Management

Bryan Williams

Oreana, IL. • ****************@*****.*** • 217-***-****

Summary

Operations Professional with extensive experience in production, project management and manufacturing. Operations Manager recognized for ability to improve productivity, product quality, inventory refinement, supply chain and cost reduction.

Accomplished in:

- Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, DMAIC

- Safety/ Ergonomics Improvement Dedication

- Kaizen Event Leader

- Lean Manufacturing Techniques

- QC/QA

- Continuous Improvement initiatives

- Employee Training/Development

- Team Engagement

Professional Experience

DuPont Pioneer (Hi-Bred International, Inc.) Shelbyville, Illinois 2012 – 2015

International Seed Production Company with 2014 revenues over $7B

Productivity Improvement Coordinator

Implementation in Continuous Improvement Best Practices with the DuPont

Production System (DPS); Success Factors (KPI’s) in Delivery, Productivity,

Safety, Quality, Asset Care, Capability and Morale. Best Practice/ Lean

Training Coordinator and Facilitator.

-Led Kaizen events; Quality Control; Improved Field (seed variety)

identification system, savings $10M, compared to previous year issue.

o Productivity/ Capability, harvester (kernel clean) changeover time, 6 week

savings of $80K

o Delivery, reusable containers, elimination of paper packaging and utilize

reusable delivery containers, seasonal 5 week savings of $10k

American Airlines Group (AAG), Inc., Saint Louis, Missouri 2010 – 2012

Major International Airline with 2014 revenues over $7B

Corporate Operations Manager (Re-Manufacturing)

Daily operations Management of Ground Support Equipment (GSE) to zero time

refurbishment. Supervision of 18 employees (3 direct) in a union

environment, Production, Budget, Supply Chain, Fabrication, Prime Product

Logistics, Maintenance, Tooling, Scrap/Recycling, CRM, Safety, Vendors and

QC/QA with root cause analysis.

Lean Manufacturing: Work order standardization, JIT, 5s, FMEA/PFMEA, Assembly/Safety process improvements and communication boards.

- Achieved a 93% increase in weekly production in the first five weeks with

streamlining assembly processes to align with corporate goal of a $20m

refurbishment project.

- Championed a 500k parts cost reduction and lead time by sourcing local

manufacturing companies.

- Implemented safety procedures to decrease ergonomic issues and lost time of

a seasoned team; Assembly stands, ergonomic tooling

Caterpillar, Inc. Decatur, Illinois 1994 – 2009

The world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives with 2014 revenues of over $55B

Manufacturing Specialist/ Engineer – (2008 – 2009)

Work area specific tooling implementation, equipment repair order,

safety/ergonomic compliance enforcement, capital funded projects for

assigned work areas, hazardous material compliance, contamination control

and housekeeping, quality assurance, assist in assembly training; ISO

certification and re-certification and enforced hourly employee training.

Experience with engineering change documentation; including New Product

Introduction (NPI). A “Green Belt” team leader and member in various

Caterpillar Production System “Rapid Improvement Workshops”/ Kaizen events.

Lean manufacturing: Lean manufacturing initiatives/continuous improvements, work order standardization, Success Factors in safety, quality, velocity, cost and 5s.

- Spearheaded a safety capital funding project to redesign and elevate a

primary exhaust system (test and adjust area) to eliminate a trip/fall

hazard. This system also interfered with “point of use” assembly processes

and inventory storage capabilities.

- Conceptualized and implemented an ergonomically designed undercarriage

washer to eliminate potential workers compensation claims, which was

recognized as an “ergonomic project of the month” by management.

- Created, modified and consolidated assembly standard work processes to

alleviate new employee confusion and defects, including visuals. This was

accomplished for 11 assembly areas to increase velocity while decreasing

quality issues and included implementation of mistake proofing petroleum

products with the application with color coding and numbering.

Assembly and Test Specialist (1994 – 2007)

Assembled on multiple lines including, sub-assemblies, moving assembly

lines, pressure check, testing, adjustments, minor/major repairs, mentor

and assist in assembly training, cell proprietorships, ISO certification

training assistance.

Formal Education

Bachelors of Science in Management and Organizational Leadership

Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois (Degree, 2005)

Additional Qualifications

Supervision • BOM management • Production management • RCA/CA/PA • Raw to finished materials • Work instruction standardization • Motivational • Process implementation • Team building • FEMA Emergency National Incident Management System • Coaching/Mentoring • Supplier sourcing • Zero defect objective • Project Implementation • Assembly Process Ownership • Financials • 5S • Corporate Accountability • Supply Chain Management • Interpersonal communication • Logistics management • Customer relations management • Cross-departmental communication • Facilities

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