Manager Quality

Greg Mathes

**** ****** ***** ***** **********, SC. 29405

m: 843-***-****

email: ********@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/gregorymathes

Summary

A highly motivated leader with progressive experience in manufacturing operations, quality assurance and engineering

in multiple manufacturing sectors in the consumer goods industry. An authentic, recognized communicator and leader

in a team-oriented environment. Excellent analytical background in Statistics, Six Sigma methodologies and applied

Toyota Production System lean implementation and transformation knowledge. Strategic thinker, proficient in

executing factory site budgets and executing cost savings with demonstrated ability to drive creative metrics for

sustained cost reduction and operational excellence through key business indicators.

Core Competencies

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P&L and Budgeting Responsibility Total Quality Management Systems

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Manufacturing Strategy Development Product Realization Processes

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Champion and Mentor in Six Sigma Regulatory Compliance Control

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Toyota Production System Materials Management

• Start up Business Planning Reporting •

• Mentoring, Coaching and Development

Professional Experience

VP Operations at AC WIND - Salisbury, MD 2011 – 2012

Brownfield start-up manufacturer of composite components for the renewable utility wind industry

• Created and executed startup business planning, operating statements, income statements, cash flows, venture

capital investor statements & presentations.

• Full P&L responsibility for $2.5M phase 1 investment.

• Screened, hired, supported & managed functional department managers needed for product realization and

factory readiness.

• Created and executed a $1.2M technology transfer & training agreement with a major US wind blade

manufacturer.

• Closed business due to a poor sales climate struggling with irregular tax credit legislation.

Director of Operations at Zodiac Marine – Summerville, SC 2009 - 2011

World leader in design and manufacturing of rigid inflatable boats for consumer and military markets

• Guided, mentored, coached 5 front line managers, 35 manufacturing employees for assembly, fabrication,

quality, purchasing, receiving & shipping.

• Executed cost savings of $90k per year by implementing innovative shipping zone and fixed cost finished

good transport model.

• Created and implemented plan to find a way to source lamination parts to a local vendor. This initiative freed

up factory space for sublet income, reduced headcount, & allowed manufacturing overhead to be reduced by

40%.

Quality Manager at MaTech Solutions – Salisbury, MD 2009

Large precision machining company servicing the US military and specialized consumer rifle and hand gun industries

• Coordinated first article and production run inspections. Incoming, in process, final inspections at a major

precision machining company. ISO 9001-2000 and DoD contractor.

• Proactively resolved and improved employee involvement to be problem solvers, process experts, engaged in

spot inspections as product was machined.

• Fostered organizational input, built Material Review Board process that reduced work in process by 50%,

reduced 2nd quality inventory.

Progressive responsibility with Brunswick Boat Group (BBG) 1998 to 2009

Brunswick Boat Group is the largest maker of pleasure boats in the world. 2011 net sales were approximately $1.1 billion

Plant Manager at Trophy Sportfishing - Cumberland, MD 2007 - 2009

• Executed BBG management model for lean manufacturing, fostering employee development of 100 direct

and 20 indirect employees and 7 functional managers of EH&S, Finance, HR, Lean, QA, Assembly,

Lamination, Engineering, and Maintenance.

• Implemented an integration timeline of new products that changed production mix output by 95% with no

increase in headcount and $50k below budget.

• Generated an EH&S dashboard that brought continuous improvement to a culture of zero accidents for over

two full years. Achieved the highest safety score within all factories and earned the chairman’s award.

Plant Manager at Maxum Sport Yachts - Salisbury, MD 2007

• Transitioned factory closure and relocation to NC while living BBG values with 120 direct and 30 indirect

and management manufacturing employees.

• Actively managed budgets & site teams that transitioned plant assets and personnel on time and within

budget.

• Delivered results for successful preparation for Phase 1 & 2 environmental site assessment.

Quality Manager at Maxum Sport Yachts - Salisbury, MD 2005 - 2007

• Integrated proactive quality system enhancements within BBG lean culture that included incoming material

inspection, andon notification, and production gate review that reduced takt time misses by 15% and reduced

defects by 20% within a 2 year period.

• Reduced field repair costs for the factory by $10k per unit vs. standard methods.

• Selected to lead factory High Performance Process Development (HPPD) team for 2 new models.

Quality Supervisor at Sea Ray Boats - Knoxville, TN 2003 – 2005

• Screened, hired, trained & developed inspector and functional test group of 25 in one of the company’s

highest volume ISO certified manufacturing facilities.

• Leader of factory team that implemented new wireless quality data collection system while maintaining

continuity of inspections with no interruption in schedule. Saving $30k annually.

Quality Data Analyst at Sea Ray Boats - Knoxville, TN 2000 – 2003

• Improved Quality, reduced bill of material variance via BBG Lean Six Sigma /Black Belt project for

ultrasound NDT testing of hand applied paint process.

• Promoted an ISO program drive for employee suggestions that enabled the factory to attain the top corporate

award for participation among manufacturing sites.

Composites Technician at Sea Ray Boats - Knoxville, TN 1998 – 2000

• 3 shift production associate. Progressive proficiency in mold maintenance, lamination, de-mold, cut and

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grind, parts inspection and quality.

• Startup team member of closed mold technology group initially trained in UK. Robotic fiber placement, resin

transfer molding of intricate parts up to 18 feet in length.

Education

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Bachelor of Science, Business Management, Major – Statistics - 2004

Technical Skills

• MS Office; Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access, Outlook. Visio, Sharepoint

• Project management software; MS Project, Project Wizards: Merlin.

• Engineering Change Management; CAD, NX Teamcenter

• ERP / MRP Enterprise packages; AS400, Oracle

• Statistical packages; JMP, Minitab, NCSS, Excel Stat pack

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