Manager Engineer

DAVID P. HAMMETT

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Cookeville, TN 38501

*************@*****.***

865-***-**** cell 931-***-**** home

SUMMARY

Production / Operations Manager, Materials / Supply Chain Manager

experienced in Tier 1 automotive machining and assembly. Implemented Lean

Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement practices. Extensive experience in

SAP / QAD / Maxim / MAPICS / Cullinet ERP as well as Legacy systems.

CAREER HISTORY

MODINE MANUFACTURING CO. 2003 - Present

Materials Manager, Harrodsburg, KY

Plant Superintendent, McHenry, IL

Materials Manager, Clinton, TN

TS16949 Automotive, Truck & Off-Road manufacturing.

. Managed six Supervisors and 300 hourly employees.

. Successfully implemented SAP ERP at all three plants with no customer

impacts.

. Implemented Lean Manufacturing using Kaizen PDCA resulting in 50%

productivity improvement.

. Successfully managed new product launches for GM, Chrysler, John Deere

and Caterpillar.

Automotive Radiator Manufacturing

. Implemented Visual - Lean Manufacturing techniques covering Inventory

Footprints, Kanban, Point of-Use and Supermarket Pull Systems, Shipping

and Receiving Windows and a level Master Schedule.

. Improved Inventory Turns from 17 to over 50; recognized as "best in

company".

. Taught Lean Manufacturing Workshops and APICS CPIM Certification Review

courses.

DELPHI CORP. 2001 - 2003

Production Control & Logistics (PC&L) Manager, Dayton, OH

Automotive compressor machining and assembly manufacturing.

. Managed one Supervisor and 23 unionized workers.

. Launched new products increasing volume 80%, improved turns while

maintaining 100% delivery.

. Coordinated continuous improvement project to improve material flow

reducing production downtime 20%.

TRW, INC. 1993 - 2001

Business Unit Manager & Materials Manager, Greenville, NC

Automotive Rack & Pinion.

. Managed two Supervisors with 87 hourly employees.

. Implemented Kanban Pull system from Finished Goods to Suppliers (only

plant in TRW to successfully achieve).

. Lead Kaizen events implementing numerous improvements with Shingijutsu

Group as Sensei.

. Reduced Inventory 50% while maintaining 100% On-Time delivery.

. Managed Gear Assembly and Machining Work Centers - 1st Tier to

DaimlerChrysler.

Launch - Production & Inventory Control Manager, Cookeville, TN

Automotive passenger-side airbag assembly plant. Managed 14.

. Managed passenger airbag programs which increased plant production 350%

in three years.

. Reduced Days On Hand Inventory 40% from 27 Days to 16 Days.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.

Materials Manager, Lexington, TN

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Area Sales Manager, Lubbock, TX

Process Quality Engineer - Manufacturing Engineer, Louisville, KY

Consultant in Materials Flow Planning and Control, Bridgeport, CT

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

C I R M, APICS Certified in Integrated Resource Management

C F P I M, APICS Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management

M B A University of Louisville

B S I E Southern Methodist University - Letterman, Varsity

Swimming Team

Modine Six Sigma, Just In Time, Production and Inventory Control, Kepner-

Tregoe, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Value Stream Mapping,

Visual Management and KAIZEN - Continuous Improvement practices, GE's

Manufacturing Management Program

Taught Graduate and Under-Graduate Production and Operations Management

classes at the University of Miami, Florida.

Developed and instructed numerous APICS-sponsored CPIM Certification Review

Workshops.

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