Engineer Manager
Resume:
LARRY G PETERSON
*** ***** ******* **. ***** Liberty, IA 52317
******************@*****.***
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
• Implemented LEAN manufacturing events at all of my previous employers that were the largest at time, Polaris Industries, Deere and Company, Joint Manufacturing and Technology Company (US Government).
• Assisted with the development and implementation of SAP at the Rock Island Arsenal, Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, and the Training Division at Fort McCoy.
• As an Infrastructure & Facilities Construction Director, managed capital construction projects totaling $500M and have numerous experiences managing major business objectives.
• Many years of experience managing large groups of direct reports in Manufacturing; union, non-union and in stressful inhospitable hostile environments.
• Utilizes MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project to map out, manage, and report on multiple interdisciplinary engineering projects.
• Earned a MS in Management and LEAN process coursework certifications.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
West Liberty Foods, West Liberty IA
- Team Leader, 01/2019 to Present
Developed a daily different team of as many as 15 personnel that produce as much as 40,000 pounds of sliced, packaged and boxed meat for delivery to Subway, Wal-Mart, CostC0, Fareway etc.
• Implemented as Independent Line Lead within first five days.
• Assisted maintenance personnel with production line equipment breakdowns.
• Consistently delivers 50 to 100 percent more superior quality product than other shifts on same production lines.
Independent Stave Corporation, Lebanon MO
- Maintenance Supervisor, 01/2018 to 09/2018
Supervised a shift of 20 skilled trades’ personnel that maintained and upgraded equipment on a 40 acre disjointed manufacturing facility.
• Implemented turnover procedures that reduced overtime and drastically decreased machine down time
• Developed a Preventative Maintenance program changing oil/air filters, lubricating and properly aligning drive
trains.
• Created a repair and replacement parts stockage procedure that organized a clean storage facility that included
manufacturing consumables.
US ARMY RESERVE, Darien, IL; Dubuque IA, Fort McCoy WI
- Engineering Supervisor (part-time), 04/2000 to 12/2017
Supervised up to eight direct reports and 250 personnel building major construction projects as an adjunct part of the Army Corps of Engineers, including budgeting, scheduling, security, safety, logistics, and contracting.
• Built a school, a medical clinic, and a potable water well at four El Salvadorian locations, coordinating with the El Salvador Army & police, USAID, Army Corps of Engineers, Navy Seabees, USMC, Peace Corps, and local leadership; construction efforts included power generation/management, logistics, and security, as well as cement, electrical, plumbing, and carpentry work that incorporated hurricane and earthquake mitigation.
US ARMY RESERVE, Fort McCoy, WI
- Senior Logistics Director (civilian), 09/2014 to 12/2015
Supervised five direct reports that managed 700 personnel who facilitated over 10 training programs, including security, medical, maintenance, construction, firefighting, finance, and logistics. Managed budgets, schedules, and contracting for the training of 15,000 people per year that supported volatile, overseas operational requirements.
• As a cost-saving measure, revisited several long-standing contracts that resulted in $2M (25%) of savings for consumables & $1M (15%) on service contracts by defining a more precise scope of work for each purchase.
• As a Government Billing Official, managing seven Government Purchase Card (GPC) holders; reconciled and tracked over $15K in monthly, authorized expenditures using Excel and web-based software.
US ARMY RESERVE, Honorable Discharge
- Infrastructure & Facilities Construction Director (deployment), South West Afghanistan, 04/2013 to 08/2014
Executive oversight of over 30 infrastructure, communications, and building construction projects totaling $320M in two Afghan states; built up self-supporting military and police facilities created to maintain a governmental presence and local stability. Provided coordination, schedule, liaison, and advising functions between the US Army Corps of Engineers, Marine Corps, Afghan military & police, civilian contractors, and security services. Produced and presented weekly briefs & reports to local, senior, and executive management using PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Proactively planned turnover of newly constructed facilities for over 25,000 Afghan personnel to the district Department of Interior ultimately saving over $7M in future infrastructure and building upkeep costs.
• Improved training and scheduling of over 25 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines for Guardian Angel duties and acting as advisers collaborating on smaller projects; utilized the services of three Afghan linguists.
