Jeffrey S. Spedding

412-***-****

acpvwi@r.postjobfree.com

Employment History

Lean Manufacturing Manager: ESAB Welding and Cutting Products;

Hanover, PA May 2013 -

Current

In charge of continuous improvement department (2 direct reports;

2014 sales of 150M). Led kaizens within all values streams with primary

focus on reducing inventory and lead time through the factory. Primary

achievements include: reducing lead time through the facility by 29% during

a presidents style kaizen (6 major events running simultaneously during one

week) resulting in over $1M working capital reduction, as well as

implementation of PD goal: Build To Order. Total validated savings for

2014: $2.16M working capital and $514K cost savings executed through 15

major kaizens and 42 quick kaizens; gross profit increased by 2.9%. Total

validated savings YTD 2015: $250K cost reduction and $200K working capital

reduction through 6 major kaizens and 10 quick kaizens.

Skills Furthered: Material and information flow (kanban and demand pull);

TPM; Empty seat kaizen; Lean line design; Policy deployment; 2P (Production

Preparation); Setup Reduction (SMED); Standard work; Daily management;

Value stream mapping; 5S; Visual management

Lean Manufacturing Manager: LSG Sky Chefs;

John F Kennedy Airport, NY May

2011 - May 2013

In charge of lean projects for JFK 1371 (2012 sales of 50M). Led

kaizens and LPS workshops within every department of the CSC; traveled to

different locations across the country to work on various projects

including optimizing production of retail sandwiches for 7/1. Named change

agent for CBASE application projects - in charge of developing,

implementing, and sustaining CBASE as well as act as a liaison between

local management and corporate director/vice presidents at a national

level. Placed in charge of newly developed flight auditor department - 3

direct reports to ensure an extraordinary level of quality. 563k saved on

17 projects in 2012. 1.1M in plan savings for 2013 based on 8 projects.

Skills Furthered: Lean manufacturing experience, Employee management,

Change management, Visual factory; Employee development; Training/Teaching;

Continuous education - Ergonomics specialty

Manufacturing Engineer: Curtiss-Wright Advanced Products and Systems

Development (APSD);

Mt. Pleasant, PA May 2009

- Aug 2009

Integrated lean manufacturing/six sigma principles to assembly operations;

led process mapping sessions pertaining to AAG; redesigned shipping and

receiving departments to facilitate flow according with lean methodology

Skills Furthered: Lean manufacturing methodology, Value stream process

mapping, Effective technical communication, Manufacturing knowledge,

Process mapping

DFM/DFA Engineer: Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation (EMD);

Cheswick, PA May 2006-Aug 2006,

May 2007-Aug 2007, May 2008-Jan 2009

Worked primarily with Boothroyd-Dewhurst software to make cost models of

components, parts, and entire systems pertaining to the AP 1000 and CVN-21

pumps; led several process mapping sessions pertaining to flywheel assembly

and piping assembly.

Skills Furthered: Boothroyd-Dewhurst software knowledge (Programming

materials, machine, operations, and whole product DFA libraries),

Manufacturing knowledge, Design for assembly/Design for manufacturing

knowledge, Cost model development, Process mapping, Effective technical

communication.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Materials Sciences and Engineering, Metals Option

May 2005 - December 2010

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

References available upon request

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