Christopher Allen Causey

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Byron, GA 31008 acwn20@r.postjobfree.com

MANUFACTURING: Fabrication, Materials& Inventory /Supply Chain/Logistics/Procurement/Planning & Scheduling/Engineering Change Control/MRP & ERP Systems/Lean/VSM/6S/MDI/Finance

Manufacturing: Ingersoll Rand/Trane, Alcoa, Boeing Commercial/Defense, Lucas Aerospace commercial and Blue Bird

Trusted and respected Plant Manager/Director/Senior Leader/ of Production, Procurement, Materials & Supply Chain, Lean Manufacturing, VSM, MDI, Fabrication automation/P&L with more than 25 years of strategic/Tactical end to end Manufacturing/Supply Chain/Materials & Inventory/Spares/Logistics/Production planning with Best in Class manufacturers. Extensive certifications in all facets of Fabrication, Manufacturing, Materials/Supply Chain/Logistics/ Plant Management, Fabrication, subassembly and assembly operations. Robust leadership and management experience with multi-site accountability for 2.5 billion in Materials responsibilities. A natural leader, known for building and leading highly, diverse teams, exceeding customer satisfaction expectations and consistently delivering meaningful cost savings/economic profit and process improvements through six sigma approaches and a continuous improvement culture. Highly analytical, organized and an outstanding communicator. Recognized as a lean subject matter expert in numerous business acumens.

Areas of Expertise

Full Production planning & Supply Chain management

Strategic & Tactical Materials & Inventory mgmt

Integrated Logistics & Transportation

Inventory Planning & Warehousing

High dollar cost/Budget mgmt

Production Control

MRP & ERP systems design/deployment

Import & Export Transportation

Integrated Manufacturing software

Lean Manufacturing Leadership

Supply Chain: requirements, source selection/development, award and post award follow up.

Spares part planning & management

Supplier management

3PL and 4PL; contract development, award and administration for supplier managed inventories.

Hazardous Materials management

Machine/Facility Maintenance

Plant Operations

New product engineering/Planning

Six Sigma/APICS/CPM/CLM certification

OSHA/EPA/ISO

Quality systems: ISO9001

MDI/Gemba/VSM/VSA/Lean

High dollar (2.5 billion) asset cost management; P & L acumen/ cost budget/cash flow mgmt.

Fabrication/processes Parts/tools

Lean/Process Improvement

Post Manufacturing Spares Management

Safety Best practices

Employee engagement and empowerment/development

Project management

Customer aligned business strategies.

Packaging engineering

Professional Experience

Ingersoll Rand/Trane

Manufacturing

Manager: 2015 to Present

Distribution/Supply Chain/Materials/Plant Support Operations/External Manufacturing/Product Quality

Responsibilities and Achievements

Responsibilities: for all supply chain operations for 95 million dollar operations;, external manufacturing, Materials, Logistics, suppliers, support operations, Lean manufacturing, MDI implementation/Standard work, Value stream mapping, cost control, OI, Inventory management, On time Customer delivery, 6S, Change control, MRP & ERP systems, Safety, warehousing operations, 3PL-4PL, contracts, AP, Inbound & outbound Logistics, cost reductions, productivity improvements and budget control performance.

Achievements: Achieved record levels of sustained performance in the following areas:

Deliveries to customers; from 54% to 97% for 10 consecutive months;(record)

Inventory accuracy: old performance 35% to 99.9% for 11 consecutive months;(record)

Net dollar and absolute dollar accuracy from 45% to 99.7%;(Plant record)

On time delivery to customers from 57% to 99.0% for 11 consecutive months;(record)

Supplier on time delivery 34% to 99.3% for 11 consecutive months;(Plant record)

Span from 3 to 0 for 11 consecutive months; (Plant record)

MRP release: 100% on time for 11 consecutive months;(plant record)

Achieved SOX exemption from annual wall to wall; (record)

Employee opinion survey; improved from 57% to 77% (record)

Implemented MDI/Gemba/SIPOC in Materials & procurement;

Achieved a “level 4” 6S status; (record)

Implemented numerous lean projects throughout the supply chain/factory,

Implemented a formal PSI & SIOP process to balance capacity/materials and finance plans for site operations,

Developed local quick response supply base;

Introduced buffer program in production control which improved production takt by 30%.

