Automotive Executive

Gregory S. MacDonald

**** ******** **, ***** *****, MI 48439

*************@*****.*** (email)

810-***-**** (cell)

EDUCATION

College Degree – Masters of Organizational Leadership, Jan. 2015 – May 2017

Northwood University, Troy, MI, USA

College Degree – Business Administration Major –Management, Apr. 2013 – Dec. 2014

Northwood University, Troy, MI, USA

College Degree – Business Administration Materials Management, Sept 1991 - May 1994

Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Air International Thermal Systems, Auburn Hills, MI November 2010 – December 2016

Director of Operations, NAR / EU

I am results oriented team builder who is responsible for the development and execution of all Operational activities for our 5 US Operations, 3 Mexico Operations and 1 European Operation.

Developed plan to effectively communicate region wide goals and progress to the Senior Management Team through the development and implementation of standard Plant Scorecard.

Established cross-functional team reviews to drive cost reduction idea generation through VA/VE and creative sourcing strategies.

Review and consolidate all Operations functions into working documents for ISO certification.

Develop peer review planning for use in addition to the standard Annual Employee Performance Review process.

Responsible for the hiring, training, discipline and termination if required of the employees in the Materials Management, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Departments.

Coordinate the launch of three brand new facilities for the VW Passat and Beetle and GM Colorado.

Developed cost analysis tool permitting the organization to understand our business model on a pure cost basis.

Dissect and understand all freight lanes and develop plans to drive out waste and cost.

Conduct continuous improvement meetings at all facilities in the North American Region driving the reduction of waste, cycle time decreases, inventory reduction, Management Philosophy changes and Operational Accountability.

Launched first facility in the Czech Republic to support Volkswagen Crafter program in 2015.

Launching heat exchanger plant in Mexico to insource NAFTA product from our China facilities (2017 SOP) and in Europe to support our JLR business (2018 SOP)

Acord Products, Rochester Hills, MI April 2009 – November 2010

Vice President of Plastics Operations – Director of Engineering and Program Management

Responsible for the study of plastics integration and cost / benefit analysis.

Developed the target list of equipment to purchase through capacity analysis and throughput review of sub-suppliers.

Presented the plan to the board and was awarded capital funding with the payback analysis showing a 13 month return on full expense.

Negotiated with auction houses and OEM manufacturers for best possible price and delivery timing.

Responsible for sourcing activities and supplier development in the plastics group.

Launched the GMT900 in house manufacturing activities with no disruption to the end customer or our assembly facility in Mexico.

Lead three successful launches of consumer products into Best Buy. The first was 2 SKU’s the latest was 30.

Obtained the additional responsibility for Engineering and Program Management functions within the entire organization.

May & Schofield LLC, Fowlerville, MI February 2008 – April 2009

Vice President of Operations

Developed plan for the utilization of injection molding machines and personnel time driving labor from 10% in January to 6.8% in September.

Championed our cross-functional teams and lead the scrap reduction effort that drove scrap costs down from 3.2% to 2.1% of sales.

Established plan to reduce manning and eliminate our third shift as a result of efficiency gains and scrap reduction. Along with this initiative, we implemented a four-day week, two ten-hour shifts.

Created a working cost reduction matrix and began to capture material, lab

or and process related savings. Our reported savings were $218,153 through the first 4 months of 2009.

Drove the corporation to its first profitable fiscal year in the last 5-year planning cycle.

Successfully completed several transactions that resulted in the sales of the division in Mexico, the division in England and the liquidation the plant in Michigan.

Collins & Aikman, Port Huron, MI August 2006 – February 2008

Plant Manager

Increased FTC rates on the in-mold decorative trim product from 45% in August to 90% in November by leading aggressive scrap reduction teams. We also lead this team across the entire plant increasing FTC from 91.2% t0 95.9%.

Reduced premium freight from $600,000 in August to $58,000 in November by reviewing the practice of press utilization and cross capability.

Developed and executed a plan with manufacturing to reduce 42 direct and 15 indirect operators in a shop of 515 employees.

Through the utilization of 6s and process variation reduction, plant efficiency improved from 82% to 94%.

Facilitated meetings that lead to sufficient cost reduction activities to drive the plant from a $2.7 million loss in 2006 to a $2.4 million EBITDA in 2007 while sales reduced by $28 million.

