Manufacturing Manager
Resume:
GREGORY SAFARIK
* ****** **** ***** ******, CT. *6801
****.*******@*****.***
Objective: Operations /Program Management
General:
Results oriented and customer focused operations manager with extensive experience in manufacturing and general management
assignments with corporations of high technology products and systems. Proven ability in startup situations, plant operations and
product management, production, materials, industrial and manufacturing engineering. Extensive experience in the design and
implementation of successful manufacturing teams, strategies and continuous improvement programs. Demonstrated leadership
skills in both expanding and declining markets. Highly effective in turning around inefficient manufacturing operations by increasing
productivity, streamlining systems and procedures, reducing costs and improving product quality.
Professional Experience:
Hologic, Inc. Danbury Connecticut 2003 – 2013
Vice President Manufacturing Operations, Breast Health
Oversight of Operations and Manufacturing for all Breast Health Imaging Equipment (Dimensions, Selenia, M4 and MultiCare) with
a combined sales of more than $700M annually, reporting to the Senior Vice President of Corporate Manufacturing Operations.
Proven self-starter able to implement manufacturing strategies to achieve corporate initiatives. Expert in leading multifunctional team
(Production, Materials, Quality Control, Manufacturing /Test Engineering and Traffic) to produce significant and notable results for
the corporation.
• Successfully supported increased sales plan from $50M to over $500M annually resulting in 70% market share in domestic
digital mammography equipment, increasing shipments from 10 to over 60 systems per week within the same space and only
doubling manufacturing headcount.
• Managed product cost reduction teams to lower cost of all products by greater than 30%.
• Improved product quality and achieved 100% on-time delivery by implementing Lean Manufacturing Techniques.
• Chaired a multi-discipline install reporting team, which in turn achieved lowering warranty cost by 10X.
• Served as a mentor and coach for High Potential Employees.
ASML (formally SVG Silicon Valley Group) Wilton, Connecticut 2001 - 2003
Manager, Sub Systems
Directed all phases of manufacturing of the Sub-Systems Facility (901 Ethan Allan Highway Ridgefield CT.) manufacturing in
support of Micralign and Micrascan Lithography equipment and various Modules of TWINSCAN. Responsible for all tasks, budgets
and schedules associated with producing major sub-modules. Provided daily direction and guidance for all manufacturing,
manufacturing engineering, financial and material requirements and personnel required to produce our products, reporting to the
Director of Operations.
• Managed an outsourcing program - 3,500 unique SVG heritage assemblies within a 6-month period.
Developed and implemented an outsource process, supplier selection, transitioning tooling and supplier training.
• Simultaneously planned and coordinated consolidation of the 901 facility into the Wilton facility (Mfg.
Assembly 25K-sq.ft. to 5K-sq-ft.)
• Directed a multifunctional manufacturing team to transition TWINSCAN Modules (Reticle Handling System
and Laser Module Assembly) from Philips, Netherlands, to the ASML facility in Wilton, CT. Evaluated and prepared a business
plan. Transitioning documentation, tooling and test equipment, material, technician training and facility upgrade. Target
objectives successfully met, reduced overall cost by 20% and cycle time by 50%. Successfully managed change in deep-rooted
company culture, redesigned internal processes, determined outsourcing of non-core activities and identify and end non-value
activities. Based on these successes, multiple additional modules have been transitioned using this model.
Diba Industries, Inc. Danbury, Connecticut 06810 2000 - 2000
Assistant to Owner:
Was recruited to assist in the day-to-day management of the company in order to produce Medical Devices (Pumps, Valves, Probes,
Heating Coils and Tubing). Oversaw all phases of the business: manufacturing, engineering, finance, customer service, facilities and
human resources. Achieved goal of eliminating the need for the owner to maintain a daily presence in managing the business.
Medical Laboratory Automation, Inc. Pleasantville, New York, 10570 1997 - 2000
Production Manager:
Directed all phases of manufacturing in order to produce Medical Instruments, reporting to the Vice President of Manufacturing.
Recruited by MLA for expertise in implementing strategies in these areas: Asset Management Program, Total Quality Management,
Continuous Flow Manufacturing, Employee Empowerment, Kaizen Events and Self- Managed Work Teams.
Re-engineered the factory floor and redesigned employee workstations. Increased factory utilization by 50% by eliminating
unnecessary manufacturing and stockroom capabilities. Reduced average manufacturing cycle times of instruments from 18 weeks to
3 weeks, improved quality yields from 80% to 95%, and increased inventory turns and improved financial margins.
Selected to shut down manufacturing in Pleasantville, NY, and did so by transitioning manufacturing of Mechanical and Final
Assembly to Lexington, MA. While off loading all Machine Shop, PCB’s, Harnesses and Disposables. (August 1999 - January
2000).
Norden Systems, Northrop Grumman, Norwalk, Connecticut, 06856 1989 - 1997
Integrated Product Team Leader:
Integrated Product Team Leader for the J-Stars Radar System. Managed all tasks, budgets, and schedules associated with producing
the J-Stars digital hardware. Oversaw and guided all engineering, manufacturing, financial and material requirements, and personnel
required to produce our product.
Production Program Manager:
Managed all manufacturing requirements with respect to cost, schedule, and technical specifications on the Joint Stars Radar
Program. Coordinated manufacturing efforts with the program office, engineering, and our customer.
Marine Radar Manufacturing Manager:
Managed the Marine Radar Manufacturing facility. Oversight of Quality, budgets, schedule, and all associated manufacturing touch
labor. Implemented and managed continuous flow and statistical process control Teams.
Production Control Manager (Long Island Facility):
Managed all activities associated with Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Shop Floor Control, and Inventory Management.
Management support for 40M yearly sales forecast on all programs. Developed formats for control charts and implemented systems
to develop data for management reviews.
Newsday, Melville, New York 1987 - 1989
Transportation Coordinator:
Managed daily circulation blotters and set daily driver routing sheets. Prepared over 140 dispatch sheets for the delivery trucks and
their drivers nightly. Coordinated efforts with Transportation Planning, Circulation, and the drivers to resolve issues and insure on-
time delivery.
Fairchild Republic Company, Melville, New York 1977 - 1987
General Supervisor:
Material Control Supervisor responsible for all stockroom and material expediting functions.
Implemented automated part shortage reports and inventory control records.
Supervised the set-up and control of all final assembly and kiting for Saab-Scania, Sweden, in support of all manufacturing
requirements on the SF-340 aircraft program.
Staff Administer:
Senior administrator to the Vice President of operations. Prepared and presented program status at customer reviews. Developed
control charts, rooms and systems to track and measure manufacturing performance. Responsible for a team which reduced line
shortages by over 50%. Assigned to an aircraft retrofit team as team captain in Linkoping, Sweden at the Saab facility.
Industrial Engineering Section Head:
Supervised a team of industrial engineers that provided plant layouts, process flows, and method improvements resulting in cost
reductions. Developed time standards, using motion / time analysis, and supported proposals and negotiations.
Education:
(A.A.S.) Applied Science and Electrical Technology, Queensborough Community College, CUNY – 1977
United Technologies Management Training
Kaizen Flexible Manufacturing Training
Zenger Miller; Self-Managed Work Teams.
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