Quality Sales
Resume:
David Barrett
South Lyon, Michigan 48178
**************@*****.***
Summary
I lead organizations towards accelerated business growth and long term strength
by utilizing my leadership, sales, operations and quality improvement
experience.
Work Experience
Director of Manufacturing, Cummins Power Products, New Hudson MI 12/03 -
Present
Responsibilities: Lead division's materials, production and engineering teams
with P & L Responsibility.
Led culture change
Formed organizational culture around Lean, 5S, Kaizen and Team Based work
systems
Assembly, Purchasing teams have adopted Lean culture and become self-driven
Formed organizational culture around team based work system
Data Driven
Created barcode driven production tracking system
Production teams provided world class quality tools (SOPs, Quality Gates,
Torque Checks)
Quality improvements reduced warranty expense that drove multi-year price
reductions
Created auto update and e-mail notification for customer order status via
customer website
Transformed unprofitable business unit into a top performer
Implemented systematic approach towards option and parts pricing
Allocated R&D resources to new product line for Oil & Gas market
All model, options and parts pricing 100% profitable
Led initiative to bring work previously lost to a foreign plant, back to USA
Hired production staff, established quality system and converted supply chain
for domestic sourcing Managed engineering resources to evaluate and improve
component design
Lead-time reduced by 75% (from 4 weeks to less than 4 days)
Led multi-function initiative to create marketing strategy and material
Instrumental for Tier 4i/Tier 4 Final product introduction
Established volume discount program that drove largest order in company history
Six Sigma Black Belt - Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN 6/99 - 11/03
Responsibilities: Quality leadership for New Product Introduction,
Assembly/Test operations, CARs, FMEAs, internal QS-9000 Audits, R&R studies and
process documentation, coach operators on fundamental quality tools
Implemented automated process to alert management and maintenance personnel for
line down emergencies
Implemented automated process to audit test partially completed engines
Quality Manager - Alcoa Inc.- Southern Graphics, Dallas, TX 12/92 - 6/99
Responsibilities: Quality Systems, Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing and
Sales Support.
Initially hired as quality engineer and TQM corporate trainer for 16 plant
operation.
Recruited by regional VP to convert Wilmington, NC from manual to all digital
process
Resulted in cycle time reduction from 1 week to 1 day and propelled plant to
become division profit leader
Recruited by Company President to join senior management team for new business
division in Dallas, TX.
Established Quality System that reduced internal defects by 30% and external
defects by 40%
Quality improvements reversed flow of customer accounts and helped grow the
business
Established SOPs, corrective action system and training program
Facilitated Sales, CSR and Production groups to reduce cycle time from days to
hours
Education
Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana Master of Business Administration
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI Electrical Engineering, Mathematics
Minor
Skills
Lean 5S New Business Development Organizational Development Process
Improvement Kaizen
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