Managing Director

Kazim Aya

**** **** **. **, **********, MI *****

616-***-**** - ********@*****.***

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT OF MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING

A mission-driven executive with an extensive management background. P&L

leadership experience includes global manufacturing, supply chain,

purchasing, integration of lean principles, product design/development,

quality control systems, logistics, customer service satisfaction and

marketing. Resourceful and results-oriented executive with excellent

interpersonal and organizational skills. Recognized for servant leadership

style and building high performance teams that execute and deliver

profitable results. Strong verbal and written communication skills in

several languages. Benchmark achievements in both emerging and mature

business environments.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

- P&L/ Multi-site Management - Short & Long Term Strategic

Planning

- Engineering and value engineering - R&D + product development

- Streamlining & Lean Manufacturing - Team Development and

Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Artiflex - Automatrics

2008 to Present

Artiflex designs and builds dies, manufactures stampings for the automotive

and other related industries. Revenue: $220M, Employees 1000+

Automatrics has been acquired by Artiflex (became Automatrics Division)

Spring 2012

Company designs and builds Robotic and Hard Automation Engineered systems

for Lean manufacturing, assembly, quality control, material handling,

welding and testing. Mainly supports the 5 production plants in 3 states.

General Manager of Automatrics prior to the merger.

Director of Automatrics - Division of Artiflex Manufacturing.

Director of Automation & Welding Systems - Company-wide Artiflex

Manufacturing.

Management of sales, design and production departments, daily operations

with P&L and HR responsibility. Reporting to the CEO of the company.

Defined goals and objectives for growth, implemented modern techniques to

make the company profitable. Achieved geographic and industry

diversification. Invented new devices/machines.

Faurecia 2004 to 2008

World's 6th largest automotive supplier, 320 locations in 34 countries,

94000 employees, 5500 engineers, 30 R&D sites

Corporate Manufacturing-Automation Coordinator, responsible for multiple

N/A plants.

Product design and development, manufacturing line design and development,

facilities improvement.

Developed highly automated robotic production cells, quality control

equipment, implemented lean manufacturing techniques (used Kaizen & Six

Sigma), developed high tech welding methods to facilitate value added

engineering. Redesigned products for manufacturability and scrap reduction.

PoliUSA, Inc. 1994 to

2004

North American branch of a multinational OEM chemicals and paints/adhesives

manufacturer: Revenue$200M, Employees 1000+

Chief Executive Officer - Managed all of N/A operation

Started up USA operations from ground zero: Construction of building &

Purchase of equipment, hiring and training of personnel, legal issues,

patent/trademark/license/permit issues, establishment of market position,

catalogs and marketing tools, advertising tasks were addressed.

Created unique products for the household paints market, marine market and

toy industry.

Toy products have been awarded "Toy of the Year" in three consecutive

years.

Acquired a major national market share in the children's Arts & Crafts

Industry.

Established market share in USA, Europe, Eastern-Europe and Middle East.

R.J. Reynolds 1987 to

1994

Company produces and distributes tobacco products (namely Camel

cigarettes), worldwide. Revenue $20B+ (est.) Employees: 4800

Coordinator/Director - Turkey, managed up to 900 people 650M, reported to

VP - European Operations, located in Geneva Switzerland, responsible for

Eastern Europe and Middle East.

Consulted initial market establishment and penetration. Hired and managed

the skeleton staff, established facilities. Created marketing campaigns.

Company grew and gained market share (second largest in the region), built

a production plant, established distribution channels, network of dealers

and moved its operations to a large skyscraper in Istanbul. Presently

employs several thousand people.

SSA 1981 to 1990

COO, managed up to 1000 people & 50M budget. - Reported to President/Owner

An import/export company specializing in sales/service/training of

Automotive Service Equipment, Automotive Production Machinery, Non-

Destructive Testing Equipment and Materials, Laboratory/Testing Equipment,

Welding equipment, Robotics & Handling equipment.

Designed and built new machines to suit specific customer requirements.

Established over 350 complete workshops/production facilities around the

world.

Designed, supplied, trained, serviced one of the world's largest workshops

during construction of Ataturk Dam in Turkey (world's largest rock

formation dam)

Involving the largest construction equipment produced by Caterpillar at the

time, including dump trucks, excavators, dozers, rock crushing equipment.

Installed/Trained/Serviced a high number of production/service machinery,

including very large/heavy equipment and very high tech. computerized

equipment.

EDUCATION, TRAINING & CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

French Baccalaureate in Math & Physics; College Beau-Soleil, Switzerland

1976

Bachelor's of Technology in Engineering; Montana University & Western

Michigan University 1980

Master's of Education in Vocational Technical Education; Montana University

1981

Holds Patents in USA & Europe.

Factory Trained in Sales & Service by various European and American

Manufacturers 1981-1983

Extensive training and hands-on experience with metallization methods,

exotic welding methods and Level II certified in non-destructive testing.

Extensive Computer Experience, Programmer/Analyst, Literate in Office

Suites, Web page design, Database management, 3D-Cad, Publishing.

Hands-on experience with Accounting, Strategic planning, Marketing, HR &

legal issues.

Fluent (written & spoken) in English, French, Turkish. Moderate language

skills in Italian and German.

Extensive working experience with Six Sigma & Lean Manufacturing

principles.

Leadership Training - Bartell & Bartell - Summer 2012

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