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Keith Kreider

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Operations Manager

As a management member of an industrial support complex, I have risen to a variety of leadership roles including Plant Manager,

Operations Manager and Program Manager. I have 20 years of experience with team building, cost reduction, quality improvement,

manufacturing production systems, lean, 6-Sigma, AS/ISO/TS quality systems, facility start-up, product validations, and new product

introduction. I have managed operations with 150 hourly employees with annual sales of $35M. Through the use of teams, six sigma

and lean tools, I have delivered $5.2M in material cost reduction, reduced labor hours by 5.9% and have improved fist time quality by

30%.

£ Project Management Six Sigma Black Belt Process Metrics (KPI)

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£ Change Management Lean Manufacturing New Product Introduction

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£ AS9100/TS16949/ISO 9001 Continuous Improvement Automotive Product

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Development/Launch

£ Team Building Cost Reduction

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£ 8D/A3 Corrective Action PPAP/APQP/PFME

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Professional Experience

Metalworx Inc. – Summerville, SC 5/2013 – 3/2015

Operations Manager

Recruited to manage and improve the operations of Metalworx Inc. 85,000 sq. ft. machining, sheet metal fabrication,

welding/fabrication and paint/powder coat facilities (annual sales of approximately $11M). Directed a team of (5) in the execution of all

Metalworx operations: employee safety, product quality, production, manufacturing process development, materials management, and

purchasing

Key Contributions:

• Managed the development and implementation

of the Metalworx Quality Management System for the successful AS9100/ISO9001 certification.

• Developed and implemented a Production Part

Approval Process and an Advanced Product Quality Planning Process.

• Developed and implemented Key Performance

Indicators (KPI).

• Developed and implemented preventive

maintenance, 5S, standard work and employee training programs.

W .W . W illiams Co. – Summerville, SC 2/2009 to

2/2013

Plant Manager

Recruited to start up and manage the W.W.Williams’ 135,000 sq. ft. Pick, Pack, and Ship facility in Summerville, SC. supplying spare

MRAP parts as a sub-contractor to Lockheed Martin (prime) for Force Protection.

Key Contributions:

• Successfully managed the (3) month facility start-up and the day to day operations of the 12 month contract.

• Developed and implemented standard work for all key operations positions.

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• Supervised and managed the activities of (65) hourly associates and (4) supervisors and managers across (2) shifts of Pick,

Pack, Ship production for the shipment of over 10,000 line items to the Defense Logistics Agency, Foreign Military Sales, and US

Government customers.

Plant Manager

Managed the operations (4) assembly lines producing remanufactured Allison automatic transmissions in W.W.Williams’ plant in

Albany, GA. Annual sales were approximately $4.5M. Directed a team of (5) in the execution of all plant activities: HR, order entry,

customer service, materials/logistics, quality, engineering and production.

Key Contributions:

• Directed the Value Stream Transformation (VST) of all (4) assembly lines changing from batch build to progressive/single piece

flow assembly.

• Developed and implemented production metrics, standard work, and 5S.

• Reduced the cost of goods sold by 15%.

Program Manager/6 Sigma Black Belt

Selected as the process improvement leader for W.W.Williams. Managed continuous improvement projects at several of the (21)

Detroit Diesel Distribution locations and the Logistics Division.

Key Contributions:

• Managed a Value Stream Transformation

project for the Tucson, AZ MTU 4000 Series Engine Rebuild facility. Reduced assembly labor hours by 5.9%. Trained team

members on lean and 6-sigma methods. Led team through the development and implementation of a 5S program, process

mapping, standard work, production metrics, Kanban parts delivery, Sales & Operations Planning process and a Warranty

Reduction process.

• Team Leader in the development of a program

to convert Diesel/Gas engines to operate on CNG. Researched, vetted and selected CNG conversion kit suppliers. Converted 3

prototype vehicles. Facilitated training of core team members on CNG operating principles and compressed natural gas storage

regulations.

• Team Leader in the development of standard

work for the (21) W.W.Williams heavy truck repair service centers.

• Team Leader in the development and

implementation of an ISO 9001-2008 quality management system at W.W.Williams’ power pack assembly facility.

