Manager Project
Resume:
Walter J. Dernelle
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
*********@*******.***
OBJECTIVE
A Management Role with a progressive organization, ready to accelerate
their journey towards growth, Lean business, and superior returns.
SUMMARY
Senior Change Agent with over 30 years of hands-on operational experience
in Lean Manufacturing, engineering, sourcing, and plant management. An
innovative leader - providing strategy, direction, and execution in a wide
variety of global business situations. An expert in Policy / Strategy
Deployment (Hoshin Planning) A breakthrough thinker with a strong focus
on strategic and financial results via process-driven continuous
improvement. Excellent cross-cultural and cross-functional abilities,
with a keen and insightful approaches to complex goal achievement and
problem solving. A diverse career with proven competency in:
Strategic Planning and Development Policy / Strategy Deployment
(Hoshin Planning)
Multi Site / Multi Culture P&L Improvement Acquisition Integration
Lean Manufacturing / Lean Sigma Continuous Process Improvement
Training and Development Value Engineering and Cost
Reduction
Brown field turnarounds
Employment History
Contract Employee - Lean Conversion Leader
Pall Aerospace
10540 Ridge Road
New Port Richey, Fl
34654
4/2007 - Present
PASS Global Lean Conversion Manager
This position reports directly to the Vice President - Operations
of the Pall Advanced Separation Solutions division. In this position I am
directly responsible for leading the lean conversion of five design
centers. These centers design and procure filter systems for various
industries including Municipal Water, Food and Beverage, Fuels and
Chemicals and the Marine industry. In addition I am responsible for
training and driving Lean implementation at Pall facilities in Beijing
China and Tokyo, Japan.
. Directly responsible for leading the team in development of
comprehensive Value Streams.
. Directly responsible for leading training in Lean tools including
Transactional Process Improvement, Value Stream Mapping and Standard
work.
. Directly responsible for facilitating Kaizen events in all Pall
Advanced Separation Solutions design centers
. Lead the team at Pall China in reducing manufacturing cost's and past
due shipments by implementing Lean Manufacturing throughout the
facility.
. Results in Beijing include productivity improvement of 40%, floor
space reduction of 25%, past due shipments reduction from <$7MM to
less than one days shipment value. Led the implementation of all tools
needed for daily management including Heijunka (level loading) boxes
for daily planning.
Terex-Roadbuilding
Cedarapids Inc.
909 17th Street NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
3/2006 - 2/2007
Director of Operations- Pavers
This position reported to the General Manager of the Asphalt
Division. In this position was responsible for the daily operations
including manufacturing, materials, planning and quality
. Had direct P&L responsibility for this manufacturing site with annual
sales of $35MM
. Led the team in reducing inventory from $12.6MM to $9.5MM by using
lean techniques such as Kanban, sequencing, flow, visual management
and vendor managed inventory. 2007 target is $6MM
. Worked with buyers and top 10 suppliers to implement pull systems with
their vendors.
. Led operations team in developing and implementing a plan to move from
a build to stock business model to a build to order model
Danaher Motion
125 Powder Forest Drive
Simsbury, CT 06070
2000-2005
Director Operations Improvement
2002-2005
In this position I was responsible for lean manufacturing
implementation, operations and plant consolidations and operation
turnaround and improvement centered on past due reduction and OTD
improvement.
. Led a lean manufacturing implementation team whose charter was to
improve the profitability of the Thomson Precision Ball Business with
sales of $9MM. The jumping off point was a negative OP and GP. First
year results GP of 22% and OP of 12%. 2005 pro forma expectation is a
GP of 38% and an OP of 28%. Reduced headcount from 93 to 18 and floor
space from 100,000 sq.ft. To 10,000 sq.ft.
. Led a lean manufacturing implementation team in the consolidation of
our Linear Bearing Assembly facility in Tijuana, Mexico into another
existing Thomson facility in Tijuana. Using value stream mapping and
various other lean tools the team was able to reduce floor space by
over 40%. In addition the team implemented one-piece flow and a
materials process driven by Kanban.
. As the Operations Manager of the Linear Bearing Components Division in
Saginaw Michigan led the operations team in driving past due shipments
from $1.88MM to $150K by developing daily management process's and KPI
measurements and implementing standard work and Kanban.
. As the Operations Manager of the Thomson 60 Case Business in Tijuana,
Mexico drove the past due of specially machined shafts from $385K to
$15K by implementing processes to understand demand and improve
capacity and delivery. Improved output by 80% and drove lead-time from
8+ weeks to < 2 weeks.
Director of Operations- Superior Electric Plant-Danaher Motion,
Bristol, CT
2000-2001
. Had direct P&L responsibility for this manufacturing site.
. Led the manufacturing team in driving past due from $1.4MM to $200K in
4 months.
. Led the drive to implement lean manufacturing by driving the use of
lean tools such as standard work and Kanban
. Drove lead times from 16 weeks to 4 weeks for nonstandard product and
2 weeks for standard product.
. Led a transition team in the relocation of operations from Bristol CT
to Juarez, Mexico.
AMF Bakery Systems
2115 West Laburnum Ave
Richmond, VA, 23227
Integration Manager
1999 - 2000
. Led an integration team in the shut down transfer and integration of a
$16 manufacturing operation from Chicago, IL. To our manufacturing
facilities in Richmond, Va. and Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
. Identified, trained and managed a team that developed, introduced and
implemented lean manufacturing using the Toyota Production System
model of lean manufacturing using 5S, Visual Management, Kaizen and
Policy Deployment in 3 manufacturing facilities.
. Implemented a training program in Kaizen, Standard Work, 5s, Visual
Management and Policy Deployment
AMF Bowling Products
8100 AMF Dr.
Richmond, VA, 23111
1993-1999
Manufacturing Manager- HPL Lanes and Century Lane Care Equipment 12/98-
9/99
Director of Operations - KOAM Bowling Products, Seoul South Korea -2/98-
12/98
Manufacturing Manager - Automatic Scoring and HPL Lanes -1/97-2/98.
Manufacturing Manager - Capital Equipment Division - 12/93- 1/97
Project Manager - Capital Equipment Division- 3/93-12-93
Shelcore Toys
4489 Carolina Ave
Richmond, VA 23222
Production Manager
3/92-11/92
Perception Inc
1110 Powdersville Rd
Easley, SC, 29640
Production Manager
3/90-2/92
Rotocast Plastic Products
Hamilton St
Bossier City, LA
Manufacturing Manager
2/84-12/89
Mattel Toys
Edison, NJ
Manufacturing Engineer
11/80-2/84
Stanley Tools
Newark, NJ
Industrial Engineer
3/77-10/80
Education - Industrial Engineering Major - Newark College of Engineering
Married, one child.
References upon request.
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