Manager Engineer
Resume:
Statesboro, GA *****
JACK READY *******@*****.***
SUMMARY:
Senior Manufacturing Executive with experience in P&L management,
turnarounds, six-sigma, lean manufacturing/5s and strategic planning. Well
organized individual experienced in leading multi-disciplined teams.
Skilled at finding creative, cost effective solutions to plant problems.
Background in LEAN MANUFACTURING, SIX-SIGMA, SPC, 5-S.
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
Development of product design changes resulting in savings of $4.2 million
over life cycle of product
Changes to process resulting in cost savings and capacity increase totaling
$1.2MM/year ongoing
Led plant to ISO9001 certification and subsequent upgrade to 2000 standard
Championed change in product focus leading to 20% increase in margin
Led implementation of Lean Manufacturing, Visual Factory, and 5S
Led turnaround from break-even to $8 million profit
Led plant through change in ownership
EXPERIENCE:
2008- Present Consulting
Tool Manufacturer - The scope of this consulting project was to evaluate
material, equipment, and labor utilization using Process Flow Analysis to
predict the most effective process manufacturing flow through the plant at
the optimum cost.
Industrial Equipment Parts Manufacturer - Designed, developed, and
implemented a computerized procedure, which analyzes and recommends the
best process flow to create optimal manufacturing costs for a particular
product line.
Tire Manufacturers - Developed tire testing standards for purchased
products for company in Serbia. Developed tire testing and grading
standards for various plants in China.
GPX International Tire
Boston, MA
Director of Quality
Manage Quality functions and programs for international, multi-plant tire
manufacturer.
Manage ISO conformance.
Drive down costs through quality initiatives.
Resolved problems with major supplier regarding tire mounting issues.
Wrote corporate-wide tire grading standard.
1995 - 2006 Carlisle
Tire & Wheel / Titan Tire Corp. Clinton, TN
Director of Engineering Aug. 2005 - Aug. 2006
Responsible for process and product engineering for multi-plant operation.
Oversaw development of new tire line for compact utility tractors.
Plant Manager Aug. 1996 - Aug. 2005
Full P&L responsibility for management of all phases of $80MM/yr., 500
employee tire manufacturing facility
Reorganized production management to facilitate better coordination between
departments
Created process improvement group
Increased productivity by 20% with 17% reduction in personnel
Achieved ISO9001 certification
Manufacturing Services Manager Sept. 1995 - Aug. 1996
Responsible for management of maintenance and engineering departments of
$80MM/yr. tire manufacturing facility; responsible for development and
administration of capital budget
Reorganized maintenance department for greater responsiveness to production
breakdowns
Managed rebuild of hot feed extruder line.
Effectively controlled $3.5MM capital budget
1987 - 1995 Michelin Tire Corporation Greenville, SC &
Tuscaloosa, AL
Project Engineer / Design Engineer / Maintenance Supervisor
Responsible for development and analysis of maintenance procedures, methods
& organization for effectiveness & efficiency improvements
Coordinated all control system integration of a $75MM rubber mixer project;
this included a run simulation saving five weeks of start-up delays
Increased manufacturing line reliability by identifying and analyzing
downtime causes; downtime reduced from 12% to 1% of scheduled runtime
including three months of no occurrences. This entailed a full capability
study of sidewall tuber line.
Managed project team to upgrade control system on tire test cell which
included negotiations with vendor to correct design problem; completed
project on schedule; managed 50% increase in job scope in mid-schedule
1988 - 1992
Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC
Part-time Allen-Bradley PLC/5 Instructor
Taught Basic and Advanced PLC/5 Programming for the Continuing Education
Department
EDUCATION:
BSME, University of South Florida - Tampa, FL
Company sponsored seminars:
- Finance and Accounting for the Non-financial Manager
- Rubber Chemistry
- Designed Experiments
- Lean Manufacturing
- Project Management
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