Brien Doyle
Mauckport, IN *****
**********@*****.***
Career Objective
Seeking a challenging opportunity in Manufacturing or Supply Chain
Management where I can make a significant contribution to my employer's
strategic goals and objectives.
Summary
Results driven manufacturing leader with proven track record in Plant
Management, Supply Chain Management and Finance. Strategic planning and
profit and loss responsibility.
Leader adept at building and coaching high performance teams with a
motivational leadership style and reputation for developing promotable
staff. Consistently delivered results through development and
implementation of continuous improvement, and winning business strategies
which increased profit, market share growth, and organizational
effectiveness. Championed the implementation of Lean, Oracle and SAP.
Pall Corporation DeLand, FL 2012 - 2013
Global manufacturer of filtration products for use in the aerospace,
pharmaceutical packaging, food packaging, machinery & equipment and
automotive industries.
Sr. Operations Manager, Elements 2012 -
2013
Operational Excellence Manager, Southern Region 2012 - 2012
. Managed the implementation of Single Piece Flow production, converting
from batch to cellular manufacturing.
. Reduced WIP from $750k to $60k daily average .
. Reduced in process time from 7 days to 2 hours.
. Reduced scrap by 90%.
. Managed the transfer of operations, closing one facility to create
Center of Excellence.
. Improved year over year production output by 4% post Warn Notice
announcement.
. Reduced past due from $2.9m to $0.2m in 3 months.
. Member of the senior leadership team.
JW Aluminum Charleston, SC 2008 - 2012
Global manufacturer of flat rolled aluminum products for use in the
aerospace, pharmaceutical packaging, food packaging, and automotive
industries. Four U.S. facilities with annual revenues of $700 million.
Corp Mgr, Logistics and Shipping 2010 -
2012
Plant Manager, Arkansas Operations 2009 - 2010
Plant Manager, Tennessee Operations 2008 - 2009
Plant Controller, Tennessee Operations 2008 - 2008
. Developed a core leadership team that implemented a safety and 5S
culture that reduced incident rates, improved productivity and morale.
. Increased production volumes by 20% with 70% of the cost historical
cost structure.
. Reduced inventories by 33% while increasing On Time Delivery.
. Facilitate the initial design of the Oracle Process Manufacturing
module implementation.
. Lead the centralization of logistics/shipping to manage warehouses at
operating facilities as a single plant in four locations with standard
work and standard operating procedures.
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. Lead the training and implementation of the Oracle Order Management
module - shipping portion and the Oracle Mobile Client application.
. Selected and lead third party supply chain partner for
logistics/traffic.
. Member of the senior leadership team for four years.
KNAPE & VOGT MANUFACTURING Grand Rapids, MI 2004 - 2007
Manager, Marketing Information and Administration 2007 - 2007
Materials Manager 2005 - 2007
Production Control Manager 2004 - 2005
Knape & Vogt is an industry leader in the design, manufacture and
distribution of kitchen and bath storage specialty items, office furniture
accessories for original equipment manufacturers, distribution chains and
large retail centers. The company has over 600 employees in Grand Rapids
and a smaller manufacturing plant in Vietnam with annual revenues of $150
million.
. Role manages the procurement planning and production scheduling.
. Transitioned company from 100% Make to Stock to balanced inventory
versus make-to-order supporting customer lead-time requirements.
. Managed growth of imported products from 2-3 containers per month to
over 25 containers per month.
. Facilitated improvement in On Time and Complete shipping from 73% to
90%.
. Automated procurement process using Internet technologies.
. Reduced inventories by 19% ($4.0 million) in six months.
WALTER INDUSTRIES Tampa, FL 2001 -
2004
Director, Finance and Operations
Crestline Homes, Inc. 2002 - 2004
Crestline is a subsidiary of Jim Walter Homes Group, a core company of
Walter Industries. The Company is a leader in modular homebuilding,
manufacturing 700 homes annually with $45 million in revenues.
. Role provides leadership of accounting, purchasing, planning and
material handling, and shipping/traffic and is responsible for the
development of annual business plans and the strategy and planning
process.
. Facilitated development of Annual Business Plan, Working Capital
Action Plans, Strategy
. Site Champion for SAP ERP Implementation
. Recruited personnel and implemented formal procurement systems and
processes.
. Established formal receiving and storage processes.
. Resolved all audit points from previous owners and finance manager
responsibilities.
Manager, Operations Analysis
Walter Industries 2001 - 2002
Walter Industries, Inc. is a diversified company with five principal
operating businesses and annual revenues of $1.9 billion. The Company is a
leader in homebuilding, home financing, water transmission products, energy
services and specialty aluminum products.
. Role provides leadership of major financial analysis and provides
contributions into the strategy and planning process.
. Facilitated development of the Annual Business Plan
. Revised the Causal/Forecast R&O process.
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INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE Springfield, OH 1998 - 2001
ABM & Manpower Supervisor
. Responsible for planning, organizing and directing of the activities
of Activity Based Management in the Springfield Assembly Plant.
. Transitioned facility from Activity Based Costing to Activity Based
Management
. Developed and facilitated training program for 325 managers and union
representatives in cost management.
. Promoted "Activity Thinking" throughout the organization as the basis
for the 5 year Strategic Business Plan
. Represented International Trucks' requirements in revisions of ABC
Technologies software.
. Designed prototype of manpower planning models based on activity
output demand Integrated ABM for continuous improvement of Standard
Cost definition (fixed costs definition)
L.A. Darling, A Marmon Company Paragould, AR 1988
-1998
ABM Manager 1996 - 1998
Corporate Office
. Developed enterprise ABM system for local site information for 5
facilities and customer profitability for corporate analysis and
strategy.
. Facilitated the concept of "Activity Thinking" resulting in non-
traditional pricing models.
Inventory Control Accountant 1993 -1996
Corporate Office
. Developed procedures for Accrued Accounts Payable, Invoicing and
Inventory Reconciliation
. Facilitated the understanding of integration between operational and
financial systems
. Served as representative on user group BOD for Computer Associates
software
Manufacturing Analyst 1988 -1993
Wood Division
. Managed cycle count program to improve inventory accuracy from 60% t a
95% sustainable eliminating physical inventory activities.
. Supported local management in the analysis of cost impacts of
operational decisions prior to the decentralization of the corporate
accounting function.
. Managed the conversion from legacy systems to integrated MRP II
system.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Technology Southern
Illinois University (1996)
Various leadership programs, Lean, Oracle, SAP, MRP
REFERENCES
Available Upon Request