Instituted “town hall” meetings with all hourly employees to facilitate the flow of information to the operators. As the plant’s future was uncertain, these monthly meetings were a critical part of maintaining employee morale.

Developed a relationship with Mitsubishi and as a result we were awarded 2009 business in appliqué manufacturing ($2.8 million in sales, $621,000 EBITDA).

Completed the decommissioning of the entire plant over a 3-month period from May – July 2007 without impact to any customers from a supply or quality standpoint.

Successfully re-launched the same facility in September in a two-week period to manufacture completed door trim panels for Chrysler and have a 100% delivery rating and 0 rejected parts per million through the program.

Completed closure and orderly liquidation of the facility for BBK and Chrysler.

Collins & Aikman, Guelph, Ontario, Canada August 2005 – August 2006

Materials and Operations Manager

Decreased inventory from $6.8 million to $3.9 million on hand while sales increased from $16.8 million to $26.2 million per month.

Responsible for the identification of inventory issues and the subsequent action plan implementation reduced our inventory loss from $1.4 million in September 2004 to $108 K in January 2005.

Manage 15 salaried and 68 hourly employees in the Materials Departments.

Used the plant operational standards to drive manning and account for unplanned absences in the most economical manner.

Responsible for departmental budgeting, cost center reconciliation, sales forecasting, production planning and manpower requirements.

Worked with production teams to develop floor layout and standardized work cells working towards 5S.

Responsible for barcode shipping and receiving implementation in late 2005 / early 2006.

Developed weekly and monthly plant tracking tool for sales volume and plant cost forecasting.

Worked in detail with the six-sigma groups on determining and developing green belt projects.

Benteler Automotive, Brampton, ON July 2004 – August 2005

Materials Manager

Decreased inventory from $25 million to $8.0 million while volumes increased to support the third shift addition at Chrysler Brampton.

Managed 12 salaried and 36 hourly employees.

Responsible for maintaining QOS reporting such as Delivery Ratings, premium freight, efficiency, overtime cost, dock-to-dock time and inventory turns.

Developed process improvement methodology for monthly reporting processes.

Responsible for departmental budgeting, cost center reconciliation, sales forecasting, production planning and manpower requirements.

Developed freight system to review all costs and establish feasibility for reduction plans. Reduced overall freight by in excess of 12 million USD per year.

Keykert USA, Webberville, MI February 2000 – July 2004

Materials, Planning and Logistics Manager

Decreased inventory from $12 million to $3.1 million while sales increased from $81 million to $145 million.

Developed and instituted barcode data transfer system for shop floor.

Managed 13 salaried and 29 hourly employees.

Obtained MS9000 certification and Q1 endorsement from Ford.

Responsible for maintaining QOS reporting such as Delivery Ratings, premium freight, efficiency, overtime cost, dock-to-dock time and inventory turns.

Co-leader of customer focus teams for each production line to drive quality and cost improvements from the floor through upper management.

Responsible for departmental budgeting, cost center reconciliation, sales forecasting, production planning and manpower requirements.

Responsible for the plant layout, material storage, ordering methodology and overall systems development of our Mexican facilities and their suppliers.

TRW Automotive, Fayette, OH July 1994 – February 2000

Materials Manager

Reduced inventory from $4.3 million to $1.4 million with sales of $120 million.

Managed 14 salaried and 21 hourly employees.

Responsible for maintaining balanced scorecard measurable such as Delivery Ratings and materials expense items.

Implemented pull system for inventory replenishment.

Worked as a lead team member in several Gemba Kaizen workshops to promote lean manufacturing.

Obtained MS9000 certification from Ford and Q1 endorsement.

Coordinated all inventory and customer service activities for a $100 million plant.

Converted all inventory and releasing activities from a Lotus based spreadsheet system to QAD (MFG PRO).

Implemented and installed all modules of QAD throughout the organization.

Implemented new production schedules to foster better communication to the operations group and as a result raised delivery ratings from 47 to 90.

Volunteering

Sarnia Minor Hockey Association, Sarnia, Ontario – Travel Hockey Coach 2004-2011

Flint Minor Hockey Association, Flint, MI – Assistant Hockey Coach 2012-2013

Kensington Valley Minor Hockey Association, Brighton, MI – Assistant Coach 2014-Present

Grand Blanc Little League, Grand Blanc MI – Assistant Coach LLB 2013,14

References

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