. Led company out of negative income position to 37% profit margin,

increased customer base 34%, increased annual sales rate to 1.3 million

in just 17 months

. Prioritized compliance issues and brought company into full regulatory

compliance within first year, including OSHA, Hazmat, CUPA and all

other city, state and federal regulations

. Improved process controls, reducing returns from 25% to less than 2%

Director of Operations - Theater Products Division - Optical Radiation

Corporation, Azusa, CA 1/991 to 4/1992

Directed R&D design engineering, prototype development and manufacturing

of cinema presentation hardware and digitized sound systems. Generated 5-

year strategic plan - collaborating with all departments. $10 million

budget.

. Met the challenge to produce more with less. Through re-engineered

production processes, improved engineering support and quality control,

reduced manufacturing costs by 34%, material costs by 45% and labor

costs by 63%, eliminated a 6 month backlog, reduced lead-time to less

than 2 weeks and exceeded performance goals

VP of Operations - EG&G Power Systems, Covina, CA

7/1977 to 1/1991

Promoted four times and a key part of transition team - from small

private company of $9 Million to ownership by $1.5 Billion dollar

corporation. Other positions held: Project Engineer, Director of Project

Engineering, Director of Program Management and Director of Product

Support Engineering. Reported to the President; responsible for 350

employees and $27 million in manufactured product sales of Switch-Mode

Power Supplies and Power Systems for the Military

. Implemented "World Class" manufacturing operations using 5S, Visual

Factory, Cell/Lean manufacturing, automated testing, and ESS screening.

Reduced production delays, improved on-time delivery and reduced

defects led to additional military contracts exceeding $50 million for

the company

. Brought Magnetic Manufacturing capability in-house to build

transformers, coils and toroidal inductors. Project included design,

equipment, hired specialist, setup processes. Cut lead-time in half,

reduced cost by 44%, sped-up new design prototyping and improved

reliability by 78%

Education

BS - Engineering Technology / Electronics - California Polytechnic

University, 1980 - Pomona, CA

Continuing Education

Maximizing Leadership Impact, Senior Management Development Program...

Five Year Strategic Planning Management

Managing for Continuous Improvement... World Class Manufacturing, Hughes

Aircraft World Class Manufacturing

Clear Purpose Management, Edward M. Oakley... California Hazardous

Materials Technician Training

IPC Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies... Quality, Productivity and

Competitive Position, W. Edwards Deming

Computer Skills

MS Word, Excel, Project, Outlook, PowerPoint, plus various ERP/MRP

systems and Visio

"Never one to rest on his laurels, Russ embraces continuous improvement and

constantly strives to improve the manufacturing process through the

introduction of innovative processes and procedures to reduce product

material and labor costs whilst maintaining quality. I consider Russ to be

a great manager of personnel and he has consistently demonstrated the

ability to get the most out of his team." Ken Walker, President, Ultra

Electronics Maritime Systems



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