US ARMY, Rock Island, IL
- Program Manager (civilian), Mobile Maintenance, Joint Manufacturing & Tech Center, 03/2008 to 04/2013
Provided executive oversight of manufacture, assembly, and delivery of over 1,000 major end items (annually) worth approximately $120M for three mobile repair and food service systems. Developed & managed production schedules with union workforce; oversaw cost, budget & procurement processes; coordinated with manufacturing; and managed quality control, raw material & part inventories, and logistics. Fostered superior customer service by conducting periodic updates & schedule reviews for end users and upper management; compiled weekly reports & progress reviews.
• Developed hybrid SAP procedures for all program-overhaul projects that needed to meet operational deadlines; managed any emergent repair contracts requiring fabrication of spare parts and as well as consumables.
• Contracting Officer Representative for three major programs and several smaller contracts; four of these contracts on one of these programs required $800K of monthly receipts.
• Completed several LEAN projects, saving the Forward Repair System (FRS) overhaul program $1M per year, the largest LEAN savings ever realized at this facility.
• Corrected Shop Equipment Contact Maintenance (SECM) program Bill-of-Material errors that saved ~$15M/yr.
- Commodity Manager (civilian), Artillery, Joint Manufacturing & Tech Center, 03/2006 to 03/2008
Acted as central point-of-contact for artillery programs & spare part production, interfacing with end users and local & upper management. Using SAP, ordered raw materials, coordinated with manufacturing, scheduled logistics, and liaised with Engineering & Design when technical issues arose. Regularly contacted USAF, US Army, USMC, and DoD customers concerning design changes and updated production schedules.
• Simultaneously managed up to 50 projects requiring as much as 24,000 hours of labor for each project, including spare parts, overhauls, and production lines for seven different artillery programs.
• Recognized for re-establishing a discontinued production and overhaul process for the USAF realizing $900K (annually) in reoccurring business.
US ARMY RESERVE, Honorable Discharge
- Logistics Information Liaison (deployment), Iraq, 01/2005 to 11/2005
Led a three-person team that collected, synthesized, and created briefs on logistics, security, and personnel information for senior management; on a daily basis, briefed senior leadership on movement and disposition of supplies for over 25 remote locations.
• Coordinated with USAF personnel to synthesize information and operational requirements into an actionable plan that improved overall base security.
- Logistics & Maintenance Director (deployment), Kansas City, MO, 07/2004 to 01/2005
Managed a 12-member working group that coordinated the logistics, repairs, and preventative maintenance for 1,420 light & heavy vehicles, and support equipment worth $300M; oversaw inventories, assessments, and equipment upgrades. Coordinated relocation of over 4,700 personnel and their equipment to overseas bases. Delineated schedules and budgets.
• Awarded medal as recognition for the workup and relocation as well as for purchasing over $1M of equipment and raw materials to improve unit capabilities.
JOHN DEERE, Moline, IL
- Production Supervisor/Shift Supervisor, 11/2001 to 07/2004
Managed production schedules and quality objectives using Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) software; supervised 60 union production and 6 maintenance workers operating 5 manufacturing cells and 5 production lines in 200,000 square feet of factory space.
• In first four months, went from 2 months behind schedule to 2 days ahead (not realized in over 15 years); reduced inventories by $390K (33%) in first 6 months.
• Reduced quality PPM level by 7% and increased line productivity by 12% in one year.
- Production Engineer, 12/2000 to 11/2001
Implemented design changes and tracked quality, machine uptime, and part routing into assemblies in over 125,000 square feet of space housing 20 manufacturing cells and 5 production lines. Implemented major fixture changes.
• Designed & installed a $20K hydraulic system upgrade reducing downtime from over 3 to 0 hours/day.
• Doubled output of a $1M laser fabrication system by employing a three-week process study.
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
• Government Billing Official, 2015
• Government Acquisitions 101 & 102, Rock Island, IL, 2013
• MS, Management, Troy State University, Troy, AL
• Total Quality Management (LEAN Processes), Department of Defense, Okinawa, Japan
• Engineer & Construction Management, Courthouse Bay, Camp Lejeune, NC
• Leadership School, US Marine Corps, Quantico, VA
• BS, Applied Technology (Manufacturing), University of Wisconsin Stout, Menomonie, WI
• Combat Life Saver, US Army
• Numerous Shingo Platinum and Gold awards for manufacturing excellence
• Secretary of Defense, Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence, Rock Island Arsenal
• OSHA Manufacturing Facility Safety Certificate
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