Sales Quality
Resume:
Roger Aston
Greenwich, NY *****
Cell: 518-***-****
e-mail: *************@***.***
Objective: A senior role in a manufacturing company where I can contribute
my knowledge, experience, and skills in leading and managing:
. Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Design Engineering and R&D,
Manufacturing Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Safety, and supporting
Operations functions.
. Six-Sigma: Statistical Process Control, Measurement System Analysis, and
Design of Experiments for solving chronic and complex production
problems, optimizing processes, and accelerating R&D projects from
concept to commercialization.
. Lean Manufacturing: Kanban, pull systems, one piece flow, inventory
reduction, work flow optimization; set up and changeover time reduction
(SMED); Kaizen; Value Stream Mapping/Management; driving out all forms of
waste/cost as a company-wide effort.
. Manufacturing/Enterprise Resource Planning (MRPII/ERP): Production
Planning and Master Production Scheduling, Detailed and Rough Cut
Capacity Planning, Material Requirements Planning, Demand
Management/Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Inventory Management,
Inventory Record Accuracy, Cycle Counting, Sales & Operations Planning,
and Integrating Lean within an MRPII/ERP Environment.
Profile and Work History
A versatile and experienced professional with a diverse background spanning
a variety of industries. Excellent leadership, management, training,
communication, interpersonal, facilitation, change management, technical,
analytical, and problem-solving skills. Results oriented.
2003-Present WCMConsulting; Greenwich, NY
Training and consulting practice focused on all aspects of Operational
Excellence for small to medium size companies. Turnaround
specialist.
1994-2003 1998-2003: Dir. of Operations/Quality/Continuous Improvement;
Scapa/Voith AG; Raleigh, NC
Developed and deployed the Operations Management, Total Quality
and Continuous Improvement Plan across 24 sites around the world
for Scapa/Voith. Provided leadership for Six-Sigma, Lean, the
Cost of Quality, and other Continuous Improvement initiatives.
Scapa ($400MM sales) was acquired by Voith ($4B sales) for
$600MM. Provided operational excellence coaching and counseling
for all global divisions of Voith post acquisition of Scapa.
Results delivered:
Increased productivity from 90% to 98+% Improved process
capability; Cpk ? 1.33
Improved inventory turns to 2-4 wks from 12-16 Increased
cash flow 2-4 times
Reduced obsolete inventory by 75%-90% Reduced set up times 80%-
90%
Reduced lead times 60%-80% Reduced bad debt 60%-90%
Improved on time deliveries to 98%+ Reduced
claims/complaints 70%-90%
Reduced R&D time 60%-80% Increased ROCE to 10%-
25% range
Increased ROS to 10%-35% range Reduced scrap/rework 75%-
90%
Increased total sales from $300MM to $400MM Increased market
share (12% to 22%)
1994-1998: Dir. of Operations/Quality/Continuous Improvement;
Scapa, Shreveport, LA
Developed and deployed the Operations Management, Total Quality
and Continuous Improvement Plan. Provided leadership for Six-
Sigma, Lean, the Cost of Quality, and other Continuous
Improvement initiatives. Elected to the Board of Directors in
1995. Promoted to the above position. Results delivered:
Doubled market share (7% to 14%) Increased cash flow 4-
fold
Reduced warranty claims (12% to 0.2%) Reduced inventory
by 75%
Reduced lead times by 80% Reduced set up times by
90%
Reduced the Cost of Quality (26% to 2%) Achieved 99%+ on time
delivery
Increased ROS (19% to 32%) Increased ROCE (16% to
27%)
Increased sales from $18MM to $33MM Reduced
scrap/rework by 80%
Roger Aston
112 River Road
Greenwich, NY 12834
Cell: 518-***-****
e-mail: *************@***.***
1992-1994 Dir. of Operations/Quality/Continuous Improvement; Huyck Corp.;
Wake Forest, NC
Developed and deployed the Operations Management, Total Quality
and Continuous Improvement Plan in 9 North American sites.
Guided all sites to ISO 9001 quality management system
certification. Provided leadership for Six-Sigma and Lean
initiatives. Implemented Kanban/flow manufacturing and
established new standards for industry lead times; dramatically
reduced work-in-process. Led Six-Sigma teams in solving chronic
and complex production problems, reducing variability and R&D
cycle times.
1986-1992 Asst. Plant Manager/Continuous Improvement Manager (1988-1992);
Albany Engineered Systems, Queensbury, NY.
Responsible for machining, welding, electromechanical assembly,
inspection, stockroom, tool room, manufacturing engineering,
maintenance, production planning and scheduling, and executing
the production plan. Implemented Lean practices/principles;
trained all personnel, reorganized shop floor/work flow,
implemented work cells, one piece flow, and Kanban. Implemented
Six-Sigma; trained all personnel. ISO 9001 quality management
system implementation team member. Dramatically improved
quality, productivity, and on-time delivery; reduced cost, lead
times, and inventory; improved cash flow and profitability.
Became the #1 site out of 30+ global locations for all key
financial and non-financial performance indicators (ex: 0% to
20% profitability in 3 years of effort; $0 profits to $4MM
profitability on $20MM sales).
Engineering Supervisor (1986-1988); Implemented concurrent
engineering, DFMA, and DFSS principles/practices. Facilitated
design reviews and the development of product application
standards, specification sheets, and standard/flexible BOM's.
Virtually eliminated design errors and reduced engineering lead
times by an average of 90%. Promoted to the above position.
1981-1986 Manufacturing Project Engineer; Simmonds Precision Engine
Systems; Norwich, NY
Responsible for new product design and development, and ensuring
a smooth transition to production. Led/facilitated cross-
functional project teams. Also provided plant-wide training and
implementation support for statistical methods; provided
training in basic shop math/electronics, blueprint reading, and
precision measuring instruments.
Education and Significant Training
1981 5 year cooperative engineering BSME; Purdue University.
Gained 2 years co-op engineering experience with McDonnell
Douglas; St. Louis, MO
Training: 1982 Statistical Methods (Six-Sigma) - Pratt & Whitney (United
Technologies)
1987 JIT (Lean) - Oliver Wight Consulting and APICS
1988 MRPII (ERP) - Oliver Wight Consulting and APICS
1992 Statistical Process Control/Design of Experiments (Six-
Sigma) - QualPro Consulting
Six-Sigma Master Black Belt Equivalent Experience
Lean Master Black Belt Equivalent Experience
QAD and JDEdwards ERP system implementation team member.
Industrial Experience
Aircraft/Aerospace (Military and Commercial) Defense and Homeland
Security
Electronic Assemblies and Printed Circuit Boards Automotive
Heavy Equipment (Off-Road and Construction) Industrial
Equipment/Integrated Systems
Continuous Processes (Extrusion to Papermaking) Medical Devices
(Passive/Electromechanical)
Textiles (Conventional, Specialty, and Non-Wovens)
Coatings/Adhesives/Painting
Precision Machining, Fabrication, Welding, Joining General Assembly,
Inspection & Testing
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