Manager Manufacturing

MICHAEL K. O'BRYON

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Holland, Michigan 49423

HOME: 616-***-****

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Demonstrated Management and Customer Relations experience. Diversified

background and working knowledge of Operations, Administration, Quality,

and Human Resources within organizations. Specialized training in Logistics

and Research & Development to include: Transportation, Forecasting, Budget,

Program Management and Planning: as well as implementation, testing,

capital expenditures, and training of new technology for future

application. Theoretical and applied Engineering skills, coupled with a

superior mechanical aptitude. Excellent communication, organizational, and

interpersonal skills. Superb leadership, hands on problem solving,

negotiation abilities, within union and non-union manufacturing

environments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INVENSYS CONTROLS

2004-Present

Holland, Michigan

Operations Manager

(Charged with a Tier1, 115million plant operation, Electronic OEM, Build to

Print Controls. 304 employees to include: two production managers, three

manufacturing supervisors, test engineering, maintenance, facilities

maintenance, and engineering programming.

(Transformed surface mount and auto insertion area within one year in order

to grow the business. Handled all capital expenditures, budget, plant

layout, and hiring of new personnel.

(Train Green belts, assist Black Belts, coordinate plant, line or cell

Kaizan events. Visual factory, 5S events/5S Tag area. Lean manufacturing

throughout that is highly integrated with the engineering department in

order to drive out all non-value, waste, and material handling. Solid

employee involvement across all plant operations, 98% OTD, and meet or

exceed sales forecast.

(Saved over 3 million dollars in capital through negotiations, research,

planning, and an aggressive implementation plan.

(Served as operational liaison for over one year setting up equipment,

capital spend, for two sister plants, Chihuahua Mexico and Qingdao China.

Both operations are stand-alone manufacturing units today.

(Designed and implemented a complete pass-through line for Magna Mirrors,

GM "On Star".

(Selected for and completed: Excellence in Leadership Program, Montreal

Canada.

(Completed cell configuration, warehouse, and equipment upgrades and Valor

Programming Software in order to decease NPI cycle times.

(Coordinated and constructed an IPC training area for employee annual

certifications.

MICHAEL K. O'BRYON

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BOSE CORPORATION

2000-2004

Columbia, South Carolina

Manufacturing / Operations, ASD, QS 9000

(Tier 1 supplier of electronic amplifiers (OEM) for the high-end automotive

industry, foreign and domestic.

(Charged with quality, cost, delivery, and maintenance activities

associated with two topside surface mount cells, three bottom side cells

(two tandem Universal HSP's), two DIP cells, Radial and Axial insertion.

One complete final assembly line.

(Execute to the build plan. Interact daily with fellow managers,

technicians, across all shifts as well as supporting personnel; Process

Engineers, Quality Engineers, Machine Programmers, HR, Materials, in order

to ensure proper planning, support, and staffing levels.

(Developed and implemented product and process improvements, thus reducing

costs, increasing quality objectives, and improved manufacturing throughput

within two months.

(Ensure outstanding employee morale and team building by educating and

training staff.

(Work in conjunction with other operation units and support organizations.

Proactively monitor departmental budget and associated expenses.

(Established a clear vision of achievement through goals, cross training,

and performance strategies in order to improve quality and reduce scrap.

(Currently writing training support documents in order to improve, track,

training standards and QS 9000 documentation.

(Oversee and demonstrate a thorough understanding of all SMT machine

programming and maintenance activities to include: Universal HSP, Siemens,

Panasonic, and Fuji placement machines

(Very strong experience in high technology, fast paced manufacturing,

electronics, mechanical, manufacturing management, MRP, Lean Concepts,

budget, and quality standards associated with industry. Received Vice

Presidents Award for Automotive Excellence in manufacturing.

JUSTRITE MANUFACTURING / FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP. 1999-2000

Mattoon, Illinois

Production / Operations Manager (Metal Fabrication)

(Charged with all manufacturing aspects for the safety products division.

To include: safety cabinets, fuel cans, custom designs, and future

products. Work closely with four Design and two Process Engineers in order

to improve our existing product line. Reduce direct and indirect labor

costs by implementing Lean concepts, streamlining and organizing the

manufacturing processes.

(Started ISO 9000 certification process and implementation. Trained KAIZEN

and TQM techniques to direct reports.

(Quickly and efficiently optimized the manufacturing process by aligning

existing equipment and maximizing current configurations in order to

improve the process flow to meet current demands.

(Identified and have implemented several cost reduction opportunities which

resulted in an annualized savings of 600K.

(Analyzed and prepared several capital equipment justifications. Positioned

the company for future growth, to meet the challenge of increased sales

demand and extended capacity.

MICHAEL K. O'BRYON

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US ROBOTICS / 3 COM

1996-1999

Morton Grove, Illinois

Production Manager / Personal Communications Division

(Accountable for the complete manufacturing process (surface mount) of high-

speed computer modems for this large technology based company.

(Provided motivational leadership to ensure high employee morale, strong

cross-functional teamwork, and highly involved work teams.

(Developed and implemented product and process improvements to reduce costs

and exceed quality objectives by utilizing Kanban principals.

(Tracked applicable data to prepare reports and presentations concerning

departmental goals and objectives.

(Participated in the coordination and planning of new product introduction,

produced the first 56K modem in the industry for consumer sale.

(Certified ISO 9000; Developed SMT work instructions for the OEM division.

(Consistently exceeded build attainment through team involvement; 108%

quarterly average.

(Coordinated all maintenance activities and identified production choke

points that inhibited the continuous pull process.

(Implemented and practiced Lean manufacturing concepts in order to reduce

manufacturing head count.

RALSTON PURINA / RALSTON FOODS

1992-1996

Lancaster, Ohio

Production Management / Breakfast Food Division

(Primarily responsible for the overall production of the Extrusion and

Rolls Departments; managerial duties extended to the Packing, Unloading

Warehouse, and Maintenance Divisions.

(Ensured OSHA regulations were followed and employees were trained in

safety. Further instructed on JIT, FDA requirements, and Human Resources

issues such as FMLA, ADA, and other current laws.

(Designed and monitored production planning and scheduling.

(Updated equipment training manuals to establish benchmarks in assisting

newly hired employees to become rapidly productive.

MICHAEL K. O'BRYON

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UNITED STATES ARMY / COMMISSIONED OFFICER 1982-1992

Captain, Infantry (Ranger)

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL

TRAINING______________

Bachelor of Science, Personnel Management, Ohio University, Athens Ohio

1981

ROTC Scholarship.

(Combined Arms Service School

(Logistics Management College

(Infantry Officers Advanced Course

(Basic and Master Airborne (Parachute)

(Ranger School

( IPC-7711 & 7721 Registered Instructor

(US Robotics Technology Resource Training; IPC-A-610

(Universal HSP 4795 / 4796 Operations and Maintenance, Level 1 & 2

(Universal 6248 VCD Sequencer, Operations and Maintenance

(Universal 6369E Radial Insertion

(Universal 4716A GDM Dispenser, Operations and Maintenance

(Universal 6380 Radial 8 Insertion, Operations and Maintenance

(Siemens HS 50 & 25, Operations and Maintenance

(Siemens SIPLACE PRO programming

(Excellence in Leadership, Montreal Canada

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