Manager Plant

Education

Masters in Business Administration from the Indiana University Kelley

School of Business in Bloomington, IN. 1995.

Bachelors of Science in Engineering majoring in Operations Research from

Princeton University in Princeton, NJ. 1991, graduated with

Honors.

Graduated high school from Culver Academy in Culver, IN 1987.

Work Experience

CleanPower Technologies / Indiana Research Institute, Columbus, IN. (2010-

present)

New Business Development and Supply Chain Management Leader

. Developed proposals which led to successful bids for ~$2M of new

engine testing business with Cummins

. Crafting a new business opportunity with L-3 Communications a large

partner and Defense contractor to remanufacture their AVDS engine for

upgraded M60 tank foreign military sales.

. Leading efforts to establish basic business processes within

CleanPower such as MRP and quality management systems to achieve

ISO9001 certification and support significant growth.

. Helping to obtain the necessary Indiana Title V air permits to allow

extensive engine testing.

Cummins, Inc. (1991-2010)

Plant Manager, Cummins Midrange Engine Plant in Columbus, IN (2007-2010)

. Responsible for overall operations performance (safety, quality,

delivery, cost) as it relates to the machining and assembly of diesel

engines for the Chrysler heavy-duty pickup truck. A 600K sq ft

showcase facility comprised of 1000 employees producing over 150,000

engines annually totaling more than $1B in sales. One of Cummins' best

examples of high volume (70 sec cycle times), automotive manufacturing

with a high degree of labor and automation integration.

. Continued un-interrupted supply of engines to Chrysler for 30

consecutive months and achieved plant quality levels of less than

500PPM over a volatile demand cycle.

. Led the plant during tumultuous times including the Chrysler

bankruptcy to maintain profitability of the business through the

downturn. Anticipated the drop off in the pickup truck industry and

reduced managed expenses by 40% to right-size the plant.

. Worked closely with central Purchasing and our supply chain to ramp

up/down depending upon the needs over the business cycle. Presented

forecasted demand scenarios to numerous suppliers via face to face and

group communications so inventory turns exceeded plan (30-50 turns

typically demonstrated). As 75% of COGS of our diesel engine is

bought out finished material, this activity is crucial to working

capital management.

. Championed the implementation of Lean Manufacturing with involvement

from all functional direct reporting areas within the plant improving

assembly efficiency by over 20% in the last year alone raising engines

per hour production rates from 28 to 34.

. Introduced new engine model year (MY '07-'10) platforms annually with

Chrysler and Cummins engineering community to meet launch deadlines

and expected quality levels.

. As the Operations representative on the marketing On-highway account

team, I participated in strategic discussions to redefine our global

midrange manufacturing footprint to best respond to likely engine

demand over the next five years and take full advantage of new joint

venture capabilities in China and India.

Plant Manager, Cummins Industrial Center in Seymour, IN (2004-2007)

. Responsible for overseeing production of high horsepower engines for

various industrial applications with annual sales of $250M, employing

275 production workers. A great example of low volume, highly-

proliferated manufacturing.

. Led the ramp up of production of 19L engines from 12 to 20 engines per

day to support worldwide market growth during the economic boom and

brought recon assembly into the plant which comprises 25% of the

product mix.

. Coordinated activities with Cummins India Limited to grow their 19L

assembly and supply chains achieving export capabilities to service

growing markets in their region.

. Participated as a key representative of the company at the bargaining

table in negotiating our last collective agreement with the Diesel

Workers' Union.

General Manager, Cummins Komatsu Engine Company in Seymour, IN. (2003-2004)

. Leader of the manufacturing joint venture between Cummins and Komatsu

producing 30L engines for power generation and construction

applications balancing the needs of both partners. JV consisted of an

assembly line and block machining operation inside the Seymour

facility.

New Products Introduction Manager, Cummins Industrial Center (2000-2003)

. Acted as plant liaison with cross-functional engineering and product

development teams to launch new engine platforms into full production

meeting tighter emissions requirements and entering new markets such

as Marine and Natural Gas.

Materials Flow/ Kaizen Improvement Leader, Cummins Industrial Center (1995-

2000)

. Streamlined internal and supplier material flows to better synchronize

delivery to the plant and our assembly lines through the training and

implementation of Kaizen projects thereby reducing supplier lead times

to less than two weeks and on-hand inventory to less than five days.

Commodity Manager/Purchasing Engineer, Cummins Central Purchasing (1991-

1994)

. Managed global source selection and supplier improvement for all

Cummins engine business sealing components worldwide totaling over

$10M in purchases annually.

Other Applicable Skills/Training

. Certified six sigma green belt and sponsor having completed process

improvement projects at Cummins realigning quality support

organizations and changing our engine paint to a less expensive, more

environmentally-friendly product saving the plant $500K collectively.

. Lean Manufacturing practitioner with over ten years of advanced

manufacturing leadership experience within Cummins in roles focused on

implementation of techniques. Well schooled in 5S, Takt boards,

Schedule attainment, A3s, Kaizen, Standardized Work, Value Stream

mapping and other shop floor tools aimed at eliminating waste and

reducing variation.

. Experienced managing in a unionized environment with all Cummins

Southern Indiana facilities comprised of two separate office (Office

Committee Union) and shop floor (Diesel Workers Union) unions.

Facilitated high-performance work team training for shop floor teams

targeting broader involvement and accountability of all employees for

delivering results.

. Automated assembly environments have provided me the opportunity to

manage various skilled trades support resources such as electricians,

machine repair, HVAC and tool makers to assure equipment and processes

are available and capable when needed.

. Extensive experience with systems certifications in quality (ISO 9001

and TS16949), environment (ISO 14001) and safety (ISO 18001) achieving

and maintaining certification status and relations with important

regulatory agencies such as OSHA and Indiana Department of

Environmental Management (IDEM).

. Well versed in enterprise resource planning systems for manufacturing

execution and material requirements planning in both the legacy IBM

mainframe and the newer Oracle, user-friendly distributed server

architectures having been involved in managing through these

transitions.

. Played four years of Division I major college hockey at Princeton,

captaining the team my senior year and earning All-Ivy League

Honorable Mention my junior and senior years. Drafted by the St.

Louis Blues in the 10th round of the 1987 National Hockey League entry

draft.

. Inducted into the Culver Academies Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999. My

display stands proudly, but ever so slight next to the likes of George

Steinbrenner.

Community Involvement

. Giving back to future hockey stars and the game I love for over 15

years through active involvement with Columbus Youth Hockey as coach,

board member, referee and enthusiastic parent.

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