David Martin Quinlan

***** **** ****** *** ****: 714-***-**** Yorba Linda, California 92887 ac0rg7@r.postjobfree.com

Plant Operations & Corporate Development / General Management Executive

World Class manufacturing & Operations Management

Product Development & Life Cycle Management

Strategic Business & Corporate Development

An accomplished Business Executive offering a combined expertise in technology, operations, total quality systems, product, production and process improvement – along with a comprehensive background in corporate/business growth and development. Achievements include recognition for innovative policy development and program deployments resulting in $10s of millions in cost savings and efficiencies while delivering $100s of millions in revenues, profit and margin gains. Lead strategist and visionary successful in transitioning complex technical strategies and concepts into actionable business plans. Demonstrated success in leading multi-disciplined teams with decisive leadership and practical people management skills that create and maintain cultural change, growth and new business opportunities.

Expertise:

Budget, Cost & P&L

Logistics / Supply Chain Management

Program Development / Management

Inventory Planning / Asset Management

Re-Engineering / Product Life Cycle

International Multi-Site Management

Strategic Partnerships & Alliances

Policy, Process, Procedure Design

Resource / Workforce Optimization

Business Unit Start-Up

ISO / Quality Systems / Internal Audits

Continuous Improvement Systems

Core Competencies

Manufacturing Leadership- Strong P&L track record with functional management experience in all disciplines of manufacturing operations, Plant management, developing and managing operating budgets, spearheading restructuring and rationalization of plants and contracted distribution facilities. Initiated lean manufacturing processes, established performance metrics and supply chain management teams.

Continuous Improvement & Training- Designing and instituting leadership enhancement training program for all key plant management. Instituted Total Quality System (TQS) process in domestic plants to promote the business culture of continuous improvement, leading ISO 9001 certification process.

Engineering / Quality Management- Oversight of corporate machine design, acquisition, technology integration, automation projects and development teams. Creating project cost tracking systems, variance reduction policies, efficiency enhancements, cost avoidance / reduction strategies and maintained strict ROI accountability.

Professional Experience

Marshall Electronics; El Segundo

For almost 30 years, Marshall Electronics has specialized in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of leading edge technology products for a wide range of professional Audio / Video / Optical application / solutions.

General Manager, Operations and Corporate Development 6/2012 -Present

Manage and maintain all operational functions with P&L responsibility for two US facilities and coordinate all off-shore China/Korean operations/manufacturing activities associated with 6 different functional product lines. Responsible for direct sales and marketing functions coupled with product management accountability developed to support a strategic growth plan experiencing up to 50% increases in targeted product lines. Manage product life cycle balanced against technology changes while coordinating engineering development for new products. Reduced overhead expenses, increased production efficiencies, reduced inventories, negotiated new contracts with suppliers and vendors and improved product quality within the first year of employment to increase bottom line profitability.

Bristol Industries; Brea CA

Bristol Industries provides high quality Aerospace fasteners that meet and exceed industry standards and have a solid reputation backed by years of continuous service in leading commercial and military aircraft.

Plant Manager, Director of Manufacturing 2007 - 2011

Maintained full responsibility for creating and managing dedicated operations and strategies to meet constantly changing and challenging customer demands in a highly engineered and diversified product portfolio. Lead senior staff members responsible for implementing Lean Manufacturing principles and cost reduction initiatives towards a continuous improvement culture. Utilizing internally developed database analysis tools in creating 8 key performance metrics at the corporate level and set performance standards with weekly goals at department levels. Developed and implemented individual employee assessments (250+ workforce) of both managerial staff and production personal to identify strengths and weaknesses within each employee's competencies and developed specific training programs targeted to gain individual improvements focused at the companies key performance metrics.

Achievements:

Established strategic planning strategy and facilitated executive staff in exceeding 20-30% yearly growth while overseeing budgetary control including targeted headcount acquisition resulting in 26% reduced overtime expense. Identified and targeted capital expenditures driven to improve productivity through increased efficiencies, facilities enhancements, automation advancements and new product development resulting in 19% efficiency improvement.

Develop breakthrough business strategies to align with increased profit expectations, margin growth and continuous customer satisfaction including acquiring new customer accounts coupled with new product development

Created specific operations focus on the reduction of rework, scrap and attrition loss in returning 400K yearly improvement directly to bottom line performance. Accomplished by lean manufacturing implementation and Kaizen events including improved employee training, new high efficient equipment, tooling enhancements, process and design improvements and greater visibility using visual aids and factory floor principles that resulted in 100K's of ROI return.

