Manufacturing, Production, Materials, Management, Quality, Purchasing

Lead by example Manufacturing Manager sets and achieves objectives in all areas of product delivery:

mechanical and manufacturing engineering, production and material planning and scheduling, procurement, quality assurance and problem solving/resolution. In a financially-challenged environment, grew manufacturing throughput by 28% year over year to record levels and improved product quality to industry average - returns dropped from 44% to 3%. Team builder with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Aerosys, Inc.

Hagerstown, MD

Production Manager November, 2015-Present

Recruited to this capital-constrained manufacturer of DOE regulated equipment.

Member of Senior Leadership Team for a highly-seasonal $10MM corporation.

Managed twenty-five manufacturing team members on five production lines, as well as the Material Control Department.

Increased production efficiency of space constrained air conditioning units by approximately 30%, by implementing Lean processes, process improvement, better tooling and promoting team work.

Achieved a record $1.1M in product shipments (28% year over year growth)

Reduced customer product returns to 3%, by introducing a Quality Assurance program and processes..

More than doubled on-time delivery with improved manufacturing, production scheduling and material control:

- Key role in debugging an ERP system.

- Implemented strategy deployment and lean manufacturing processes (ie. tool shadow boards, 5S, continuous improvement).

Reduced inventory from 2 to 5 turns.

Improved the corporate culture in Manufacturing, through the development of and investment in employees. Reduced turnover from 50% to less than 15%.

Planned/scheduled Production, based on customer delivery needs, material availability, available man-hours and access to necessary capital.

Developed/incorporated accurate manufacturing BOM’s within the ERP system.

Up To Date Laundry, Inc.

Baltimore, MD

Maintenance Manager/Buyer February, 2013-November, 2015

Supervised/managed six Maintenance Technicians.

Streamlined and improved the efficiency of procurement of materials/supplies needed for machinery/facilities maintenance and production.

Reduced machinery maintenance material expenses by approximately 35%, by researching/identifying alternate sources and controlling inventory of materials/supplies.

Reduced repair costs by 20% and minimized machinery down time, by scheduling/documenting preventive maintenance and repairs for industrial washing machines/tunnels, dryers, ironers, automated linen feeding machines and automated linen folding machines.

Sotera Defense Solutions/Global Defense Technologies & Systems/SFA, Inc., Defense Products Division

Frederick, MD

Production Coordinator/CrewLeader September, 2007-December, 2012

Increased production efficiency of water filtration/packaging systems by approximately 50%, by refining manufacturing processes, methods and tooling.

Assured timely delivery and increased quality of outsourced fabricated parts, weldments and containers, needed for production and prototype programs, through development of vendor relations and performance of source inspection.

Lead and facilitated the production team in assembly and integration, and assisted in resolving manufacturing issues.

Improved prototype product development, by coordinating materials and manufacturing.

Performed light fabrication, plumbing, electro-mechanical assembly and integration.

Designed and created prototype/production drawing packages, using Solidworks and Autocad.

Gained knowledge and proficiency in operating, testing and troubleshooting the filtration systems.

Production Control Supervisor/Production Planner/Production Coordinator July, 1997-September, 2007

Increased production efficiency of vehicular/containerized military support systems by approximately 50%, by refining manufacturing processes, methods and tooling and implementation of a materials kitting process.

Greatly improved organization and control, by coordinating/implementing ISO9001 procedures and regulations, developing/implementing/maintaining a Microsoft Access based work order database and planning/scheduling/coordinating of production and materials.

Managed and supervised the Production Control and Shipping & Receiving Departments.

Designer/Draftsman July, 1989-July, 1997

Designed and created prototype/production drawing packages, using Autocad.

Specified, estimated and requisitioned materials for automated machinery, electronics packaging systems and vehicular/containerized military support systems.

Coordinated inventory control for automated machinery, electronics packaging systems and vehicular/containerized military support systems.

Performed light fabrication, plumbing, electro-mechanical assembly and integration.

Airflow Company

Frederick, MD

Designer/Draftsman June, 1988-July, 1989

Designed and developed production drawing packages for computer room HVAC systems.

Specified and requisitioned materials for computer room HVAC systems.

WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE:

Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access 2018, Excel 2018, Word 2018, Powerpoint 2010, Publisher 2010 and Outlook 2018

Autocad 2004 and Solidworks 2012

Microsoft Dynamics AX (MRP)

Keep Trak preventive maintenance and material control software

Global Shop Solutions -GSS (ERP)

EDUCATION:

Frederick Community College Frederick, MD

Construction Management (1 Year): Construction Methods & Materials, Construction Cost Estimating, Construction Law and Architectural Blueprint Reading

Engineering (1 Years): Calculus, Chemistry and Physics

Computer Aided Drafting & Design (2 Years): Autocad and Solidworks

REFERENCES: Available upon request.

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