Manager Engineer

Glenn R. Kleint

619-***-**** **** Baltimore Drive #252, La Mesa, CA 91942

***********@***.*** www.linkedin.com/in/glennkleint

Senior-Level Operations Director

A versatile leader offers proven success in enhancing corporate culture,

streamlining/improving operations, establishing new

organizations/departments, and mentoring team and individual success.

Develops and sends new products to market with high margins and re-

engineers existing lines to enhance profit and client satisfaction. Excels

in team building in startup/established settings and is known for

implementing best practices and process improvements that significantly cut

expenses, correct errors/defects, and elevate overall production

efficiencies.

Core Strengths

Team Leadership - Manufacturing Management - Program Management - Product

Development - Cost Controls

Process Improvement - Margin Optimization - P&L Oversight - Policy

Development - Implementation/Startup Strategic Planning - Training &

Development - Change Management - AutoCAD - SolidWorks Design Engineering

Select Career Highlights

. Founded an in-house enterprise wide tooling department to decrease

Veridiam's dependence on outside vendors, saving hundreds of dollar per

item in direct costs while also lowering overall lead-times from an

average of 8 weeks to 14 days.

. Redesigned a mature product line of 15 solid bar products that were

underperforming; increased sales from $50K to $600K and raised margins

from 20% to 60% due to cost controls and product re-engineering efforts.

. Developed, led, and implemented manufacturing processes and successfully

drove a new special alloy cannulated tube product from initial concept to

commercialization in 12 months with a 40% gross profit margin.

. Created and managed development and introduction of a shaped tube used in

open heart surgery, achieving a 50% cost reduction on manufacturing;

increased margins 60% on $500K annual sales in less than 12 months.

Professional Overview

Veridiam 1991-Present

A $70M contract manufacturer of assemblies and high precision components

and tubular products; company serves medical, nuclear power, aerospace, and

industrial markets and employees 500+ staff in three locations.

Manager/Engineer - Enterprise-Wide Production Tooling Department

Proposed, gained approval, and led the startup of an enterprise-wide

production tooling department. Handled hiring and team management as well

as controls/best practices such as Lean and Quality Control methods.

. Improved plant-wide manufacturing across four functional departments that

produced thousands of tooling components; enhanced sustainability,

readiness, and uptime for a 3-shift/24-hour operation.

. Reduced in-plant direct labor and offsite vendor costs $300K+ per year,

cutting tooling spend 15%.

. Lowered plant-wide setup times from 45 minutes to less than 5 minutes,

cutting setup costs 88%.

. Developed enterprise-wide key performance indicators to measure and

report performance on the new department while also identifying areas for

continued improvement.

. Enhanced communications and fostered a supportive environment for four

functional departments.

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Professional Overview continued...

Program Manager

Directed cross-functional teams across four manufacturing departments in

implementing, monitoring, and improving manufacturing operations while

establishing a Plant-Wide Production Tooling Department.

. Partnered with technical experts for on/off-site visits to increase the

new department's capabilities for handling in-house tooling, including

carbine grade selection, carbine die/plug grinding equipment, and EDM.

. Monitored production of in-house tooling, set goals for the team, and

oversaw projects/initiatives to reduce costs and increase profitability;

lowered setup times 88%, reduced recurring tooling costs $300K per year,

increased tooling availability, and virtually eliminated line-stops due

to tooling issues.

. Created a culture of local (functional department) ownership of goals and

objectives and oversaw performance tracking to measure the success of all

enterprise-wide systems.

Product Manager

Managed dozens of manufacturing product lines from engineering stages to

raw materials to shipment; liaised with customers, including technical

expert visits to off-site client locations.

. Revamped an existing line of four intricate shape tubes that struggled

with excessive rework and scrap rates (rods were used in boiling water

nuclear reactors); improved manufacturing techniques to greatly reduce

rework rates and achieve 50%+ profit margin. Team was named a GE Six-

Sigma Preferred Supplier as a result.

Product Developer/Engineer

Defined production protocols, improved manufacturing and inspection

techniques, produced quality assurance documentation, and oversaw product

certification controls and processes.

. Designed and developed special alloy cannulated tube from exotic alloys

Biodur 108 and titanium that were used by OEM manufacturers as surgical

implant and bone fixation screws.

. Developed a shaped tube used in surgical vein harvester operations (open

heart surgery), performed tooling design, and created manufacturing

techniques for multiple stages of production.

*Career Note: Previously served as a Commissioned Officer in the US Coast

Guard; leadership roles included an At-Sea Command and Control Deck

Watch Officer, Law Enforcement Boarding Officer, Weapons Department Head,

Instructor, and Admiral's Aide.

Education & Credentials

MBA - University of Phoenix BS, Civil Engineering - US Coast Guard

Academy

Authored/Published/Marketed "Offerings of Shiloh" in 2012 Noted Speaker &

Instructor

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