Manager Continuous Improvement

DAN DUTTLINGER

561-***-**** *************@*****.*** 1095 Military Trail, #2813 Jupiter FL 33468

Entrepreneurial, innovative and highly motivated Supervision, Operations & Project Management Professional with 20 years of experience in Lean, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement methods. Developed strategic operation plans that include both short and long term goals, Utilize engineering experience to reduce variability, defects, and accidents, extremely knowledgeable in identifying waste and increasing through puts and profits. Expertise in managing the operations of employees /subcontractor and directing budgets. Ability to communicate and negotiate to find the win / win solution.

Area of Expertise:

Operation Management

Training & Development

Product & Quality Planning

Business Development

Product Quality Development

Project Management

Sales Planning & Strategic

Staff Training & Leadership

Standard Operating Manuals

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Florida Island Group, LLC Jupiter, FL

MANAGING PARTNER

Supervised daily work crews on Residential and Commercial Construction Projects

•Increase startup sales from $250K / yr (2 persons) to $7M / yr (9 people) in 17 months and manage operations of up to 128 employees and additional subcontractors.

•Successfully conduct on site reviews, coordinate contracts, A/P, A/R, and continuous improvements

High Concrete Six Facilities in IL, OH, PA, & NJ

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER

•Led six sigma, lean, and continuous improvement events at facilities in IL, OH, PA, & NJ, aided in strategic planning, developed plan to increase production 300% with 2% additional inputs.

•Effectively trained superiors, teammates, and subordinates on team building and continuous improvement methods.

AFSI (Caterpillar/Donaldson Joint Venture) Champaign, IL

PLANT OPERATIONS MANAGER

•Expertly reduced work week from 24/7 to 24/6 without a reduction in production $6.7M labor savings / year, reduced Scrap by 55% ($850K), line WIP by 97%, and accident rate by over 50%.

•Led six sigma and lean efforts resulting in increased sales of 36% and reduced change over time by 75%.

ENGINEERING MANAGER

•Increased production output by 30% without increasing cost per unit produced, retooled department, reassigned resources, and hired five new engineers.

•Effectively directed major equipment installations on time and under budget led startup operations in Mexico.

ELSA Elwood, IN

OPERATIONS MANAGER

•Increased product quality by 80%, reduced paid labor by 47%, and overtime by 90%, and scrap by 53%. Successfully created and manipulated budgets of up to $140m.

•Proficiently traveled to japan as needed for new equipment runoffs and job requirements.

PROJECT MANAGER

•Led Advanced Production & Quality Planning (APQP) team for 28 new products, established and presented Top Management project status to USA & Japanese Staff.

•Developed Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA’s) and Standard Operating Manuals (SOM’s).

EDUCATION

MASTERS [MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION]

PURDUE UNIVERSITY W. Lafayette, IN

BACHLOR OF SCIENCE

PURDUE UNIVERSITY W. Lafayette, IN

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