Brad Hart

***** ******* **** #***, *********, FL 34211

610-***-**** email: ac1l21@r.postjobfree.com

Operations Management Executive

Executive/Management Positions, including Start-Up, Existing and Turnaround Operations

Consistent Record of Million-Dollar Savings and Double-Digit Productivity/Efficiency Improvements

Extensive Lean-Six Sigma Training

Quality driven committed to Continuous Improvements regarding people-process-products-safety. A focused leader with operations/engineering/management experience and verifiable success in driving internal growth, leading complex improvement efforts, including Voice Of Customer, sales/marketing, R&D, design for manufacturability, product transfers, maximizing team performance, and providing strong leadership. Broad operational experiences with transferable skill sets include medical device, CNC metal fabrication, metal stamping, code welding, electro-mechanical/PLC products and automotive OEM/replacement markets. Contract manufacturing as customer and supplier with multi-site responsibilities across domestic and international locations. FDA and TUV audit experience. Fair and motivational leader of diverse workforces and management teams. Gemba style. Core competencies include:

LEAN Manufacturing & Kaizen Six Sigma/QA Strategic Planning & Execution Multi-Site Operations

Team Building & Leadership Turnaround Management Succession Planning

Profit & Loss Responsibility Employee Development Cross-Functional Teamwork

New Product Development Cost Reduction/Avoidance

Professional Experience

Austin Image Plus, LLC Austin, TX 2008-Present

Dental Design Medical Device

Managing Partner

Establish end-to-end value chain best practices governing internal/external domestic and international supply chains.

Author and owner of comprehensive Quality Systems Manual. Defining SOPs/ GMPs for all business practices/policies including FDA, OSHA, Purchasing/Approved Vendor Status, State, HR regulatory and training compliance.

Analyze and respond to process/business performance utilizing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) measuring meaningful metrics.

Sold business October 2016.

ACCELLENT, INC., Collegeville, PA 2004-2008

Director of Operations-Multi-Site Metal Forming

Accellent is a leading global contract manufacturer servicing the medical device, aerospace and defense industries with comprehensive supply chain solutions.

Lead team of 7 direct reports and 550-600 indirect reports across seven sites. Scope of responsibility included safety, materials management, manufacturing operations, Lean-Six Sigma, Quality Assurance, new product development, regulatory compliance, facility engineering, and team building, among others. As Director of Operations Multi-Site Metal Forming, charged to effectively manage high precision close tolerance processes including tube mill, metal stamping, machining, over molding and wire forming utilizing 100+ alloys and super elastic metals with full P&L accountability.

KEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:

Eliminated over $800,000 in backorders and achieved year-over-year cost reductions of $1.8 million. Improved on-time shipments from 78% to 98%, reduced lead times from 16 to 8 weeks, decreased staff by 15%, and improved inventory turns by 60%.

Secured TUV certification for ISO 13485 at all 7 locations and implemented Lean-Sigma Process Excellence. Achieved full regulatory and environmental compliance.

Developed and launched new product platforms from concept to market. Worked with cross-functional teams from major medical suppliers, including Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, and Medtronic.

Closed and relocated 5K sq. ft., $4.5 million annual revenue operation, seamless to customers, capturing $750K savings.

TYCO HEALTHCARE 2001-2004

Plant Manager, Private Label Retail–King of Prussia, PA 2003-2004

TYCO Healthcare/Private Label Retail with annual sales revenue of $1 billion is a manufacturer of high volume private label consumer products servicing food and drug store chains.

Oversaw team of 8 direct and 900 indirect reports within 24x7 plant operation with annual Cost of Product of $225 million. P&L accountability of TYCO’s largest plant in North America. Assembled and managed cross-functional teams, implemented Lean-Six Sigma strategies.

KEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:

Utilized Lean techniques to convert 65K sq. ft. of warehouse space to manufacturing operation. Led Lean-Six Sigma initiative that resulted in 2 Black Belts and 500+ associates trained in Lean techniques.

Decreased raw material inventory by 25%, increased turns by 49%, and reduced WIP by 20%. Expanded supplier-managed inventories and reduced changeover times by 50% utilizing SMED (Single-Minute Exchange Dies).

Plant Manager, Puritan Bennett TYCO Healthcare–Plainfield, IN 2001-2003

Puritan Bennett TYCO Healthcare manufactures specialty medical products designed to sustain breathing in hospital, sub-acute and home care settings.

