Adrian Davis
Oak Creek, WI
Professional Experience
Plant Manager/Operations Manager, EMTEQ Aerospace, July 2011-Present
Day-to-Day accountability for the operations of a $67MM manufacturing facility in the Aerospace Industry.
Operations
o Introduced 1st Manufacturing Strategic Plan and Created Metrics for Manufacturing focused on: Safety,
Quality, Customer Service, and Productivity/Cost.
o Maintained TRC at or below 1 for entire tenure.
o Improved Delivery by 8 points in under a year. Forecasted to be at 90% or better for all product
categories by the end of 2013.
o Maintained Quality Rating at or above 99%; reduced RMAs to less than .05% of outgoing shipments.
o Introduced labor budgeting for shop floor and increased productivity by 35%.
o Reduced Manufacturing Supplies and Overhead by 25%
o Reduced Outgoing Freight costs by 15%
o Introduced Safety Committee and Employee Health and Safety Program.
o Created Safety Auditing and STOP Audit program to improve safety on the Shop Floor.
o Reorganized Shop Floor Control and Order Entry process to better align with manufacturing needs.
o Lead reorganization of the Shop Floor, created new structure from failing “Focused Factory” model.
o Laid out shop floor to improve efficiency and consolidate redundant positions. Reduced headcount from
162 to 133 in 1 year while increasing production output by 20%.
o Set up shop floor and operating structure for our facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
o Created Leadership Training program with modules focused on; Crucial Conversations, Interviewing,
Legal Considerations, Safety (tools), Total Quality Management, Value Stream Mapping, and Cell
Balancing.
o Lead company through audit to AS9100 Revision C certification.
Supply Chain
o Lead Supply Chain to improvements in Supplier Delivery and Quality.
o Created Supplier Scorecard program to address issues with supply base/partners on a monthly basis.
o Created Supply Chain metrics such as: Attainment/Fulfillment, Age of Inventory, 30/60/90 Materials
Forecasting.
o Created New Supplier Qualification criteria
o Helped to recognize $500,000 in cost savings by analyzing BOMs on current products and having them
be resourced from other tier suppliers.
o Restructured Supply Chain team to focus on Strategic, Tactical, and functional/operational roles.
o Improved quote turnaround time by leading project which established sourcing database with functional
interface.
o Organized Supplier Symposium to address concerns of Supply Chain partners, and serve as a conduit for
communication.
Compounding Manager; Kleen Test Products Inc, January 2010-July 2011
• Manage day-to-day manufacturing operations of a $5 million dollar a year business unit in the chemical
industry.
• Responsible for key metrics; safety, quality, customer service, and productivity.
• Managed between 5-10 people on 3 shifts.
Operations/Production Supervisor, June 2009-January 2010
• Managed floor operations in a converting and filling facility.
• Supervised a crew of 125 people on a single shift with a 1 to 4 perm to temp employee make-up.
Operations/Production Supervisor, Post Foods Inc., June 2008-June 2009
• Manage floor operations for this world class high speed manufacturer of food products. Between 35-45
Hourly Union employees. June 2008-June 2009
Special Agent, United States of America (Department of the Navy), September 2005-May 2007
• Worked on behalf of the Department of Defense conducting public trust and National Security investigations.
Served as a liaison between the US Navy and the DoD in the development of the NLETS system.
Educational Experience
Carroll University, MBA, June 2011 – Present; anticipated graduation in Fall 2015
Wisconsin Lutheran College, Bachelor of Arts with Highest Honors, May 2004
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Train the Trainer Certification, May 2011
Milwaukee School of Engineering, Lean Lead Facilitator Certificate, October 2011 – January 2012
Other Experience
Assistant Football Coach, Wisconsin Lutheran College, August 2007 – March 2008; August 2010 – Present
US Navy Officer Candidate School, Pensacola, FL, May 2007-August 2007
Areas of Expertise
Lean Manufacturing: 5S, tool development, Hoshin Deployment, Lean Supply Chain, Lean Training/Fundamentals, Constraint
mapping, PPP, equipment/layout flow, Office Processes, Value Stream Mapping, Total Quality Management.
Group Dynamics, and building dynamic teams
Training and organizational development
Metric and Manufacturing skills development and Deployment
Safety program development