New Product Installation
Work History & Experience
LMS Lead
GM Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant
Managed LMS team floor actives. Scheduled maintenance installation and conducted process change meetings. Keeper of project time line. Worked with team to removed road block and help to keep implementation on schedule. Schedule and held education training class in 5s,standardize work, root cause analysis,waste elimination and value stream mapping.
Trim lead
Lansing Delta TWP. Assembly
1-12 to 8-12
Manage Trim area of assembly & trim 6 department. Conducted shift start up meetings for trim area. Responsible for daily manpower staffing in all trim departments. Conducted quality improvement meetings for trim area. Lead for line rate changes. Manage labor issue with UAW Union rep. Responsible for Trim 6 daily actives SPQRC.
Senior Supervisor
Lansing Delta TWP. Assembly
1-11 to 1-12
Group Leader responsible for daily actives in Trim 2 GMS and SPQRC. Created a safe and positive work environment for continues improvement. Turn trim 2 from the worst to the best performance department in safety, throughput and quality.
Senior Supervisor
Lansing Delta TWP Assembly
1-10 to 1-11
Group Leader Trim 1 responsible for daily actives SPQRC and GMS. Created a safe and positive work environment for continues improvement. Updated standardized work at all trim 1 work stations. Trained work force to add a third shift to assembly line.
Senior Supervisor Production
GM Powertrain Division Willow Run Plant
12-08 to 1-10
Group Leader responsible for 4T80E East MFG. machining lines. Zero recordable accident rate each year. Plant closing team member. World class quality 4T80E Powertrain 2009. Meet SPQRC metrics yearly.
Manufacturing Planning
Powertrain Division Willow Run
4-98 to 12-08
Responsible for development and implementation of plans to achieve corporate objectives in SPQRC, ISO 9001 for 4L80E team. Manpower coordinator for MFG. East. Focus Factory team member. Surpassed the World class safety benchmark 3 times in the last4 years. MFG. Mentor for college intern program. Received two major cost saving awards.
Production Coordinator
Powertrain Division Willow Run
7-91 to 4-98
Responsible for daily actives for MFG. East area. Transfer line,Heat treating and gear machine. Meet or surpassed all production metrics,safety, schedule, budget and quality.
New Product Installation
Installed and certified EB welders, TAC welders,Spin welders,inline deburring and balancing operations. CNC turning machines and blade setting lines.
Ran pre production mfg. & quality trials for new transmission line.
Production & Maintenance Coordinator
Powertrain Willow Run
10-88 to 7-91
Responsible for daily actives on 2nd shift in Automatic screw machine area. Meet or surpassed all production metrics, safety, schedule, budget and quality.
Maintenance responsible for daily actives safety, budget, daily staffing levels and preventive maintenance program.
General Supervisor
Powertrain Willow Run
7-79 to 10-88
Front & rear internal gear mfg. departments.
Started up two new gear mfg. Departments from conception to running at projected volume. Responsible for meeting production metrics, safety, schedule, budget, training and labor relations.
Production Supervisor
Powertrain Willow Run
4-76 to 7-79
Responsible for department safety,cost control, schedule, labor relations, housekeeping and training.
Production Worker
Powertrain Willow Run
10-75 to 4-76
Machine operator and set up.
Insurance Sales
Prudential
6-74 to 8-75
UPS
8-69 to 1-74
Unloader/ loader 2 years & supervisor 2 yeas
Salary History
General Motors
2012 base was $109,000 + bonus
Education
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti Michigan
BS – History & Geography Secondary Education 1974
Work education
GM University studies
Labor relations
Managing salary work force
General Motors systems
Conflict resolution strategies
Focus Factory intro
Work education continue
Trouble shooting root cause in mfg.
Root cause analysis
Error proofing
Quality management systems
Process management
5 why’s problem solving
Safety process
Managing change
Lean Manufacturing
8 forms of waste
5 S
Standardization
Just in time
Waste reduction
Best practice
Intro to six sigma
Value stream mapping
5 Why’s safety and quality
Achievements
2000 Chairman Honors 4L80 Transmission Business Team Unit
People make Quality Happen Award 4L80E Forward Clutch Housing
Leadership award Quality Network
2 Quality network cost saving awards
World class quality 4T80E Powertrain
J D Powers Best in class Quality Luxury Crossover SUV Lansing Delta TWP. Plant 2012
Hobbies & Interest
Watching sports
Bike riding