MARCUS LEE JONES
Richmond, Kentucky 40475
Phone: 859-***-**** Mobile: 859-***-****
Email: *************@***.***
Demonstrated Skills in the Following Substantial Areas:
Service Mgt Quality / Operational Mgt
P&L & Budget Mgt Supplier Negotiations
Labor Contract Mgt Working Capital Mg
Lean Manufacturing 5S / TPM / Kaizen / TQM
Common Sense Mgt QS / TS / ISO
WORK HISTORY
May 2010 Director of Operations
to Present Central Business Systems (Integrated Mailing and Document
Solutions: Sales and Service)
Lexington, Kentucky
Control and optimize all daily operations of a communication
based company with three locations through out Kentucky and West
Virginia. Strategic long term operation planning and alignment
with financial targets. Drive continuous improvement activities
to reduce cost and improve SLA/CSAT/KPI. Responsible for
operation profitability including contract negotiations, cash
cycle mgt and HR functions.
. Direct management of IT Manager, Sales Manager, Controller,
and Service Manager.
. Indirect management of 25
. Direct Management of all Field Service Engineers
. Recruiting, selection, hiring and performance management of
direct reports
. Vendor/Partner Management
. Strategic training for tri-state service coverage
. Communication of performance to both management and field.
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
. Improved over-all performance measured as SLA's by 15%
. Reduced direct operating cost by 10%
. Implementation of KPIs, process documentation and strategic
planning.
July 2007 Operations/Engineering/Environmental/Purchasing Manager
to TI Automotive (Automotive Brake and Fuel Lines)
Oct 2009 Cynthiana, Kentucky
Responsible for ongoing management of operations in a diverse
automotive tube mill & coating facility. Maintained and managed
production volumes, forecast and raw material inventory levels.
Daily interface with internal and external customers on delivery
schedule, quality and technical issues. Direct responsible for
plant profitability and cash cycle mgt, and union HR issues.
. Responsible for all facets of Operation and Engineering
teams for $40M annual sales (transfer & direct) and $30M
annual expense manufacturing facility.
. Direct management of supervisors and management teams
. Indirect management of 175 person UAW labor force
. Evaluation & negotiation of U.S. and international supplier
base
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
. Reduced labor cost by $1M annually through UAW contract
negotiations
. Successfully flexed labor force within contract terms while
maintaining production and profit targets
. Reduced "Non Productive Material" costs (COPQ)
. Implemented "Common Sense Manufacturing" strategy
Jul 2000 Quality / Engineering Manager
to TI Automotive (Automotive Brake and Fuel Lines)
Jul 2007 Cynthiana, Kentucky
Managed all quality aspects for plant. Championed all
corrective action and improvement teams. Managed and maintained
all quality documents and processes. Interfaced daily with
internal and external customers for improvement items.
Reviewed, approved and maintained all customer specifications
and internal specifications. Performed all internal and
external audits. Maintained and managed all ISO, TS, QS, EPA,
OSHA, and DOT compliance and reporting requirements.
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
. Improved manufacturing line efficiency
. Reduced scrap 20% eliminating over $800K annual cost
. Reduced tooling consumption 30% increasing production and
reducing cost.
. Reduced over-all PPM
. Facilitated transition from QS to TS
. Zero non-conformance to the QS and TS external audits for 5-
year period
. Wrote and implemented several internal specifications
. Worked with family plants to implement similar improvements
in scrap and material/tool reductions
. Set up and maintained pro-active customer visits
. Direct input of U.S. and International vendor selection for
raw material
Sept 1996 Engineering Liaisons
to Yazaki North America (Automotive Wire harnesses, electronic
Jul 2000 components, injection molded parts)
Lexington, Kentucky
Facilitate all engineering, quality and program management activities
between Toyota North America and Yazaki. Facilitate all
customer visits to Yazaki manufacturing sites. Managed all
program launches.
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
. Facilitated launch of several models
. Reduced customer PPM to single digits
. Improved product launch process
. Facilitated all engineering changes with 15 World-wide
manufacturing sites for Toyota and Yazaki
EDUCATION
Indiana Wesley- Lexington KY
Pursuing Bachelors Degree in Business Management (Spring 2014)
Lexington Electronics Institute (Now Spencerian)
Lexington, Kentucky
Electronics Engineering
Associates Degree in Electronic Engineering and Design
. Certified Lead Auditor QS9000, TS16949, ISO14001
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
International Society of Certified Electronic Technicians
. AC-18434
SOFTWARE / SYSTEM SKILLS
MS Excel-Expert JDE-ERP
MS Powerpoint-Expert SAP- BI/ECC
EDIS E-Automate