Gregory J. Lomax

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Willard, Ohio 44890

QUALIFICATIONS

• A strong background in manufacturing with proven success in Lean productivity improvements, Kaizen, quality

and safety. Past experience as quality manager, safety manager, engineering manager/

• Excellent technical skills including time study, process flow improvement, floor layouts (AutoCad primary layout

responsibility several plants), standardized work cell formation, line balancing, set up reduction techniques

(SMED), team building, and total productive maintenance (TPM).

• Strong computer skills including Microsoft office, AutoCAD, PowerPoint and Project.

• Strong quality background (APQP, 6 sigma and related quality processes.)

• Primary layout AutoCAD person for several plants.

• Experience working with suppliers purchasing and installing equipment.

• Project management and capital expenditure justification experience.

• Researched, specified, purchased, and installed equipment.

• Created numerous daily, weekly, and monthly operating reports for planning, assigning, and following up on

work productivity. I have lead several dozen Kaizens and developed other lean champions

• Over 30 million dollars in cost savings

RELEVANT WORK HISTORY

08-2008-Present: Manufacturing engineer / Quality Cadillac 166 successful launch Mexico

• Error proof the console assembly line, added scanners to ensure correct parts are assembled in sequence

• Improve material flow from warehouse to the assembly line

• Autocad 2009 layouts for warehouse and plant

• Time study / Line balance

• Industrial engineer support for the plant

Supplier Quality Engineer / Contract engineer for General Motors Czech Republic

• Overseas assignment to evaluate the production line in plant, improved productivity

• Identified quality, safety and productivity issues

• Increased productivity to meet increased assembly line productivity demands

• Identified and corrected process flow issues

• Identified and corrected welding issues, robotic welders, MIG, TIG, Laser

• Identified maintenance issues, set up priority system to improve uptime

• Identified supervisor issues

02-200*-**-****: Industrial engineer / Project Engineer / Aerotek Contract engineer / General Motors Powertrain

• Relocated gear production line in plant

• Relocated equipment, purchased material handling, and installed equipment.

• Coordinate the activities of the vendors and construction contractors. Followed up and visited vendors to ensure

quality conformance.

• Maintained the area layouts and ensured the equipment was installed in the correct locations.

• Performed equipment machine runoffs to ensure ergonomics, safety and productivity.

• Autocad 2008 Layout new assembly area utilizing GMMS methods Five S layout, ergonomic considerations

2007-2008 International Lean Engineer Czech Republic, Hungary, England, Brazil, / Metokote

• Worked with plant managers and supervisors to identify and implement lean opportunities.

• Trained on Lean, Five S and TPM methods.

• Updated plant layouts, improved process flow for powder coating, e coating and wet coat operations.

• Improved ergonomic conditions to reduce motion waste and injuries.

• Evaluated plants on safety and environmental issues.

• Traveled to Czech Republic, Canada, Hungary, Brazil, and England and throughout the United States to train

champions and implement lean principals.

• Autocad 2007 layouts for continuous improvement and process flow

2001- 2007 Senior Manufacturing Engineer / Henkel Consumer Adhesives

• Worked with duct tape, super glue, loctite and display packaging.

• Involved with Kaizen and Five S for continuous improvement training and team building.

• Implemented plant wide layout changes to improve process flow and create a visual workplace.

• Standardized work methods for safety, quality, and housekeeping improvements.

• Was the project leader for the new main plant conveyor system (cost justified, created the layout and oversaw the

installation).

• Was the project leader for a new heat seal machine (cost justified, installed and improved productivity and safety.

• Was the Project leader for new bagging machines bringing significant cost savings to Henkel.

• Was the Project leader for RFID capable print and apply machines (cost justified, installed, and trained)

• Interacted with marketing and packaging engineers to method engineer the best product display for a reasonable

price.

• Followed up and improved methods on new and old machinery.

• Established work standards and standard methods.

• Won several creativity awards for new product ideas and product launches.

1999-2001 Industrial Engineer / Environmental System Manager / Lakepark Industries

• Worked with Tier One OEM Metal Stampings

• Kaizen and Five S coordinator involved in continuous improvement training and team building.

• Plant wide layout changes to improve process flow and create a visual workplace.

• Standardized work methods for safety, quality, and housekeeping improvements.

• Initiated Kanban system and supplier returnable containers for inventory turn improvement.

• SMED significant reduction is set up times, set die shut heights to minimize set up adjustments

• Implemented ergonomic program reducing accident incident rate in half.

• Obtained $40,000 state of Ohio grant for ergonomic equipment purchase.

• Project manager for plant expansion, layout and flow improvement. Doubled the size of the plant, increased the

dock doors from 3 dock doors to 22 dock doors

• Environmental manager implementing TS / ISO environmental standards

1998-1999 Industrial Engineer / Quality Manager / Oxford Automotive

• Worked with Tier One OEM Metal Stampings Suspensions.

• Five S and TPM total productive maintenance coordinator involved in training and team building.

• Floor layout changes to improve process flow and create a visual workplace.

• Capacity planning eliminated twenty six excess presses and one off site assembly plant.

• Established work methods, instructions, routers and floor layout for new product launch.

• Implemented the RCMS returnable container management system greening program.

