Supply Chain Sales

Kevin R. Bryant

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Operations Management / Engineering Management

Results oriented career spanning 27 years, demonstrating year-over-year

improvements in Quality, Cost, and Delivery. I'm a decisive technical

leader with excellent analytical, organizational, team building, and

communication skills. A proactive professional focused on leading cross-

functional teams in achieving operational excellence through the use of

continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles.

Professional Experience

ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA - Indianapolis, IN.

February 2007 to Present

Senior Manufacturing Engineer / Technical Leader - RRNA Purchasing

Combustion & Casings

SCU (2010 to Present)

> The oversight of supply chain Fixed Process Documentation (FPD),

method of manufacture (MoM), and inspection plans while insuring

compliance to Rolls-Royce engineering and procedural standards

> Final signature authority of supply chain First Article Inspection

(FAI) submissions assuring Rolls-Royce procedural and AS9102

compliance

> Technical leader for the Combustion & Casings SCU manufacturing

engineering team

> The assessment of supply chain process capability (Cp/Cpk) and

measurement system analysis (GR&R)

> Conducting Manufacturing Capability Assessments (MCA) of potential

Rolls-Royce suppliers as part of the overall sourcing selection

process

> Problem solving issues impacting supply chain performance

> The management of supply chain cost reduction initiatives generating

significant annualized savings

> The development of associate supply chain unit members in order to

improve individual and departmental effectiveness

Operations Engineering, Senior Specialist Rolls-Royce Corp (2007 to 2010)

> The technical process leader for the strategic in-sourcing of various

engine turbine blades and vanes into the Rolls-Royce - Indianapolis

manufacturing business unit

> The selection, process development, and validation of capital

equipment totaling over $23 million (Grinders, EDM's, Robotics, CMM's,

and material handling). Managed the supply chain technical and

commercial deliverables while insuring overall process system

capability

> Conducted various model generated load and capacity studies based on

changes in customer demand

> Manufacturing engineering representative in the F136 Design for

Manufacture (DFM) reviews in order to resolve any potential design /

manufacturing concerns identified during the design phase of the F136

LP turbine vane and blades

> The successful completion of a (60) hour web based Six Sigma Green

Belt course. The course was completed in (18) hours

> Facilitator of Manufacturing Capability Readiness Level (MCRL), PFMEA,

and Design of Experiment (DOE) workshops focused on the new High Speed

EDM (film cooling holes) manufacturing and inspection technologies

being introduced into the Rolls-Royce Indianapolis manufacturing

system

FORT WAYNE FOUNDRY CORPORATION - Fort Wayne, IN. March

2005 to January 2007

Plant Manager - Machining Division

> Divisional income statement (P&L) responsibility for a Tier 1

automotive supplier generating over $130 million in annual sales

> New product introduction for the General Motors 3.9 liter engine

program including the installation, process development, and

production launch of equipment (dial index machines, robotics,

material handling, and assembly & test) exceeding $30 million in

capital investment

> Responsible for establishing a supply chain strategy and managing the

overall supplier delivery and quality performance

> Accountable for over (185) salary and union hourly employees

> The application and adherence to the local UAW Collective Bargaining

Agreement (CBA) and the participation in contractual negotiations

> Total quality management leadership for the machining and assembly of

upper & lower engine manifolds and front engine cover assemblies with

weekly shipments exceeding 60,000 units to various General Motors

engine assembly plants

> Compliance to state and federal safety and environmental regulations

> The implementation of a visual factory system empowering employees to

participate in the daily communication and continuous improvement

initiatives of each manufacturing cell

> Reduced plant wide labor cost by 19 percent through lean initiatives

by eliminating non-value added processes and balancing equipment &

labor to customer demand (Takt Time)

> Improved overall plant First Time Quality performance by 10 percent

through the reduction of process variation and reducing plant wide

scrap from 2.5 percent to 0.5 percent of sales

> The implementation of a preventative maintenance and asset management

system (Maximo) improving overall equipment uptime and monthly PM

completion rates to over 90 percent

> Increased overall plant operating efficiency from 55 percent to over

86 percent generating a positive month-over-month gain in net income

EAGLE-PICHER AUTOMOTIVE-HILLSDALE TOOL DIVISION

July 1999 to March 2005

Plant Manager - Mt. Pleasant, MI. Operations (2002 to 2005)

