Martin Jennings

**** ****** **** *****, *********, Florida ab6qio@r.postjobfree.com 321-***-****

Professional Summary

A manufacturing operations professional with an advanced degree in business management and 25+ years experience in

optical fabrication and project operations management. Career focus is in the production of laser electro optics for

military, commercial, and medical markets. Effective in the areas of continuous improvement, increasing profitability,

growing revenues, and managing costs. Member of three Fortune 500 corporations that showed solid incremental gains in

market share while maintaining operational efficiencies.

Professional Experience

Home Depot Melbourne, Florida 2013 – Present

Outside Sales Consultant, 2013 – Present

Manage the North Melbourne territory for the Home Services Group bringing the Home Depot brand into our customer’s

home for major remodeling projects like roofing, windows, and siding.

DRS Technologies, RSTA Division Melbourne, Florida 2001 –

2012

Project Manager, Operations and Quality Systems, 2008 – 2012

Managed the Integrated Business Management System (IBMS) in SharePoint for both the Florida and Texas RSTA

Divisions.

Controlled and edited all operating procedures, policies, work instructions, and forms under specific guidelines of

the DRS RSTA Quality Manual. Combined Texas and Florida documentation to one central system.

Initiated the 2009 customer satisfaction survey.

This project contributed to the successful ISO 9001 recertification audits in 2009 and 2012.

Collaborated with Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) on the Florida Incumbent Worker Training (IWT)

Grant Application in 2011. The results funded

The implementation and training of employees for AS9100C in 2012.

The training of ten new Six Sigma Black Belts in 2012.

Led two initiatives focused on employee engagement

Back to Basics – awarded both intrinsic and extrinsic recognition for operations improvements.

Employee Action Team – was established by senior leadership to give employees the opportunity to voice their

business concerns to management to improve morale.

Coordinated the activities of a two year building expansion project which added 157,000 square feet of production and

assembly space to the DRS facility in Melbourne.

Collaborated with cross functional teams of managers, engineers, and site leadership on plant layouts utilizing

MS Visio to convert planning concepts to AutoCAD for architectural review and construction.

Tracked project progress utilizing MS Project to keep contractors on schedule.

Championed 6S program culture through the DRS facility.

Operations Manager, Optical Fabrication, 2001 – 2008

Managed a two-shift optical fabrication department that supported division revenues exceeding $400 million annually.

Developed production schedules, team training, production metrics, and strategic goals for the department.

Increased shop capacity by 87% through a Six Sigma Green Belt project focused on the conversion of

conventional IR lens processing to a CNC process.

The direct labor and cycle time savings justified the acquisition of additional capital equipment to reduce the

requirement for component outsourcing.

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Controlled overheard budgets exceeding $1 million annually with P&L responsibility for the departments.

Initiated all purchase requisitions, prepared basis of estimates (BOEs) for new business, presented capital

equipment requisitions (CERs), and analyzed earned value metrics (EVMs) to keep production budgets on track

with the Program Management Office.

Increased IR beam splitter production by 46% through the implementation of double-sided processing.

Supplied critical optical components that met or exceeded quality specifications, were delivered on schedule, and

within forecasted budgets.

Litton Industries, Airtron Division, New Jersey and North Carolina 1982 – 2001

Operations Manager, Optical Fabrication, 1996 – 2001

Directed a four department optical fabrication department with a staff of four supervisors, three process engineers, and

fifty-eight direct labor technicians supporting annual division revenues of $24 million.

Improved productivity by 42% and reduced consumables and waste by 50% over previous methods.

Controlled overhead budgets of $2 million with P&L responsibility for the operation.

Implemented team training and development, process improvement, and productivity metrics.

Drove continuous improvement by standardizing the laser crystal fabrication process utilizing copper/kemit

composite lapping materials.

Optimized cycle times supported by an engineering polishing study on improving subsurface damage in Nd: YAG

crystal products.

Earned a greater market share for Litton Airtron in the medical, industrial, and military business segments by

improving quality and reducing direct labor costs.

Operations Supervisor, Laser Rod Fabrication, 1982 – 1996

Led a two shift laser crystal fabrication department with a staff of thirty-two technicians and two group leaders.

Trained this fabrication team on the machining, grinding, and polishing of Nd: YAG laser rods.

Developed tooling concepts that significantly reduced scrap through operator mishandling.

Improved production yields to 98% and significantly reduced scrap by implementing cellular manufacturing to

replace the outdated assembly line process. Change drove culture of accountability.

Designed and built a fabrication shop in Charlotte, North Carolina optimized for polishing operations.

Reduced direct labor hours from 3.0 to 1.5 hours per unit which drastically improved shop capacity to explore

new business.

Managed the transition of operations from New Jersey to North Carolina while meeting all scheduled deliveries.

Blended the cultures of these two shops seamlessly into one cohesive team focused on production excellence.

Education

MBA, Technology Management University of Phoenix January, 2006

BS, Business Management University of Phoenix October, 2003

AS, Business Administration Montreat College December, 2001

Certifications and Seminars

Florida Home Inspector (HI7446) Home Inspection Academy July, 2012

Six Sigma Green Belt DRS Institute, Florida June, 2008

Leadership 2000 Seminar CPCC, North Carolina September, 1999

Improving Managerial Skills Seminar AMA, New Jersey June, 1996

Management Skills for New Managers AMA, Georgia September, 1994

Community Involvement and Group Affiliations

Habitat for Humanity, 3 Homes Brevard County, Florida 2008, 2010, 2011

HIS Place Ministries, Homeless Dinners Melbourne, Florida 2010, 2011

Relay for Life, Musicians for Breast Cancer Melbourne, Florida 2011

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