Manager Manufacturing

Summary

** ***** ** ******* *************, operations, new business development and

program management experience. Experienced in manufacturing, distribution

and technical services organizations in large, small and start-up company

settings. Proven ability to:

. Develop and lead World-Class manufacturing lean implementations in the

most demanding turnaround environments

. Develop and lead action-oriented strategic, business development

alliances and market- expansion plans

. Build a sustainable and dynamic team within manufacturing environments

that can drive dramatic change and improved business performance

results

. Develop and lead post-acquisition manufacturing consolidation and

integration efforts

. Recruit, train, and manage interdisciplinary work teams

. Identify, establish, and grow new businesses from the ground up or

through consolidation

Professional Experience

NEXT LEVEL PARTNER, Camarillo, California (Simsbury, CT) July 2006 -

Current

NLP (nl-p.com) focuses on creating self-sustaining capabilities for clients

through lean enterprise transformation knowledge transfer and capability

building. Trained by the original developers of the Toyota Production

System (TPS). Original architect and practitioner of the Danaher Business

System.

Lean Practitioner

Responsible for overall client oversight in lean transformation activities.

. Facilitated over 200 kaizen activities in various lean tools. Included

defining all pre-event activities, project scopes and post event follow-

up. Developed over 50 Lean tool "Subject Matter Experts" in various

industries

. Conducted numerous client needs assessments and operations due

diligence studies for investment organizations.

. Expert deployment/mentoring of the following Lean tools during this

period include: Value Stream Mapping/Transactional Value Stream Mapping

(including Engineering Design/IT/Accounting/Services), Transactional

Process Improvement, Standard Work, Material Pull Systems, Variation

Reduction, Daily Management, Total Preventative Maintenance, 5S, SMED

and Strategic Goal Deployment. Proficient deployment in Value Selling

and S&OP tools also achieved.

BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, Bioscience Division March 2004-June

2006

Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles Bioscience Plant produces plasma derived therapeutic

products for various human blood deficiencies. Site product portfolio

includes AHF-M for hemophiliacs, IGIV intermediates for immune deficiencies

and Albumin for protein blood volume replenishment.

Pharma Business Unit/Manufacturing Manager

Responsible for overall Pharma leadership, direction, and strategic

planning. This 24/7 manufacturing operation has multiple serum and

lyophilized products that are aseptically filled and packaged for over 50

US, European and intercontinental customers. Accomplishments include the

following:

. Directing a team of over 250 to complete Formulation/Filling/Finishing

for numerous product lines and over 1000 production lots annually

. Reduced Finishing area full-time headcount needs from 135 to 100 while

meeting 25% increased product demand requirements

. Reduction of Exception Reports from over 50 open items to 15. Sustained

that level since June 2004

. Implemented "Focus Factory" Consolidation within Finishing to allow

employee cross- training and optimization that led to over 10%

reduction in direct labor

. Completed over $10.0M in Value-Improvement-Projects to reduce overall

costs using DMAIC and lean improvement tools

. Led Quality improvements that eliminated recurring lyopholized vacuum

rejects and particle occurrences in final container

. Completed capital project submission, planning and execution for a new

gravity product lift, new on-line laser embossing of caps, Formulation

area HVAC upgrades (ISO 9 to 7), Ultra Filtration (UF) systems,

automated CIP skids, product labelers and vacuum inspection equipment

. Oversight responsibilities of the manufacturing project required to

complete the facility implementation of a new automated filling line

. Prepared all Pharma Budget ledgers annually (approx $20M) and managed

to developed budgets monthly

. Led the investigation and closer of over 10 CAPAs related to Pharma

deviations to include: final container closure defects, increased

bioburden, re-sterilization, sterility and media simulation failures

. Led the manufacturing efforts to qualify new tubular vials and stoppers

for Albumin (required several change part configurations for filling

area) and pre approval submissions

. Proficient in Lyophilization theory, operation and CAPEX projects to

upgrade and modify to European and US FDA compliance levels

( Managing all Pharma supplier relationships and contract

establishments

. Evaluating CBE-30, Annual Reportable and Pre-Approval strategies with

Bioscience Regulatory Group on Pharma equipment upgrades

. Currently overseeing validation of Aralast (A1-P1) filling line

qualification (PAS)

DANAHER CORPORATION, Electro Kinetics & Joslyn Sunbank Divisions May

2000-March 2004

Santa Barbara and Paso Robles, California (including support of Tijuana,

Mexico)

Electro Kinetics and Joslyn Sunbank are two individual business units

within the Aircraft and Defense Division of Danaher Corporation that

jointly employ over 500 direct and indirect associates. Electro Kinetics

produces Generator and Alternator (Power Solutions) for aircraft and

industrial applications. Joslyn Sunbank fabricates connector backshells

and wiring conduit for Aircraft applications. Major clients include General

Electric, Boeing, United Technologies, Schlumberger, Bombardi Air and

Cessna.

