Project Manager Engineering

JAMES M. CRITELLI

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Lake Mary, FL 32746

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SUMMARY

Operations, Engineering, Sourcing, and New Products Executive with extensive experience in operations, product design, development life cycle, sourcing, and facility maintenance; well-rounded experience in engineering, marketing, and sourcing, delivering a successful product.

Core strengths in:

New & LCC Product Development New Manufacturing Startups

Operations & Facilities Management Budget P/L Responsibility

Project Management Tools Cost Reduction Programs ~ $300K Annually

Holds 20 U.S. Patents Team Building

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Business, Management,

State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY Bachelor of Technology, Industrial Engineering,

State University of New York College of Technology, Utica, NY Associate in Occupational Studies, Drafting Technology, Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY

EXPERIENCE

PALL CORPORATION, Deland, FL 2013 – Present

Director, Facilities Engineering

Responsible for facilities engineering over a 325,000 SF operations; implemented preventative maintenance programs and cost reduction initiatives.

Manufacturing start-ups – Moved Ft. Myers to Deland (Hardware & Machine Shop)

New Product Introduction Project Manager – Coralon & Athalon Operational PM

New construction – Built / renovated over 200,000 SF with $3.8M Budget

Preventative maintenance programs – Increased uptime by 50% in Consumables

Utility cost reduction programs – Refunded $250K in overpayments Southern Regional OPEX Leader

Responsible for manufacturing start-ups and operational movements into the Deland, FL facility.

Operational excellence – Developed Lean Strategies in Ft. Myers transfer

Manufacturing startups – Deland Consumable Operations

Project management – Manufacturing Transfer to Deland

Cross-functional team manager

COOPER INDUSTRIES, Cooper Hand Tools Div., Raleigh, NC 1989 – 2012 Director of Engineering 2002 – 2012

Directed all aspects of new product development and product enhancements. Responsible for Asia manufacturing certification process and approval.

Division’s Patent Administrator / Manager.

Increased new product sales from $20M in 2002, to $111M by 2010

Coordinated all manufacturing operational transfers to low cost countries ($30M in Sales)

Approved and managed capital project and project plans for new products ($10M Annual Budget)

Developed quality specifications and testing on all new make or buy products Engineering Manager 1999 – 2002

As Engineering Manager for main manufacturing facility, responsibility included engineering, maintenance and production. Supervised 4 Designs, 3 Manufacturing, 1 Packaging, and 1 Environmental Engineer and Maintenance Department for the 650,000 sq. ft. facility, with a department budget of $1.9M. Managed Molding Tool Room Operations

Managed the start-up of several production lines in Mexican operations resulting in a 65% cost reduction

Supervised new designs from concept to production, resulting in a 5-fold increase in NP sales JAMES M. CRITELLI PAGE TWO

SAP Project Manager, MM / PP / PM 1997 – 1999

Cooper Industries launched a $20M SAP installation project for the entire Hand Tool Division. Supervised 5 direct employees and 3 SAP consultants.

Project Manager for all manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Europe, a successful project coming in under budget and on- time

Responsible for the manufacturing implementation of SAP 3.1H into 10 manufacturing facilities, 2 distribution centers and 4 warehouses (1200 users)

Configured Kanban and Variant Configuration for 2 facilities

Configured all security and authorization for the manufacturing facilities

Implemented new processes such as Repetitive Manufacturing, Labor Backflushing, Kanban, Variant Configuration, Sales and Operation Planning (SOP)

Leader of MM / PP support team

Operations Manager, Forge Focused Factory, Cortland, NY 1995 – 1997 Manufacturing and P&L responsibilities for the operations, in addition to operational and building maintenance. Supervised 9 direct employees with total responsibility of 125 employees in the forge manufacturing area. Responsible for Engineering, Production, and Tool Room Departments.

Developed JIT and SMED Techniques

Reduced semi-finished inventory by 25%

Increased productivity by 20%

Developed improvement of capital equipment, design, processing, development and manufacturing a quality on-time product

Designed several manufacturing work cells to reduce overall product cost

Trained in the TQM process

Operations Manager, Block and Clamp Focused Factory 1993 – 1995 Managed all manufacturing aspects in the department, and the production of all Block / Clamp parts in the factory.

Assisted in the development of marketing plan and new product designs

Implemented plant network to view engineering drawings from computers eliminating paper drawings Industrial Engineering Supervisor 1989 – 1993

Supervised 3 Industrial Engineers, 1 Process Engineer, and 1 Clerk.

Responsible for developing and implementing capital projects ($3M to $4M per year)

Saved $1.9M / yr. through capital investments

Constructed 1 and 5 year company plans

Developed full manufacturing work cell for major product line PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / CERTIFICATES

NC State University, Project Management Program

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society

George Washington University, Project Management Certificate

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