• Assumed Quality manager position, was able to get us removed from Ford quality probation reduced from 50,000

PPM external to zero PPM, Assumed safety manager position

• Improved work instructions and work standards, established standardized work

• Launch manager of the returnable container system with Ford

• SMED projects reduced press line changeovers base lined over 24 hours to 15 minutes for the entire line,

significant reduction in downtime

• Installed robotic welder, set up welding standards, Installed Bushing press machine

1997-1998 Industrial Engineer / Process Improvement Coordinator

• Worked with heavy duty starter motors (Contractor Pre-IPO preparation)

• Supervised 12 industrial engineers documenting and improving process flows in four new focus factories.

Assembly plant set up with only 4 hours of material in the building, process in and out in continuous flow,

established capacity plan and manpower plan for the plants. Machining plant drill presses, NC, CNC capacity

plan, maintenance process, plant layout, Bullard’s, process flow for machining plant, SMED established plans to

minimize drill bit wear, tooling wear and tooling change time.

• Trained several of the engineers in the basics of Kaizen, Five S, capacity planning and SMED.

• I time studied and balanced several assembly lines resulting in significant productivity improvements and

financial savings. Examples include: 55 second assembly line cycle reduced to 40 second index resulting in all

overtime eliminated, 21 second cycle reduced to 15 second cycle and all overtime eliminated, two assembly U

cells reduced from 50 second cycle to 42 second cycle, and problem solving on one line increased productivity

from 400 units per shift to 750 units per shift.

• Created procedures for preventative maintenance, job instructions, capacity planning, manpower planning, and

quality documentation for QS 9000 for two new plants.

• 21 million dollars cost savings

1992-1997 Senior Consultant

• Maintenance project in fluorescent light bulb factory

• Trained two maintenance managers and one superintendent on how to reduce downtime on the high speed lines.

Utilized basic PM and TPM techniques and the CMMS.

• Improved the training methods for the techs on set up and minor adjustments while running.

• Reduced the maintenance backlog 400 hours utilizing specific assignments, 5’s organization of the tool crib, order

system, implementing a white board for past due equipment which increased the overall factory machine uptime

was near 50% and was increased to 98% 700,000 additional light bulb products produced in six .

• Trained Lean champions for shipping Distribution Company establishing Best practices and teaching the Lean

champions how to identify opportunities and implement positive change.

• Trained operation managers and location managers on how to control inventories, schedule deliveries, monitor

truck efficiency, and reduce equipment needs.

• Updated the PM schedules for the forklift and truck fleets improving utilization reduced the need for 100 new

tractor-trailer purchases and the drivers required resulting in a savings of $4.8 million.

Paper Manufacturing recycled paper plant

• Developed a speed matrix for paper machines based on stock availability maximizing output during PM work and

reducing total shutdown in the event of a shutdown.

• Created the primary time studies and productivity reports.

• Trained 8 supervisors, maintenance coordinator, and superintendents.

• Developed a pump inspection check sheet and a predictive maintenance matrix increasing productivity by 20 %.

Natural Gas Meters

• Machining, plastic injection molding, tooling, maintenance, shipping, receiving, assembly, electroplating, punch

press, and quality. Identified plating methods issues resulting in high assembly welding reject rate using root

cause analysis. Established standard work instructions for the plating process. Identified 53 excess employees

$3,180,000 savings.

• Coached the three set up reduction teams (SMED), Kaizen teams, time studied (injection molding, stamping,

machining, sub assembly, NC, CNC)

Plastic extrusion plant

• Formed two SMED teams which decreased roll change over time 53%, die splits 47%, and WIP (excess inventory

6% $218,000) . Increased extrusion speed 12% with DOE design of experiments on screw feed speeds to

maximize speeds while minimizing burnt screws while maintaining the color gloss.

• Analysis of steel mill slitters, maintenance and coil forming, paper mill maintenance, power plant, and slitters.

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t manufacturer - Zinc Alloy Injection Molding.

• Reduced scrap by 22%. Changeover reduction (SMED) resulted in savings over $2,000,000.

Airbag igniter plant

• Worked with an Automotive Supplier - Airbag Igniters. Areas of Assignment included gunpowder blending,

powder loading, assembly, maintenance PM and TPM. Process mapping reduced 64 hours in the process. Trained

engineers on reengineering methods, SMED. APQP

• Line balancing, process changes, ergonomic changes and layout changes provided $1,056,000 in savings.

• Kaizen (CIP) Engineering: SMED teams, DOE for powder drying, project management of new product line,

process layout, and project implementation for productivity / safety reasons.

• Worked with automotive suppliers - Fascias (bumpers) Injection molding, assembly, maintenance, painting, and

clean up. Truck suspensions drill press, welding, NC, CNC

1991-1992 Assembly Supervisor, Quality manager, Aeroquip Corporation

Air Louvers:

• Supervised up to 120 assembly operators implementing employee involvement team concepts.

• Trained employees increasing productivity on primary line by 69%.

• I was responsible for the quality of the products attaining a Q-1 rating from Ford Motor Company.

• I also assumed the Quality manager position when the quality manager left on permanent sick leave.

• Improvements made the plant profitable for the first time in 5 years

EDUCATION

Purdue University / School of Business and Management Science

BS– Business and Industrial Supervision

APICS CPIM and ASQ CQE Course work

CM Certified Manager

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