Manufacturing Manager

MICHAEL K. O'BRYON

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Parma, Ohio 44134

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Demonstrated Management and Customer Relations experience. Diversified

background and working knowledge of Operations, Administration, Quality,

and Human Resources within organizations. Specialized training in Logistics

and Research & Development to include: Transportation, Forecasting, Budget,

Program Management and Planning: as well as implementation, testing,

capital expenditures, and training of new technology for future

application. Theoretical and applied Engineering skills, coupled with a

superior mechanical aptitude. Excellent communication, organizational, and

interpersonal skills. Superb leadership, hands on problem solving,

negotiation abilities, within union and non-union manufacturing

environments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pinnacle Technology

2013-2014

Ottawa Lake, MI

(Down Turn in Business)

Director of Manufacturing (Electronics Contract Manufacturing)

(Responsible the entire plant operations to include NPI's, manufacturing,

managers, supervisors and technical support personnel.

(Changed the entire plant layout within six months and replaced several

pieces of capital equipment in order to improve flow and implement Lean

practices.

(Trained the entire plant, including staff on Lean Manufacturing and 5S and

implemented a weekly walk through of each team to ensure long term

sustainment.

(Identified PCB's with excess hand assembly and designed wave pallets to

increase over all through-put by 40%.

(Weaknesses in the build processes have been identified and ranked for

future capital spend to include employee training.

(We continually maintained 95% or better on time delivery to our customer

base.

(Strive to work as a team within the management staff to build synergy,

assist others, maintain budgets, and work toward common goals.

MICHAEL K. O'BRYON

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eQED

Mayfield Village, Ohio

2011-2013

Manufacturing Manager

(Manufacturer of MRI devices used through out the world for hospitals and

universities.

(Charge with material and equipment acquisition for a new division of QED

that developed and produced the Hakari micro-inverter for the solar

industry, to include vetting of potential contract manufactures until the

plant was ready for production runs.

(Purchased a complete SMT Line from Universal Instruments and configured

the plant in order to accept the new production area.

(Work with the entire staff to ensure time schedules were met and the

critical path was not compromised.

(Developed all work instructions, production and quality standards for

manufacturing.

(It was deemed not viable to produce at current cost per unit and the

economic down turn in the solar industry. The board of directors pulled the

project after several million dollars had been invested.

(The new equipment and 90% of the assets purchased were diverted to the MRI

manufacturing.

INVENSYS CONTROLS

2004-2010

Holland, Michigan (Plant relocated to Mexico)

Operations Manager

(Charged with the leadership of a Tier1, 115million plant operation,

Electronic OEM, Build to Print Controls. 304 employees to include: two

production managers, three manufacturing supervisors, test engineering,

maintenance, facilities maintenance, and engineering programming.

(Transformed surface mount and auto insertion area within one year in order

to grow the business. Handled all capital expenditures, budget, plant

layout, and hiring of new personnel.

(Train Green belts, assist Black Belts, coordinate plant, line or cell

Kaizan events. Visual factory, 5S events/5S Tag area. Lean manufacturing

throughout that is highly integrated with the engineering department in

order to drive out all non-value, waste, and material handling. Solid

employee involvement across all plant operations, 98% OTD, and meet or

exceed sales forecast.

(Saved over 3 million dollars in capital through negotiations, research,

planning, and an aggressive implementation plan. Utilize MRP/ERP systems

for planning, budget, and forecasting growth. Ensure all communications is

established through Engineering and Purchasing.

(Served as operational liaison for over one year setting up equipment,

capital spend, for two sister plants, Chihuahua Mexico and Qingdao China.

Both operations are stand-alone manufacturing units today.

(Designed and implemented a complete pass-through line for Magna Mirrors,

GM "On Star".

(Selected for and completed: Excellence in Leadership Program, Montreal

Canada.

(Completed cell configuration, warehouse, and equipment upgrades and Valor

Programming Software in order to decease NPI cycle times.

