Plant Manager/Operations Director
Resume:
ROMOLO MAURA JR.
***********@*****.***
**** ***** **** ***** ****: 517-***-****
Howell Michigan Cell: 605-***-****
CAREER SUMMARY
A management professional with 22 years of experience in manufacturing operations and quality system implementation and maintenance, including ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 registration. Diversified experience including new product launches, production facility start-ups, technology development, and product and process quality improvements. Demonstrated ability to increase quality levels, decrease manufacturing and material costs, and improve throughput. Recognized for exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, hands-on management style, team building, and fostering trust among colleagues.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hatch Stamping Comping, Chelsea Michigan
Tier 1/ Tier 2 Automotive Stampings Supplier March 2015 to Present
Plant Manager
Responsible for the daily management and long term strategic planning of Automotive Stamping facility that supplies components to both OEM manufacturers and Tier 1suppliers
Eberspaecher Exhaust Technologies of the Americas, Novi Michigan
Tier 1 Automotive Supplier to Chrysler July 2014 – March 2015
Operations Manager
Responsible for the daily management of the plant production floor, Quality of product, Safety, Cost and New
Launch activities in a startup facility.
Led implementation of standardization and accountability throughout the organization.
Lead operations in implementation/certification of TS16949 quality standard
Detroit Manufacturing Systems. Detroit Michigan December 2012 – July 2014
Tier 1 Automotive Supplier to Ford Motor Company
Operations Manager
Responsible for the daily management of the plant production floor, Quality of product, Safety, Cost and New
Launch activities.
Successfully launched 5 New product lines to supply automotive cockpits for Ford Motor Company
Instituted standardized manufacturing practices for both hourly and salary work force
Aided in development of company policies and procedures for a Start Up company
Leading operational activities for the launch of the 2015 F150 cockpit
Subaru Of Indiana Automotive, Lafayette Indiana Jan 2012 – September 2012
Automobile Manufacturer
Manufacturing Manager Paint Section
Responsible for the management of all Quality, Safety, Cost, TPM and Model Launch activities in the SIA Paint Shop
Instituted Paint Process Control Plan that resulted in 66% improvement in Final Paint Quality
Member of Plant Energy Management Team – ISO 50001 registration June 2012
POET Biorefining, Bingham Lake Minnesota 2010 – Jan 2012
Ethanol Manufacturing Corporation
Technical Manager
Responsible for the Technical Operations, maintenance and engineering activities for a 34 MGPY Ethanol Manufacturing facility
MOLDED FIBERGLASS COMPANY, Aberdeen, South Dakota 2009 – 2010
International Composites Company
Production Manager Assembly and Finishing Operations
Responsible for manufacturing operations in the assembly and finishing departments for a composite wind turbine blade manufacturing facility, across all production shifts.
Doubled efficiency of production operations through implementation of lean practices.
Developed standardized working instructions and maintenance practices for a $2.3 million automated paint system resulting in improved equipment uptime and product throughput.
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Detroit, Michigan 1997-2009
Global Automobile Manufacturer
Final Process / CARE Quality Group Leader 2008 - 2009
Responsible for inspection and verification of vehicle quality shipped to the final
customer. Managed and supervised a team of 18 quality inspectors.
Implemented data collection system to identify out-of-standard conditions which resulted in manufacturing improvement opportunities.
Coordinated processing improvements in Final inspection which resulted in 33% reduction in manpower requirements and enabled the plant to meet corporate business metrics in the areas of cost and productivity.
Production Business Manager – Body 2006 - 2008
Responsible for overall production, quality, manpower requirements, safety and union issues. Manager of all production supervisors.
Coordinated manpower placement and training of 20% of production workforce due to corporate hourly buyout without any loss of production or quality degradation.
Aided in launch of next generation truck. Ensured production schedule was attained for build out of previous model. Responsible for manpower placement and training all production personnel. Plant achieved quickest new product launch within General Motors.
Production Business Manager / Coordinator – Paint 2004 - 2006
Responsible for overall production, quality, manpower requirements, safety and union issues for the Paint department. Managed production supervisors, maintenance supervisors and process engineers. Coordinated of all engineering changes and shut down activities.
Implemented processing standardized work and process improvements resulting in year to year scrap reduction of $160,000. (2004 to 2005).
Aided in the launch of a second production shift. Developed manpower and training requirements and provided logistical support which resulted in 27,000 additional units of production without any loss in product quality at launch.
Led program development to paint parts for two vehicles. Resulted in an additional 2100 units produced in 2005.
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (continued)
Senior Supervisor Finesse Deck – Paint 2003 - 2004
Coordinated day to day production and maintenance issues for five separate areas of
the Paint shop. Responsible for final quality of the paint appearance of vehicles shipped to customer. Managed and supervised team of 13 production operators.
Led development and implementation of processing improvements in the paint shop which resulted in increased productivity and reduced costs.
Process Control Manager – Quality 2001 – 2003
Responsible for all quality related issues in the Paint department. Lead technical problem solver for paint related issues. Reliability engineer for all supplier issues.
Led development of paint quality standards and inspection methods for new product launch.
Developed training program for paint quality standards and inspection techniques to assist in initial set up of paint quality verification station.
Paint Process Engineer 1997 – 2001
Coordinated day to day activities and maintenance issues, including corporate downtime activities, in three separate areas.
ISO coordinator Detroit Hamtramck Paint shop – Developed paint control plan and reaction plans that led to successful ISO 9002 and ISO 14000 registrations.
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES, Carleton, Michigan 1996- 1997
Commercial Glass Manufacturer.
Maintenance / Glass Chemical Coater Shift Supervisor
Responsible for daily operation and production scheduling for $30 million glass coater. Managed and supervised crew of 13.
BETZDEARBORN, Horsham, Pennsylvania 1992- 1996
Specialty Chemicals Manufacturer.
Process Specialist 1995 – 1996
Managed $1.3 million chemical account at Ford Electronics – Connersville.
Received Chairman’s Award for designing and implementing a plant wide process for TCE replacement (TriChloroEthylene) which resulted in $500,000 Return On Investment.
District Sales Representative 1993 – 1995
Responsible for service and new sales for Indiana district, and at Ford Electronics – Connersville.
Resource Management Specialist 1992 – 1993
Responsible for the operation and maintenance of a chemical paint detackification program at an automotive part supplier.
EDUCATION
MS, Engineering Science - Management of Technology,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
BS, Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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