Manager Engineer

SCOTT BRADFORD HOLZWORTH

*** ***** **** ******

Fort Mill, South Carolina 29715

Phone: 803-***-**** E-mail: ***************@*******.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: B.S.M.E. degree from the University of Michigan

combined with 28 years of experience in precision manufacturing management,

business development and manufacturing engineering. Over 14 years

international business experience and over 25 years experience in lean

manufacturing implementation. Progressive leadership style adaptable to

the situation at hand to generate a high performance culture.

My strengths include:

* Throughput time reduction, inventory turns improvements

* Lean Manufacturing Implementation including 5S, Buffers, Cellular

Layout, Continuous Flow, Kaizen, Mistake-Proofing, Quick Changeover,

Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping, Visual Management, Waste

Elimination

* 6-Sigma Champion (managing black/green belts and projects)/Theory of

Constraints

* Financial management / P&L Responsibility / Merger & Acquisition

Experience

* Planning / Organization / Leadership, Development and Management of

People

* Business Development / Customer Relationship Building

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sona AutoComp - Fort Mill SC - 3/2005 - Present - OEM Tier 1 and Tier 2

Supplier

General Manager - established the North American corporate office of the

Sona Group of Companies (India-based, comprised of Sona Koyo Steering

Systems, Sona Okegawa Precision Forge, Sona Somic Lemforder, Mahindra

Sona). Responsible for product launches, business development, initial

quality concern responses, customer development and relationship building.

* Doubled business volume to $30M in 5 years.

* Improved customer relationships - preferred supplier at all customers.

* Received EZGO Supplier Quality Award two years in a row (2010 & 2011).

* Part of the Acquisition (Thyssen Krupp Precision Forge) and Joint

Venture Team (American Axle)

* Products - steering systems, net forged bevel gears, differentials,

drivelines and ball joints.

* Tier 1 supplier to John Deere, Case New Holland, Kubota, EZGO and Club

Car. Tier 2 automotive supplier to JTEKT Koyo Steering.

Responsible for Sona BLW Precision Forge (Sales $40M, 275 employees, Selma

NC) - oversee the execution of business plan, review financial results,

provide direction and leadership to a $40M manufacturer of net-forged bevel

gears for transportation and agricultural applications.

* Business generating net income of 12-15% in very competitive

automotive market.

* Implemented lean manufacturing systems including 5S, TPM, Value

Stream Mapping, Six Sigma, Visual Management, Quick Changeover,

Elimination of Waste, etc.

* Products - net forged (hot & warm) bevel gears and transmission speed

gears.

* Tier 1 & Tier 2 automotive supplier to Chrysler, Daimler, Ford,

General Motors, Dana, GKN & Linamar.

* Technologies - Hot and warm forging, cold coining, heat treat, CNC

machining, broaching.

* Managed green-field project establishing a satellite machining

operation, including site selection, negotiation of local and state

incentives, building up-fit, equipment negotiation, selection, runoff

and installation, hiring and training of staff and associates.

Schrader-Bridgeport International, Inc., Monroe, NC - Plant Manager -

10/2003 to 03/2005 - OEM Tier 1 Supplier.

Directed and coordinated plant operations. Ensured that objectives were

achieved at the lowest cost consistent with quality requirements. Delegates

authority to key staff managers in operations, materials, quality,

accounting, engineering and human resources. Established and maintained a

"best-in-class" mindset throughout the plant's quality and manufacturing

support organization. Developed, implemented and achieved cost reduction by

leading continuous quality improvement through a dynamic quality operating

system, empowered teams and direct participation in statistically driven

problem solving. Championed plant's lean Six Sigma initiatives. One of 30

senior managers within the Tomkins (parent company) North American

Operations Division selected for Advanced Leadership Training Program.

* Led the entire facility (sales of $28M+) consisting of 100 hourly and

40 salaried personnel..

* Plant exceeded shipment and profitability expectations for 4Q2003 and

1Q2004 (15%/75%).

* Products - passenger car and truck tire valves, precision valve cores

and screw machine components.

* Tier 1 automotive supplier to Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Nissan,

Subaru, and Daimler.

* Moved tire valve manufacturing lines to greenfield site in Kunshan,

China. Managed inventory build, training of Chinese counterparts,

equipment disassembly, crating, transportation and reassembly and

runoff.

* Reduced cost of quality by 50% by eliminating recurring issues through

focused problem-solving techniques (Six Sigma).

* Technologies - Cold heading, machining, rubber compression molding,

assembly and test.

