Manager Engineer

Manufacturing Manager

Engineering Expertise

A resourceful manager with extensive manufacturing experience, both in

production management and engineering. An influential leader with proven

ability to manage and motivate cross-functional teams to drive revenue in

fast-paced and changing environments. A creative thinker and problem solver

with Kaizen, continuous process improvement, and corrective action

experience. A leader with the ability to quickly see the vision, organize,

and steer people to accomplish business goals. A life-long learner with a

unique talent for knowing how to make a company money.

EXPERTISE

P&L Management . Kaizen . Cost Reductions . Manufacturing Engineering .

Training & Mentoring

Lean Manufacturing . Maintenance . Tooling . Influential Leadership .

Production Management

Continuous Process Improvements . Budgeting . Safety . Equipment Design

Bills of Material (BOM) . Work Process Procedures . Production Floor and

Line Design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Hon Co, South Gate, CA 1985 to 2009

A leader in the design and manufacturing of workplace furniture including

chairs, storage, panel systems, tables and desks.

Factory Manager

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Maintenance and Tooling Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor

ACHIEVEMENTS

. Managed 6 direct and 115 indirect employees on three shifts to deliver

$85 million in revenue

. Decreased defects per unit from 1.65 to .19

. Lowered customer complaints from 456 per million to 97.5 per million

. Decreased recordable injury rate from 7.86 per 100 to .95 per 100

. Increased complete and on-time (COT) production from 95.6% to 99.9%

. Member of winning team, 2007 Shingo Prize, for excellence in

manufacturing

. Designed specialized production equipment ranging from $1,500 to

$465,000

. Improved revenue from $62 million to $68 million in first year as

Factory Manager

. Improved margins from 29% to 34% in first year as Factory Manager

. Designed a delivery system that allowed paint suppliers to develop the

world's lowest Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) wet paint, greatly

surpassing AQMD standards and avoiding the need to install $2 million

scrubbers

. Redesigned production floor layouts using AutoCAD to implement Lean

Manufacturing and allow for efficient manufacturing of multiple

products with fewer members

. Reduced overtime hours by 28%

. Cut spending by 4% in the first year while increasing production

. Wrote capital improvement justifications up to $1.5 million with a

payback of less than 5 years

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Suite; Microsoft Project; AutoCAD; AutoCAD Mechanical;

Rockwell RSLogic

Education and Professional Development

Certified Manufacturing Engineer, Society of Manufacturing Engineers

CSULB, Autodesk AutoCAD training

Leeward Community (2 Years)

University of Hawaii (2 years)

U.S. Naval School, Advanced Electrical and Electronics

Team Building with Paul Edwards . Problem Solving . How to Manage Difficult

People

Diversity Training . Public Speaking . Leadership

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