Project Manager Management
Resume:
Errol Frick
South Bend, IN 46637
**********@*****.***
www.errolfrick.wordpress.com
SKILLS SET:
Program management, project management, continuous improvement, training, public relations, technical writing,
drafting, value stream mapping, design to cost, design to manufacture, product safety, process creation, ECN, 5S,
workstation optimization, quick set ups, time and motion studies, TQM, kanban, kaizen, andon deployment, lean
administration, shop floor leadership, structured problem solving, FMEA, visual management, line balancing, defect -free
process creation, standard work, presentations, website design, MS Office Suite, Adobe CS5, HTML, AutoCAD, and SAP.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Bachelor of Arts Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, PMI
Siemens Production System (Lean) Certification, TPS
ISO 9000 Lead Auditor Certification
Naval Officer Protocol and Executive Administration Certification
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Global Power (Koontz-Wagner) – South Bend, IN 2013-Present
PROJECT MANAGER
Used project management skills to stabilize the Siemens account worth more than $15M annually.
Created a spare parts program from scratch to increase profit margins.
Kicked open the door to lean manufacturing by teaching the principles of 5S and implementing kitting.
Introduced Maturity in Project Management (MPM) to improve information flow and leverage lessons learned .
Siemens, Industry – Worcester, MA 2008-2013
SENIOR ENGINEER CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT/PROJECT MANAGER
Upended the manufacturing culture by implementing lean manufacturing principles to identify and reduce waste by
deploying lean tools (i.e. timing studies, ishikawa diagrams, brainstorming sessions, kanban, andon, and poka yoke)
the results of which saved $300K annually.
Crushed the curve by deploying an aggressive and robust shop-wide 5S program – which is still sustaining.
Drove design to cost efforts through cross-functional brainstorming sessions and shepherding ideas through the
engineering change notification process.
Broke new ground in product development by working as a project manager on a team responsible for developing a
prototype planetary gearbox for a 260 ton mining truck. Drove aspects of the entire product lifecycle (specification,
design, procurement, quality planning, manufacturing, testing, troubleshooting, resolving failures, and shipping).
Found ways to take 40% of manufacturing cost out of the product compared to prototype baseline.
Submitted ideas to collapse costs with projected savings to EBITD of more than $7M annually through the submission
of patents for 5 inventions to reduce the footprint, and increase productivity of steel mills.
Radically reformed all aspects of the technical documents program including increasing the transparency and
accessibility of file storage protocol and configuration by using continuous improvement methods to collapse the cost
of the technical manuals program by 750% (i.e. $300K to $40K). Eliminated a two year backlog in manual releases
and sped the process up 2000% while increasing quality and usability.
Institutionalized the product safety program globally. Developed hazard assessments (JHA) and risk assessments
(FMEA), found unique solutions to improve the effectiveness of guarding while reducing weight. Managed the CE
Mark and OSHA EHS programs. Authored Field Safety Policy for the business unit globally.
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Errol Frick
53176 Twyckenham Dr.
South Bend, IN 46637
**********@*****.***
www.errolfrick.wordpress.com
General Electric/DRS Power Technologies (Contractor) – Fitchburg, MA 2007-2008
TECHNICAL WRITER
Developed proposal content based on researching engineering blueprints and design records, interviewing engineers,
salespersons, and clients at GE’s Industrial Steam Turbine Application Center. Efforts he lped land more than $150M
in new revenue.
Erased a six month backlog in proposal releases bringing the submission rate to one week ahead of schedule and
pulling in new start dates from four months to less than three weeks. This was done by closing out easy projects first,
arriving early, and staying late thus greatly improving process flow.
Responded to RFQs and RFPs for international oil and petrochemical refineries, paper mil ls, and major universities to
correctly identify hydraulic emergency trip valves, electrically powered turning gears, thermodynamic vapor spray
systems, and other complex industrial equipment.
Home Depot/Structural Security (Contractor) – Algonac, MI 2004-2007
PROJECT MANAGER
Nurtured new business models to increase revenue by $80K per year by using project management best practices to
craft a new company message, create well-organized processes for improving vendor relations, enhance customer
service, direct activities relating to sales and marketing, and streamlin e field operations by preparing sales bids,
contracts, proposals and presentations to provide excellent service for more than 3,000 customers.
Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. – Southfield, MI 2000-2004
PROGRAM MANAGER
Landed more than $20M in new business by using program management, R&D, and networking skills to create new
platforms such as medical devices, occupational health and safety, and environmental audit programs.
Used continuous improvement skills to recognize and remove bottlenecks caused by a lack of training and knowledge
dissemination by developing a training department the results of which improved quality and employee retention .
Creatively found new methods to manage the documents and data department by leveraging continuous
improvement skills to identify and solve constraints such as product turnaround lag, product quality issues,
unnecessary business expenses, and employee retention. The results were a savings $120K annually.
Manic Fever Productions – Mt. Clemens, MI 1999-2001
OWNER and OPERATIONS MANAGER
Made the world a better place by founding a non-profit organization. Used interpersonal communications and
project management skills to coordinate event marketing campaigns, implement and track project and event
timelines, procure sponsorship, work with vendors, direct pre-event walkthrough sessions, act as day of event
operations manager, implement “meet and greet” sessions between more than 150 local and national recording
artists, thousands of fans, and several media outlets, and provide interviews to local media outlets such as the Detroit
Free Press, Metro Times, Richmond Voice, Pt. Huron Times Herald, WDET 101.9 FM National Public Radio, Detroit.
United States Navy – Norfolk, VA 1995-1999
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR AND TECHNICAL WRITER
As senior yeoman for the commanding officer used administration skills to maintain the CO’s schedule, author the
Plan of the Day (daily newsletter), manage all aspects of the officer HR department, author awards, and evaluations.
Spent a year in engineering department learning all manner of power generation and nuclear propulsion.
Instituted a self sustaining military recycling project which was a model for future military recycling.
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