Manufacturing Engineering/Continuous Improvement (Danaher Business Systems)

Manager

Responsible for the business-wide leadership, direction, and implementation

of a focused "lean" strategy. Accomplishments include the following:

. Directed a team of over 500 including engineering, sales and operations

to internal quality ratings above 5 sigma, on-time delivery above 95%,

productivity improvements of over 35% and double-digit inventory turns

. Launched "breakthrough" strategic planning tools (Danaher - "Policy

Deployment") in both divisions that lead to 6% improvement in Operating

Profit (OP)

. Oversaw the development and continuous improvement projects of 21

Danaher Master Black Belts within these divisions

. Developed 3 to 5 year Strategic Plans with each executive staff

annually

. Achieved Master Black Belt Certification in Variation Reduction, 5S,

Transactional Process Improvement. Proficient in Value-Stream-Mapping,

Danaher Materials Processes, SMED, Six Sigma and Standard Work

. Led a team of manufacturing specialist in the relocation of

manufacturing lines producing over $10M in sales from a closing Danaher

facility to Electro Kinetics

INTERNET RETAIL - HOBBY PRODUCTS, Camarillo, California March 2000 - Dec

2003

Start-up focused on applying breakthrough e-commerce retail business

strategy to the electronics vehicle hobby market.

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Key architect and founding member of a top e-retailing hobby products

organization. Primary responsibilities included e-business strategy and

organizational development. Accomplishments include the following:

. Developed and implemented strategic e-commerce initiatives with minimal

budgets, leading multi-functional projects of technology, marketing and

operational requirements. Developed and implemented financial and

administrative practices and processes to facilitate fast growth.

Identified and assessed opportunities for new product offerings and

revenue streams in the e-business hobby products industry

. Grew unit from $0 to $825K in revenues while maintaining net margin of

9%. Expanded e-retailing presence into 3 additional hobby product

markets. Raised over $200K in initial start-up financing and directed

all capital allocation decisions

. Spearheaded the architecting negotiations with distribution supplier

channel and managed all supplier channel day-to-day activities. Built

direct retail channel processes with major hobby distribution companies

to include HRP Distribution, Ocean Avenue Skate Distribution, Roadgear

Motorcycle Apparel and NexL/Lazer Motorcycle Helmets

. Created and implemented market entry strategy, marketing plans and

budgets including product and services offering definition, pricing,

channel assessment and development, customer analysis and segmentation,

opportunity assessment, brand identity, sales collateral materials, web

site, event marketing and public relations

. Secured coverage in major e-commerce search engines to include Yahoo,

Google, AOL, and MSN

. Sourced acquisition partner, set price targets for business "re-sale"

and managed all negotiations on business transition to new owner

BORLA PERFORMANCE INDUSTRIES, Oxnard, California August 1999 - May 2000

Borla Performance is a manufacturer of after market automobile and

motorcycle exhaust systems. Major clients include Ford and Toyota.

Director of Operations

Managed the Operations P&L with over 130 direct and indirect reports.

DATA EXCHANGE CORPORATION, Camarillo, California December 1997- August

1999

Data Exchange is a warranty out-source organization for computer peripheral

manufacturers. Data Exchange also offers distribution and repair services

for various types of electronic assemblies. Major clients included Sun,

Hitachi, Dell, Digital, NCR, Lexmark and Toshiba.

Program and Operations Manager

Responsible for the development and implementation of new customer

programs. Managed the operations P&L and over 120 direct reports for the

Computer Monitor Peripheral repair and Shipping/Receiving/Materials

Management departments.

Computer Sciences/Nichols Research Corporation, Camarillo, California

July 1993- Dec 1997

Computer Sciences acquired Nichols Research Corporation. Both

organizations provide technical services to corporate and government

agencies.

Member of Technical Staff/Technical Directorate Manager

Managed budgets, 20 direct reports and 5 hardware design projects.

UNITED STATES NAVY, New Orleans, Louisiana & Camarillo, California

September 1987-July 1993

Education

CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, Thousand Oaks, California 1993-1996

Masters of Business Administration

Concentrations in International Business (Pacific Rim) and Information

Systems (I/S)

WEST COAST UNIVERSITY, Los Angeles, California 1993

Masters of Science in Engineering, Electrical

UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Albany, New York 1992-1988

Bachelors of Science in Electronics Technology

References Available upon request.

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