Mark W. Grime

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Fort Wayne, IN 46845

Home Phone: 260-***-****

Cell Phone: 260-***-****

Summary

Results oriented manager with a strong background in manufacturing,

supply chain and quality management, and a proven track record in

organizational and staff development. Strengths include team orientation,

flexibility, commitment to continuous improvement and an outlook oriented

towards overall company goals and performance.

Experience

. Michelin North America, Inc., Woodburn, Indiana, 2009-Present.

Manufacturer of BF Goodrich and Uniroyal tires for the North

American replacement tire market.

Business Unit Leader

o Responsible for leadership and development of a tire building

business unit into a high performance work team.

. Bhar, Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1998-2009. Injection molder of

functional black plastic parts for the automotive industry with

annual sales of over $20 million.

Operations Manager

o Responsible for all manufacturing, materials, quality,

logistics, and process engineering activities, as well as all

pre-production planning.

o Developed staff and organization that delivered exceptional

financial results for company ownership in an extremely

competitive market.

o Instrumental in helping business grow from less than $7 million

to over $20 million in revenue while achieving a quality parts

per million rating reduction from 200-300 parts per million

down to 2 parts per million.

o Led efforts to improve finished goods inventory turns from 6

per year to over 30 per year, while maintaining a 100% on-time

delivery record.

. Autojectors, Inc., Avilla, Indiana, 1994-1998. Manufacturer of

vertical injection molding machines for the plastics industry with

annual sales of over $20 million. A division of Group Dekko

International.

Director of Operations

o Responsible for manufacturing engineering, manufacturing,

assembly, and quality assurance activities at two plant

locations.

o Implemented use of work teams, standard operating procedures,

and measurement systems, which resulted in direct labor cost

reductions of 30%, warranty cost reductions of 40%, and an

improvement of on-time delivery from 5% to 100%.

o Company grew from $8 million to over $24 million during this

time period, with very strong financial results. Company was

sold to largest customer, Cincinnati Milacron, in 1998.

. IKU USA, Inc., Three Rivers, Michigan, 1988-1994. Manufacturer of

automotive mirror actuators. Subsidiary of IKU bv, a Netherlands

based automotive parts supplier.

Product and Process Development Manager, 1992-1994

Quality Assurance Manager, 1990-1992

Supervisor, Automatic Assembly Department, 1988-1990

o Joined IKU USA as a member of the initial plant start-up team.

o Company grew during this time from $4 million to over $40

million in sales, with excellent financial results.

o Responsibilities in various positions at the company led to

extensive interaction with the Netherlands based staff, as well

as with customers.

o Provided leadership for plant technical personnel, with

successful product and process introductions.

. Heath Company, St. Joseph, Michigan, 1987-1988. Manufacturer of

Zenith Data Systems personal computers. Subsidiary of Zenith

Electronics Corporation.

Manufacturing Engineer

o Developed initial design and improvement of assembly processes

for the manufacture of personal computers.

o Also involved with problem solving and yield improvement

through coordination of activities with product engineering,

quality assurance, production, and material control.

. PRAB Robots, Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1984-1987. Engineering and

manufacturing firm specializing in automation systems requiring

large payload capacity.

Manufacturing Engineer

o Responsibilities included the creation of manufacturing bills

of material, and the coordination of activities between

engineering, production, and materials.

o Performed plant engineering duties, as well as the development

of operator manuals and procedures.

Education

. Master of Science, Manufacturing Administration, 1991.

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan (3.50 GPA).

. Bachelor of Applied Science, Automated Manufacturing Technology,

1983. ITT Technical Institute, Fort Wayne, Indiana (3.64 GPA).

References

. Available upon request

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