Manager Plant
Resume:
David Irwin
Belmont, NC *8012
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
I am a hard working, hands on, manager seeking an opportunity in operations where demonstrated leadership
and process improvement skills will significantly impact the culture, performance and bottom line.
I have ten years of operations experience ranging from engineering to production, p lanning and inventory
control, along with eight years of management experience ranging from large corporation (General Dynamics)
to mid size (Gould Fiber Optics) to start up (K2M) and have implemented process improvement and lean
manufacturing techniques to all three.
EXPERIENCE:
Director of Production and Materials Management
K2M, Leesburg, VA (November 2004 – Present)
Responsible for managing the production, planning and inventory control operations as they pertain to medical
device tracking and assembly, while supporting an ever increasing revenue growth. Developed and
documented the manufacturing processes and procedures, as well as implemented several key process
improvement initiatives, which centered on eliminating non-value added activities through data integration.
I’ve been recognized for these efforts, by receiving an "Outstanding" performance evaluation (highest rating),
as well as being the first employee awarded the "Chairman’s Award" award in June 2006 .
Applications Engineering Manager
Integrated Solutions Manager
Gould Fiber Optics, Millersville, MD (March 2001 – November 2004)
Responsible for managing and developing the people, equipment, raw material and budgetary resources
necessary for fiber optic and electro-optic assembly. Activities included advanced prototyping, new product
introduction, customer technical interface, manufacturing documentation, job costing and quoting.
Accomplishments include the development of a tiering module which determined the optimal configuration for
splicing couplers. Results included significantly lower insertion loss and uniformity of concatenated
assemblies, as well as more accurate target specification quoting.
Product Engineer
PCA Shop Coach
Lean Manufacturing & Industrial Engineer
General Dynamics, Greensboro, NC (December 1998 – January 2001)
Responsible for serving as a customer interface for circuit card assemblies, maintaining manufacturing
documentation and executing customer & internal change orders. Member of a three person demand pull
implementation team who reported directly to the plant manager. Implementation results included a 75%
reduction in cycle time, 58% reduction in staffing, 34% increase in circuit boards shipped, 56% reduction in
DPMO and 67% increase in the number of employees cross trained on five or more operations.
EDUCATION:
Loyola College of Maryland, Columbia, MD
Masters of Business Administration, August 2004
GPA: 3.7/4.00
*Earned MBA while working full time for Gould Fiber Optics
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Masters of Industrial Engineering, December 1998
GPA: 3.4/4.00
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
BS of Industrial Engineering, May 1998
Minor in Statistics
GPA: 3.2/4.00 overall, 3.5/4.00 in major
REFERENCES:
Alex Eksir
Position: Vice President Mission Assurance Executive – Six Sigma Lead (Raytheon)
Relationship: Previous Executive Manager at General Dynamics
Contact: W: 978-***-****
John Ulmer
Position: Senior Vice President of Sales (K2M)
Relationship: Colleague at K2M
Contact: C: 626-***-****
Dennis Davidson
Position: Area Vice President of Sales, Southeast (K2M)
Relationship: Colleague at K2M
Contact: C: 571-***-****
Bob Turner
Position: Plant Manager (GD - Retired)
Relationship: Former Manager at General Dynamics
Contact: H: 336-***-****
Dave MacDonald
Position: Senior Vice President of Operations (K2M)
Relationship: Manager at K2M and Gould Fiber Optics
Contact: W: 703-***-**** C: 571-***-****
Mark Richardson
Position: Vice President of Finance (K2M)
Relationship: Colleague at K2M and Gould Fiber Optics
Contact: W: 703-***-**** C: 571-***-****
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