Planat Management, Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing

Michael J McKay

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Huntersville, NC 28078

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CAREER SUMMARY

Twenty eight years of high technology manufacturing experience. Five years of Asian Pacific region manufacturing experience. Fifteen years in senior management positions. Directly responsible for all aspects of business operations including P&L, Quality, Sales, Engineering, Materials Management, Vendor Management, Production, Business Development and Human Resources.

SKILLS

• Diverse management experience applicable to broad range of opportunities, markets, and industries.

• A demonstrated record of achievement, management and responsibility.

• Operations management

• Lean manufacturing

• Materials and vendor management

• International business

• Building and equipment management

• Sales and marketing

• Greenfield operations setup

• Product transfer

CAREER HISTORY

Mid-State Machine, Charlotte, NC) 2011 to 2013

Vice President of Operations, 2011 - 2013

Responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of the operations at a contract manufacturing company supporting the rail, road working equipment and compressor industries.

• Established safety programs where none existed

• Set up live production scheduling system for entire shop

• Set up and improved new product introduction process

• Increased efficiencies by introducing lean manufacturing principles

• Began process to ISO certification

• Transitioned into production large packages of new products

Pentamaster, Austin, TX/Penang Malaysia

Vice President Business Development, 2005 - 2011

Responsible for business development for contract manufacturing services including assembly, fabrication, machining, welding and complete OEM, ODM services. Responsible for customer service and support activities for US based customers. Responsible for US office and warehouse operations.

• Established multimillion dollar accounts with major US customers in Semiconductor, oil, and medical device industries

• Provide technical expertise and development activities for manufacturing production in Malaysia (General Manager for Penang Machine Shop 2006-2008)

• Provided contacts and supported Joint Venture opportunities between US based secondary processing vendors and Malaysia based production operations

CDS Engineering, Austin, TX

General Manager, 1995 - 2011

Responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of the operations at a major semiconductor equipment manufacturer including Quality, Sales, Engineering, Materials Management, Vendor Management, Production and Human Resources. Direct responsibility for P&L. Developed and established all site business goals in support of the corporate goals.

• Established quality and manufacturing systems that achieved ISO/AS9100 certification

• Established Lean Manufacturing principles that allowed shorter cycle time, less inventory, and reduced cost of manufacturing

• Established MRP for production planning and vendor management

• Reduced finish goods inventory by 50%

• Reduced operating cost by 30% and increased margins by 10%

EDUCATION

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

B.S., Mechanical Engineering Technology, 1985

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