(Coordinated and constructed an IPC training area for employee annual

certifications.

MICHAEL K. O'BRYON

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BOSE CORPORATION

2000-2004

Columbia, South Carolina

Manufacturing / Operations, ASD, QS 9000

(Tier 1 supplier of electronic amplifiers (OEM) for the high-end automotive

industry, foreign and domestic.

(Charged with quality, cost, delivery, and maintenance activities

associated with two topside surface mount cells, three bottom side cells

(two tandem Universal HSP's), two DIP cells, Radial and Axial insertion.

One complete final assembly line.

(Execute to the build plan. Interact daily with fellow managers,

technicians, across all shifts as well as supporting personnel; Process

Engineers, Quality Engineers, Machine Programmers, HR, Materials, in order

to ensure proper planning, support, and staffing levels.

(Developed and implemented product and process improvements, thus reducing

costs, increasing quality objectives, and improved manufacturing throughput

within two months.

(Ensure outstanding employee morale and team building by educating and

training staff.

(Work in conjunction with other operation units and support organizations.

Proactively monitor departmental budget and associated expenses.

(Established a clear vision of achievement through goals, cross training,

and performance strategies in order to improve quality and reduce scrap.

(Currently writing training support documents in order to improve, track,

training standards and QS 9000 documentation.

(Oversee and demonstrate a thorough understanding of all SMT machine

programming and maintenance activities to include: Universal HSP, Siemens,

Panasonic, and Fuji placement machines. Eliminated process constraints and

increased cycle times.

(Very strong experience in high technology, fast paced manufacturing,

electronics, mechanical, manufacturing management, MRP, Lean Concepts,

budget, and quality standards associated with industry. Received Vice

Presidents Award for Automotive Excellence in manufacturing.

US ROBOTICS / 3 COM

1996-2000

Morton Grove, Illinois

Production Manager / Personal Communications Division

(Accountable for the complete manufacturing process (surface mount) of high-

speed computer modems for this large technology based company.

(Provided motivational leadership to ensure high employee morale, strong

cross-functional teamwork, and highly involved work teams.

(Developed and implemented product and process improvements to reduce costs

and exceed quality objectives by utilizing Kanban principals.

(Tracked applicable data to prepare reports and presentations concerning

departmental goals and objectives.

(Participated in the coordination and planning of new product introduction,

produced the first 56K modem in the industry for consumer sale.

(Certified ISO 9000; Developed SMT work instructions for the OEM division.

(Consistently exceeded build attainment through team involvement; 108%

quarterly average.

(Coordinated all maintenance activities and identified production

mechanical constraints that inhibited the continuous pull process.

MICHAEL K. O'BRYON

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RALSTON PURINA / RALSTON FOODS

1992-1996

Lancaster, Ohio

Production Management / Breakfast Food Division

UNITED STATES ARMY / COMMISSIONED OFFICER 1982-1992

Captain, Infantry (Ranger)

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL

TRAINING

Bachelor of Science, Personnel Management, Ohio University, Athens Ohio

1981

ROTC Scholarship.

(Combined Arms Service School

(Logistics Management College

(Infantry Officers Advanced Course

(Basic and Master Airborne (Parachute)

(Ranger School

(Metal Fabrication, Bend, Shear, Punch, Form, and Welding

( IPC-7711 & 7721 Registered Instructor

(US Robotics Technology Resource Training; IPC-A-610

(Universal HSP 4795 / 4796 Operations and Maintenance, Level 1 & 2

(Universal 6248 VCD Sequencer, Operations and Maintenance

(Universal 6369E Radial Insertion

(Universal 4716A GDM Dispenser, Operations and Maintenance

(Universal 6380 Radial 8 Insertion, Operations and Maintenance

(Siemens HS 50 & 25, Operations and Maintenance

(Siemens SIPLACE PRO programming

(Excellence in Leadership, Montreal Canada

(Green Belt, Lean Manufacturing, Process Flow

(Gantt chart, ERP, GAP Analysis Training

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