Manager Plant
Resume:
Robert A. Peterson SSBB
Bloomington, IL 61704
abmtpq@r.postjobfree.com
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Six Sigma Black Belt
. Aggressive, innovative, value added and results orientated
manufacturing
Executive. Experienced in staff selection, building teams to
their maximum potential, facilities, infrastructure development,
quality systems, process development and improvement, value
engineering with both Tier 1 & 2 automotive, Oil field, heavy
equipment industries as well as direct distributor and "end
user" accounts.
. Extensive P&L responsibilities, product costing and new product
launch
employing a hands-on participative management style.
. Experienced in smoothly integrating asset allocation, logistics,
purchasing, production control, quality assurance, material
handling and inventory control to achieve cost reductions,
product flow and comply with the requirements of a sophisticated
world-class manufacturing environment.
. Administrative expertise in instituting and upgrading Quality
Assurance programs encompassing ISO 9000, QS-9000, GEMBA KAIZEN,
SIX SIGMA, VA/VE methodology, TQM, SPC, JIT, LEAN and TOYOTA
production discipline as well as customer specific requirements
such as Dana SHAES standards, Cat 1-E, John Deere JDS-G
Standards.
* Excellent interpersonal communications, team building, coaching,
mentoring and leadership skills.
. Extensive customer contact, negotiation, relationship building,
project presentation and marketing abilities.
. Possess the analytical and problem-solving experience required
for achieving corporate goals through APQP and a great deal of
experience and common sense.
EXPERIENCE
4//06 - 4/07 Operations Manager - Wildwood Industries, (WW-IGR)
Bloomington IL.
WW-IGR employees a diverse work force of over three hundred (300) direct
and indirect employees sustaining a throughput velocity meeting production
and quality standards dictated by our customer. I have increased DL
production by 80% while reducing DL labor by 20%. We are now adjusting
the IL/DL ratio to come in line with a profitable organizational matrix.
11/03 - 11/05 Division Manager - KURT Manufacturing Company, Lyman NE.
FY-04 and the first three quarters of FY-05, my team was able to
revitalize the manufacturing environment and meet the Corp. Plan for the
first time in seven years. Through aggressive process improvements and
account management we have been able to achieve a gross margin of 32 % for
all commercial accounts and a net profit after allocations, while we
experienced a material cost increase in excess of 100% in the aggregate. .
4/99- 10/02 Plant Manager - Machined Components, SYPRIS Technologies.
Inc.
Louisville, KY,
My primary responsibility was to formulate the process and develop the
infrastructure required to produce JIT finished product utilizing TOYOTA
production methods from rough forgings to finished product. Establish the
cost structure, assist in representing these concepts to our customer base
and then develop the division to carry out these concepts.
1996 - 99 Technical Operations Manager, P.L. Porter Co. ASG, Westfield IN.
Closely held, non-union, QS 9001 Tier 1 & Tier 2 Manufacturing Company,
utilizing TOYOTA production system, employing 500 people with annual
division sales in excess of $58,000,000.
89-96 Plant Manager, Boley Tool & Machine Works, Inc. Division II,
Peoria
I managed a staff of highly skilled and semi-skilled, non-union, machinist
and support personnel. Specialized in a JIT/CNC and traditional
manufacturing environment.
87-89 General Manager of Engineering, Quality Control and Marketing.
SMF Inc. Minonk Il
I served as a member of a four person executive management team that held
P&L responsibility for a $17,000,000 / yr, 140 employee, non-union three
shift fabrication and CNC machining operation.
74 - 87 Owner, Portales Welding & Machine Works, Portales NM
73 - 74 Chief of maintenance for Chesnee Drilling Grants NM.
71 - 73 Manufacturing Engineer - Gould Pump Seneca Falls NY.
EDUCATION
Six Sigma Black Belt - Villanova University - 2007
Bachelor of Science / Industrial Engineering, minor in Business (1971)
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Apprentice Tool Maker (4000 hrs) John Deere, East Moline IL
ISO 9000 Lead assessor training / ISO 9000 Internal Auditor training
Train the Trainer courses, Caterpillar Tractor Company, Peoria IL
Basic Statistical Process Control applications
TOYOTA Production System - Georgetown Kentucky Plant
Quality and Productivity Improvement through Statistical Methods
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance {GD&T}
SPC for short runs & SPC chart interpretations
Perry Johnston, Detroit Michigan
Executive Decision Making / Theory of Constraints, Goldratt Institute, New
Haven, Ct.
Microsoft Office Applications
Motoman Basic Programming
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