Project Manager Engineer

Bob Hering

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City: Burlington

State: NJ

Zip: 08016

Country: USA

Phone: 609-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: 175

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ROBERT T. HERING

3 Hixon Drive, Burlington, New Jersey 08016

Home: 609-***-**** Cell: 609-***-****

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GLOBAL MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE/PROJECT MANAGER

SIX SIGMA LEAN MANUFACTURING * TECHNICAL * HUMAN RELATIONS

Customer-focused, analytical and results-oriented operations executive with experience as a technical resource expert in global manufacturing and operations planning, production plans and engineering for leaders in Electronic Manufacturing Industries. Creates, develops and implements new programs and processes that precisely address strategic and tactical needs. Pragmatic thinker with a disciplined style in communicating across functions to develop, manage and execute a roadmap for the continuous improvement of processes and development of personnel. Optimizes operations to significantly reduce costs and increase profitability. Promoted from Operations Management to Director of Manufacturing focused on broader Global strategic functions in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Versed in International Engineering Applications, Technical Marketing and Sales, Quality Assurance, Digital Design and Software Development for Automated Test Environments.

NOTABLE:

* Planned, coordinated and executed move to new satellite plant location including negotiation of lease, production line moving, information technology support coordination resulting in relocation within ninety days resulting in an increase in production of 30% over two years. (Metrologic)

* Led Lean Manufacturing initiative creating internal training modules and deployment of pilot line transforming main plant over a two-year period eliminating the need for manufacturing space at satellite site resulting in savings of $500,000 annually. (Metrologic)

* Deployed the transfer of Lean and Automation in main North American plant to China facility resulting in a cost avoidance of approximately $7 Million. (Metrologic)

* Converted 90% manual test equipment to automated system through developing cost-efficient micro controlled based Common Test Platform. This system combined with data collection/acquisition system provided dashboard to manage plant resulting in annual savings of $500,000. (Metrologic)

* Promoted to Project Team Leader for Test Equipment Division to put project that was running behind schedule back on track eliminating overrun costs and improving budget by 20% while raising customer satisfaction from 3.0 to 4.8 for the first time in division history. (Ford Electronics Division)

* Experienced in Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing techniques and practices. (Honeywell, Metrologic, and Ford)

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT * PERFORMANCE METRICS DEFINITION * LEAN AND SIX SIGMA CHAMPION * TURNAROUND STRATEGIES * STRATEGIC PLANNING * TEAM BUILDING & LEADERSHP * SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT * GLOBAL OPERATIONS PLANNING * COST CONTROLS * PROFIT AND LOSS OVERSIGHT * MARKET ANALYTICS * PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATIONS * CUSTOMER FOCUS * TECHNICAL AND FUNCTIONAL DESIGN * BUSINESS INTEGRATION * PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING * ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT * CHANGE MANAGEMENT * ACQUISITIONS/DIVESTITURES ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING * ACQUISITIONS/DIVESTITURES * AUTOMATION * VALUE ENGINEERING * FACILITIES MANAGEMENT * STANDARD WORK PRACTICES * TEST PLATFORM FIXTURING ARCHITECTURE * MRP CONFIGURATION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

Director Program Management

Honeywell Scanning and Mobility, Blackwood, NJ (Formerly Metrologic -Acquired by Honeywell in 2008) 2000 - Present

Data Capture and Collection (Barcode Scanning) Design and Manufacturer

Global Supply Chain Project Management -Managing Cross Functional Multi-National Teams

* Led Repositioning Activities for Logistics/3PL, Manufacturing Plants, and Repair Service sites under Metrologic and HSM.

* Led integration activities between Honeywell, Metrologic and its other subsidiaries exceeding planned cost savings by $7 Million for a total of $32 Million for 2008.

* Integrated Best Practices into Project Management Process incorporating Honeywell Operating Systems

* Developed Cost Savings Structure, known as Productivity Improvement Teams, providing Annual Cost Savings of $10-20 Million annually focused on Global FOH, COGS, DM, DL/IDL, Turns, OTTR, RTY and Lean implementation.

