Manager Quality Assurance

John Munroe

Email: *********@*****.**

Phone: (c) 905-***-****

Qualifications Summary

I'm a senior manufacturing leader with expertise in total operations

management. Through years of experience in complex and multi-process

environments, I've gained a wide range of professional, technical and

business management skills. I have strong leadership and team building

ability.

Professional Experience:

Inteva Products - Direct Supplier to General Motors Oshawa

Feb 2011 - present

Whitby, Ontario

Operations Manager

. Directly responsible for the management of 15 Salary and approx 130

hourly employees.

. Responsible for the Health and Safety of all Plant employees

. I drive continuous improvement and ensure 'bottom line' profitability

through process improvement, Standardized Work, waste elimination and

direct cost reduction. We have successfully delivered profitable

monthly results for the past 10 months.

. Successfully launched 3 new programs (Buick, Cadillac and Impala) into

Oshawa assembly

. Continue to improve labour relations with CAW and hourly employees

through weekly meetings, collaborative discussions and direct

communications with the employees, joint committees and Union staff.

Signature Aluminum - Aluminum Extrusion and Casting Operation

Dec 2009 - Jan 2011

Pickering, Ontario - 2 Plants and $85 million annual sales

Director of Operations

CCAA Turn Around Project

. Directly responsible for the management of 20 Salary and approx 80

hourly employees.

. Managed entire operation of 2 Pickering plants - extrusion and casting

. Turned around 9M loss in 2009 to 3M profit in 2010

. Rationalized customer base to profitable only business through

negotiation of contract terms and conditions.

. Reduced on hand raw inventory by $3 million and reduced finished Cast

stock from 2 weeks on hand to less than 5 days

. Re-negotiated concession based contract with USW to ensure $1 million

annual direct labour cost reductions

. Closed 2 un-profitable plants in St. Therese Que. and Richmond Hill

Ont. and consolidated all profitable customer business to the

Pickering Plants

. Sold assets of 2 closed plants via auction

. Implemented major changes to prime raw material and Scrap purchasing

processes lowering material costs

. Worked directly with Court appointed CCAA monitors to establish cost

controls and ensure Signature delivered to financial goals and

requirements

. Successfully satisfied Ministry of Environment compliance orders and

implemented permanent facility and process changes to ensure safe and

profitable operating

. Approved to exit CCAA protection in 6 months

New York Titans - Member of the Professional National Lacrosse League

Nov. 2008 - July 2009

New York City, New York

Coach

. Reporting to the General Manager I successfully responsible for

Coaching the offence and special teams.

Inscape Corporation - Office Furniture and Storage System Manufacturer

Nov. 2005 - Nov. 2008

Holland Landing, Ontario - 2 Plants and $100 to $150 million in annual

sales

General Manager / VP Manufacturing

. Executive management team member, participant in Board of Director

meetings and strategic planning

. Successfully negotiated 2 contracts with USW Steelworkers providing

labour cost savings of $ million annually and delivered CBA changes

to increase flexibility and employee utilization in operations

. Delivered over $1 million direct material savings annually through

material savings, component changes, part commonization, packaging

savings and design change / improvement

. Reduced direct labour costs by $1/2 million annually through

automation, process improvements and efficiency improvements

. Implemented facility and process changes which reduced costs over $1/2

million annually in Paint, Weld, Assembly and Facilities

. Directly responsible for 30+ Salary and 200+ hourly staff. Including

Production, Mfg Engineering, Product Engineering, Facilities

Engineering, Quality Assurance, Materials Management, Technical

support staff - Robotics, Tooling & Skilled Trades, Purchasing and

Logistics.

. Direct support Marketing, Sales, Customer Service and Finance -

including direct customer interface

Powerlasers Limited (Division of Dofasco) - Laser Welder of Metal Blanks

July 2003 - Nov. 2005

Concord, Ontario - $75 million in sales

General Manager

. Directly responsible for the management of 12 Salary and approx 80

hourly employees.

. Strategic planning team member reporting directly to the President

. Turned operation from monthly loss of $100k into profit maker of $100k

to 200k monthly

. Reduced direct labour 15%

. Negotiated initial CBA

. Develop (1 and 5 yr) business plans including: sales forecasts,

capital projections,

variable costs, labour plans, capacity plans and facility plans

. Improved production efficiency in overall operation 25%, greater in

individual cells

. Successfully integrated several new Automation and Welding processes

. Executive management team member, participant in Board of Director

meetings and strategic planning

. Manage day to day operations including Production, Procurement,

Production Control & Scheduling, Maintenance, Quality Assurance,

Finance & Accounting.

. Daily management of Employee Relations, Health and Safety, General

Administration and IT.

Van Rob Stamping - Automotive Supplier of Metal Stampings and Welded

Assemblies May 1999

- June 2003

Richmond Hill, Ontario - 2 Plants and $65 million in sales

General Manager

. Directly responsible for the management of 15 Salary and approx 200

hourly employees.

. Turned profitability from -$100K to $100k to $300K monthly

. Reduced on hand inventory $1/2 million and drastically improved

inventory turns

. Reduce Press change over times to SMD exchanges from >8 hours

. Implemented Lean Tool Room Management practices and eliminated die

failures at change over

. Reduced scrap from >5% to <.5%

. Implemented Automated transfer systems, automated welding and robotic

processes, and large part washing process

. Established plant wide Quality, Productivity, Material Management and

5'S measurement system

. Managed all plant functions including - strategic planning, continuous

improvement, production, scheduling, materials management and

procurement, quality, maintenance and tooling

. Directly managed financial improvement through the Monthly Income

Statement review and detailed Action Plan

Note: 1999-2001

I managed multiple plant operations in both Richmond Hill Stamping Plant

and North York Assembly & Welding Plant. Operations maintained over 300 non-

unionised production employees and 40 support staff.

AG Simpson - Metal Forming Group June 1996 - May

1999

Cambridge, Ontario

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Oct. 1990 -

June 1996

Cambridge, Ontario

Quality Engineering Team Leader - Stamping and Welding

(Jan 1995- June 1996)

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada

Cambridge, Ontario

Quality Engineer - Stamping and Welding

(Jan 1993 - Jan 1995)

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada

Cambridge, Ontario

Quality Engineer - Interior Parts

(Oct 1990 - Jan 1993)

Education:

. Graduated Sir Sanford Fleming College, Peterborough, Ontario,

in Mechanical Engineering, Design program - 1985

. Completed several courses (20+) towards University accreditation

including:

Financial Accounting (Laurier), Business Organization

(Laurier), IT (Laurier), Labour

Relations (Laurier),Economics (Trent), Psychology (Trent),

Sociology (Trent and more

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