Manager Sales
Resume:
Robert L. Klesczewski
Suffield, CT 06078
***************@***.***
Profile:
Manufacturing Operations professional with extensive hands-on Lean
Manufacturing experience and track record for delivering above average
results.
Summary of Qualifications:
P&L Responsibility
Strong Operational Management & technical experience
15+ years Lean Manufacturing/TPS/Lean Sigma experience
6+ years Precision Machining experience in aerospace and automotive
industries
ISO9000, 14001, 18001, TS16949 experience, certified ISO 9000:2000
Internal Auditor
Excel at developing and leading highly successful manufacturing teams.
MBA
Experience:
Altra Industrial Motion - Inertia Dynamics, New Hartford, CT 2008-2010
Operations Manager / Lean Manufacturing Manager
Responsible for P&L of a machining and assembly, industrial products
plant. Also responsible for introducing the principles of lean
manufacturing to the facility and establish a culture of continuous
improvement. Took the facility from $14mm annual sales to a run rate of
$40+mm.
* Introduced and trained entire workforce in principles of lean
manufacturing
* Facilitated multiple kaizen events that resulted in 90% reductions in set-
up time on machine centers, reduced floor space utilization by 60%+
resulting in freeing up 40,000 sq ft of manufacturing space, and reducing
overall inventory by $1.25mm
* Guided the pilot value stream in their implementation of the principles
and tools to achieve 97%+ on time delivery. Then able to offer lead time
reductions from 4 weeks to less than 1 week
* Co-authored a new training module on Lean Management
* Hired entire management staff where one had not existed, including
establishing a manufacturing engineering and materials group
* Championed the effort to become registered to ISO 9000:2008. Actively
participated through writing the supplier quality manual and reviewed
each required document
* Oversaw the consolidation of 2 other plants into existing facility
Doncasters - New England Airfoil Products, Farmington, CT 2006 - 2008
Plant Manager
Responsible for P&L of $23mm machining operation, including budgeting,
operations, engineering, quality & continuous improvement. Staff of 6
salary direct reports, work force of 140 employees.
* Initiated the use of shop floor metrics and creation of a plant wide lean
manufacturing plan.
* Salvaged the relationship with two customers resulting in new
opportunities.
* Initiated the successful implementation of ISO14001 & 18001
* Managed the business during sales decline. Maintained EBITDA & Cash Flow
corporate targets.
Sargent Manufacturing, New Haven, CT 2005 - 2006
Profit Center General Manager - Mortise Lock
Responsible for $35mm product line, including strategic planning, budgeting
and product introductions. Staff of 45 hourly, 3 salary direct reports,
dotted-line reporting of engineering to profit center.
* Profit center became highest EBITDA generating profit center.
* Lead the kaizen effort to integrate sub-assembly into an established
assembly and pack cell. Result increased capacity over 20% with no
additional labor and eliminated ergonomic issues associated with
assembly.
* Facilitated Value-Stream Map of profit center. Utilizing it to guide
improvement activities.
* Developed new hourly team leaders in a self-directed environment.
Stanley-Bostitch, East Greenwich, RI 2004 - 2005
Quality Manager / Lean Implementation Specialist
* Facilitated kaizen event that reduced cycle time for tool assembly that
resulted in a 15% increase in productivity, reduction of 1400 sq. ft. of
floor space and improved the work content for the associates.
* Lead the effort to eliminate past due supply of material by applying
principles of cellularization and variation reduction.
* Assigned to the role of Quality Manager of 600 person manufacturing site
after 4 months of demonstrating ability to lead and affect change
* Challenged with developing the quality organization, introducing world
class quality principles
and leading the effort to attain ISO 9001:2000 registration.
General Cable Corporation, Willimantic, CT 2002 - 2004
Manufacturing Manager/Engineering Manager
Lead 14 salary associates in the daily execution and delivery of specialty
cable products for military, utility and industrial applications focusing
on safety, quality, delivery, cost & inventory. This union facility had
approximately 175 associates on 3 shifts and generated $70mm in sales.
* Lead/Facilitated kaizen event that reduced finished goods inventory by
$1.2 million and lead-time by 5 days.
* Implemented metrics by process area that empowered front line
supervision, engineering and planners
to be able to contribute to bottom line results.
* Managed using the LeanSigma methodology & championed first 6-Sigma Black
Belt and Green Belt candidates.
* Facilitated the value stream mapping for the creation of 1st complete
manufacturing cell.
Longwood Industries, Fairfield, CT 2000 - 2002
Plant Manager, 2001 - 2002
Managed overall facility and day to day operations with P&L responsibility,
for extruded and calendered rubber product lines with $15 million annual
sales. Supervised 16 salary associates with responsibility for 55 union
hourly employees.
* Returned plant to a positive cash flow within three months after the
plant had lost money the previous year.
* Eliminated past due back log of $400,000 and maintained on time delivery
above 90%.
Manufacturing Manager, Wytheville, VA, 2000 - 2001
Managed day to day operations for molded and hand built plied rubber
product lines with $26 million annual sales to the automotive, heavy-duty
truck and industrial markets. Supervised 14 salary associates, with
responsibility for 160 hourly employees.
* Lead improvement to achieve 26% reduction of labor cost.
* Lead and participated in efforts that yielded over 50% reduction of scrap
in all areas.
* Implemented measures for operations group to tie with company's goals.
Developed direct reports in the use of the tools of lean manufacturing to
identify opportunities within the cell.
* Championed and facilitated effort for implementation of dedicated product
cells.
* Established monthly skip level employee meetings.
* Taught the application of standard work in work cells.
* Facilitated problem solving activities for longstanding customer quality
issues.
Jacobs Vehicle Systems - Danaher Corporation, Bloomfield, CT 1997 - 2000
Operations Manager, 1998 - 2000; Manufacturing Manager, 1998; Manufacturing
Engineer, 1997 - 1998
Managed day to day operations for Asian, European and North American
product lines with $26 million annual sales in the heavy-duty truck market.
Responsible for setting and executing strategic objectives to drive
continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery and cost. Lead 11
direct reports in the use of lean manufacturing tools to achieve above
average results.
* Improved a business unit's costs to maintain profit margin after a
significant price cut.
* Delivered $1.5 million in past due orders in 1st 2 months of position.
Maintained 100% on time delivery since.
* Executed plans to better utilize capital equipment within the plant that
avoided a $1mm expansion.
* Improved a business unit's operating profit & loss by 35% during a
declining market.
* Lead set-up reduction kaizen resulting in 60% reduction of change over
time.
* Improved a manufacturing cell's output by 40% without adding any
additional capital.
* Recognized by the customer for re-establishing JVS as a preferred quality
supplier.
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft - UTC, North Haven, CT 1994 - 1997 (Co-op Spring
1991& 1992)
Continuous Improvement Leader/Process Engineer
Responsible to supporting production, new part number introduction and
qualification, and continuous improvement in the area of automated grinding
and inspection of turbine airfoils.
* Trained in the elements of the Toyota Production System. Lead kaizen
events that focused on set-up
reduction, quality control and inventory reduction.
* Participated early on in the creation and documentation of components of
the ACE program.
* Certified first process in product center utilizing quality control
process charts.
Education
University of Connecticut, West Hartford, CT, 1999
Masters in Business Administration, GPA 3.3
Concentration in Management
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, 1994
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology
- Manufacturing: Concentration in Management, GPA 3.4
Member of Epsilon Pi Tau (Honorary Technology Fraternity)
University of Sunderland, Sunderland, England
Certificate in European Community Studies, 1 year exchange student (1992-
1993)
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