Manufacturing professional

Todd J. Van Noordt

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Accomplished leader with proven ability to improve operational performance

and provide customer focus. Drive factory execution, build alliances,

manage change and implement initiatives that support organizational

effectiveness.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

. Manufacturing Operations . P & L Management . Lean Implementation .

Problem Solving . New Product Introduction . Supply Chain Management .

Process Improvement . Employee Empowerment . Sheet Metal Fabrication .

Assembly . Painting . Welding .

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Management Consultant / USC Forest, VA

Mar 2014 - Present

Project Manager / Implementation Specialist

Analyze business, execute Lean Principles & develop practical, value-driven

approaches for the supply chain that are designed to improve process flow,

throughput, efficiency and reduce inventory & cost.

. Utilize applied business solutions & systems for reducing inventory by

$543K

. Develop, train & implement preventative / scheduled maintenance

programs, thereby reducing downtime by 37%

. Execute re-balance of assembly line(s) to increase throughput by 23%

overall

. Reduced indirect labor by 19% and utilized those personnel into a direct

labor role

Diebold / Porters Lynchburg, VA

Sept. 2004- Mar 2014

Plant Manager

Jun. 2010 to Mar. 2014

Responsible for high tolerance business & industrial sheet metal product-

Managed staff of 12 - Manufacturing, materials, quality, engineering & HR.

Directed a Multi-shift operation of ~120 Sheet metal fabricators, paint &

assembly personnel - High & low volume mix environment.

. Oversee a 75K sq. ft. addition and coordinate the transfer of assembly

and powder coat equipment

. Implemented new business operating system during transition- Mie-Trak ERP

/ MRP Software

. Developed the Strategic, Capital Plan and manage the P & L of $6.1M

. Achieve Plant Metrics - Safety, OTD, PPM's, Efficiency, Kaizen, Inventory

Turns & Dollars

. Cost reductions of $194K thru kaizen, steel utilization and price

negotiations with suppliers

. Attained Plant Goal of $154K cost savings & avoidance thru Kaizen

Materials Manager Jun.2006 to Jun. 2010

Direct planning/scheduling, order entry, purchasing, inventory control and

shipping/receiving.

. Streamlined materials & shipping/receiving by reducing headcount from 7

to 4 personnel

. Cost savings in the purchase of mild steel of $109K/yr & using an

alternate approved supplier

. Increased inventory turns from 12.2 to 23.4 and reduced inventory from

$750K to $454K

. Cost savings in freight consolidation and packaging of $69K & $5K

respectively

. Achieved On-time-delivery (OTD) of 98.46%

. Maintain an operating budget in excess of $3.4M annually

Production Manager Sept. 2004 to Jun 2006

Manage a multi-shift sheet metal fabrication operation and maintenance

department.

. Maintained an operating budget in excess of $1.3M/yr

. Developed the manufacturing capital expenditure plan and provide

critical input for the Strategic Plan

. Implemented cost savings in excess of $250K thru kaizen activities

Todd J. Van Noordt

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U.S. Army (Active Duty) Pentagon, Washington, DC

Nov 2001 to Sept. 2004

Engineer Staff Officer

Prepared input for Daily Operations & Intelligence Briefings to the

Secretary of the Army and Army Staff on airfield repair, base camp

construction, power generation and Iraqi Infrastructure.

. Recalled to Active Duty at the Pentagon shortly after 9/11

. Coordinated engineer troop deployment and rotation into Iraq resulting

in 97% continuity

. Prepared analysis & proposed a "Stop Loss" initiative for the only power

generation unit in the U.S. Army, thereby maintaining 88% retention and

no degradation to the mission

. Top Secret Clearance Single Scope Background Clearance; granted Apr 29,

2004

Management Consultant Chesterfield, VA

Aug. 2001 to Nov. 2001

Project Manager

Facilitate the implementation of Lean Principles, process improvement &

cost reductions.

. Improved the process flow of two molding presses, allowing one operator

to run both, saving $35K /yr

. Reduced inventory by 11% by tracking usage and utilizing one piece flow

Maxxim Medical Richmond, VA

May 2001 to Aug. 2001

Operations Manager

Manage 5- supervisors, production control and ~300 direct reports in a

multi-shift custom surgical tray assembly operation producing +4800

different trays- Low volume/high mix.

. Reduced stock out situations from 23% to less than 7% and improved

efficiency by 6%

. Eliminated weekend shift and launched a third shift operation saving in

excess of $500K/mo

Johnson Controls, Inc. Suwanee, GA

Oct. 1999 to May 2001

Production Manager

Managed automotive seat assembly lines consisting of 125 unionized

employees.

. Utilizing Lean Manufacturing principles reduced direct labor from 66 to

55 saving $385K/yr

. Implemented packaging changes of side airbags, reducing shipping costs by

$250K/yr

. Reduced scrap from in excess of $450 to less than $145 a day, saving

$75K/yr

MILITARY: U.S. Army Officer (Active / Reserve)- Retired

Jan. 1981 to Sept. 2004

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Norwich

University, Northfield, VT 1980

U.S. Army Engineer Officer Advanced Course,

1991

U.S. Army Ordnance Officer Advanced Course,

1993

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT:

Leader 2 Leader Training - 360feedback Six Sigma Overview

G & D Tolerance

Lean Manufacturing (2 wk)- Univ. Michigan Dale Carnegie- Public

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