Manager Six Sigma

CHARLES L. FINLEY

**** ******* ***** ***** 319-***-****

Jackson, MI 49201

Email address: abnui1@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Operations and engineering manager/Director with experience in the following areas:

LEAN Manufacturing/Six Sigma W arranty Management

Customer Satisfaction Program Management

Digital & RF Communication Systems Staffing/EEO/Affirmative Action

Electronics Manufacturing & Surface Mount Change Management

Technology

Prototyping to Direct Customer Shipment Training & Executive Development

Profit and Loss Management Inventory Management

EXPERIENCE

2007 – Present

SPARTON CORPORATION, Jackson, MI

Customer Business Manager

Responsible for the complete management of customers in the fields of Aerospace and

Defense, for a Global Contract Manufacturing Company.

Develop and cultivate senior level relationships with existing customers leading to sales

growth.

Identify and resolve conflicts and eliminate barriers that can threaten the customer

relationship.

Responsible for the financial performance of all assigned accounts. This includes

establishing the annual budget for expenses required for successful management of all

assigned customers.

Identify and pursue additional Manufacturing, Development, Testing and Prototyping

opportunities from the assigned customer base.

Direct the NPI Manager and the Customer Team to ensure a successful transition of newly

assigned business.

Responsible for creating and developing profitable new business opportunities with existing

and new transitioning customers.

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2001 – 2006

CELESTICA, Mt. Pleasant, IA

General Manager 2003 - 2006

Held overall P&L responsibility for site operations, including direct and indirect supervision to all

subordinate managers and employees, at an Electronics Manufacturing facility, with an

employee base of 500+ employees.

Managed all functions including manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain with a strong

focus on quality, customer satisfaction and inventory and materials management.

Managed dotted line relationships with Finance, Human Resources and Information

Technology.

Led long term planning, objective setting, policy formation, interpretation and management

while providing latitude and discretion to subordinates.

Participated with other senior managers in establishing strategic plans and objectives for the

company.

Interact with executives and/or major customers and managed new product Introductions

and product transfers.

Applied best practices in the area of LEAN/Six Sigma that created a W orld Class

Manufacturing environment and provided the best operational focus for both the company

and customers. These systems resulted in benchmark cost performance and delivery

results and delighted the customer.

Managed the closure of the site and transfer of our product base to other Celestica sites due

to a corporate initiative to move capacity to low cost geographies and reduce their footprint in

the US.

Engineering Director 2001 - 2003

Managed Engineering, Information Technology, Facilities and LEAN/Six Sigma activities.

Assumed the additional responsibilities of Facilities and implementation of a LEAN or World

Class Manufacturing program and Site Information Technologies integration into Celestica

systems after the acquisition from Motorola.

Led an entire replacement of equipment and product base as lower tiered products (less

complex) were moved to low cost geographies and higher tiered products (more complex)

were moved into the facility from OEM sites in the US..

MOTOROLA, Mt. Pleasant, IA 1975 - 2001

Technical Operations/IT Manager 1996 - 2001

Managed Engineering, Information Technology and Six Sigma Activities.

Grew site to the highest ratio of Six Sigma green belts and black belts per employee base

in the Business Unit.

Senior engineering position with responsibility for all product/process/equipment support

as well as systems support for manufacturing and distribution center shop floor systems.

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Engineering Section Manager - 1993 - 1996

Managed Engineering, Computer Aided Manufacturing Systems and Six Sigma

Implementation.

Enhanced the flexibility, efficiency and quality of product by implementing additional

product lines and many automated systems.

Responsible for international support of mobile and portable products manufactured in the

US, Europe and Asia.

Technical Manufacturing Manager 1991 - 1993

Managed automated and manual production lines for Electronics product assembly.

Improved overall product quality, increased the efficiency of the lines to record levels and

improved flexibility of the manufacturing lines by introducing automated tools which

addressed manufacturing issues associated with Surface Mount Technology and

equipment.

Implemented a 4 shift (7 days) operation to address increasing product demands and to

improve overall factory efficiencies.

Quality Manager 1989 - 1991

Oversaw Quality Control and Continuous Improvement programs and initiated the

implementation of Six Sigma at the facility.

Engineering Manager – Electrical/Mechanical/Test 1980 - 1989

Manufacturing Engineer 1978 - 1980

Prior to 1978 held various progressively technical roles including test, analysis and

some supervisory activities in the Testing, Analyzing and Repair departments.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

BS – Computer Science/Mathematics - May, 1991. Magna Cum Laude

Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, IA

Associates of Applied Science Degree – Electronics Technology - May, 1975.

Southeastern Community College, West Burlington, IA

Six Sigma Green Belt - January, 2001

Motorola University, Schaumburg, IL

Certified Instructor for World Class Manufacturing (Lean Principles)

Celestica internal training, Mt. Pleasant, IA

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