Manager Management

Location:

Alexandria, VA

Posted:

November 16, 2015

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EDUCATION:

Spring Garden College, Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor's Degree: Electrical Engineering Technology, 06/87

Bucks County Technical School, Levittown, PA

Vocational: Technical and Construction Electricity Theory and Application, 06/77

Bensalem High School, Bensalem, PA

Diploma, 06/77

SUMMARY:

Offers a broad education and experience with Aerospace and Commercial program, project, and operations management and support, incremental process improvement, cost saving strategies, waste reduction and quality control. Has been educated and successful in the application of Lean Manufacturing, ISO9001:2008 & AS9100 standards, Six Sigma, and Toyota Production Management (TPM) systems. Extensive experience using the 8 Discipline process for root cause analysis to determine causes and implement corrective and preventive action at all positions held. Responsible for all audits, internal and external, for quality systems and standards.

Skills:

Quality Mgmt./ISO systems: Expert, 16 years

Process Improvement/Lean Mfg.: Expert, 14 years

Clean Room Construction: Expert, 19 years

Program/Project Management: Expert PMP, 16 years

Environmental, Health & Safety Expert, 16 years

Regulatory Compliance: Intermediate, 21 years

SPC: Deming Trained: Intermediate, 14 years

Facility Construction and Support: Intermediate, 24 years

Preventative Maintenance/CMMS: Intermediate, 8 years

(EVMS) Earned Value Mgmt.: Intermediate, 5 years

MS Project/ Primavera Scheduling: Intermediate, 16 years

MS Office/Word/PowerPoint: Intermediate, 16 years

Strong managerial and project management skills

Exceptional process troubleshooting skills

Established leadership and team building credentials

Accomplished in labor and contract negotiations

Knowledgeable in EH&S, Federal and State HAZMAT permitting

Successful with large capital projects and contract purchases

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified Project Management Professional

OSHA 1910.120 HAZMAT: Management Certified

HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response) Certified

First Responder: Red Cross First Aid, CPR, AED, Blood Pathogen Certified

Six Sigma Certification: Villanova U thru Transcontinental, Inc.

EXPERIENCE:

03/14 to PERFORMANCE CONTROLS INC, Div. of Hitachi North America Corp., North Wales, PA

Present Quality Director: Performance Controls Inc., Div. of Hitachi North America

Built custom Gradient Amplifiers, Motor Controls and Motion Controls for the Medical, (MRI), Automotive, Semiconductor, and National Weather service, (Ground based RADAR and Navigation).

Responsible for the Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes of a large gradient amplifier/motor & motion control manufacturer. Maintain and manage international staff and contractors related to the procurement and manufacturing of components, sub-assemblies, and fabricated parts. Established in-house Lean teams creating a critical path supply chain with vendor contracts established to a statistically based rolling forecast to reduce inventory and increase cash flow. Developed working manufacturing cells using Kan-ban methodology and flexible factory principles for rapid make-ready and manufacturing of customized product. Using 5S processes, increased factory floor space by ~30% permitting the closure of a satellite warehouse ($56K annual savings). Manage required certifications and surveillance audits (internal and external) including ISO 9001:2008, RoHS, CE, and UL approvals. Implemented Work-in-Process non-conformance metrics and trend analysis to reduce in-process failures, improve Factory Acceptance Testing documentation, and reduce out-of-the-box and field failures. Investigated all issues and developed root cause analysis and determined cause to implement corrective and preventive action

02/07 to TELEDYNE JUDSON TECHNOLOGIES, Div. of Teledyne Imaging Systems, North Wales, PA

07/13 Director of Quality and Mission Assurance, Aerospace Program Management

Program Manager for a $20M, 3 yr. Aerospace projects while directing Quality Assurance, Facilities, Shipping, Receiving, Inventory, IT, EH&S, Machine Shop operations. Responsible for all capital improvement and equipment procurements. Managed the renovation and conversion of a 30,000 sq. ft. facility into 20,000 sq. ft. of ISO class 5, 6 & 7 certified clean room laboratories and 10,000 sq. ft. of support area. All completed with minimum disruption to operations and exceeding sales and order shipment requirements. Responsible for establishing and maintaining an ISO9001:2008 certified Quality Management System, Manufacturing process controls and documentation, Environmental, Health, Safety compliance certifications, and Lean Manufacturing process improvements. Root cause analysis and corrective action. Researched and implemented RoHS part compliance process and certifications for parts sold in the EU and China. Conducted internal and external ISO, Quality, EH&S, audits, created a vendor management/certification program, Kanban agreements, and several Kaizen improvements.

Trained and applied Earned Value Management Systems, Program and Project Management.

01/04 to TRANSCONTINENTAL USA, Warminster, PA

01/07 Director of Facilities and Production Services

Responsible for $18MM of facilities renovations and coordinated integration of 3 acquired companies. Site consists of four separate business units, utilizing approx. 50K sq. ft. of office and 400K of manufacturing space within a six building campus. Manage team of 52 personnel ranging from production engineering, equipment rebuild to directing Kaizen continuous improvement events. Leader of organizational improvement efforts including lean manufacturing and six sigma process improvement initiatives. Manage all facility access control systems including capital improvements for site security and EH&S initiatives. Responsible for site consolidation of (7) separate operations into one facility, cost reduction strategies, contract development and management, power distribution and utilities management. Acquire State and Federal grant and tax rebate initiative projects for capital equipment, hiring, training funding, and energy reductions totaling $2.5MM.

