GREGORY A. PETERSON

*** ******* *****

Coldwater, MI 49036

517-***-**** (home)

269-***-**** (cell)

E-mail abm8s0@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY & AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Results oriented professional with extensive hands-on manufacturing

management, supervision, industrial engineering and machining experience.

An experienced continuous improvement trainer and Zenger Miller

Facilitator. Strong communication, team building, and leadership skills,

able to develop and coach a strong leadership team and develop cost

effective solutions to problems.

Management/Supervisio MTM Time Studies Continuous Improvement

n Employee Program Coordinator

Procedure Writing Selection/Training TS 16949

Workplace Layout Machine Troubleshooting ISO 14001

Personal Computers Capital Equipment Lean Manufacturing Principles

Supervisory & Manager Justification

Development Problem Solving to Program Launch

Improve Safety, Quality

and Production

My Ideal Career Position(S) - Production Manager, Shift Manager, Production

Supervisor, or Continuous Improvement Coordinator.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2005 - March 2009, SKD AUTOMOTIVE, INC., Jonesville Michigan

1st Tier Supplier of stampings and welded assemblies to Honda, Ford,

Chrysler, GM, Mazda, Mercedes and Toyota. At SKD we have $80 million per

year in annual sales.

Production Supervisor

I have been a Supervisor in spot weld, mig weld and stamping during my

tenure at SKD Automotive. I am presently the 3rd shift Supervisor and am

responsible for safety, quality and productivity. I have the following

direct and indirect reports; A Team Leader in Welding, 11 stamping

associates, 24 welding associates, 3 material handlers, 3 maintenance

associates, 5 tool and die makers, 3 shipping associates and 3 quality

Auditors.

. We recently started a Layered Audit Process to improve Safety, Quality

and Productivity. This process was put in place as a Continuous

Improvement tool to continually improve our processes. Any non-

conformances become an action item with a Champion assigned to correct

the issue or problem.

. We had all plant Management and Hourly associates complete a survey and

the survey results were tabulated. The information was used to solve

problems at the company. The top three issues were put into an Action

Item format. A volunteer sign up list for each action item was posted and

the volunteering associates were assigned to a Focus Group to resolve the

issue with a Senior Management Associate as the Champion.

. We went more than 3 million hours without a lost time accident at our

facility and presently have gone 72 days since our last OSHA recordable.

. Chrysler is our #1 customer in sales dollars and we were one of there

worst quality suppliers in March of '06' and we went one year through

March of '07' without a Quality issue and are presently one of their top

Quality Suppliers. WE are a World Class Quality Supplier to Ford and our

Quality rating has improved with the rest of our Customers.

. I am part of the Operations Team that has improved our plant OEE from 38%

in January of '06' to 51 % in October of '07'.

. We have developed many visuals at our work cells, so at a glance anyone

walking by can see how a cell is performing. We have point of use

inventory and our finished goods are near the cell as a Management tool

to help us make scheduling decisions.

2003 to 2005, MIDWEST STAMPING, INC., Edgerton, Ohio

1st tier supplier of stampings and welded parts to Honda, Nissan, Ford, and

Mazda, we as a company have $70 million in annual sales.

Welding Manager

I was promoted from Shift Production Manager to the Welding Manager for all

3 shifts. I was responsible for six Production Supervisors, Maintenance

Supervision and Systems, Industrial, Weld, and Quality Engineers and 160

direct hourly associates.

. Participated in obtaining ISO 14001 quality certification and

Certification in TS 16949

. 50% productivity improvements through continuous improvement projects

. Key leader in directing the most successful launch of a new program

(Mustang) in the history of the corporation

. We reduced the scrap in the welding department from 2.8% of sales to the

present level of 1.8% of sales.

1999-2003, HUDSON INDUSTRIES, Hudson, Indiana

Supplying stampings, sliding door rails and welded assemblies to Ford and

Toyota.

Area Manager 2nd Shift

I was responsible for Production, Quality and Manpower in my Business Unit.

My responsibilities include using Cellular and Lean Manufacturing

Principles.

. Developed teamwork and trained new employees

. Implemented Lean Manufacturing in my Business Unit

. A member of the team that received QS 9000 re-certification and our Q1

Flag back from Ford

. A member of the team that rolled out the Business Unit/Cellular

philosophy in our plant

1997-1999, ARO-INGERSOLL RAND FLUID PRODUCTS DIVISION, Angola, Indiana

Manufacturer of parts and the assembly of pneumatic valves for the

industrial market with W. W. Grainger as our #1 customer.

