Manager Project

Don Larsen

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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April 2009 - Current Engineering & Quality Mgr General Cable

My primary roles have been to retool plant to higher grade product and

Implement production cells along with operator lead process control.

Retool and OLPC projects completed and working with corporate team

established vision going forward.

July 2007 - April 2009 Plant Manager Superior

Essex

Manage 250,000 square foot facility with 260 employees. Developed key

metrics and initiated lean process including operator lead process control

for the plant. Developed communication plan for all levels of the

organization to build trust and team work in the organization. Improved

key metrics year over year including $520k improvement in costs, 50%

landfill reduction, 50% safety improvement, and 20% increase in inventory

turns. Facility was closed due to business demand.

Jan 2003 - July 2007 N. America Engineering Team Leader Belden

- Corporate

Developed North America strategies and implementation of projects through

cross-functional teams. Utilization of lean concepts to improve metrics

allowing the restructure of the North American footprint. Project Manager

for new facility in Mexico. Lead transfer of production from Montreal

Plant to United States along with relocation of multiples sites to Mexico.

. Developed timeline and cost structure for new 350K square foot Mexico

facility. Building construction completed on budget plus one month

ahead of schedule.

. Completed lean projects that reduced space requirements of new

locations by 40%, reduction in labor by 15% and WIP reduction by 60%.

. North America Networking products team leader for corporate lean

initiative.

. First two years included plant management of 250K sq ft facility until

operations relocated to Mexico.

1998-2003 Engineering & Maintenance Manager Belden - Fort

Mill, SC

Leadership for all production and process engineering functions along with

capital budget. Expense budget responsibilities for Production and

Engineering departments. Initially managed project to build new factory and

relocate two facilities into the new plant.

. Completed construction of new 250K square foot factory within budget and

on schedule.

. Coordinated the relocation of two manufacturing factories into the new

building within budget and on schedule. Project reduced operating costs

by $4.2MM per year.

. Established production cells and introduced lean manufacturing concepts

reducing inventory by 40% floor space by 45% and labor content by 25%

from benchmark.

. Managed production floor along with Engineering for two years.

1995-1998 Engineering & Maintenance Manager Belden - Richmond,

IN

Managed engineering and maintenance activities for 1.2 million square foot

facility including a full service machine shop in wire and cable facility.

. Improved pre tax profits by $4MM through lean projects by improving

productivity. Actual output increased by 32% without accounting for new

capital.

. Generated over $1 million in cost reductions.

1992-1995 Engineering & Maintenance Manager CI/Belden - Monticello,

KY

1990-1992 Quality Assurance Manager CI/ Belden - Clinton, AR

1989-1990 Quality Assurance Manager CI/Cooper HandTools -

Statesboro, GA

1987-1989 Manufacturing Management Trainee CI/Cooper Hand Tools - GA & KS

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EDUCATION

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Moraine Valley Community College, Associates in Science & Associates in

Automotive Technology

Northern Illinois University, Bachelors of Science - Industry and

Technology

Cooper Industries Manufacturing Management Training Program

ASQ Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate (2007)

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