Manager Project Management
Resume:
Shawn Sowell, MSM, BSIE, LBB
**** **** ****** *****, ***** Petersburg, FL 33705
*********@*****.***
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT TRAINING
MSM., Masters of Science in Management, 2009
Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana
BS., Industrial Engineering, 1993
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.
Certified Lean Black Belt, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
Lean Manufacturing trained, Time Based Manufacturing (TBM)
Toyota Production System trained, University of Kentucky
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MASONITE, Tampa, FL 10/16-Present
Worldwide, consumer-based manufacturer of custom entry, interior and exterior doors. New start-up facility with $6 million dollar revenue in the first year.
Value Stream Operations Manager
Managing all manufacturing operations, 3 direct reports, 28 hourly with one shift operation
Directly responsible for all Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery (SQCD)
Facilitated implementation of Lean Manufacturing systems within the first 4 months
Created tier boards with key lean objectives following organizational Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
LINK-BELT CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, Lexington, KY 03/2006 - 5/2015
Mid-sized, industrial crane manufacturer with $400 million dollar yearly revenue.
Value Stream Operations Manager (03/11 – 5/15)
Senior manager steering SQCD, P&L managing $30 million annual budget
Managed 10 direct reports with 115 hourly over three shifts
Practical hands-on floor experience
Coaching, mentoring, counseling, and developing leaders
Lean-focused process improvements, cost reduction, Kanban, P.O.U. Development
Inventory turns and reduction 60/70 days to 45/50 days with $1.5 million cost reduction through supply chain development
15% cycle time reduction in low volume, high variation environment
Lean Systems Manager (1/10 – 3/11)
Managed 4 direct reports (2 lean engineers and 2 support staff)
Leader of lean systems and project management initiatives for company-wide deployment
Developed KPI for all staff from C-Suite executives to floor staff
Lean strategic planning and facilitation of 8 events every quarter
Program development emphasizing teamwork and workforce buy-in to process improvement
Lean Systems Engineer (1/09 - 1/10)
Kaizen event facilitator accounting for $300K annually of process improvements
Converted push systems to pull systems
Utilized Toyota Production System with 1-piece flow tact time and pull systems
Trainer of lean methodologies and project management of >75 Kaizen business, and shop floor events
Facilitated Value-stream mapping events
Production Engineering Specialist (3/06 – 1/09)
Process engineering support for hydraulic and cable crane assembly
Developed processes, standards, routings, work cells and flexible work environment
Decreased throughput time increasing production from 1 to 3 cranes per day
Data collection and analysis of time studies to determine optimal staffing tact time, cycle time
Data interpretation for process improvement
Supply chain management liaison for vendor-managed Kanban systems with $250K yearly cost reduction
ITT TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Lexington, KY 08/2009 - 5/2015
Nationally-accredited school offering career-oriented education programs with a technical and business focus.
Adjunct Professor
Educator of Project Management and General Studies curricula
BLIND BASICS, Lexington, KY 03/2002 – 3/2006
Custom window treatment and drapery company with an emphasis on customer satisfaction.
President, CEO
Start-up company with systems and customer service program development
Sales and marketing system development
RICHMOND AUTO PARTS TECHNOLOGY, Richmond, KY 07/1998 – 03/2002
1998 new start-up, $40 million dollar, tier one and two supplier of automatic transmission gears to the automotive industry.
Senior Manager Engineering (07/2000 – 3/2002)
Managed 5 manufacturing, industrial, and maintenance engineers
Responsible for and developed a $10 million tooling budget for manufacturing, forging, and heat treat
Manager of facility and manufacturing capital equipment and improvements
Responsible for capital budgeting, project schedules, machine specifications, and production new model
Senior Manager Manufacturing (07/1998 – 7/2000)
Managed 10 direct reports and 110 hourly employees in a three shift operation
Responsible for production, production control, shipping, receiving, and overseeing four new model launches per year
Lean program development, created and customized training materials, developed policies and procedures, and standard work
IB MOORE COMPANY, Lexington, KY 09/1994 – 7/1998
Manufacturer of industrial rubber and urethane specialty products with $10 million dollars in yearly revenue.
Manufacturing Manager
Responsible for all manufacturing operations with 4 direct and 60 hourly employees over 2 shifts
Facility maintenance, TPM safety and environmental compliance
Standard work development and traditional I.E. strategies and deployment
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