Team Leader 1st Shift

I was responsible for production, quality, manpower, overtime and

production scheduling. My responsibilities included utilizing cellular

manufacturing principles.

. Developed teamwork in the cellular manufacturing process

. Trained new employees in assembly and operating CNC machines

. Responsible for utilizing and promoting principles learned in our Quality

Advantage Workshops

. Maintained a 3-day lead-time on all valve orders

. Supervised 40 hourly employees on 1st shift, machinists and assemblers

. I was a member of the team that interviewed and hired hourly associates

.1996-1997, ECHLIN CORPORATION, Kendallville, Indiana

Supplier of fuel senders and fuel rails to the automotive industry

primarily to Ford and AFCO, a supplier to the Japanese automotive plants in

the USA.

Lead Supervisor 3rd Shift, 1996-1997

I was responsible for production, quality, manpower, overtime and

production scheduling on 3rd shift in our facility. Promoted an atmosphere

for employee participation and team building in the manufacturing process.

. A member of the team that implemented QS 9000 at our facility

. Directly supervised three Production Supervisors, six Maintenance

employees, four Quality Control Auditors, a Receiving Inspector, and a

Shipping Clerk

. Indirect responsibility for approximately 80 hourly production employees

. Directly involved with our Impact Continuous Improvement Program and a

member of the Steering Committee

. A member of the 5S Steering Committee

Departmental Lead Supervisor, 1996

Responsible for production, quality, manpower, overtime and scheduling a

production in the Metal wares Department on all three shifts.

. Worked on QS 9000 implementation

. Directly supervised 34 employees on 1st shift and was responsible for a

total of 102 employees on three shifts

. Started with 102 employees averaging 300,000 fittings working seven days

a week, within five months we were averaging 430,000+ fittings in a seven

day work week & finally we were working five days a week with 90

employees averaging 350,000 fittings per week with no overtime.

. Worked continually to improve the processes in the department and to

improve the employees involvement

1993-1996, SIMPSON INDUSTRIES, Edon, Ohio

Process Control Supervisor/Continuous Improvement Trainer

Responsible for all the continuous improvement activities plant wide. I

was directly responsible for the production and quality on the Panther,

Winn 88, and Mitsubishi.

. Trained all employees in continuous improvement techniques

. Documented process improvements from continuous improvement and tracked

the cost savings from four workshops with estimated savings of $100,000

annually

. Wrote the QS 9000 Level III procedure for continuous improvement

. Supervised 22 hourly employees on 2nd shift producing steering knuckles

responsible for production and quality

1984-1993, FRANKLIN ELECTRIC, Bluffton, Indiana

Production Supervisor, 1987-1993

I was responsible for promoting an atmosphere for employee participation in

the manufacturing environment.

. Responsible for 51 employees on three shifts, including manpower

planning, quality, overtime, tooling budget and production

. Answer customer complaints through a root cause analysis format

. By empowering employees and developing an environment for teamwork,

reduced manpower from 54 employees to 51 employees, an $90,000 annual

savings

. Reduced scrap cost by $30,000 annually

Industrial Engineer, 1984-1987

Responsible for labor standards utilizing MTM-1, performed stop watch time

studies, prepared capital equipment justification proposals, wrote-up

routings and applied standards to all new parts and motor model numbers. I

processed engineering change proposal

. Performed cost estimates on new parts and motor model numbers

. Created a process change on rotor die-casting with knock-off top molds

resulting in a $25,000 annual cost savings by reducing scrap

. Performed the cost justification for a $1.25 million unit die mold base

standardization project which saved $313,000 annual savings

1972-1984, DOBOY PACKAGING MACHINERY, New Richmond, Wisconsin

Standards Analyst, (I.E. Primary and M.E. secondary), 1981-1984

Produced standard data for machining utilizing MTM-1, performed workplace

layouts, wrote operator instructions, reviewed part drawings for

manufacturability and prepared capital equipment justification and

purchase.

Tool Room Machinist, 1972-1981

I performed all types of machining operations

Keywords/Job Titles

Machinist, Industrial Engineer, Continuous Improvement Coordinator,

Production Supervisor, Shift Production Manager, Departmental Production

Manager

EXPERIENCE

Hands on, Process Design and Labor Standards Application, Continuous

Improvement and Lean Principles, Manager at all Levels utilizing above

experience as well as Responsibility to Maintain and Improve Safety,

Quality and Productivity.

EDUCATION

IPFW University, Fort Wayne, IN

Working on an Operations Management degree

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Evening courses in Business Administration

Dunwoody Institute, Minneapolis, MN

Machine Tool

Wisconsin State University, River Falls, WI

Business Administration, one semester

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