Manager Six Sigma

**** ******** *****, ********* ******* OH ***** H 440-***-**** C

216-***-**** abl8lj@r.postjobfree.com Thomas Schrader

Objective Contribute to the continued success of a growth

oriented enterprise by utilizing my leadership,

influence and experiential knowledge.

Experience JUN 2009 - Present Meriam Process Technologies

Cleveland, OH

Director of Operations

Responsible for all aspects of business unit

operations.

Increased new product development output with fewer

resources.

Reduced manufacturing cycle time in gating process

by 66% allowing for reduction in human capital.

Employed various Continuous Improvement methods

(Lean, Six Sigma, etc to remove non-value added

operations in all business sections including

quoting and order processing/entry.

MAR 2006 - JUN 2009

Manufacturing Manager

Managed manufacturing and materials operations.

Reduced on-hand inventory 60% while sales increased

by 35%.

As a key team member, implemented a robust quality

and operating system ultimately yielding ISO

certification.

Implemented training courses for manufacturing

personnel in safety, best practice manufacturing

methods, and record retention.

Spearheaded our implementation team and

successfully deployed a new MRP/ERP business

system. Acted as chief change agent during this

process.

Established a manufacturing engineering process

based on root cause analysis, using statistical

evidence gathered in a Six Sigma framework.

Employed various Continuous Improvement methods

(Lean, Six Sigma, etc to remove non-value added

operations and improve documentation of processes

to capture tribal knowledge.

1999-2006 Adalet Cleveland, OH

Production Manager, Sheet Metal Fabrication

Managed daily operations of our fastest growing

business unit.

Selected, wrote justification for and ultimately

installed new equipment for production areas;

welding (robotic cell), forming, metal finishing

and assembly.

Hired, trained and supervised a variety of

personnel including barging unit direct and

indirect labor. CAD operators, engineers, and

production control planners.

1985-1999 Lakewood Mfg. Co Westlake, OH

During my tenure at Lakewood Mfg. Co. (LMC) I held

a variety of positions. LMC was a defense

contractor/job shop which performed various

manufacturing processes including: precision

machining, secondary machining,

welding-GMAW-GTAW-SMAW, cutting - oxy-fuel and

plasma, stamping 50 to 1200 tons, painting, and

mechanical assembly.

The positions I held are listed below in

chronological order

Machine Shop Supervisor - Night Shift

Asst. Plant Manager - Night shift

Engineering Estimator

Manufacturing Engineer

Quality Manager

Director of Engineering and Quality

I also held various certifications including AWS

CWI, ASQC CQMgr, SPC Lead instructor, General

Dynamics SQA representative.

1983 - 1985 Clamco Corp

Parma, OH

Machine Shop Supervisor

1981 - 1983 Columbiana Pump Co.

North Royalton, OH

General Machinist

Education Baldwin Wallace College

Berea, OH

IMBA - 2012

Hiram College

Hiram, OH

B.A., Business Administration - 2008

Graduated magna cum laude.

Axia College, of the University of Phoenix

On-line

Associates of Business Administration - 2006

Numerous professional development courses in

effective management, communications, employee

retention and technical concerns.

Six Sigma, Green Belt, Yellow Belt and Project

Sponsor from CAT-U

Interests Performance and vintage automobiles. Weight

lifting.

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