Project Manager Manufacturing

Charles Fordham

**** ********* ***** **********, ***** 76065

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Manager

Accomplished Leader / Consensus Builder / Process Improvements

Risk Management / Results Driven Success Oriented / Innovative

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS

Successfully led and managed the design, implementation and cultural change

of a plant with 56 product families and 310 hourly manufacturing personnel

from a large batch manufacturing system to a team based Toyota

Production/Lean Enterprise system.

SELECTED RESULTS: (during a three year period)

> Implementation facilitated sales from $50 million to $100

million

> Productivity increased from a year over year of a minus 6% to a

plus 5%

> On-time delivery performance improved from 20% to 90%

> 73% reduction in work-in-process inventory

Led or facilitated process improvements. Led teams to accomplish the

planning, justification, and implementation of many successful improvement

programs, including plant wide, multi-million dollar projects.

SELECTED RESULT:

> 18% reduction in labor

> 20% reduction in overhead

> 75% reduction in manufacturing flow time

> 34% reduction in required floor space for manufacturing

Project Management Experience:

SELECTED RESULTS:

> Coordinated, directed, and planned $3.5 million project to

upgrade CNC machining and fabrication equipment that

accomplished a 21 month payback.

> Proposed, coordinated, directed, and planned $872K of CNC

machining equipment to accomplish 1 year payback.

> Improved on time delivery of largest supplier from 77% to 95% in

three months by establishing scheduling method for Gardner

Denver Buyer-Planner and training supplier in Lean

Manufacturing.

> Reduced warranty by $100K annually by investigating, testing and

changing the finished product paint, application system, and

Quality Assurance methods.

"This company would not be in the great financial position to make

acquisitions without the improved profitability that your transition in

manufacturing made possible."

Stephen

Crider, CFO

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering, Montana State University

PMP Certification from PMI

SME Lean Bronze Certification

Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, Clayton State University

IS0 9000 Internal Auditor Certification, DNV North America

OTHER EDUCATION

Effective Facilitation, The Leadership Strategies Institute

Dale Carnegie Basic and Leadership Courses

Principles of Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, SMED, One-Piece-Flow, 5S,

Cellular Manufacturing

Root Cause Analysis Training, Made to Order Lean, Creating Continuous Flow,

Toyota Production System

Windows, Excel 2007, Word 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Access, Visio, MS Project

AutoDesk Inventor, AutoDesk AutoCAD

Charles Fordham

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Halliburton Energy Services

Alvarado, TX 2009

Lean Leader

Facilitated cross-functional teams, Kaizen events, problem solving teams

and new product launch teams to implement improvements in CNC machining

manufacturing, shaped explosive manufacturing, and administration.

Implemented lean training programs and facilitated organizational learning.

Queried data in SAP.

Selected Accomplishments:

. Cost saving in the first three months equaled $671,000 and a $550,000

reduction in inventory the next three months.

. Led area teams in developing standard operating procedures from which

production lead time was reduced from 21 days to 4 days.

Gardner Denver

Peachtree City, GA 2003 to 2009

Manufacturing Engineer/Lean Leader

Implemented Lean Enterprise using tools like Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen,

One-Piece Flow, Root Cause Analysis, Administrative Value Stream Mapping,

5S principles, Standardized Work. Facilitated cross-functional teams,

Kaizen events and problem solving teams to implement improvements in

manufacturing and administration. Developed and implemented lean training

programs and facilitated organizational learning. Designed tooling in

AutoDesk Inventor. Program CNC machinery. Established and documented

processes and procedures to meet ISO standards. Maintained and queried

data in SAP.

Industrial Fabricators

Gastonia, NC 2001 to 2003

IT Manager

Supervised and monitored the use of ERP system including costing,

inventory, production, purchasing, etc. Supervised computer system, IT

personnel and contracts. Trained personnel to use computer software.

Selected Accomplishments

. Project manager for selection, purchase and implementation of MAS500

ERP system. Trained Order Entry, Planning, Scheduling, and Purchasing

Personnel in the theory and use of MRP

. Project manager for selection, purchase, planning and implementation of

quoting software. Trained Engineering and Estimators to use the

quoting software.

Production Manager

Managed and Supervised Lead People. Scheduled manufacturing facility

employing 220 people.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Developed manufacturing routings. Designed in AutoCAD or specified tooling

and equipment for new products. Identified and implemented solutions for

problems with materials, processes, and tooling for stamping, fabrication,

machining, welding, and assembly. Trained people in the safe, efficient,

and correct operation of new equipment. Established and documented

processes and procedures to meet ISO and QS standards.

Woods Equipment Company

Charlotte, NC 2000 to 2001

Oregon, IL 1986 to 1999

Manufacturing Engineering Manager/Lean Manager

Supervised the Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Facility

Engineering, Maintenance, Tooling and CNC Machine Programming Functions.

Developed and managed departmental budgets. Led, coordinated, directed,

and planned manufacturing process design and continuous improvement.

Coordinated activity between Manufacturing and Product Design Engineers for

Value Analysis and Value Engineering functions. Managed Kaizen program and

championed Six Sigma projects.

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