Ronald Tortorella

** **** *****

West Hurley, NY 12491

845-***-****

845-***-****

abmdfi@r.postjobfree.com

Performance driven executive with 25 years of manufacturing management

experience to include 10 years serving as the COO of a medical device

manufacturer

Skills Summary:

25 years of manufacturing management experience in various industries

(electronics, textiles, explosives and medical devices)

10 years of experience serving as the COO of a $5M medical device

manufacturer (life saving equipment and infusion systems)

Possess a background serving as the GM/Manufacturing Manager for a $140M

manufacturer of explosives, servicing the oil exploration, mining and

construction markets (7 years)

Expert-level knowledge of GMP, FDA, ISO 13485 and related regulatory issues

Extensive experience in implementing lean manufacturing strategies as well

as expert-level knowledge of capacity planning

Experienced managing a unionized staff up to 300 and 17 direct managerial

reports

Possess a verifiable track record of redesigning manufacturing/production

processes that lead to dramatic increases in productivity, quality

improvement and reduction of order placement lead times and backlogs

Expert in building strong customer/supplier relations domestically and

internationally

Proficient in MS Office and SAP

Professional Experience:

RMS Medical Products (Chester, NY)

2000 - 2010

COO

A $5M medical device company with 60 employees specializing in designing

and manufacturing (life saving equipment and infusion systems) for the EMS,

hospital and home health care markets

Responsible for managing all plant operations and new product/process

development as well as overseeing the strategies to grow business and

capture targeted markets

Recruited to manage the overall operations and oversee the turnaround of a

poorly performing medical device manufacturing plant

Executed the turnaround by re-staffing of key positions with qualified

personnel, introducing new products & strategies, implementing new training

programs, re-engineering core processes and enhancing technology

Grew business from $1M to $4.8M in 4 years

Achieved sole supplier reimbursement status from Medicare into the growing

Primary Immune Deficiency market for innovative infusion system, increasing

revenue $2M

Recruited and trained an entirely new sales and marketing team

Spearheaded effort to expand international markets and obtained ISO 13485

certification

Utilized Lean Six Sigma techniques resulting in $300K in annual labor

savings by reducing both hourly & salary positions, eliminating duplicate

tasks, instituting cross training and combining positions & operations

Implemented a Plant Process Review Board system designed to obtain employee

input and consensus on all process changes, new process implementation, new

equipment design and placement

Designed and implemented an in-house assembly process for micro-bore

infusion sets that eliminated occlusion defects caused by sub contractors

assembly operations reducing quality inspection costs by 85%

Re-engineered the assembly process of an airway-suctioning device that

improved through put from 100 to 300 units per shift resulting in the

ability to meet a FEMA request for 3K units for the Katrina disaster)

Improved the caliber of national & international material suppliers

resulting in improved material acceptance rate from 50% to 99% yielding an

additional annual $288K in savings through re-negotiation of pricing

Reduced delivery lead times from 6 weeks to 7 days or less by implementing

cellular work flow concept feeding sophisticated pick and pack operation,

developed product testing techniques utilizing air saving 37 hours test

time per lot and changed sterilization process reducing turnaround time

from 2 weeks to 4 days.

Improved plant efficiency from 65% to 98% - re-engineered assembly methods,

combined operations and implemented meaningful standards and reporting

systems.

Recognized by Orange County Labor Department for successfully providing

paroled inmates a second chance at becoming gainfully employed and a

contributing member of the community

Developed several new product designs (i.e. a filtration system for manual

airway suctioning to protect a caregiver from dangerous airborne pathogens

and a detachable LED light source for hand held emergency suction)

Dyno Nobel Inc. (Port Ewen, NY) 1992 -

1999

General Manager/Manufacturing Manager

A $140M manufacturing company with 320 employees specialized in

manufacturing explosives for the oil exploration, mining and construction

markets

Managed the overall manufacturing/plant operations for a $140M+ detonator

and explosives manufacturing plant to include 17 cross-functional

managerial direct reports, a $28M budget and a unionized staff of 300

Established performance indicators which provided accurate and valuable

information needed to set production goals and standards for greatly

improved plant throughput.

Realigned and managed both mechanical and process engineering departments

to create and prioritize projects that would most benefit and improve plant

processes reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction.

Improved profitability from a $7M annual loss to $5.2M positive profit in 5

years

Successfully reversed the quality of supervision by identifying skilled

internal leaders, who assisted in the transformation to a more productive

environment.

Recognized as a cultural change agent, for instance union (steel workers)

contract was signed 3 months ahead of schedule. Our plant received

commendations for this first time achievement form corporate.

Cultivated a working culture of openness, trust and mutual accountability

within a union environment where merit pay increases and promotions were

obtained by performance and skill not seniority bidding

Established and led an employee incentive program resulting in thousands of

suggestions for quality and productivity improvements saving hundreds of

thousands of dollars

Devised, implemented and managed a disaster recovery plan to a successful

operational conclusion with no missed orders, when an outside contractor

caused an explosion halting production

Corrected powder charging inefficiency's and increased production from 40K

to 120K detonators produced per shift.

Re-engineered automated and semi-manual final assembly lines to meet

increased demands while reducing costs

Championed a project to design environmentally friendly alternative methods

and equipment for disposal of off spec product, saving $1.2M annually

Previous Employment:

Plant Manager, AMERICAN FELT & FILTER (Newburgh, NY) 1986-1991

Plant Superintendent, ROJON ELECTRONICS (Poughkeepsie, NY) 1984-1986

Production Manager, ROTRON ELECTRONICS (Shokan, NY) 1981-1984

Education and Training:

B.S. / Business Administration, College of Westchester (White Plains, NY)

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