> Income statement (P&L) responsibility for two manufacturing plants

totaling 95,000 square feet with annual sales exceeding $50 million as

a Tier 1 supplier of engine and driveline components to the automotive

industry

> Developed a dynamic staff to support the strategic initiative of site

expansion and growth

> Accountable for over (175) salary and hourly employees

> Championed the implementation of the DuPont STOP safety management

program

> Spearheaded an aggressive first year Lean Manufacturing initiative by

conducting plant wide value stream mapping and kaizen events resulting

in $630,000 in labor savings, a 30 percent reduction in inventory

levels, and freeing up over 9,000 square feet of manufacturing floor

space reserved for new product introduction

> Generated over $800,000 in Annual Operating Plan cost reductions

through MRO negotiations and quality & process improvement initiatives

> Sponsored a Six Sigma black belt project that resulted in over

$200,000 annual savings for the General Motors L6 crank shaft damper

production cell

> Managed the 2003 product introduction of six new production lines

generating over $5 million in additional annual sales

> Program management of a brownfield plant startup adding an additional

25,000 square feet of manufacturing space for the transfer of

equipment and tooling from a noncompetitive Hillsdale Tool plant

increasing annual site sales by $22 million. The transfer and PPAP

process was completed in less than (5) months

Director - Advanced Manufacturing Engineering & Corporate Quality -

Hillsdale, MI. (1999 to 2002)

> Established a corporate wide web based APQP gated process (Plexus) for

the management of new product introduction activities in order to

control and manage project scope, timing, and budgetary targets

> Responsible for the technical review and processing of all customer

request for quotations (RFQ's) and the management of all customer

quality and delivery metrics

> Direct report responsibilities for (2) cost estimators, (3) advanced

manufacturing engineers, and (5) quality engineers with functional

responsibility over (50) plant manufacturing engineers

> Technical review of all New Product launches for (11) domestic and

international manufacturing plants

> The dispatch of departmental personnel in order to provide "hands-on"

assistance with New Product Introduction activities, supply chain

quality issues, and customer support

> The technical evaluation and assessment of new market manufacturing

technologies

> The support of the Hillsdale Tool sales personal in presenting

technical manufacturing solutions to various customers

> Manufacturing engineering representative on the General Motors

Concurrent Transmission Design Team (DFM) providing guidance in design

manufacturability

> Technical representative on the corporate management team

participating in the review and approval process for all capital

expenditures

> Technical purchasing representative participating in the

standardization, down selection, and contract negotiations with key

supply chain partners for the procurement of perishable / durable

tooling systems and CNC capital equipment

> Managed the inventory, redeployment, and sales of surplus

manufacturing equipment

> Assigned the interim Vice President of Operations responsibilities

> Dispatched to different plant locations by the senior management team

in order to investigate and resolve any major quality and operational

issues impacting customer satisfaction and company financial

performance

> Member of the Hillsdale Tool Division's Strategic Planning Committee

participating in SWOT analysis and benchmarking processes in order to

direct the organization's short-term and long-term business planning

JOACHIM MACHINERY COMPANY - Indianapolis, IN.

July 1996 to July 1999

Applications Engineering Manager

> Regional technical applications support for CNC machine tool sales of

the Chiron and Okuma product lines exceeding $50 million in annual

sales

> Managed and approved all "turn-key" machine tool system proposals

generated by the application engineering department

> Supervised the departmental work assignments of (7) manufacturing

engineers

> Scheduled all customer site training in assisting customers in the

installation, operation, and programming of new CNC lathes, machining

centers, and grinders

> Program management for various customer "turn-key" projects requiring

the development of statistically capable manufacturing processes,

including the machine tool integration of CNC part programming, work

holding, tooling, and gauging systems while maintaining adherence to

each project's scope, timing, and budget targets

> Assisted the Joachim sales staff with customer presentations and floor

demonstrations of various CNC equipment capabilities and technologies

> Participative management member in obtaining Joachim's QS9000

accreditation

> Account Management responsibilities for certain customer "house"

accounts

SANDVIK COROMANT COMPANY - Bloomfield Hills, MI.

October 1994 to July 1996

Applications Engineering Specialist (Indiana Territory)

> Responsible for the technical application support of Sandvik cutting

tool systems through distribution and direct customer sales

> Managed the regional testing and development of new products

> Managed the contractual negotiations and sales performance of two

different Sandvik industrial distributors in central Indiana

> The technical selection and application of various tooling solutions

for various tool & die, automotive, and aerospace customers

> Managed a number of cost reduction and continuous improvement projects

at Ford Motor Company, Navistar, Rolls-Royce, Peerless Pump, and

Allison Transmission; generating over $5 million in annualized

customer savings and increasing Sandvik market share

> Secured over 85 percent of Navistar's indexable carbide tooling

business

> Responsible for the quarterly product training of (20) different sales

representatives

ALLISON TRANSMISSION DIVISION - Indianapolis, IN.