ALCOA CORPORATION

Aerospace/Architectural :

Plant Operations Manager 2014 -2015

Responsibilities:

Responsible for all facets of Materials planning/controls, Supply Chain operations, Supplier source selection and development, purchasing, Manufacturing/Production, integrated logistics, Product quality, Engineering, Safety, new product development and site budget/cost/ P&L performance.

Responsible for all areas of Lean manufacturing Implementation, Six Sigma quality and process improvements.

Responsible for SO&P planning, capacity planning, capital improvements, manufacturing software applications, product distribution/delivery performance, machine maintenance and efficiency gains, hazardous materials/waste management and all import/export transportation logistics.

Responsible for creating improvements in the safety/team culture, employee engagement/employee involvement for 140+ employee organizations.

Responsible for coordination with international plants in Europe.

Key 2015 Accomplishments:

Achieved all time record production output of 2.8 million linear feet in a month.

Achieved record level machine operational efficiencies.

Achieved 100% employee engagement in process /CI program.

Reduced supply chain lead time by 49%.

Achieved a 55% reduction in machine line changeover between product runs.

Implemented various lean manufacturing/Six Sigma programs. (Scrap reduction 480k monthly)

Implemented Kaizen practices to facilitate process based management controls.

Instituted daily/weekly production battle rhythm processes.

Implemented 3 tier quality program. Developing Supplier quality certification program.

Implemented a 5S site plan for waste elimination and value stream mapping.

Improved revenue stream management and revenue increases 20% over 2014.

Revenue per direct labor hour is 400% greater than any other Alcoa BCS production site.

Reduced COGS by 15% and margins improved up to 34%.

Achieved 98.5% on time delivery performance.

Developing new master scheduling process to include upstream suppliers.

Implementing bar coding RFID active tag technology to improve data management, transaction integrity and tact times.

Implementing a new SAP MRP/ERP Manufacturing software system.

Achieved 0 incidents and no safety issues during 2015.

Employee satisfaction survey of 82-91% positive in all categories (Best of the “Best in class”) Mentored employee career development plans.

BOEING AEROSPACE COMPANY, Macon, GA 1997 to 2014

Senior Site Fabrication/Supply Chain/Materials/Logistics Manager,

Military/Defense: C-17/Apache/Chinook/A-10/KC 135/C 130 Group

Responsibilities:

Manage all Materials management/ supply chain organizations/logistics/purchasing/fabrication operations of more than 115 employees and managers; administer all human resources, performance, and budgets/cost controls for seven warehouse and 2.5 billion materials/ inventory operations and distribution centers.

Oversee import/export administration, MRO supply operations, procurement, 3PL & 4PL contracts services, raw material supply chain operations, packaging engineering, material handling, carrier management, post production spares and hazardous material transportation.

Manage fabrication machinery, NC mills, presses, lathes, shears, conventional mills, subassembly areas, efficiency improvements, scrap reductions, set up reduction projects, cad cam esprit systems, 3d modeling, Six sigma quality improvements.

Serve as Site Lead for all Supply Chain Lean processes, 3PL and 4PL operations and ERP/MRP systems integration; lead all AOG site support functions for the C-17, A-10, C-130, Apache and Chinook aircraft.

Provide subject matter expertise in supply chain, materials and logistics. Develop and deploy customer aligned/integrated material strategies throughout the entire supply chain.

Manage over $1B in incoming inventory and 2.5 billion in outbound products.

Develop system specifications for MRP/ERP materials mainframe operating software functions and local Access database business improvements.

Responsible for international supply chain coordination.

Responsible for supporting international business relationships, Korea (A-10 program) India, Japan (CH-47) Israel (Apache), England/Canada/Australia/Saudi Arabia (C-17).

Key Accomplishments include:

Achieved Employee Satisfaction Survey scores of 85, 15-20 points higher than premier industry company scores. Recognized as a Best Practice site.

Achieved a monthly revenue growth of 1.2 million dollars in economic profit.

Reduced the average daily inventory levels from $41 million to $21 million.

Met all customer product delivery goals for 11 consecutive years from 2003-2014.

Reduced major subcontract shortages from 50 to 0.

Reduced part shortages for all production programs to lowest levels ever recorded at the Macon plants.

Achieved a 99.8% on time delivery of parts to support all production operations.

Increased Fabrication Shop output 80% from 2003-2014.

Achieved a Fabrication center scrap rate at less than .01%.