Caterpillar/Williams Technologies Inc. – Summerville, SC 3/1995 to 2/2009

Program Manager/6 Sigma Black Belt

Promoted to Program Manager for Caterpillar’s aftermarket remanufacturing division. Responsible for delivering material cost

reduction across (5) Caterpillar Remanufacturing Facilities located in South Carolina, UK, France & China and new product

introduction/start-ups for the South Carolina facility.

Key Contributions:

• Delivered new material cost savings (Salvage) for (5) remanufacturing facilities. Completed 60 + projects delivering

$5.2M in annual savings.

• Directed the efforts of plant engineering, planning & production personnel in the identification of Salvage ideas at the

Caterpillar Summerville location. A total of 59 projects worth $4.34M were identified.

• Directed the efforts of (5) Caterpillar South Carolina Six Sigma Black Belts as the Project Sponsor of 31 projects in

Summerville delivering $3.2M in savings.

• Team Leader in the start-up of (3) new products for Caterpillar, Eaton Transmissions ($8.0M annual sales), Parker Pumps

($11.5M annual sales) and Generator Ends ($10M annual sales).

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Operations Manager

Managed the remanufacturing operations of Caterpillar’s McQueen facility (200,000 sq. ft.) in Summerville, SC. Managed (5)

assembly lines producing automatic transmissions and hydraulic pumps/motors for Allison, Navistar, Saturn and Caterpillar. Annual

sales were approximately $20M. Supervised and managed the activities of (110) hourly & salary employees through (1) engineering,

(1) planning, and (5) supervisors.

Key Contributions:

• Managed the relocation and start-up of the hydraulic pumps/motors assembly line from Caterpillar's Prentiss MS, facility

delivering $4M in increased sales to Summerville.

• Sponsored a Rapid Improvement W orkshop (RIW ) on the Navistar line bringing production from 10 transmissions per day to

40 transmissions per day.

• Sponsored an RIW on the Hydraulic Paint & Pack line reducing paint cycle time from 70 min to 30 min and reduced work

space by 50%.

• Managed a parts salvage team that delivered a $1.2M reduction in annual new parts usage.

Operations Manager

Managed the remanufacturing operations of the Caterpillar’s Farmington facility (135,000 sq. ft) in Summerville, SC . Managed (9)

assembly lines producing front wheel and rear wheel drive automatic transmissions and torque converters for Ford, Mazda and

Chrysler with an annual sales of $35M. Supervised and managed the activities of (150) hourly & salary employees through (1)

engineering, (1) planning, (1) quality and (3) production supervisors.

Key Contributions:

• Managed the validation/PPAP development of all annually released transmission assemblies for the (4) Ford assembly

lines.

• Managed the start-up of the new Ford F250 transmission assembly line with a capital budget of $2.5M.

• Managed the plant shutdown, relocation and the start-up of (3) Mazda assembly lines from Jacksonville, FL to the

Farmington facility.

• Successfully increased the First Time Quality on the Chrysler front wheel drive line from 65% to 92% and the Ford Explorer

line from 60% to 94%.

Plant Manager

Managed the remanufacturing operations of the Williams Technologies’ Echostar facility (64,000 sq. ft.) in Summerville, SC.

Managed (3) assembly and (2) disassembly lines producing Light, Medium and Heavy duty Allison automatic transmissions and

torque converters with an annual sales volume of $25M. Supervised and managed the activities of (75) hourly & salary employees

through (1) engineering/quality, (1) planning, (4) production supervisors.

Key Contributions:

• Consistently met or exceeded monthly production metrics of Assembly Build Schedules, First Time Quality, New Parts Usage,

Hours per Unit, and Supply Spending.

• Managed the merger of the Light and Medium duty assembly production lines through lean & Kaizan events.

• Managed the shut down, relocation and start-up of the Allison & GM disassembly operations from the Summerville

LCI plant to the Echostar facility.

Education and Technical Proficiencies

MS Nuclear Engineering

Navy Nuclear Power School, Orlando, FL

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Keith Kreider

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BS Mechanical Engineering

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

BS Petroleum Engineering

University of W yoming, Laramie, W Y

Six-Sigma Black Belt Training

Caterpillar University, Peoria, IL

Technical Skills

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Access) Microsoft Visio & Project

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