Ronald L. Caudill

BSME, MBA

Plant Manager and Director of Manufacturing

Contact Information

**** ****** ****** **. *******, CA 91761

714-***-**** acstje@r.postjobfree.com

executive skills

Driven professional; with a proven success record of managing multi-facility Manufacturing, Shipping/Distribution and Continuous Improvement groups, with a strong background in metric-driven management and on-time execution to achieve P&L objectives.

experience

Home Organizers Incorporated 7/2007 – Present

500 South 7th Avenue, City of Industry, CA

Director of Manufacturing, Shipping/Distribution and Continuous Improvement Operations

Oversee and direct a multiple facility manufacturing and shipping/distribution departments, including developing and implementing Metric-Driven Continuous Improvement initiatives, driving improvements in departmental efficiencies and driving through a “hands-on-management” style all growth and cost reduction initiatives for the Manufacturing and Shipping/Distribution groups.

Responsible for short-term and long-range financial plans for the Manufacturing and Shipping/Distribution groups, as well as, advancing quarterly and annual business plans; including, overseeing on-going performance improvement measures.

Responsible for managing Lean-Manufacturing’s Safety-Quality-Speed (SQS) initiatives and ensuring Departmental and Group compliance to Lean Six-Sigma requirements.

Oversaw the development, implementation and on-going adherence to enhanced quality and performance control improvements (Kaizen Events,TQM, TPM, SMED, SQS)

Responsible approving Human Resource recruiting programs, defining staffing levels, and approving candidate on-boarding programs.

Structural Composites Industries 5/2003 – 7/2007 336 Enterprise Place, Pomona, CA

Director of Operations (Manufacturing, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Quality Control)

Responsible for the management and strategic planning for Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Procurement, Shipping/Distribution, Inventory Control, and Engineering Operations for a two plant facility, comprising more than 275,000 square feet and 200+ employees.

Responsible for the technical oversight of International (Japan and Europe) Operations and Manufacturing Integration.

Responsible for developing and implementing strategic and tactical plans for advancing quarterly and annual business plans; including, managing all manufacturing P&L components and overseeing on-going cost reduction and performance improvement measures through Continuous Improvement Operations; including Kaizen Events, Standardized Work, Kanban Controls, TQM, TPM, 5S, SMED, and Poka Yoke implementation.

The Dupps Company 5/1992 – 5/2003

548 N. Cherry St, Germantown, Ohio

Director of Engineering & Product Development Operations

Managed multiple engineering and technical design departments, including: Building and Facility Design, Structural Engineering, Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Engineering, Facility Design and Layout, Product Development, and Equipment Installation and Facility Start-Up.

Developed and implemented financial plans for the Engineering Departments and Groups, and managed growth and cost control initiatives in support of the overall company growth plan.

Northrop Corporation/B-2 Division (assigned to General Electric/Aircraft Engines) 11/1987 - 5/1992

Pico Rivera, CA and Cincinnati, OH

Project Leader, ENCODE Project

Managed and provided technical guidance to the development of ENCODE, a thermal/fluid development program.

Test Leader, Experimental Heat Exchanger Development Project

Developed and managed a testing procedure for qualifying and defining the design of an experimental heat exchanger. Managed and controlled all cost both internally and through external vendors. Optimized test points through statistical methods to decrease cost while maximizing test data.

Mechanical Engineer/Project Engineer

Provided thermal-fluid design, analysis, and testing support to the development of the Stealth B-2 Bomber. Developed engineering software for enhancing data reduction and improving analysis time for the thermal Design Team.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering - Brigham Young University

Structural Analysis

Fluid Mechanics / Thermodynamics / Heat Transfer

Masters of Business Administration (MBA) - California State University

Operations Management (Distribution Operations, Process Optimization, Quality Improvement)

Business Development and New Product Launch

International Business Development

Organizational Development and Productivity Improvement

Financial and Strategic Operations

Post Graduate Studies/Training

Stanford University – Advanced Financial Analysis for Senior Managers.

Harvard University –Negotiation Skills for Complex Agreements.

University of Dayton – Critical Project Management.

American Management Assoc. – Development of Marketing Strategies for New Products and Strategic Businesses Units.

Six Sigma Process & QC Training – Managerial application and implementation training.

Product Safety and Loss Prevention – Ongoing training on maintaining a defense against litigation resulting from product design and liability.

honors and awards

Patent (04025316.3-2425) – High strength pressure vessel – carbon overwrapped aluminum with polymeric coating.

Author of Executive Training Course: Introduction to Lean Six-Sigma for Small to Medium Size Businesses.

Adjunct Faculty, Miami University Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology:

Instructor for Fluid Mechanics and Engineering Mechanics in the Engineering Technology Department.

Engineering Achievement Award for thermal / fluid design on a classified military project. General Electric Aircraft Engines.

Engineering Achievement Award for design on the A-12 Avenger Aircraft. General Electric Aircraft Engines,

Co-Author of two Engineering Software Applications:

Heatran Ô and AutoTranÔ. Written for the Apple Macintosh Computer.

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