Steven R. Crawford

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Goshen, IN 46526

Home: 574-***-****

Cell: 574-***-****

accrc1@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Bachelor Industrial Engineering PURDUE UNIVERSITY (1983) - West Lafayette,

IN

Masters Business Administration XAVIER UNIVERSITY (1988) - Cincinnati, OH

ACHIEVEMENTS AND SKILLS

. After being trained in Japan and US by Arakawa Autobody (Toyota's

seating manufacturer), implemented manufacturing system for

automotive seating supplying Toyota. Created a capital budget for a

Greenfield operation for Johnson Controls to assemble complete

seating for Toyota in a Just-In-Time environment. Toyota ordered four

(4) hours ahead and we built and shipped within that time. Our

inventory turns exceeded two-hundred (200) turns per year.

. Using TPS principles managed growth of almost twenty percent (20%) in

one year. I created a plan and it was implemented on-time with lower

operating costs than anticipated. The distribution system had to be

revamped with measurables and information to facilitate the growth,

in which I was the leader of this project.

. Reduced defects from forty-five percent (45%) to four percent (4%).

At Glaval Corporation (a midsize van conversion company that produced

100 vans per day), I implemented a quality, feedback and inventory

system that enabled us to reduce our defects and reduce our

throughput time while building to order.

WORK HISTORY

SMOKER CRAFT, INC - New Paris, IN 2008 to present

(Manufacturer of RV's - Pontoons, Aluminum boats, Fiberglass boats)

Continuous Improvement Manager

. Upholstery area productivity increased by 20% while reducing

inventory by 75%

. Consolidated pontoon production from two facilities and reduced

throughput by 50% while implementing sequenced delivery of parts from

press area and fabrication

. Aluminum boat production established unit of production to triple

inventory turns and in-process of implementing mixed model production

COACHMEN INDUSTRIES (RV) - Middlebury, IN 2003 to 2004 and 2006 to 2008

(Manufacturer of RV's - Travel Trailers, Fifth Wheels, Class C motor homes,

and Class A motor homes)

Lean Manufacturing Manager

. Setup and maintain locations for all parts used within the facility.

Through organization and changing ordering methods reduced inventory

by 30% and reduced damaged material by 25%.

. Established a system to stage in order large products for line

operators. Staging of parts was a main component in facility's

productivity improvement of 18.5% comparing current quarter versus

same period last year.

. Maintain safety program within current facility. This includes the

Dupont STOP safety program and traditional walkthroughs and safety

committee.

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TRP INTERNATIONAL - Bloomington, IN 2004 to 2006

(Manufacturer of Axle components)

GM Quest Technologies

. Manage 3 separate operations (Fabex, GVS, and Quest) while being

located in Elkhart for parent company in Bloomington, IN. and combine

into 2 facilities

. Establish from scratch HR systems for both safety and operational.

. Develop manufacturing grading criteria to insure operational goals

met.

. Develop organizational structure to support ISO 9000 systems.

VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES - Elkhart, IN 2001 to 2002

(Manufacturer of RV Frames, Mobile Home Frames, Contract Electro-Coater,

and Small Utility Trailers)

Vice President Manufacturing

. Managed the main facility of 250,000 square feet with two-hundred

(200+) plus employees, with approximately $20M per year sales

(subsidiary of Banks Corporation with $250M in sales)

. Accomplished improvements to the small trailer manufacturing,

reducing assembly labor by 50% by improving the flow of material and

defining labor requirements

. Reduced quality complaints in contract electro-coat business by

eighty percent (80%) by installing a quality system

REESE PRODUCTS, INC. - Elkhart, IN 1997 to 2001

(Manufacturer of Towing Accessories - Hitches and 5th Wheels. Facility with

350 employees and $80M per year in sales)

Vice President of Process Improvements - Operations USA - Manufacturing &

Distribution Centers

VP Manufacturing of US Production

Plant Manager

. Started as Plant Manager of the Elkhart Plant, the was promoted to VP

Manufacturing of US Production and promoted up to VP Operations USA -

Manufacturing and Distribution Centers, in which I implemented Toyota

Production System and New Product Introduction

. Improved Safety Record by sixty percent (60%), by implementing working

safety committee

. Increased throughput of paint line by twenty-five percent (25%) by

implementing JIT principles for scheduling and material ordering

. Increased on-time delivery from sixty-five percent (65%) to ninety-one

percent (91%), while increasing capacity by twenty percent (20%),

while reducing inventory by ten percent (10%)

GLAVAL CORPORATION - Elkhart, IN 1996 to 1997

(Van Conversion Company with $100M in sales and 200 employees)

Vice President Engineering and Assembly

. Implemented a quality system increasing direct runners from fifty-five

percent (55%) to ninety-five percent (95%) by coordinating quality

feedback systems along with written instructions by operation for the

assembly line and a Kanban Inventory System to reduce the amount of

missing parts

. Reduced throughput time by twenty-five percent (25%) for building

complete vans by streamlining operations

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MACK TRUCKS, INC. - Allentown, PA 1993 to 1996

(Manufacturer of Class 8 Trucks)

Manager Manufacturing Engineering - Assembly Methods

. Supervised ten (10) manufacturing engineers located at the Engineering

Design and Test Center (EDTC)

. Led the Mack effort for process synergies with Renault Corporation

(parent company)

. Approved all major capital for Winnsboro, SC and Macungie, PA assembly

plants

. Instituted in-line wheel alignment that reduced vehicle warranty by

$100/vehicle

. Chief Engineer and myself worked system for manufacturing approval of

all engineering changes and prototype major ones at the EDTC

SUBARU-ISUZU AUTOMOTIVE - Lafayette, IN 1989 to 1993

(Automotive Assembly Plant for the production of Subaru Legacy Cars and

Isuzu Pickup Trucks and Rodeo)

Product Manager

. Production Manager delegated to launch the Greenfield Facility

. Created supervisor appraisal system

. Established spare parts crib ($350K inventory) and created a system

to track to supervisor area

. Trained and established quality checking criteria

. Established and maintained feedback system for defects

JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. - Georgetown, KY 1983 to 1989

(Manufacturer of Automotive Seating)

Chief Industrial Engineer

Supervisor Manufacturing Processes

Statistical Process Control Engineer

Industrial Engineer

. Designed manufacturing system for Toyota Camry seating with twenty-

two (22) minute throughput time, two-hundred plus (200+) inventory

turns per year, and sequenced delivery system to Toyota Assembly

Plant

. Trained three-hundred (300) employees in a five (5) hour class in SPC

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