Manager Engineer
Resume:
Louise A. Bailey
Cell phone: 248-***-****
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Summary of Qualifications
* Experienced Manufacturing Operations Director in broad
manufacturing, engineering,
and business management organizations.
* Manager of people, change, organizational units and projects
from inception through
completion to meet customer, quality, and business
expectation utilizing lean concepts.
* Continuous improvement record in cost, quality and revenue
performance in a Tier one
automotive components industry and consumer electronic
products.
* Problem solver/innovator utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, SAP and
Program Management.
* Proficient in SAP, CMMS and Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel,
PowerPoint.
Professional Experience
Sharp Manufacturing Corporation - Memphis, TN
Senior Director Kitchen Appliance and Toner Divisions
2007 - Present
. Responsible for Kitchen Appliance manufacturing - $40 M Sales and
Toner manufacturing $5 M
. Implemented an efficient manufacturing strategy to improve
profitability.
. Improved profitability by 100% from losing $1M per month to monthly
positive profit margins.
. Implemented Lean /Six Sigma methodologies which improved in line
process quality by 50%.
. Reduced warranty costs by 30%
. Directly responsible for 4 business units: Stamping, Microwave
Production, Solar / LED Lighting and
Toner production - in an organization of 150 people
. Responsible to develop all budgets and financial goals - assure
that goals are met.
. Coordinate with Marketing and Sales departments to increase monthly
sales and profitability objectives.
. Develop warehousing strategy - improve inventory losses - from $300
K losses to less than $20 K.
. Coordinate with engineering all new model launches to achieve new
product development goals.
Jabil Circuit, Inc. - Memphis, TN
Business Unit Manager
2005 - 2006
Responsible for the IBM Retail Sale Service Account $250 M in Sales
Responsible for the coordination of all customer related operations in
Memphis Tennessee and Hungary.
Developed and implemented all financial responses for customer and
internal preferred global supply chain.
Visteon Corporation - Van Buren Twp, MI
2001 - 2005
Global Strategic Alliance Manager
. Managed establishment of new alliances, joint ventures, and joint
development agreements to insure
consistency with Powertrain global business objectives.
. Evaluated new alliance alternatives as solutions to technology gaps
or access to new markets/customers.
. Developed global manufacturing and purchasing strategies to meet
affordable business structure objectives.
Group Program Manager
. Managed $500 M Powertrain engine air systems; throttle bodies,
manifolds, and air/fuel induction systems
. Lead team of 10 program managers and head liaison between all
design groups, manufacturing plants, suppliers and customers.
. Responsible for profit and loss of air induction portfolio,
increased profitability, return on sales by 15%.
. Developed business plan and strategic initiatives for business
portfolio for sales to non-OEM customers.
. Primary interface to all air induction OEM customers.
. Developed and negotiated all financial responses for customer
quotations.
. Developed all engineer application designs to adapt air products to
specific customer requirements,
expanded portfolio by $15 million dollars
Ford Motor Company & Visteon Corporation
1999 - 2001
Operations Manager - Alba Plant, Hungary
.Manager of manufacturing facility of 1500 personnel, $200 M revenue,
fabricating Powertrain
components for worldwide automotive customers.
Developed Quality systems for attaining QS 9000, ISO 14001, ISO TS
16949. Improved quality 70%.
Developed year over year cost reductions of more than $10 million.
Implemented Lean concepts throughout manufacturing plant, reducing
inventory 20%; and
increasing cycle time 25%.
Member of the pursuit team which successfully achieved $80 million
investment in 3 new core
technology programs.
Mentor of junior management role colleagues.
Ford Motor Company Engineer, Supervisor & Management Roles
1982 - 2000
Global Business Planner - Powertrain Control Systems - Air/Fuel SBU
* Developed strategic business plans for 1 Billion dollar Air/Fuel
business unit.
* Developed global manufacturing plans for production of Powertrain
products.
* Managed UAW labor requirements to fulfill labor agreements,
interface with joint UAW/Ford membership to review issues.
* Interface with all customers to establish and present strategic
business plans.
Product Team Manager - Speed Control Amplifier
1996 - 1998
Automotive Components Division Resident Engineer - Edison Assembly
Plant 1994 - 1996
. Lead quality and technical representative.
. Represented 30 manufacturing plants and 130 products from the
following divisions: Electronics, Plastics and Climate Control .
. Member of the Ranger Plant Vehicle Team - represented ACD
components on all facets from design issues and changes, cost,
quality, functional and field failure and warranty analysis.
. Improved ACD customer satisfaction by 30%.
. Coordinated and incorporated cost savings - improving overall costs
by 20%.
Industrial Engineering Supervisor - Hybrid Products
1992 - 1994
Supervisor - Material Planning & Control Hybrid Products
1989 - 1992
Process Engineer Hybrid Products
1982 - 1989
. Lead engineer in development of processes for: soldering
semiconductor components on various ceramic substrates -
wirebonding processes - pioneering the use of lasers for soldering
integrated leadframes to semiconductor components; and developed
all warranty analysis and field action containment requirements.
Education
Master of Business Administration
Penn State University 1996
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 1982
Certifications
Ford Lean Systems 1998
Visteon Program Management Certificate - 2003
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification - Villanova University April 2007
Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) - APICS Association of
Operations Management 2008
Louise A. Bailey 248-***-**** (cell)
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