Manager Management

Jimmie L. Davis, Jr.

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PLANT MANAGER • PRODUCTION MANAGER • STRATEGIC SOURCING SPECIALIST Building & Leading Profitable, Efficient, Quality-driven Manufacturing Operations Certified Six-Sigma Black Belt with over twenty years of manufacturing leadership experience for two Fortune 500 Companies seeking a new career opportunity. Recognized in the restructuring and transformation of Greenfield manufacturing facilities. Catalyst for change, technological innovation and automation. Successful in the introduction of lean manufacturing concepts and continuous process improvements to enhance competitiveness, reduce costs, increase profitability and improve efficiencies. Skilled negotiator, communicator and presenter with excellent mentoring/training capabilities. Developed creative solutions to drive a cost savings of $1.4 million annually and generating over 24,000 production hours of new product introductions.

KEY STRENGTHS AND SKILLS

Strategic Planning

P&L, Budgeting & Reporting

Manufacturing & Production

Operations

Facilities Management

Supply Chain Operations

Inventory Management

Quality & Performance Improvement

Lean Six Sigma Methodologies

Strategic Sourcing

Staff Training & Mentoring

Safety Management

Process Improvement

Vendor Management

Transformational Leadership

Preventive Maintenance

Root Cause Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SYSTRONIX INCORPORATED, Sugar Land, Texas 2015 to 2016 Engineering Services and Contract Manufacture for complex machining, PCBA, and electronic manufacturing services. Manufacturing Engineering & Continuous Improvement Manager

Directly interfaced with sales and external customers to achieve 86% closing ratio for new part quotes, generating increase in revenues of $1.6 million in five months.

Expand the machining group’s production to include complex machining for aerospace, automotive, medical and energy industries through new part introduction.

Created and implementing the Lean strategy for all aspects of the company, including manufacturing and support services.

BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, Texas 2006 to 2015 Fortune 500 oilfield services company with $22 billion in revenue… pending acquisition with Halliburton in 2015 Senior Manufacturing Engineering & Production Manager (2014 – 2015)

Elevated to direct both a 14-member manufacturing team and a 12-member production team, and to mastermind the conversion of a CNC machining cell to meet new part introduction and sustainable production goals.

Accepted P&L and management responsibility for all staffing, training, performance management, budgeting, forecasting, production management, project planning, quality management, process improvement and preventive maintenance.

Infused a new culture of leadership and accountability, and displayed a visible presence across manufacturing and production lines.

Introduced lean Six Sigma methodologies and instituted procedures to maintain a high standard of quality in manufacturing operations.

Developed/implemented an Unattended Manufacturing Strategy (Lights Out Machining) that allowed nine hours of uninterrupted manufacturing on a single product family.

Transformed CNC machining cell from nonproductive to successful release of new parts production on-time and within budget constraints.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager (2012 – 2014)

Handpicked to establish, train and direct a multidisciplinary team of 14 within the Drilling Systems product line, and to lead the standardization and documentation of uncontrolled processes.

Assumed full responsibility for a $40+ million annual CAPEX budget, strategic planning, project management and performance management, and collaborated with senior leadership, finance and multiple business units.

Championed outsourcing initiative for engineering solutions that saved $1.4 million annually.

Partnered in Greenfield startup of a mud motor facility in Oklahoma. Jimmie L. Davis, Jr. 832-***-**** Page 2 of 2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

Manufacturing Engineer (2009 – 2012)

Assigned to the Hughes Christensen service line as core member on 3P Kaizen to drive continuous process improvements across multiple product lines.

Designed and deployed work cell layouts to maximize efficiency of manufacturing, equipment and workflow processes.

Developed engineering documentation, reviewed new/existing designs for manufacturing and quality improvements, and designed, built and tested fixtures for production/assembly operations.

Led new machining layout for both completion and drill bit product lines for a brownfield project.

Partnered in the plant closing in Belfast, Ireland to include equipment dismantling, logistics coordination, movement of equipment to the US, and the layout/development of a production ready environment in less than 30 days. Saved Baker Hughes five months in lost revenues.

Earned Chairman’s Award for cost containment results on the drill bit product line. Strategic Sourcing Engineer (2006 – 2009)

Recruited to develop a strategic sourcing model and to improve supply chain reliability within the Drilling Systems product lines.

Assumed responsibility for material, parts and supplies procurement, vendor sourcing and selection, vendor audits and quality assurance.

Researched potential sources of supply to ensure prices were globally competitive and sufficient production capacity was available.

Partnered with key vendors to implement Six Sigma best practices within their organizations.

Developed and implemented strategies to improve supplier productivity and quality, to reduce cost and ensure supply chain continuity.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Norfolk, Virginia 1994 to 2006 Fortune 500 multinational automobile manufacturer with 187,000 employees worldwide Six Sigma Black Belt/Maintenance Manager/Project Manager/Toolmaker

Twelve-year, award-winning career highlighted by a series of increasingly responsible positions based on exemplary design engineering, process improvement, training and development talent.

Functioned as business partner driving continuous process improvements within production, warehousing, logistics, welding, paint and final assembly that saved millions of dollars annually.

Led the training, mentoring and development of 200+ Green Belts in Six Sigma methodologies.

Evaluated manufacturing processes, oversaw FMEA and DMAIC projects and automated certain processes that were adopted across other manufacturing facilities.

Developed risk impact assessments (RIA) and deployed 5S processes across the plant.

Gained extensive experience in robotics and automation, assembly and maintenance of mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS & CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MBA, Project Management (Candidate), Amberton University, Plano, Texas BS, Business Management, Thomas Edison State College, Edison, New Jersey BS, Engineering Technology (Coursework), Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia Certified Six Sigma Black Belt • Train the Trainer Six Sigma Certification Frontline Leadership • Lean Manufacturing • 3P Kaizen • DMAIC • FMEA Design Engineering • Supply Chain Management • Journeyman Toolmaker & Machinist Project Management • Production Management • Quality Control • Safety Management Strategic Resources Planning & Management • Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)

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