Manager Quality

Philip G. Nielsen

**** ********** *** ~ Louisville, KY 40291 ~ *********@***.***

Mobile 502-***-****

Profile

Highly focused, experience senior manager with a Big 3 Automaker. Six-

Sigma certified leading teams into continuous improvement and SPC.

Manager of quality control with in the department planned and

controlled budgets. Led team for cost reduction, saved over a million

dollars per year. Increased first run capability from 78% to 93%.

Inventive problem solver, mentor to subordinates to superior

performance and achievement of goals for department (Cost, Safety,

Quality, 5S, Direct materials, Indirect Materials, Manpower

reduction).

>Leadership >Financial Management >Operations

management

>Lean Manufacturing >Continuous Improvement

>ISO 9000

>Six-Sigma Green Belt >Union Environment

>Quality manager

>Vendor liaison >Maintenance Supervisor

>Project Management

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Led launch team of new paint shop including pre-construction,

meetings with all vendors, evaluating and testing equipment.

Training all staff, establishing and monitoring quality standards,

over seeing transfer and launch.

. Key manager in implementation of lean manufacturing principles and

continuous improvement, achieving #1 quality rating of all assembly

plants.

. Successfully planned and implemented the downsizing and retaining

of union employees during an economic turn down.

. Implemented cost saving over One Million per year for direct and

indirect materials.

EXPERIENCE

KY Glenmore Distilleries Company, Louisville, KY 5/31/1972 -

8/15/1976

Tax Manager

Filed all tax Federal and State Tax returns for eight corporations.

Filed tax liability quarterly for eight corporations. Conducted

Federal and State audits for 4 years back. Filed amended returns for

parent company on 332(b) liquidation carry back and carry forward,

which resulted in thousands of dollars in refunds and increased cash

flow.

Ford Motor Company, Louisville, KY, 8/15/1976 - 1/1/2005

Manufacturing Planning Specialist/Acting Superintendent

Started as a supervisor, promoted through a series of increasingly

responsible positions to senior roles as Manufacturing Planning

Specialist and then to Superintendent. Directed all the day to day

operations of a 24/7 paint shop. Duties included but limited to,

quality of product, manpower reduction, budgets, implement lean

manufacturing, launch new products on time, launch new paint schemes

on a yearly bases.

Aerotek, Louisville, KY, 1/28/2005 -3/15/2006

Consultant

Consultant to Ford Motor Company, Paint Department to rebalance

manpower and launch new products (Explorer, Sport Trac and

Mountaineer). Mentor supervisors on rebalance of there zone and launch

product through there zone.

Tru-Laser Therapy, LLC, Louisville, KY, 1/1/2007 - 4/31/2008

Certified laser Therapist

Using Red infrared lasers to stop smoking, reduce weight and control

weight and pain lasers for neck, back, feet, wrist, etc. Use a domed

far infrared spine therapy for spine alignment and far infrared sauna

for multiple health benefits.

Dynacraft (a PACCAR company), Louisville, KY, 5/1/2011 to 6/1/2012

Manufacturing Coordinator

Using SAP to control inventory, Dynacraft builds component parts for

Peterbilt, Kenworth trucks in Canada, Texas, Ohio and Mexico truck

plants. Coordinator is responsible to have inventory in plant and

moved to the various cells for production. The main goals of

production were...Safety, Quality and Delivery.

EDUCATION

M.S. Manufacturing Technology, Richmond, KY

B.A. Accounting & Business, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL

Para-Legal degree, National Radio Institute, Washington, DC

Professional References

William C. Kuchenbrod, Production Manager, Ret Ford Motor Co.

800 Todd Dr

Simpsonville, KY 40057

Tel. 502-***-****

Gerry Gajewswki, Area Manager, Ret., Ford Motor Co

1021 River Brook Dr.

Bardstown, KY 40093

Tel. 502-***-****

Ronald L Hall

14100 Palmerston Ct.

Louisville, KY 40245

Tel. 502-***-****

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