Christie Digital Systems; Cypress, CA

Christie Digital Systems is $240 million global leader in high performance solutions an Academy Award winning media technology company with 325 employees worldwide, operations and facilities in the US, Canada, France, Germany, Singapore, China and the UK – and providing equipment and services for primarily cinema as well as other verticals including control rooms, rental staging, 3-D immersive, meeting rooms, conference rooms and fixed installation environments.

Director of Operations, & Corporate Development 1999 – 2007

Leveraged experience in a world-class manufacturing environment and expertise in operations, planning, purchasing, scheduling, inventory and material control, quality assurance systems, business process improvement and cost saving strategies - to be selected to lead this $180 million global leader in high-performance projection solutions through a major corporate development and revitalization strategy. Responsibility for encompassing World Wide product forecasts coupled with Sale and Operations Planning processes to manage growth while controlling expenses.

Achievements:

Identified aggressive growth strategy and led successful launch of a new service organization providing in-house and field technical/customer service to the North American customer base, which grew from inception to 25 employees and $2.1 million in new revenues with a projected 20% acceleration in workforce and $20 million revenues by fourth quarter 2006. Improved Customer Satisfaction through implementation of a CMS tracking system and improved response time.

Production, operations and performance improvement achievements included improved design initiates, strategic supplier relationships, cash flow and delivery performance. Effort reduces production costs 39%, reduced material expense 19% -- and effectively established product life limits, consolidated product configurations and reduced cycle times.

Key decision maker in leading the organization to select J.D. Edwards as the advanced ERP system throughout the organization. Instrumental in establishing best practice criteria and metric measurements.

Developed inventory control processes that delivered a $7 million reduction in excess, slow moving, and obsolete inventories and improved inventory turns.

The Boeing Company; Long Beach, CA

A leading provider of both commercial and military aircraft serving the world’s aerospace needs.

Senior Manager, Production and Quality Assurance 1986 – 1999

Significant accomplishments include streamlined assembly processes and reduced manufacturing cycle times. Implemented quality systems to improve processes in the elimination of defects by establishing internal quality auditing and led teams in corrective action follow through. Throughout this period assured compliance to military contracts, FAA regulations and ISO standards, while promoting a collaborative atmosphere of quality awareness and continuous improvement. Led in the development and management of quality and regulatory programs to achieve corporate and vendor objectives and effectively defended against escalating costs through a series of engineering, production, materials and process improvement strategies. Audit processes and corrective initiatives increased program compliance from 65% to a continuous 98%. Implemented customer profiling to target required improvement initiatives.

Achievements:

Directed multiple departments consisting of both direct union labor and managers into action oriented teams with a membership of 125 with full accountability and authority for development, implementation and management of assembly production, product quality verification, corrective action investigations, liaison engineering functions, and aircraft certification, delivery and customer acceptance.

Designed and executed a cost avoidance, cost control strategy utilizing data profiles, capacity planning and risk variables based on engineering design improvement efforts – and was an integral lead in a multi-disciplined team chartered to develop improvement processes which successfully reduced engineering change cycle time from nearly 1000 days to 497 days.

Led development teams in the completion of a world-class FAA conformity/certification process towards launch of a commercial derivative for the C-17 program, which resulted in the development of a low cost aircraft deployment process.

Successfully implemented TQM processes and ISO 9000 advanced quality systems. Programs encompassed statistical probability analysis, variability reduction initiatives, enhanced inspection techniques and continuous improvement applications, which won the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award.

3D Instruments; Huntington Beach, CA

Manufacturer of direct drive pressure gauges and digital & dial gauge products used in oil refineries, driving rigs, and temperature sensitive applications.

Quality Control Inspector, Production Supervisor 1980 – 1986

Achievements:

Set standards and ensured quality and reliability through assessment, material review, test documentation and calibration of test equipment. Initiated and authored the first comprehensive Quality Manual for the division. Managed a team of 12 quality and production personnel with focus on workflow optimization to enhance production efficiencies; individual performance improvement; cost and budget controls; and maintenance of the assembly process of precision instrumentation.

Prior Positions: 1977-1980 Ford Motor Company; Flat Rock, MI Production Supervisor

Education & Professional Development

While employed by the Boeing Company, I was elected to the executive development program which provides the following earned degrees:

Masters of Science – Quality Assurance

California State University; Dominguez Hills, CA

Bachelor of Science – Business Management

University of Redlands; Redlands, CA

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