John Venckus

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Pleasant Garden, NC 27313

Home 336-***-****

Cell 336-***-****

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Objective

Operations professional with experience successfully managing teams of 80

to 240 employees, implementing Lean Manufacturing and Six-Sigma, and

developing Supply Chains, seeks challenging Manufacturing Operations

leadership position with a forward-thinking employer

Professional Experience

Plant Manager Metalcraft of Mayville - Southeast, Inc.

2008-2009

Direct all production activities in Fabrication and Machining plant in

support of major Off-Highway OEMs. Manage team of 220 skilled staff and

hourly employees at Metalcraft of Mayville's SE facility in Greensboro,

NC. Utilizing 44 CNC machining, and 10 robotic welders, my skilled team

provides complex fabrications to 5 Caterpillar Plants, as well as

Textron, Cummins and Deere facilities. Perform most customer contact

duties. Increased factory output to keep pace with record sales, from

$18MM (annualized) in June to >$25MM, then responded quickly to reduce

capacity in-line with poor economy. Plant closed 9/18/09, owners

consolidating remaining work into two WI facilities.

Accomplishments

. Led plant expansion efforts, adding $ 3MM automated Powder Coating

system

. Improved on-time deliveries, despite the large fluctuations in

customer requirements

. Rebuilt my management staff, adding new Lean Manager's position

Director of Operations Advanced Motors & Drives

2006-2007

Division of Kinetek, Manufacturer of AC and DC motors drives and controls,

owned by the Jordan Fund. I managed 150-180 hourly and 12 salaried

personnel who work in three sites in Syracuse NY, producing DC motors,

drives and service parts. Built 250,000 motors annually in a high mix,

short lead-time environment. Products used in Electric Lift Trucks,

Scissor Lifts, Golf Cars, and Boats. Supported sales growth from

$62,000,000 in 2005, to $70,000,000 in 2006.

Accomplishments

. Reorganized the Operations management team to support better quality

and on-time delivery.

. Developed effective foreign sourcing & planning and team, which

improved performance of our China Plant, and a growing family of Asian

suppliers.

. Directed successful Six-Sigma project to reduce Copper waste

Vice President of Operations Precision Steel & Welding, Inc.

2000-2005

Directed a team of 180 hourly workers and 15 office and supervisory staff

in Siler City, NC and Matamoras Mexico. Managed production and

distribution of complex steel fabrications to CAT, Deere-Hitachi, and

Ingersoll-Rand in a Lean Manufacturing environment. Increased sales over

the past five years from $12MM to over $30MM due to successful

implementation of Lean Manufacturing theory based on the Toyota Production

System (TPS) and Demand Flow Technology (DFT).

UK owners, the Elisa Tinsley Group, filed for protection from creditors

Jan 2006.

Accomplishments

. Improved direct labor productivity over 50% in the first three years

. Reduced inventory from $3,500,000 to less than $2,000,000 while

annual sales increased from $12,000,000 to over $30,000,000

. Improved on-time deliveries from 60% to 95%, Quality performance

improved from 90.0% to 99.7% defect-free

John Venckus

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Plant Manager Invensys - CompAir LeROI 1998-2000

Managed Invensys - CompAir compressor assembly facility, located in

Independence VA with sales of $22,000,000, producing Kellogg-American,

LeROI, Broomwade, and Hydrovane air compressors from 10 to 250 HP.

Directed production, materials, and customer service team of 90 in a high-

option and short lead-time environment. Implemented two, one-piece flow

compressor assembly lines.

Accomplishments

. Trained as Champion in Six Sigma program, developed local

green/black belts

. Reduced average order to remittance time from 8 weeks to less than 4

weeks.

. Reduced active Inventories from $5MM to 2.5MM in 12 months

Operations Manager Alloway Industries 1994 -1998

Directed Production, Materials, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering at

the Fargo ND plant. Managed plant expansion and new product

introductions for this joint venture with John Deere. Challenging product

introductions include "Big Pack" Square Balers and Beet Harvesters.

Worked closely with owners to attain joint venture's financial goals.

Achieved increased annual production & sales from $14MM to $36MM in 18

months. Implemented J.I.T. Systems, and Quality Awareness program.

Accomplishments

. Rapid and successful integration of Deere's recently acquired line

of European Balers

. 75% of manufactured products replenished on a "just in time" basis

. Developed and Implemented Quality System conforming to John Deere

standards

Manager, Advanced Mfg. Engineering Premark International 1989-

1993

Premark International's (now ITW's) Food Equipment Group HQ is located in

Troy OH. Brands include Hobart, Vulcan Hart and Wolf Range. Developed

strategic operations plan for ten plants in US and Canada. Directed

product sourcing and plant consolidation strategies. Advised plants on

technology application. Consolidated warehouses for POU systems,

increased supplier's JIT stocking

Accomplishments

. Rationalized cooking division closing two of three cooking product

plants saving $9MM

. Located competitive US electronic firms, returned digital scale

production from Taiwan supplier to US, saving over $400,000 per year

Senior Systems Engineer Litton Integrated Systems 1985-

1988

Division of Litton Industrial Automation Group, located in Hebron KY.

Led systems development for major companies combining any automation

equipment with Litton material handling systems and software. Specialized

in automotive and aerospace projects, developing client relationships,

managing projects, and generating client deliverables. Successful as a

leader and as an individual contributor.

Accomplishments

. Sold, then led four automation studies for GM's Advanced Engineering

Staff, and GM-Saturn

. Leader in Litton marketing efforts with Aerospace and Machine Tool

companies

. Project manager in cooperative sales efforts with European and

Russian companies

Manufacturing Engineering Manager CAT Joliet and Davenport Works

1970-1984

Beginning in Materials planning and supervision, was promoted to Machine

Shop Supervisor, Material Systems Engineer, then to Manufacturing

Engineering Manager/Planning Staff Engineer. Active in corporate-wide

projects including Group Technology, Grinding Technology, MRP II system

development, and Cat's early Lean Efforts with the Automotive Industry

Action Group. Developed and implemented many projects including a

flexible manufacturing system for transmission cases, saving over $2MM

annually, and modifying a corporate Labor Reporting system saving over

$1MM per year.

Education B.A. Liberal Arts Northern Illinois University

1972

Technical Skills Six Sigma Champion, DFT (Lean Mfg.)-JcIT Institute

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