Manager Manufacturing
Resume:
ARTHUR K MONK
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
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SUMMARY
Goals oriented manager with extensive experience in directing multi-
functional manufacturing and engineering teams. Strong team leader with
expertise in directing integrated manufacturing operations including
capacity planning, facility expansion, equipment procurement, production
scheduling, and warehouse management. Well skilled engineering project
manager who has demonstrated the talent and drive to direct complex
programs utilizing a hands on team approach. Experienced in coordinating
global operations in Asia and Europe to achieve cost and lead time
reductions. Areas of expertise include:
Project Management Team Building Lean
Manufacturing
Organizing and Planning Plant Management Engineering
Manufacturing Management Capital Procurement Global
Communication
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TYCO ELECTRONICS, Harrisburg, PA 1977-2008
Global producer of electrical connectors, cables, and other electro-
mechanical devices.
Director, Global Product Focus Team 2007-
2008
Responsible for directing the establishment of manufacturing capability and
capacity in China and India for Level III products to facilitate the
migration of manufacturing from the US to the global region of consumption.
. Established new processes in China for plating and lead frame
overmolding that generated $2mm in manufacturing and shipping
cost reductions.
. Worked with demand management to establish planned order
schedules for major customers in Asia to reducing delivery lead
time by 35%.
. Established global and regional sales and operation planning
meetings for Level III products to align goals between the
product managers and manufacturing engineering.
. Developed global workmanship specifications for products
manufactured in multiple facilities and countries that
established communications between plants and reduce defects by
30%.
Director, Manufacturing Operations - East Berlin, PA 2003-
2007 Directed the manufacturing, engineering, and warehouse operations
for 19 product lines that generated $200MM in billings annually.
Operational responsibility for a 150,000 sq. ft. facility that employed
over 600 people and housed over 130 major pieces of capital equipment. The
major manufacturing processes included: plastic injection molding,
progressive metal stamping, automatic assembly, and strip line plating.
. Through the use of Quality Operations Systems meetings (QOS)
reduced the process PPM defect rate for stamping, molding, and
assembly by 40%.
. Utilized Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing techniques to
implement cost reduction projects of $6MM annually.
. Tracked and maintained operational costs, efficiencies, and
manufacturing standards that generated a positive operating
variance each year of operation.
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Director, Manufacturing Operations - East Berlin, PA (continued)
. Held weekly scheduling meetings for all major processes in the
facility to meet customer ship to schedule goals of 95% and a
past due level of less than 1% of sales.
. Implemented and maintained ISO 9001 quality qualification.
Manager, East Berlin Campus 2000-2003
Directed the Engineering product teams and manufacturing production for the
East Berlin and Shrewsbury facilities during the dot com expansion period.
. Coordinated the 38,000 sq. ft. building expansion that connected
the two separate East Berlin facilities increasing the
manufacturing capacity by 35%
. Renovated the former Shrewsbury molding facility into a
warehouse to support the East Berlin manufacturing operations
and eliminating leased warehouse space.
. Directed capital equipment expansion to meet the rapidly growing
communications market.
Manager, Engineering Product Team 1991-2000
Directed a multi-disciplined engineering team including the functions of
stamping, plastic molding, manufacturing, product, and quality engineering.
. Transitioned several product lines from Development Engineering
and increased manufacturing capacity and costs to meet customer
objectives.
. Upgraded the East Berlin facility from a stamping only process
plant to a fully integrated facility that included molding,
plating, and assembly processes resulting in a significant
reduction in transportation costs and lead times.
. Relocated engineering and business functions from Harrisburg to
East Berlin to support operations and provide better customer
service.
Management Positions 1981-1999
Additional management positions held during my tenure at Tyco/AMP.
. Manager, Quality Programs - SUN Microsystems
. Automation Manager, Cable Systems Division
. Production Manager, American Ave. Plant, Greensboro, NC
. Manufacturing Engineering Manager - GP Division
. Plant Manager, Larue PA Plant
EDUCATION
B.S. in Management Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
Graduate Courses towards Masters in Management Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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