* Lean activities included TPM, VSM, Visual Factory, Quick Changeover,

Mistake-proofing & kaizens.

ASKO Inc. Rock Hill, SC - Plant Operations Manager - 5/2002 to 8/2003

Insured company production objectives were achieved at the lowest cost,

consistent with quality requirements. Responsible for full P&L, including

budgets, production, personnel, scheduling, quality, machinery, and

tooling. Functioned as Senior Facility Manager providing direction,

guidance and assistance as required to Materials / Purchasing, Engineering

Services, Financial Services, Human Resources and Sales functions.

* Led the entire facility (sales of $15M+) consisting of 52 hourly and

15 salaried personnel. Plan and directed activities of the plant to

accomplish financial objectives and customer service goals of the

company.

* Plant achieved a $750k profit in FY2002, the first profit in over two

years, due to managed spending, one-piece flow implementation, and re-

emphasis of and retraining in basic manufacturing processes.

* Products - precision steel mill, slitting and scrapyard knives and

spacers.

* Technologies - Sawing, CNC turning and machining, heat treat, grinding

(surface, OD, ID), lapping.

* Lean activities included 5S, cellular layout, one-piece flow, visual

management, TPM, kaizen, buffers and safety stocks.

SCHAEFFLER (INA) GROUP USA, Fort Mill, SC - Plant Segment Leader - 5/1997

to 5/2002 - OEM Tier 2

Responsible for Precision Ground Products segment.

* Led 90 hourly and 4 salaried personnel including technicians,

industrial engineering, supervisory and scheduling personnel.

Responsible for production, personnel, scheduling, quality, machinery,

and tooling.

* Managed business segment of $15M per year (30% of entire plant). Gross

Margin averaged 26% per year.

* Shipped 99% of customer orders on time, with past dues less than 0.25%

of one day's sales.

* Products - precision ground thrust washers and bearings for

transmissions, A/C compressors and steering applications

* Tier 2 automotive supplier to General Motors, Ford, Delphi, Visteon,

MACI and others.

* Reduced manufacturing variances by 75% by evaluating standards and

cost center minute factors and correcting them accordingly.

* Reduced scrap by 55% by implementing a material review board and

comprehensive root cause elimination program.

* Specified and implemented vitrified CBN double disk grinding wheels

that saved $135,000 yearly in abrasive costs.

* Technologies - Stamping (compound/progressive), fine-blanking, CNC

turning, heat treat, precision surface grinding, centerless grinding,

CBN double-disk grinding, double-disk lapping, high energy finishing.

* Lean activities included 5S, TPM, Visual Management, Quick Changeover,

Buffers and Safety Stock, Demand/Flow

STIHL Inc., Virginia Beach, VA - Manager, Crankshaft Production Unit - 1/96

to 5/97

Responsible for production, personnel, scheduling, quality, machinery, and

tooling.

* Led 45 hourly and 3 salaried personnel including technicians,

engineering, supervisory and maintenance personnel.

* Increased departmental labor efficiency by 19%, which reduced planned

headcount by 3 people, saving over $75,000.

* Increased machine efficiency and utilization by 20%, reduced average

changeover times by 68% (utilizing SMED techniques), that enabled WIP

reduction of $350,000.

* Reduced scrap by 34%.

* Products - Single-piece, 3-piece and 5-piece engine crankshafts and

sprockets

* Technologies - CNC machining, honing, heat treat, OD grinding, CNC ID

hard turning, assembly.

* Lean initiatives included - 5S, cellular layout, one-piece flow, quick

changeover, TPM, value stream mapping, visual management, mistake

proofing.

Brenco Inc., Petersburg, VA - 3/89 to 12/95

Manufacturing Manager / Grinding Supervisor - 2nd Shift (6/95 - 12/95).

Senior on-site manager during non-core operating hours. Responsible for the

daily accomplishments of plant schedules, identified items requiring

special emphasis / corrective action. Monitored safety, productivity,

quality.

* Led (6) salaried, direct reports and a total workforce of 200

employees. Selected individuals for job openings, identified potential

areas of personnel, and equipment / tooling shortages.

* Employee absenteeism, turnover, and required overtime were well below

company averages.

Heat Treat Supervisor (12/94-6/95). Led (4) 7-day rotating shifts.

Responsible for production, scheduling, quality, personnel and equipment

maintenance. Department continually exceeded production output and

efficiency goals. Employee absenteeism and turnover were well below company

averages.