Director of Manufacturing Operations and Program Management

* Responsible for Global Operations relating to Supply Chain Areas in Logistics, Material Planning (Kan Ban/PFEP), Manufacturing, Quality, HR, Customer Interface and Service. Supported Sales on New Opportunities and Customer applications.

* Led Advanced Manufacturing Efforts incorporating in-house developed Lean automation and DFSS/DFMA for New Product Introductions: Reduced new product costs by 30%, improved RTY from 65% to 90% and met planned ramp schedules.

* Responsible for Developing/Deploying Best Practices for Health, Safety, and Environmental across all HSM Operations

* Responsible for all Facilities Activities for all NA Operations

Product Operations Manager -Plant Manager

Responsible for all Satellite Plant Operations Activities and Production

* Responsible for Site Staffing, Supply Chain Procurement, Logistics, Quality, Product Transitions/Improvements, HR Staff, Manufacturing Staff, Lean Deployment, Facilities, Safety, etc

* Developed team of engineers, product line staff, including line personnel; for plant support/improvement.

* Consolidated all Manufacturing for NA back into main facility through Lean Methodologies and automation improvements.

* Managed Quality Improvement initiative requiring repair facilities to report directly back to each manufacturing line on a monthly basis resulting in significant costs savings and quality improvements.

Product Operations Management

FORD ELECTRONICS DIVISION, Lansdale, PA 1992 - 2000

Responsible for Manufacture of sub-assemblies and components for automobiles

* Led Strategic to Tactical Planning activities on existing and New products, resulting in 15% annual savings.

* Effectively managed teams and activities that enabled Union Hourly Workforce to achieve annual targets.

* Raised quality levels to meet Ford`s standards of less than 60DPPM within three months of transition to position.

Manufacturing and Production Manager

Responsible for Producing All Manufacturing Test and Assembly Equipment for Ford Mfg Plants Globally

* Consistently delivered and met highest possible industry standards and on-time delivery of FORD Test Equipment solutions.

* Reorganized production floor into Lean Cell matrices resulting in successful build of projects from beginning to completion.

* Created mechanisms for Standard Workmanship practices under ISO/QS9000 for all processes incoming thru delivery.

Engineering Project Team Leader

Responsible for managing engineering resources, material procurement, equipment build and installation activities

* Simultaneously managed all multimillion dollar programs from quote to delivery meeting deadlines and ensuring compliance with FORD EDT standards and Manufacturing Plant policies.

* Raised customer satisfaction levels from 3.0 to 4.8 (Scale 1 to 5).

ATE Design Engineer

Responsible for design of hardware, software, installation and integration of

ABS Test Equipment.

* Developed Anti-Lock Brake test systems for North Penn Electronics Manufacturing Plan Equipment including functional testers, conveyance equipment, troubleshooting stations and QC lab equipment.

OTHER POSITIONS HELD

Senior Applications Engineer, CONTROL AUTOMATION, Princeton, New Jersey

Digital Design Test Engineer, TACHONICS CORP., Plainsboro, New Jersey

EDUCATION/TRAINING DELIVERED

PhD Organizational Management, STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Hoboken, New Jersey - (All but Dissertation)

MS Engineering Management, DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

BS Electrical Engineering, TRENTON STATE COLLEGE, Ewing, New Jersey

Six Sigma Certified

Seminars developed, conducted, and taught using WebEx, Video conferencing, etc on a Global basis included: Lean Mfg, Value Stream Mapping, 5s, TPM, Demand Flow Technology, One Piece Manufacturing Flow, Root Cause Analysis (8d), Action Plan Strategy, Learning Organization Strategies and Team Building Exercises. Co-ordinated Annual Global Service Training events. .

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

IEEE Member - 20 years Drexel Alumni Group- 3 years

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