Project Manager Manufacturing

Aaron Hunt

*** ********* ***** • McMurray, PA ***17

724-***-**** • *********@*******.***

Lean Leader

Hands-on Lean manager with extensive experience in Lean Six Sigma transformations, successful

application of continuous improvement tools, personnel development, new product development and

coordinating multi-site technical teams. Extensive experience in customer-facing situations. Unique blend

of technical and interpersonal skills used to improve business performance.

Project Management • DMAIC • Lean Manufacturing • Heijunka • 5S • SPC • Kanban

Product Development • DFMA • Poka-Yoke • Pull Systems • JIT • Continuous Flow

Oracle ERP • SMED • Problem Solving • Kaizen Leadership • Training • Mentoring

Professional Experience

Accellent, Inc. • Houston, PA / Buffalo, NY • May 2003-May 2012

$500 million medical device contract manufacturer owned by KKR.

Engineering Manager/Project Manager

Mentored technical staff in New Product Development and Continuous Improvement engineering

roles. Spearheaded creation and development of Lean Transformation Plan with full ownership

and responsibility for achieving margin growth through continuous improvement activities.

Trained entire facility workforce in lean principles and facilitated 5-day Kaizen events to

aggressively pursue lead time reduction, 5S, SMED, and level scheduling.

Exceeded revenue target by 20% and EBITDA target by 50% in Q1 2012

Reduced NPD lead time by 50%, doubling realized NPD revenue in 2011

Achieved 20 point EBITDA improvement in 2010 at PA site

Achieved 15 point Op Profit improvements in 2007 – 2008 at Buffalo site

Visited potential customers to review designs and initiate manufacturing partnerships

Reduced set-up time by 99.8% in dedicated needle production cell producing 63 items

Reduced WIP by 95% and lead time by 96% in same cell

Reduced delivery lead time to strategic customer from 8 weeks to 1 day

Reduced lead time on highest volume product from 63 days to 7 days

Reduced set-up times by 85% in high mix machining department (900 items)

Benshaw Controls • Glenshaw, PA • Sept. 2006- Jan. 2007

Project Manager

Led design and start-up of manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Identified facility,

managed contractors, hired and trained workforce, and installed continuous flow manufacturing

line in 5 months. Supervised project team that included design team in Pittsburgh, PA; technical

team and prototype builds in Pueblo, CO; production team and customer engineering team in

Fort Smith, AR. Delivered product twice daily to customer from day one of operations. Less

than 8 hours WIP between customer production line and Benshaw FGI.

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PA Transformer • Canonsburg, PA • Nov. 2000- May 2003

Manufacturer of single and three phase power transformers and voltage regulators for the

investor-owned electrical utility, public power, municipal power, and industrial markets.

Power Test Technician

Steer Process Flow/Task Analysis Team to initiate the company’s Lean Journey. Member of

Lean Manufacturing Decision Making Team. Negotiate with union leaders during lean

implementation. Perform Quality testing on commercial utility transformers, execute regular

equipment calibration and electrical engineering design testing.

Sony Electronics • New Stanton, PA • July 1995- Sept. 2000

Multi-billion dollar electronics manufacturer. Assembled large screen TV’s for US

and international markets at Sony Technology Center-Pittsburgh.

Line Coordinator / Industrial Engineering Technician

Mentored under Taka Shimada (top Sony Lean expert) from 1996-2000 in Lean Manufacturing.

Six Sigma Greenbelt certified in 1996. Led 135 company members to record setting

achievements on multiple production lines and manufacturing cells. Participated in Sony’s 1st

lean cell in the United States in 1995. Trained all direct reports in performance metrics. After

training and mentoring, one 90 person team exceeded all performance metrics for 8 months

without direct supervision by utilizing standard work and level pull systems.

Designed and executed implementation of the assembly area for six manufacturing cells.

Achieved 20% capacity improvement on fastest production line through standardized

work, generating $200k increase in daily production revenue capacity.

Increased productivity by 400% on high-end XBR line by utilizing cellular flow and

standardized work

Consolidated 4 types of screw and 2 washers into 1 screw through application of DOE

Education and Training

Bachelor of Science, Technical Project Management

Associate, Electronics Engineering Technology

ITT Technical Institute

Biology and English – 2 years completed

Bethany College, Bethany, WV

Professional References for Aaron Hunt

William (Bill) Howell

Former Chief Information Officer – Accellent

35 Andover Country Club Lane

Andover, MA. 01810

(H) 978-***-****

(M) 610-***-****

*******.******@******.****.***

Chad Werts

Executive Vice President of Operations – Immco Diagnostic

Former Director of Operations – Accellent

19 Pawtucket Row

Orchard Park NY, 14127

(H) 716-***-****

(M) 716-***-****

*******@*****.***

Jane Sanders

Account Manager at Life Search Technologies

11350 McCormick Road

Executive Plaza III, Suite 604

Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030

(M) 410-***-****

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