09/01 to AGERE SYSTEMS, INC., (Former Microelectronics Div. of Lucent Technologies), Allentown, PA

03/04 Treasury Department: Asset Manager, Director of Capital Realization

Hired within a significant business downturn and assigned to assist in consolidation and restructuring projects to reduce cost of capital and operating expenses. Performed capital and high expense asset management, including identification, disposition, redeployment, and disposal of manufacturing facilities, process and support equipment, and excess inventory.

Supervise a small team responsible for creating and operating internal and external asset sales. Supply chain interaction for screening and approving capital and high expense asset purchases. ST/LT leased asset management. Assisted in surplus asset sales of $133MM in FY 2003. Creation of methodologies to comply with asset reporting as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Co-management of large capital consolidation and integration project ($300MM) and overseas manufacturing technology transfer.

11/97 to KLEARFOLD, INC, Warrington, PA

12/00 Operations: Finishing Manager/Plant Engineer

Managed Folding Carton Finishing processes using 112 Manufacturing employees with four direct report supervisors, 3 shift operation. Reduced maintenance parts inventory by $884K, reduced equipment breakdown time by 88%. Application of SPC, TQM, and employee improvement teams. Implemented preventative to predictive maintenance plan, in conjunction with inventory controls systems and lean manufacturing techniques. Initiated planning/scheduling improvements via a CMM system. Prepared and implemented a Corrective Action system with procedure audit - pending ISO 9000 certification. Two year results from implementation are record daily production on three product lines. Organize and lead process improvement teams. Served as Safety Committee facilitator. As Plant Engineer, responsibilities included R &D, product development, maintenance management, and capital projects. Installation and operational responsibility for Pre-Press, Printing, Creasing, Die Cutting/Embossing, and Finishing Production processes. Installed $4.5mm MAN Roland 700 series Sheet fed Press with UV Curing. Installed Die Cutters, Creaser, & In-Line Gluing systems. Manage maintenance labor staff of 15. Established capital expenditures budgeting and accounting procedures. Prepared facility HAZMAT & Title 5 VOC emissions permitting and records. Managed facility support systems such as HVAC, Power Distribution, Mechanical, Electrical, and Machine Shop operations.

09/89 to WEBCRAFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC, Chalfont, PA

10/97 Engineering Manager

Responsible for capital projects averaging $2.5mm per year for a $290mm annual sales Direct Mail printing and converting facility. Managed new equipment design, selection, and improvements for Offset and Flexography Printing, Converting, and Imaged Direct Mail Development. Responsible for Imaging, Mechanical, Electrical, and Building annual operation budgets of approx. $8.2mm. Manage staff of 86 Engineering and Maintenance personnel. Technical management, contract negotiations, process specification development, process improvement, and design of printing/facility support systems in a 400,000 sq. ft. manufacturing environment. Team leader and trainer for ISO 9000 implementation, Kaizen, Poke-Yoke, and SMED projects. Due Diligence team member for Corporate acquisitions. Reduced manufacturing waste costs $650,000 annually. Developed and implemented utilities cost reduction program, resulting in recurring savings of $350,000. Developed CI teams, improving Converting process efficiency by 24% in 1992. Managed $3-5mm new process line installations. Designed and implemented predictive maintenance program. Developed and taught executive management steering committee and sponsorship program.

08/86 to TIS: DIVISION OF TOLL BROS., INC, Morrisville/Huntington Valley, PA

09/89 Plant Manager

Site selection, construction, and manufacturing development of a 400,000 sq. ft. housing component manufacturing facility. Managed facilities support and production maintenance. Developed and maintained annual operation budgets. Implemented Process "Quality Circle" improvement program. Developed a Process Waste Recovery program.

07/83 to OPTIMAX, INC., DIVISION OF ALPHA MICROELECTRONICS, INC, Hatfield, PA/Woburn, 08/86 MA

Facility Manager

Site selection, construction, and manufacturing development of a 50,000 sq. ft., $25mm semiconductor manufacturing facility. Managed facilities support and production maintenance. Design and installation of high purity process liquid and gas services, Clean Room construction to Class 10K, 1000, Class 100, and Class 10 specifications - Federal Standard 209B.

07/78 to ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS - DIVISION OF SPRAGUE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC, Willow 07/83 Grove, PA

Project Manager

Site selection, construction, and manufacturing development of a 200,000 sq. ft., $50mm semiconductor manufacturing facility. Managed facilities support and production maintenance. Electrical projects, troubleshooting and repairs.

ACCREDITATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:

PMP (Project Management Professional): Kepner-Tregoe

EVMS Earned Value Management Systems: Humphreys & Associates

Transformation of Management & SPC: Dr. W. Edwards Deming

Employee Empowerment & Team Development: Brian Joiner Associates

Operational Cost Reduction Strategies: William Conway

Modern Infrared Detectors and System Applications: Univ of CA, Santa Barbara

Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS): Humphrey & Associates

Program Management: TBE, Inc.

TRAVEL LOCATIONS:

China: Beijing, Shenzhen, Hunan, Shekou, Macau, Xu Hai

oVendor qualifications and audits

oCustomer visits

oSupply Chain: Freight forwarding management

England: London, Manchester