Production Manager, automation, robotics, Continuous Improvement
Resume:
ANTHONY S. KERLEY
Crossville, TN 38555
E-mail- ac7zs2@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
Looking back on 30+ years in the manufacturing and production environment, 26 of which have been in management, I am of the opinion that my years of experience could be used and helpful to a company looking to start off on the right foot or looking to make the necessary improvements to their current operation that could not only improve their output and efficiency, which of course, adds to the bottom line, but could help them also in training a team of people to work more efficiently and give themselves a sense of accomplishment at the end of the work day. I have worn many hats in my career and been many responsibilities that has led to an enormous amount of experience and knowledge of how to get the most out of people who work for you. Although, not a degreed engineer, I have worked extensively with Robotics and automation from aiding in design with real world input to the robotic programming itself, to tooling design and development in the automotive industry. I took my Paint Division from 15% scrap, 6-day work weeks and poor efficiency to 2% scrap and from 3 shifts to 2 shifts and 5-day work weeks within a year’s time under world class automotive quality standards. This was done by delegating and ensuring those who worked for me were the right people for the job and setting goals for them and holding them accountable. I also wanted to incorporate our associates in having a part in the road to our success by incorporating their continuous improvement ideas and allowing them to participate in the facilitation of those changes which in turn gave them a sense of ownership. I have worked under and maintained ISO quality systems in the automotive industry and also the TS16949 format. My divisions quality were maintained by us. We used our quality issues and defects to develop true root cause analysis and therefore developed true and effective countermeasures then monitored our performance shiftly. I believe I can greatly benefit your company by my work ethic and experience whether it be a Division Manager, Operations Manager, Production Manager role, or whether it might be something more of a consultant role serving multiple facilities. I have done everything from first line supervision, to plant superintendent, to multiple division manager positions and everything in between. I have been around the construction industry for a good portion of my life. I have experience in electrical, plumbing, tile, laminate flooring, furniture making, and have contracted and built 2 homes for resale. I care about what I do and the performance of those I am responsible for and would greatly appreciate consideration in openings you might have that can use me to the companies benefit.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Schubert & Qualls Construction July 18-Sept.-2018
Consultant-
Worked with a local Excavation and Construction Company to Streamline and make their operation
more efficient and cost effective. Helped initiate an easier more accurate way of estimating jobs and tracking costs through the build.
CONCRETE ENGRAVING BY DESIGN 2014-Current
Owner/Operator
Currently own and operate a Decorative Concrete Business utilizing various design and application techniques of staining, engraving, and sealing various hardscapes both indoors and out using a variety of water based and solvent based acid stains and acrylic based sealers.
HARDCOAT TECHNOLOGOIES 2015-2016
Production Manager
Working at a startup automotive based plant doing coating and plastic injection molding. Work at this point consisted of setting up the plant, quality systems, machinery, and Infrastructure to prepare it for new business awards.
COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE March 1999- November 2013
(Cooper Standard acquired USI 2011)
Held several different positions with Cooper Standard (USI) over a 14-year period. These include Paint Division Manager, Assembly Division Manager, MSDS Administrator, Respiratory Administrator, Injection Process Engineer, and Injection Supervisor. All positions with Cooper involved various aspects
Of robotics including programming, program adjustments, and maintenance. This also included travel to vendor companies supplying automated cells to oversee manufacturing and set ups of cells and robotics. During my 12 years as Paint Manager, I was responsible for working closely with our Paint Vendors in the formulation of paints to be used in our systems. I also developed systems for maintaining the quality of the paint products coming in. I worked closely with out equipment and machinery vendors and developers for not only our spray guns and equipment but the robotic cells that were manufactured for my division. I traveled to these vendors as part of my responsibility to ensure work was going as scheduled and to also run trials to ensure these cells were production ready before being shipped to our facility. I worked closely with our customers in ensuring the process and parts we produced were consistently to the agreed quality standard. I have produced parts for numerous different automakers such as GM, Nissan, Toyota, and Honda using many different paint vendors such as Sherwin Williams, NB Coatings, Red Spot Paints in both solvent and water borne coatings. We also incorporated many cost saving items to aid in not only the cycle time improvement of or operation but in the reduction of paint usage. These things were under my constant scrutiny because of the positive impact it can make for continuous improvement and lean initiatives and are the things vitally important to all phases of manufacturing.
PIONEER REALTY 1996-1999
Part time Affiliate Real Estate Broker. I worked for over a year as a full-time agent and began to get into the home building phase of the real estate market. I oversaw new home construction and listed and sold property part time.
CROSSVILLE RUBBER PRODUCTS INC 1984-1996
Crosstex Department Manager 1994-1996
Responsibilities included all scheduling of production, order filling, and ordering of raw materials; supervised a new half-million-dollar foam injection program for Volvo; other responsibilities included scheduling and managing the following departments; Shipping, Crosstex, Felting, Service Orders, Volvo, Non-OEM replacement and Kargo King bed mat orders.
Third Shift Superintendent 1993-1994
Responsible for all plant operations on third shift along with supervising five departments and four supervisors; in charge of all decision-making, unions issues, and follow through on priority items; reported to plant manager and company president.
Second Shift Superintendent 1992-1993
Responsibilities were same as for above position.
Crosstex Supervisor 1991-1992
Responsible for all production in this department on third shift, then second shift; began as supervisor with no training prior to or during the job.
Laborer 1984-1991
Worked all floor jobs, which included piece work/incentive work, forklift operation, autoclave curing, compression molding, die cutting and finishing.
Reason for leaving Crossville Rubber was being laid off due to downsizing.
QUALIFICATIONS
I have 34 years’ experience in an Automotive manufacturing production environment. This includes light duty vehicles and the Heavy truck market.
26 of these years are in supervision and mid-level management positions handling multiple positions at one time.
I have years of experience working with both customers and vendors on a one on one basis on anything from machine or cell builds, to spray equipment and guns, to quality issues, to price reductions, to Paint formulations and the maintaining of quality.
All my experience comes in high volume, high quality scenarios.
As a Division Manager, I am a constant initiator of continuous improvement, cost saving projects, setting up processes that are more consistent and robust, and getting the most out of the people who work for me.
My management style has always been putting the right people in the right place and holding them accountable. Setting attainable goals on a consistent basis and using everyone working together with ideas and suggestions to give everyone an input into the success of the Division.
DESIGNATIONS
SAE certified Motoman basic robot programming
Completed and accredited in Fanuc robot basic robot programming
TDOT/RCRA training in Hazardous material transportation and handling
First Aid and CPR training
Total Quality Management training
Numerous safety training courses including Lockout tag out, Robot safety training, etc..
Experience outside career
My work experience has included a variety of facets outside my career. I love home improvement projects and building things most of which is furniture. I have had years of experience in doing electrical work, plumbing, laying ceramic tile, laminate flooring, Painting, Small carpentry jobs for myself and others. I can usually fix about any issue I come across. For the past 4 years I have owned and operated my own concrete engraving and design business.
REFERENCES
Nick Steffans
President- Hardcoat Technologies
David Keith
Maintenance Manager -Hardcoat Technologies
Gary Nehring
Cooper Standard Corporate Engineer
Dani Sue Thompson
Sherwin Williams
Harold Qualls
S&Q Construction
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