Project Manager Quality Assurance

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

A versatile, detail oriented engineering professional with 23 years of

broad-based project management, maintenance, and engineering leadership

experience. Significant working knowledge of facility design, productive

maintenance, labor and waste reduction, material handling, machinery

automation, and continuous process improvement. Proven track record of

being a high energy, hands-on leader with a can-do attitude who creates

innovative cost savings solutions that produce lasting improvement.

Diverse experiences as a manager and front-line engineer in food and

technical manufacturing environments as well as an independent contractor

has enabled a solid overall business understanding, exceptional people/team

development skills and a focus on driving results and exceeding customer

expectations.

EXPERIENCE

Independent Contractor Nov 08 - Present

Developed, designed, installed, and documented custom engineering

solutions for customers.

. Designed and installed a complete new dust extraction

ventilation system for Delta Company.

. Developed a comprehensive safety and health program to comply

with OSHA regulatory requirements for an agricultural supply and

manufacturing fabrication company.

. Engineered and managed the construction of a new automotive

repair shop with all utilities, compressed air, paint-booth,

office area and lighting.

. Provided project management oversight for property modifications

at NP Dodge Company that met or exceeded expectations.

ROTELLA'S ITALIAN BAKERY - Omaha, Nebraska May 03 - Nov. 08

Project Director

Managed critical company capacity, cost savings improvement projects

and process improvement engineering in a 202,000 sq. ft. bakery

facility that operated 24 hours a day.

. Initiated and lead a five year lean manufacturing and waste

reduction project that eliminated 18% of packaging waste

and over 21% of raw material waste.

. Developed and implemented an AutoCAD drawing database for a

21+ acre campus that included all buildings, equipment,

mechanical, utilities and safety systems.

. Managed the installation and construction of a highly automated

high speed bakery and warehouse facility that increased bread

production capacity by over 56%.

. Designed and initiated a build to order maintenance parts

supplier program for capital intensive, long lead-time, OEM

specialty equipment that drove savings of $65,000K annually.

. Managed maintenance of all material handling equipment and

improved up time by 19%.

. Developed and managed a bi-lingual quality control verification

system for national and key supplier accounts that improved food

traceability and reduced customer complaints by 13%.

. Initiated and installed a water reduction program with

the city of Omaha that saved $40,000 yearly.

NEXTERNA (a Union Pacific Company), - Omaha, Nebraska March 2000 -

Feb. 2003

Quality Manufacturing Coordinator

Managed the manufacturing operations on all out sourced global

positioning and telecommunication equipment for six product lines

including vendor management, engineering design, purchasing and

performance/quality assurance.

. Implemented a lean manufacturing out-sourcing program that

reduced staffing requirements and saved $250,000 annually.

. Developed and implemented a hardware manufacturing system with

external printed circuit board manufacturer that resulted in an

82% capacity increase in electronic GPS hardware.

. Provided leadership and documentation for the company-wide ISO

2001 quality manufacturing program.

. Identified and lead, in conjunction with IT and Customer

Relations partners, remediation of a supplier quality issue that

reduced defects by 33% and improved first-pass quality by 31%.

POWER PICK INTERNATIONAL - Lincoln, Nebraska Sept. 1998 - Feb. 2000

Operations/Project Manager - Manufacturing Division

Managed conveyor and storage systems projects from conception to

completion including customer needs analysis, solution sales, system

design, installation and performance/quality assurance.

. Managed the construction of a new 24,000 square foot combination

office and warehouse building that was awarded a national honor

from the Steel Building Builders Association.

. Consulted and executed cellular manufacturing layouts and

manufacturing work cells for two fortune 500 companies which

resulted in full project pay-back savings in less than 18

months.

. Redesigned four warehouse/manufacturing operations to streamline

workflow operations, reduce work in process, and reduce non-

value added labor that saved $120,000.annually.

. Lead process capability analysis to identify potential labor

savings by leveraging lean manufacturing principles and process

automation that improved throughput labor hour by 19%.

LOZIER CORPORATION - Omaha, Nebraska May

1985 - Sept. 1998

Engineering / Maintenance Supervisor (1992 -1998)

Facilities engineer and maintenance manager for a two shift

maintenance department and managed 7 direct reports with

responsibilities for industrial / engineering, manufacturing, CNC

programming, strategic capital planning, capital budgeting, quality

and vendor management..

. Executed a three-year, plant-wide floor restructuring plan of a

custom sheet metal manufacturing operation that saved $67,000

annually through increased utilization of single piece assembly,

maximization of CNC and laser capability, and reduction of work

in process.

. Developed the engineering department from the ground up in a

300,000 square foot facility including development of

organization structure and position descriptions, selection and

training.

. Reduced paint consumption by $140,000 annually through

implementation of a computer controlled purging system for multi-

color liquid paint.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer / EPA Coordinator (1985 -1991)

Managed all machining operations, engineering and safety for a 170,000

sq. ft. wood fixture manufacturing operation and provided leadership

EPA compliance oversight for seven manufacturing plants throughout the

United States.

. Developed a new single piece process assembly production line

for a start up aluminum showcase line with first year sales of

over $650,000.

. Coordinated relocation of a 170,000 sq.ft. manufacturing

operation that included all new utilities, painting and dust

extraction systems without interrupting production while running

full manufacturing work load.

. Initiated development of a wood waste grinding system that

generated incremental annual sales of $42,000.

. Provided leadership for redesigning the safety program which

resulted in a total incident rate of less than 1 for 2

consecutive years (lowest in the company and significantly lower

than the national average of 5.3).

. Reduced excess raw materials inventories from $360,000 to

$30,000 in one year.

EDUCATION BS Industrial Engineering Technology, University of

Nebraska Omaha

PROFESSIONAL Certified (NIOSH) 24-Hour EPA Incident Commander

Certified First Responder (Red Cross)

AFFILIATIONS Senior Member SME, Society of Manufacturing Engineering.

Project Management Institute PMI

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