October 1990 to October 1994

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

> Responsible for the process planning (MoM) of various transmission

components for the manufacture and assembly of military & commercial

duty automatic transmissions

> Spearheaded an organizational strategic initiative of transforming two

manufacturing departments containing dated / incapable equipment and

labor intensive manufacturing processes into a highly flexible

manufacturing system through a $5 million investment of select CNC

equipment manufacturing equipment and "quick change over" (SMED) work

holding and tooling systems. This initiative reduced inventory levels,

increased throughput, and improved overall product quality for 80

different active part numbers

> The incremental improvements of G and M code CNC part programs for 4-

axis lathes and machining centers improving quality, process

capability, throughput, and reducing product variable costs

> Participated in the design (value stream mapping, line balancing,

standardized work to TAKT, one piece part flow, poke-yoke) and

implementation of Lean Manufacturing work cells introduced within the

WT Transmission Business Unit.

> Managed the procurement, runoff, and installation of additional CNC

equipment for increased capacity

> Resolved manufacturing and quality issues experienced on the

manufacturing floor while developing a cooperative and working

relationship with the union workforce

> Versed in the various equipment functions and processes used in the

manufacture of transmission shafts, ground sleeves, clutch housings,

covers, pinion carriers, pinion gears, ring gears, and sun gears

AIRCRAFT CONTOURS - Indianapolis, IN.

November 1988 to October 1990

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

> Responsible for the process planning (MoM) of various airframe,

turbine engine, and rocket motor case components for General Electric,

Pratt & Whitney, Litton Precision Gear, and McDonnell Douglas

> The designed and build of all work holding fixtures and special

tooling

> The selection and procurement of all durable and perishable cutting

tools used in the turning and milling manufacturing processes for

machining various high temperature alloys (Haynes 188, Inconel 718,

Rene 41, Titanium, others)

> Familiar with vertical turning lathes, Keller electro-mechanical

duplicating milling machines, boring mills, Bridgeport mills, and

conventional (RAM) EDM equipment

> Integrated AutoCAD into the M.E manufacturing planning and tool design

processes

> Responsible for problem solving manufacturing and quality issues

experienced on the manufacturing floor

> Managed the New Product Introduction (NPI) of an oxidizer pump housing

used in the rocket booster system of the NASA space shuttle program

> Assigned interim plant manager responsibilities

INDIANA GEAR WORKS, Inc. - Indianapolis, IN.

October 1985 to November 1988

Manufacturing Engineer

> Responsible for the process planning (MoM) of various components for

the Sikorsky Aircraft CH-53E Super Stallion and the McDonnell Douglas

AH-64 Apache Helicopter Transmission programs

> Manufacturing engineering support for the various machining, heat

treatment, non-destructive testing (NDT), coating, and assembly

processes associated with the transmission housings, covers, shafts,

rotor shafts, pinion carriers, and various gears

> Lead the merger of quality inspection plans into the manufacturing

routers in order to control product quality at the source of

manufacture through employee involvement

> Supervised the work assignments of (4) contract manufacturing

engineers

> Knowledgeable in CNC turning, multi-axis milling, and grinding

processes

> Familiar with various gear manufacturing processes and equipment

(hobbers, shapers, gear cutters, gear shavers, gear grinders), heat

treatment processes (carburizing, nitriding, tempering, quenching,

induction), and NDT processes (FPI, MPI, nital etching).

> Resolved various manufacturing issues encountered on the production

floor and developed a strong cooperative reputation with the unionized

workforce

> Evaluated the cost impact of customer product design proposals

Education History

Indiana TECH University - Fort Wayne, IN.

. Master of Science in Engineering Management

o In-process with a 4.0 GPA

Indiana TECH University - Fort Wayne, IN.

. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Management

Concentration

o Graduated with a 4.0 GPA

Indiana University / Purdue University of Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN.

. Mechanical Engineering Technology

o Approximately 42 credit hours of coursework completed.

Additional Training / Development

. Contracts and General Conditions of Procurement (GCP) Training

. George Washington University School of Business - Project Management

. Sandvik - Advanced Application of Milling Cutting Tools

. Sandvik - Advanced Application of Turning Cutting Tools

. Dr. Deming's Methods for Management of Productivity and Quality

. Lindberg's Basics of Heat Treatment Processes

. Shainin Red X Problem Solving

. Metcut Research Inc. - Practical Machining Principles for

Manufacturing

. Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA)

. Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP)

. Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)

. Frontline Leadership - Supervision Training

. Value Focused Sales Techniques and Methods

. Computer Aided Drafting - (Cadkey, AutoCAD, Computer Vision, and

Unigraphics)

. Microsoft Functions - (Excel, Project, Word, & Power Point)

. Lean Manufacturing Techniques - (Kaizen, SMED, One Piece Part Flow,

Theory of Constraints, Poke - Yoke / Error Proofing, TPM, Value Stream

Mapping, 5S)

. Understanding Behavior and Conflict Resolution

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