Reduced average Supply Chain lead times from 180 to 80 days.

Reduced Raw Material shortages from 200 to 0.

Met all budgets goals for 10 consecutive years, 2003-2014.

Achieved safety record averaging less than 1 recordable injury per year.

Improved inventory turns from 2.5 to 15.8 and reduced inventory footprint by 50%.

Reduced excess/surplus/obsolete inventory to less than 1%.

Successfully implemented a 3PL inventory distribution operation.

Established a fully functioning 4 PL hardware and service contract with operations.

Developed Supplier Material Management Program and Supply Chain Optimization and Software Capability Business/Process Review Program with an initial positive impact of $6M+.

Established the C-4 Boeing Supplier Materials Management Education Program.

Exceeded all Fabrication/Supply Chain Management Lean goals from 2005 through 2014; implemented numerous Lean projects in factory operations to achieve “Blue” scores on lean assessments and audits for 10 years.

Facilitated and taught on-site Manufacturing/supply chain/production/inventory control Certification Programs.

Achieved yearly performance ratings of “Exceed Expectations” on business goals and objectives.

Improved Fabrication center labor utilization to 95% over goal of 85%.

Upgraded all fabrication equipment from conventional to NC control.

Lead development and implementation of new MRP/ERP software system.

Early Career Highlights:

LUCAS AEROSPACE, Macon, GA

Senior Manager / Manager Supply Chain & Materials & Logistics / Contract Administration/Spares

Responsibilities:

The strategical and tactical business operations for all Materials/Supply Chain/Logistics/Post production spares including materials planning/scheduling/ inventory/warehousing/shipping/receiving/production control.

Established a new Spares Distribution operation at Macon site.

Source selection/testing and implementation of Cincom & Promira software systems/ technologies.

BOEING AEROSPACE, Macon, GA

Manager Inventory/Materials/Logistics/Supply Chain Management, Commercial Airplane Group

Achieved 99.5% inventory accuracy, resulting in $9.6M annual savings.

Implemented SAP MRP system.

Increased receiving productivity by 400%, shipping by 250% and shop order release by 500%; increased warehouse space utilization by 35%.

Developed and implemented recycling program leading to $72K savings, annually.

Designed and delivered integrated computer systems for expedited inventory management and manufacturing support for Tools & Part Requisition.

Streamlined MRO procurement process, improved traffic service time by 100% and drove annual traffic savings of $500K.

Weyerhauser Company Macon Georgia-

Materials, Supply Chain, Operations/Consultant for manufacturing operations.

BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY, Fort Valley, GA

Corporate Materials, Manufacturing Staff, Manager Corporate Order/Distribution, Operations Coordinator

YELLOW FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS SYSTEMS, Atlanta, Savannah, GA, Orlando, FL

Orlando/Savannah Terminal Operations Manager

Education & Training

Master’s Degree in Finance, Graduated with Honors

University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Bachelor of Political Science, Public Administration, Graduated with Honors

University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Technical Fellow in Supply Chain Management, anticipated completion, 2018

Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

Professionally Certified Production & Inventory Control Manager, APICS

Certified Instructor & MRP II Project Leader, APICS

Professionally Certified Purchasing Manager, NAPM

Certified Logistics Manager- Yellow Freight Systems

Logistics Certificate, Georgia Institute of Technology

Certified - Hazardous Material Transportation (CFR49, IATA, ICAO)

Certified - Transportation and Carrier Operations

Supply Chain Logistics & Demand Flow Technology – John Costanza College

Bar Coding Systems/Development, RFID technology/applications

Six Sigma certification

Languages- English, some Spanish.

Technical Portfolio

Oracle, Baan, Cincom, SAP, Promira, Gems, APS & ERP, JDA, Manugistics,

More than 20 manufacturing/distribution/MRP/Inventory/WMS/Procurement software packages,

Microsoft Office Suite, NQA, FAA ACSEP, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS, ASRS systems

Awards & Recognition

Malcom Baldrige Quality Award

IndustryWeek Top Ten Plant in North America

Georgia Oglethorpe Excellence Award

Georgia Large Manufacturer of the Year

Outstanding Team of the Year, Boeing Aerospace, 2001, 2003, 2008 2009, 2011

Georgia Trend Magazine (Best Places to work)

City Of Macon- Large Industry of the Year (twice)

Boeing Silver Eagle Award winner

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