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Manufacturing Manager

Location:
Crosslake, MN
Salary:
85,000
Posted:
July 27, 2015

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Bruce A. Billington

Cell: 218-***-**** Email: acqx9q@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective: Senior operations director professional seeks career opportunity with growth organization that takes advantage of my core competencies for our mutual benefit. Executive Profile: Action-driven senior management executive with expertise in product development, cross-functional team leadership and delivering positive outcomes. Able to identify and implement strategies to reduce costs, increase revenue, improve business practices and drive growth.

CORE STRENGTHS & SKILLS

Manufacturing / Operations Continuous Improvement Practices Quality Control & Process Improvements Execution of Lean Principles Process Design / Production Controls Negotiations / P&L Performance Six Sigma Black Belt Trained Project Management

Logistics / Materials / Scheduling

Training / Mentoring / Team Building

Career achievements:

Realized a 50% savings by interfacing with PCB, PCB assembly, sub-assembly, power components, and sheet metal suppliers on RFQ's and cost reduction programs.

Negotiated all supplier contracts. Developed and implemented purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.

Sole manufacturing support of project producing 100,000 units per week across three shifts. Project was at risk of being removed from the organization when I was brought into the project team.

Trained and educated operators and implemented process improvement methodologies including but not limited to Six Sigma, LEAN, Value Stream Mapping.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Nexlight February 2015 – Present

Commercial lighting control organization specializing in two wire systems. Hired as operations project manager.

Operations Project Manager

Primary role in manufacturing of all systems.

Provide quotes and estimates.

Manage suppliers and third parties involved in project releases to ensure a smooth and timely delivery.

Deliver accurate project planning and reporting including budget Vs actual status, revenue reports, project plans, milestone reporting, and lessons learned.

Work with all functions to improve quality management and measurement.

Provide input on all individual project and sales plans, especially in terms of systems and process dependencies, product sourcing and availability of new products and services.

Support the sales team with project guidance on bid work and reviewing ‘best fit’ options to present Bang Printing, Inc. April 2014 – September 2014

100+ year old multi-site book printing organization that specializes in short to mid-run book binding. Hired to supervise and direct improvement of new technology book binding line. Director of Continuous Improvement

• Production supervisor of newly installed book binding line.

• Ensured accurate and timely KPI metric data was captured and used for process improvement to improve quality, delivery and cost.

Bruce A. Billington

Cell: 218-***-**** Email: acqx9q@r.postjobfree.com

• Responsible for the development and use of business analytics to track downtime results, improve data integrity and develop improvement plans based on the data.

• Trained and educated operators and implemented process improvement methodologies including but not limited to Six Sigma, LEAN, Value Stream Mapping.

• Ensured that kaizen event actions were followed up on and that best practices from kaizen events were shared across plants.

Silent Power, Inc. July 2008 – February 2014

Start-up organization that was a leading manufacturer of UL listed distributed energy storage systems for utilities, businesses and homeowners. Recruited by CEO to oversee all operations. Director of Operations

Responsible for all manufacturing, shipping, receiving, and purchasing operations.

Negotiated all supplier contracts. Developed and implemented purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.

Managed all manufacturing operations including creating engineering change orders (ECO's) and Operation Method Sheets (OMS's), validating accuracy of all documentation, verified process flows and ensured all manufacturing processes were in place and all training was completed.

Ensured compliance with UL requirement for production activities by implementing product qualification, certifications and first articles as well as instituting testing and quality process at suppliers.

Realized a 50% savings by interfacing with PCB, PCB assembly, sub-assembly, power components, and sheet metal suppliers on RFQ's and cost reduction programs.

Designed and implemented production and quality monitoring procedures using Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, and other methodologies.

Worked with Engineering on design for assembly, manufacturing, and test functions.

Relocated company to new facility and ensured that all departments were functional once move was completed. Supervise facility usage, operations, equipment maintenance.

Participated in the creation of the 5 year business plan and annual budgets. Maintained operational budget as needed.

Landis+Gyr January 2002 – July 2008

Organization develops, manufactures, and markets automatic meter reading (AMR) solutions to the electric, water, and gas utilities market.

Engineering Project Manager

Managed cross-functional team of product engineering, manufacturing engineering, operations, quality assurance, production control, test engineering, and electro-mechanical repair from project development to production release.

Managed project schedules, scope, budget, task assignments, status reporting, risk management, project documentation, resource management, and project communications.

Prepared Manufacturing Readiness plan for product launch including capacity plan and targeted performance metrics. Collaborated with manufacturing and engineering departments.

Led weekly Project Meetings and coached Project Team to achieve project goals.

Reported status to management, and executive staff on an as needed basis.

Escalated promptly any issues that may have impacted the project.

Developed and implemented recovery plans if project was off-schedule, or if a change request was submitted.

Bruce A. Billington

Cell: 218-***-**** Email: acqx9q@r.postjobfree.com Benchmark Electronics January 1998 – January 2002

Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) which is a worldwide provider of integrated electronics manufacturing, design and engineering services. Hired into newly created project team for program that was at risk of being removed from the organization.

Program Process Engineer

Sole manufacturing support of project producing 100,000 units per week across three shifts. Project was at risk of being removed from the organization when I was brought into the project team.

Responsible for supporting the manufacturing and engineering aspects of one or more customer’s printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) products through participating on the program team and working with the process engineering team.

Supported numerous customer box build, flex cable, PCB, and PCB assembly programs including new product introduction.

Decreased assembly and test cycle time by implementing MPI's (Manufacturing Process Instructions) / ATP's (Acceptance Test Procedures) and manufacturing processes and by tracking internal quality using metrics and quality meetings.

Decreased customer complaints by implementing test procedures on the floor to measure quality defects and ensure all product quality and all customer requirements were being attained.

Provided bid input covering manufacturing engineering support estimates, process assumptions, standard time estimates, NRE, & equipment resource requirements.

Developed processes & equipment for new products and refined or improved existing products.

Defined and implemented quality measurement methods and systems, monitored results for process control and quality improvement.

Documented the overall product process and provided DFM input as required. Worked with project teams involved in engineering change implementation, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities.

Civic Affiliations & Recognition

2011 Top 25 Leaders in Hunting, Fishing, and Conservation Readers Choice winner – Outdoor Life

International President’s Award, second highest individual award – Lions Clubs International

Project New Hope, Founder & Executive Director. 3rd place, Best New Project in the World – Lions Clubs International

Sailor of the Year award – United States Navy

Primary role in the leadership of major projects, of the main point of contact, with responsibility for the intellectual content of these projects, their overall delivery and the sensitive management of the client expectations and partner contributions. Feedback to internally any opportunities for further development or partnerships.

Managing projects with a strong element of hardware and software deployment into customer environments, understanding the customer requirements thus ensuring projects achieve their stated goals within budget and on time.

Management of all suppliers, other third parties such as Installers and internal departments and stakeholders involved in project releases to ensure a smooth and timely delivery.

Deliver accurate project planning and reporting including budget Vs actual status, revenue reports, project plans, milestone reporting, lessons learned and RAG status.

Work with managers in all functions to improve quality management and measurement.

Provide input on all individual project and sales plans, especially in terms of systems and process dependencies, product sourcing and availability of new products and services.

Support the sales team with project guidance on bid work and reviewing ‘best fit’ options to present



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