Manager Management

*******@*****.*** Cell: 479-***-**** **** S. Powell St., Springdale, AR 72764

Joseph Lonberger

A proven leader in lean using the principles of the Toyota Production System to guide operational

improvements that transform vision into strategy, developing the skills and maximizing the talents of others

to drive performance and achieve bottom line results.

Proficiencies

Lean / TPS Employee Development Technological

A3 Thinking Multi day Kaizen Methodology MS Office

Value Stream Mapping Experiential Education Oracle / JDE

Spaghetti Mapping Consulting / Coaching Statistics / Minitab

Cell Design / Std Work / 5S Cultural Change PLC / RS Logix

SMED / TPM/AM / OEE LSW / Daily Management AutoCAD

Career Progression

Kawneer Company, Inc. – an Alcoa subsidiary, Springdale, AR (2005 – present)

Kawneer is a $450M annual business that designs and manufactures architectural aluminum products

for the curtain wall, storefront, and commercial window markets. The Springdale facility

is Kawneer’s largest, with 450 employees contributing $125M annual, producing custom

wall and window systems.

Alcoa Business System (ABS) Coordinator (2009 present)

An ABS resource advising location leadership in the use of lean tools to identify waste and devise

improvement strategies. Facilitated development of the location’s improvement A3 and the associated

operational strategies to reduce cost, reduce lead time, and improve quality and safety. Head of the

Environmental Steering Committee and member of the Ergonomic Committee.

Increased output and quality while reducing scrap by instituting a run to recipe process, including billet

planning, in the extrusion department achieving an annual savings of $650k.

Improved fabrication and material handling efficiencies by installing inventory controls between the

finishing and fabrication departments, resulting in an annual savings of $195k.

Increased wall cell fabrication total labor efficiency by 20% through a multi day cell design and 5S

kaizen event for a $360k annual savings.

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ABS Lend Forward (2007 2009)

An operations management internal consultant focused on driving financial results through the application

of lean principles. Led and participated in operational improvement events at 4 manufacturing facilities and

1 product design location. Realized over $2M annual savings across locations through increasing paint

department earned hours by 33%, reducing extrusion press changeover time by 25%, increasing door cell

total labor efficiency by 16%, and improving delivery performance by 7%.

Consulted location leadership in the development of strategic and improvement A3’s to achieve corporate

business plans.

Conducted ABS Leadership Training courses for corporate and location employees at 4 manufacturing

facilities.

Taught lean skills through experiential workshops at the Alcoa business group level in the Engineered

Products and Solutions – Operations Management Consulting (EPS OMC) Center of Excellence.

Facilitated multi day kaizen events in administrative and manufacturing environments at 4 EPS facilities.

Generated operational improvements through the implementation of cellular manufacturing, TPM/AM

programs, inventory design, SMED, daily management, standardized work, 5S, and problem solving.

Cost Accountant (2005 2007)

Provided analysis of operational performance for location leadership in direct assistance of the controller.

Performed account maintenance, closing duties, SOX audits, and physical inventories. Wrote requests for

capital resulting in over $2M of investment in the facility.

Created new reporting tools for improved financial analysis with fewer resources.

Developed incremental profit model implemented as “best practice” throughout Kawneer in the request

for capital process.

Hastings Entertainment, Inc., Fayetteville, AR (2002 – 2005)

Hastings is a $500M annual company in with 150+ multimedia retail and rental locations in 20 states. The

Fayetteville store is the flagship location in Northwest Arkansas.

Department Manager

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Results driven leader that achieved and exceed revenue targets by continually increasing weekly sales over

previous year while developing the department’s staff. Departmental revenue in excess of $1.5M annually.

Professional Development

BS Industrial Engineering

University of Arkansas

BS Business Administration, Accounting

University of Arkansas

United States Green Building Council

Member Arkansas Western Branch

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