Management Manager
Resume:
Willard E. Hauth III
Lewiston, New York 14092
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PROFILE
Accomplished senior level manufacturing operations leader. Hands-on
expertise in manufacturing planning, budget and margin management, and in
operational team building. Proven impact leader in Lean Manufacturing
and Focused Factory development, inventory cost management, increasing
profitability through process consistency, and product quality
improvements. Twenty plus years of hands-on experience in ceramics,
composites and high temperature processing.
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Business Planning - Operations Management
- Budget Management - Capital Planning
- Quality Management - Purchasing Management
- Production Planning - Team Building
- Inventory Control - High Temperature Materials
- High Temperature Processing
OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Operations Management - Director of Operations for a multi-site business
unit with responsibility for more than 300 employees. Led restructuring of
operations organization and development of operations performance metrics.
Managed a major reduction in operating expenses. Established self-directed
operations management teams.
Manufacturing Leadership - Led the reorganization and restructuring of
production planning, inventory control, manufacturing operations
integration, and manufacturing capacity expansion for the $150 million
North American operations of a $2 billion international manufacturing
company. Led centralization of production planning for eight manufacturing
units. Directed reduction in inventory costs through planning and
purchasing improvements. Managed new plant build project and major capital
programs.
Technology Leadership - Director of Technology while retaining
responsibilities for process and product improvements, and for quality and
manufacturing systems integration across North American Operations. Led
cross-functional teams for major improvements in production yields, and for
specifying and qualifying new high performance equipment and processing
technologies for new/enhanced product lines.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Praxair, Inc. Tonawanda, NY 2008 -
present
Projects Manager
Achieved Project Management Professional certification. Leading cross-
functional teams through design, engineering and construction of large
industrial gases manufacturing plants. Manage multiple projects in various
project stages simultaneously.
BEDC Corporation Lewiston, NY 2001 - 2008
General Manager
Multiple business development and projects management teams assembled to
support client companies and to accomplish contracted development, supply
chain management and business operations projects. Provided leadership for
three $100 million capitalization business development projects.
SGL Carbon Corporation Niagara Falls, NY 1997 - 2000
Director of Operations, Specialty Graphite Products Div. - Led
restructuring of operations to incorporate Lean Manufacturing and Focused
Factory concepts and development of operational performance metrics.
Managed a major reduction in operating expenses. Established self-directed
management teams.
Manager of Production Planning - Led centralization of production
planning across multiple operations. Directed major reduction in inventory
costs ($16 million over 15 months) through planning and purchasing
improvements. Managed new plant build ($18 million project capitalization)
and major capital equipment projects.
Director of Technology - Led cross-functional teams for major
improvements in production yields (from 84 to 96%), and for specifying and
qualifying new high performance equipment and processing technologies for
new/enhanced product lines.
Mansfield Plumbing Products, Inc. Perrysville, OH 1996 - 1997
Director - Quality and Special Programs - Corporate leader for all quality
activities, development/acquisition of new ceramic manufacturing
technology, and major manufacturing capital projects. Led special
assignment teams to redesign manufacturing process and quality tracking
systems for multi-site operations.
Rex Roto Corporation Fowlerville, MI 1992 - 1996
Business Unit Leader - Leader of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for
all aspects of corporate business in several ceramic and refractory key
markets. Direct reports included manufacturing operations, new business
development, product engineering and design services, technical sales, and
customer service/order fulfillment. Multimillion dollar P&L
responsibility. Expanded business volume through commercialization of
three new product lines.
Advanced Refractory Technologies, Inc. Buffalo, NY 1989 -
1992
VP - Research, Development and Engineering - Responsible for leadership and
management of (1) ceramics R&D; (2) process and product development; (3)
quality programs; (4) facilities and manufacturing engineering; (5)
technical marketing and sales support; and (6) scale-up and pilot
operations.
EDUCATION
SUNY College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York:
B.S. Ceramic Engineering
M.S. Ceramic Engineering and Science
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
. Schwartzwalder-Professional Achievement in Ceramic Engineering Award
as the nation's outstanding young ceramic engineer
. Certified as a Project Management Professional
. Formerly listed in Who's Who in Engineering; Who's Who of Emerging
Leaders in America; and American Men and Women of Science
. American Ceramic Society - Fellow; Past Trustee
. National Institute of Ceramic Engineers - Past President
. Former Captain - U.S. Army
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