Challenged to engineer turnaround of 180K sq. ft. plant, including union avoidance. Supervised team of 8 direct and 235 indirect employees. Facility capabilities include stainless steel fabrication, machine shop, TUV code welding, assembly, testing, warehousing and worldwide distribution. Provided support to Galway, Ireland operations.

KEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:

Eliminated $3 million backorder and increased production by 60% (2001) and 30% (2002) to meet increased demand. Achieved up to $1 million cost savings through relocation of machine shop from CA.

Implemented Lean Manufacturing, KAIZEN, and Six Sigma principles. Utilized Lean techniques to reorganize Customer Service Center, streamlining processes from 4-5 week to 5-7 day turnaround time.

Directed construction of new plant retaining majority of trained labor skill sets.

Improved labor efficiency from 70% to 100%+, achieving $2 million favorable labor variance.

Relocated entire 180K sq. ft. operation under budget of $15 million, on time. Seamless to customers.

United States Surgical–Tyco Healthcare–North Haven, CT 1997-2001

Senior Director, Suture Manufacturing

$1.5 billion in annual sales as a global provider of diversified surgical products including sutures, needles, laparoscopic and surgical stapling instruments and energy based devices.

KEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:

Vertically integrated needle manufacturing, monomer/polymers, extrusion, braiding, suture assembly, sterilization, and packaging that represented $140 million in revenue. Continuously improved manufacturing operation variances from $9M unfavorable in 1996 to $11.3 M favorable in 2000.

Increased annual units produced per total labor hour 35% from 30.6 to 41.4. Decreased scrap from 8% to 4.8% while improving gross margins from 26.4% to 40.1%.

Turbochef Technologies, Dallas, TX-Director Manufacturing 1995-1997

Design, development, assembly and marketing of proprietary high speed commercial cooking systems for the foodservice industry. CNC stainless steel fabrication, welding and electro-mechanical-PL assembly.

Directed bill of materials, engineering changes, purchasing, production, quality and shipping functions

(import /export) of domestic contract suppliers.

Logistic accountability of all shipping functions including ocean export.

Championed and implemented cost reductions design enhancements totaling $3K (30%) on a final product price of $10K.

Established Installation/Service Center in the United Kingdom supporting sales/service of largest single customer base, over 400+ stores.

Groen/a Dover Industries Company, Jackson, MS-Plant Manager 1987-1995

CNC stainless steel fabrication, ASME Code welding (MIG, TIG, Stick) grind, polish, final electro-mechanical assembly of commercial grade foodservice equipment also used in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and munitions industries.

Primary markets are national/worldwide commercial restaurant industries as well as institutional applications such as hospitals, military (Mil-Spec), colleges, universities, prisons and schools.

Challenged to engineer turnaround of 60K sq.ft. facility including union avoidance.

Streamlined production flow, scheduling, inventory, quality and delivery performance; improving on time customer service form 60-70% to 90%= within 5 day lead time.

Established cellular manufacturing with self directed workforce systems.

Constructed and launched on site Training/Service Center of Excellence providing classroom training, warranty, equipment redesign and refurbish.

Transferred numerous product lines from Chicago, IL on time, on budget and seamless to customers.

Turnaround meet/exceeded Corporate expectations to the extent an additional $5M Capital Expenditure was approved to increase size of original facility by additional 50K sq.ft. Adding complete CNC, stamping, 17% final cost savings to overall product lines.

GNB Automotive Battery Division, TN, TX, CA, LA-QA Supervisor, QA Manager, HR Manager, Assistant Plant Manager, Plant Manager 1978-1987

Tier 1 OEM Supplier to Ford and Caterpillar

Replacement market supplier to numerous national/worldwide automotive parts distributors.

Directed $4M Capital Expenditure to include hazardous waste removal, construction of 30K sq.ft. Warehouse and state of the art acid mixing/effluent discharge operation.

Education & Credentials

Master of Science Applied Psychometrics, Honors Graduate.

Bachelor of Arts Criminal Justice, Honors Graduate

University of Louisiana Monroe

Monroe, LA

Certifications & Training:

Lean Manufacturing - University of Kentucky – Toyota

Lean/Sigma - Sigma Breakthrough Technologies, Inc.

Jackson Lewis - Employment Law

Positive Management Leadership

The OZ Principles - Creating a Culture of Accountability

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