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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Manufacturing/Operations Professional with 20 + years experience and a demonstrated

ability to implement and lead organizational growth and change; collaborate with and lead

teams in reducing costs, increase profitability, and improve quality; and develop people to

achieve personal and corporate goals.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Operations Management Lean Manufacturing

o Supply Chain Management o Six Sigma Black Belt

o Warehousing and Inventory Control o PDCA, DMAIC, Standard Work

o Value Stream and Process Mapping o Root cause analysis, Team Building

o Visual Workplace

o Vendor Assessments and Qualifying

o 6 “S” Implementation and Training

o Cost Variance Analysis

o Continual Process Improvement

Financial Management Human Resources

o Budget Development o Recruitment, selection, training

o Performance appraisals

o Cost Reduction

o Supplier Negotiations o Leadership development

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Initiated and implemented process changes that increased operational equipment up-time by 20%,

and increased profitability by reducing internal process rejections to < 3%.

• Formulated a designed upgrade program with outside vendors to reduce repair costs $100,000

annually by making common parts for key equipment.

• Developed database tracking Key Input Variables (KIV) through the department forming a basis for

data-driven quality decisions involving training, production, and process improvements.

• Increased production (x2), reduced down-time (75%), and quality of parts manufactured by critical

equipment by implementing Total Process Maintenance (TPM) strategies.

• Launched real-time process monitoring of key production units, along with operator input, to reduce

unplanned equipment down-time by 30%.

• Developed and led highly effective work teams to implement “5 S” workplace reorganization and

Visual Controls to reduce waste, improve productivity, and simplify processes.

• Developed and coached Team Leaders through the PDCA process to solve problems and collaborate

with team members in the development of Standard Work and ISO documents. Instituted natural gas

cost containment through conservation resulting in more than $100,000 per year in cost savings. Led

team that oversaw US Department of Energy and NY State grants, secured Syracuse University -

Department of Engineering, to perform energy audits and generate recommendations, which reduced

energy consumption and costs.

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EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing Operations Manager – ESCO Turbine Technologies, Inc., 2006 – 2009

Foundry/Mold Preparation Chittenango, New York 2005 – 2009

World class manufacturer of industrial gas turbine and aerospace parts

Manager of Casting Operations OUTOKUMPU AMERICAN BRASS, INC. 2004 – 2005

Buffalo, New York

Copper and brass tier one supplier to the automotive, electrical and consumer products

industries

Assistant Superintendent REVERE COPPER PRODUCTS, INC. 1993 – 2004

Rome, New York

Copper and brass tier one supplier to the automotive, electrical and consumer products

industries

General Foreman REVERE COPPER PRODUCTS, INC. 1984 – 1993

Rome, New York

Shift Supervisor REVERE COPPER PRODUCTS, INC. 1978 – 1984

Rome, New York

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

American Society of Materials (ASM)

American Foundry Society (AFS)

Investment Casting Institute (ICI)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

o Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ISO 9000 / 9001 / 9002 and audits

o

OSHA Training

Outlook and Access) o

o Minitab Industrial Fire Protection

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o Oracle First Aid, CPR

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EDUCATION

Six Sigma Black Belt Villanova University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

M.B.A. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York

Major: Manufacturing Management 3.94/4.00

B.A. Niagara University, Lewiston, New York

Major: History

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