Manufacturing Engineer (3/89-12/94). Managed medium to large-scale projects

and multi-discipline project teams. Responsible for investigation and

integration of advanced manufacturing techniques and equipment. Responsible

for plant/manufacturing cell layout and material flow. Identified,

selected, justified, coordinated and implemented capital projects.

Responsible for methods and tooling documentation and standardization,

metalworking coolants, filtration systems, cleaners, and rust

preventatives.

* Specified, developed, installed and integrated automated bearing cone

assembly machines, yielding higher quality assemblies and a labor

savings of over $90,000 per year (re-assigned (1) employee per shift

per assembly line).

* Specified and implemented new fixturing material that eliminated

scoring rejects and significantly reduced tooling requirements,

yielding an annual savings of over $15,000.

* Virtually eliminated problems with in-process and post-process rust on

production parts through the evaluation and testing of cleaners and

rust preventatives. Generated annual savings of over $20,000.

* Products - precision double cup railroad axle bearings and

transmission forgings.

* Technologies - Hot forging -- rolled ring, cold heading, stamping,

heat treat, CNC turning, CNC machining, surface, OD, centerless and ID

grinding, assembly.

Rockwell International, Edward Valves Division, Raleigh NC - Manufacturing

Engineer - 11/87 to 3/89

Responsible for the start-up of forged steel product line (transferred from

a sister plant) which included flexible CNC turning and machining cells,

led a team of CNC programmers, tooling engineers and maintenance personnel;

product costing; project management, including capital equipment selection,

justification, and implementation; layout, operator training, facilities

management, including environmental compliance, building and grounds, and

HVAC.

* Flexible CNC turning cell reached 100% of targeted production in 2nd

full month of production, 115% in 3rd month, and 135% in 5th month.

* Flexible Machining Cell achieved full production in 1st full month of

production,

* Developed / implemented coolant recycling program that generated

$32,000 yearly cost savings.

* Products - high pressure / high temperature valves for power plants,

refineries and process industries.

* Technologies - Sawing, machining, turning, welding, assembly and test

* Lean activities - cellular manufacturing, TPM, one-piece flow, kanban,

quick changeover, TPM.

Robert Bosch Power Tool Corporation, New Bern NC - Manufacturing Engineer -

9/85 to 11/87

Responsible for the development of methods, tooling and fixturing for cost-

efficient production; programmed CNC machining centers and turning centers;

cost reduction identification and implementation; capital equipment

selection, justification, and integration; product costing. One of two

engineers selected for advanced training at sister facilities in Stuttgart,

Germany and Solothurn, Switzerland.

* Introduced polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tooling for the machining of

non-ferrous components.

* Introduced PVD-coated carbide inserts for milling and

threading/grooving of ferrous components.

* Specified and implemented multi-station fixturing that resulted in a

cost savings of $80,000 per year.

* Products - precision handheld electric power tools - hammers, drills,

saws, grinders, sanders

* Technologies - CNC turning, CNC machining, heat treat, CNC grinding,

paint/powder coat, assembly and test.

Yale Norton Inc., Monroe NC - Manufacturing Engineer - 6/83 to 9/85

Responsible for product and process improvements of multiple lock and door

closer lines. Standardized door closer arms, generating a $30,000 annual

cost savings. Computerized key records department, including the

development of a complicated masterkeying program. Specified special

milling machine, which combined two secondary operations saving $25,000

yearly in labor costs. Improved tool grinding and storage areas.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING:

o Lean Manufacturing o Project Management

o Dynamic Control Plans (DCP) - Ford Motor Co.

o Automated Assembly/Simultaneous Engineering o Statistical Process Control

o Theory of Constraints o ISO 9000/QS 9000 /TS16949 Certification

o Taguchi Methods for Design of Experiments o Zenger Miller Front-Line

Leadership

o Numerous environmental management courses

ACADEMIC SUMMARY:

College of Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; B.S. in

Mechanical Engineering (August 1983) with emphasis in Materials and

Manufacturing Processes.

Graduate School of Business, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte;

MBA program (incomplete).

Knowledgeable in German (write, read, speak), Engineer-In-Training (EIT),

State of Michigan

COLLEGE AWARDS, ACTIVITIES and SOCIETIES:

Four (4) year recipient, State of Michigan Honorary Academic Scholarship;

University of Michigan Dean's List; Chairman of SME Student Chapter; Vice-

President and Co-Captain - Michigan Lacrosse Club.

Member OESA - Original Equipment Supplier Association

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