Manager Plant
Resume:
Bryan Imhoff
Westpoint, Tennessee 38486
513-***-**** ***********@***.***
Objective
To continue my career as an executive leader by utilizing my extensive leadership and
technical skills obtained through my experience, skills, knowledge and attitude.
Dura Automotive Systems Inc. Plant Manager Lawrenceburg, TN 2/08 - 4/09
The corporation is a Tier 1 and 2 Automotive supplier of glass and trim, body interior and
seating, brake and cable components. The Lawrenceburg, Tennessee facility supplies
GM, Ford, Chrysler and Nissan with encapsulated glass components with PVC and RIM
material. They also supplied the mass transit industry with bonded and non-bonded bus
windows. The 240,000 square foot building employed 300 people across a 2 shift
operation. I managed a traditional staff of department managers directing the operational
activities in regards to Financial, Safety, Quality and Delivery performance. The plant
made significant performance improvements under my leadership.
• Initiated a daily performance tracking matrix to direct and measure
improvements in plant performance.
• Improved EBITDA from a negative margin in ‘07 to a positive 10%
• Organized lean activities to improve productivity by 35% through indirect labor
reductions and multiple labor efficiency improvement projects.
• Worker compensation costs were reduced by $2.3M by making safety the top
priority and implementing an 8-D approach to eliminate repeat injuries.
AZ Automotive Plant Manager Roseville, MI 11/02 – 2/08
The corporation is a Tier 1 Automotive supplier of stampings and welded assemblies to
GM, Chrysler, Ford and Mitsubishi. The Roseville, Michigan facility supplies GM and
Ford with small to medium transfer and progressive die stampings and resistance and mig
welded assemblies. The 200,000 square feet building produces over 500,000 operations
daily and employs 400 people across a 3 shift operation. I provided leadership, guidance
and support to for all plant activities with a traditional staff of department managers. This
was a turnaround for a troubled company with this facility being considered the worst.
The facility had emerged as the most profitable plant in the Corporation after my first
year of joining the team by focusing on cost reductions and core business objectives.
• Pulled 2 major launch’s out of crisis by initiating core APQP principals.
• Regained Ford’s Q1 rating after it was lost to delivery performance.
• Recipient of Saturn’s most improved supplier of the year award.
• Improved quality PPM’s from triple digits to single digit within a year and
maintained that level during my tenure.
• Implemented lean initiatives to reduce labor costs and elevate EBITDA to 20%
Faurecia Plant Manager Troy, Ohio 4/96-11/02
The corporation is a Tier 1 global supplier of automotive exhausts, seating, exterior and
interior components. The Troy, Ohio facility is a Tier 1 automotive supplier of exhaust
systems to GM. It is a 120,000 square foot facility that employed 300 people. It had
undergone 2 mergers during this time frame (Tube Products and AP Automotive Systems)
to become part of a global supplier corporation. The facility operated 2 tube mills, CNC
bending and forming equipment and automatic / manual Mig welding cells. I had overall
responsibility for the operations to meet Safety, Quality, Delivery and Financial
objectives with a full staff of traditional department managers. This was a turnaround
situation with when I joined Tube Products by a GM takeover.
• Dramatic improvement in safety by focusing on an injury free workplace and
implementing and empowering a safety committee. This facility had previously
received the largest OSHA fine from the state of Ohio to winning the Presidents
safety award for going over a year without a recordable injury.
• Implemented an APQP system throughout the corporation and trained key facility
personnel to launch products successfully.
• Defeated 2 UAW union attempts by organizing a campaign and communicating
effectively to the workforce.
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Coopers and Lybrand Senior Associate Cincinnati, Ohio 8/92-4/96
Major consulting / accounting firm that deployed a manufacturing consumer products
group. Responsibilities were providing consulting services for manufacturing facilities in
the areas of:
Process Improvement / Capability
Focus Factory Implementation
J.I.T. Manufacturing
TQM Training
Facilitate teams and team training
Establish short and long term strategic planning
Facilitate and train Supply Chain Management philosophies
Walker Manufacturing Engineering Manager Marshall, Michigan 3/88-8/92
Tier 1 supplier of exhaust systems to GM. Managed the Engineering Department to
provide process engineering support.
• Responsible for product launch activities to PPAP 100% on schedule
• Managed cost reduction program for the entire facility which exceeded goal every
year
Sheller-Globe Engineering Supervisor Niles, MI 6/86-3/88
Manufacturer of Plastic Injection and Urethane Molded steering wheels for the
automotive industry. The facility was 220,000 square feet with 350 employees.
Supervised and managed a staff of 4 Industrial / Manufacturing Engineers to support the
facility with classical engineering activities.
Square D Corporation Senior Engineer Oxford, Ohio 8/84-6/86
Manufacturer of electrical components and power delivery systems. The facility was
500,000 square feet with 600 employees. Performed classical Industrial and
Manufacturing Engineering duties as well as project management for new products and
equipment procurement.
NCR Corporation Industrial Engineer Dayton, Ohio 6/82-8/84
Manufacturer of Electromechanical cash registers and ATM machines. Direct Supervisor
over circuit board assembly area and Industrial Engineering general duties throughout the
facility.
Education
Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky 1978-1982
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology with Minor in Business Economics
3.2 GPA overall / 3.8 GPA in Major
4 year football scholarship
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