Summary of Qualifications

. Extremely motivated and dedicated Production & Operations Management

professional with excellent qualifications in the fields of

Pharmaceutical production, Automotive production and Logistics,

. Offer vast experience in team building, training and development,

metrics driven improvement, lean manufacturing, P&L improvements,

strategic thinking, Six Sigma, program management and budget oversight.

. Possess exceptional leadership, communication and interpersonal skills,

building strong working relations with all levels of staff ranging from

executives to hourly workers.

. Highly knowledgeable of all Equal Employment Opportunity and

Affirmative Action regulations.

. Proficient utilizing Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Minitab

Professional Experience

Emerson Climate- Rushville, Indiana January, 2015 - Current

Operations Manager

. Leadership of the Operations staff (180+ & 5 supervisors) involved in

CNC machining, Assembly and warehousing departments.

. Innovate solutions to current and potential opportunities

. Identify and development of talent within the department.

. Drive the site goals in efficiency, Down-time, Scrap reduction (2015

was 31%) and productivity (2015 was 185k favorable to forecast).

. Establish and drive culture of metrics driven decision making by

utilizing KPIs.

. Participate/Lead cross departmental initiatives and improvements

. Champion the site safety and 5S culture, including GEMBA walks and

layered audits.

. Participate in the CAPEX budget and manage CAPEX projects

. Develop strategy for headcount adjustments based upon current and

projected needs.

. Troubleshooting and root cause analysis. Including developing the

culture of using such tools culturally, (8D, 5Y, fishbone (Ishakawa)

diagrams.

. Provide and implement strategic vision for future state of Machining

and assembly departments.

. On-lining new machining and assembly equipment.

. Optimize efficiency through cost savings and improvements

. Risk analysis and mitigation

Colorcon - Indianapolis Indiana May 2010 - January 2015

Operations Manager

. Achievement of facility goals by use of metrics and KPIs.

. Production of 8 million Kg annually of product valued at $40m

. Coordination of $17m-$20m of raw materials annually.

. Negotiate pricing and contracts with indirect materials vendors.

Historic 1-2% improvements

. Reduce total cost of production through improvements and efficiency.

. Manage $2m-$3m in Cap-ex projects through their completion.

. Coordinate global inventories at remote sites.

. Lead and assist in customer audit from the pharmaceutical industry.

. Implement improvements from the audit findings.

. Scheduling of production in a GMP, aseptic continuous process.

. Troubleshooting and root cause analysis. Including developing the

culture of using such tools culturally.

. Provide and implement strategic vision for future state of starch

plant, next year and 5 year planning.

. Key member of the internal audit team.

. P&L responsibility for the business unit, 8-10% annual growth.

. Preparing and presenting the annual budget and mid-year review.

. Writing and auditing of work instructions and standard operation

procedures.

. Recruitment and training of operations staff.

. Coordinating projects with engineering and quality to minimize

downtime and issues.

. Lead and participate in cross departmental improvements.

. Champion kaizen culture.

. Lead/participate in six sigma DOE projects for process improvements.

. Risk analysis and mitigation

Subaru of Indiana Automotive - Lafayette, Indiana September 2006-May 2010

Production Manager

. Management of 2nd shift paint operations consisting of 6 sections of

processes.

. Budgetary and P&L responsibilities

. Operate the department within EPA, OSHA and DOT compliance

. Champion the safety culture within the paint unit.

. Establish and drive culture of metrics driven decision making by

utilizing KPIs.

. Participate/Lead cross departmental initiatives and improvements

. Maintain strict quality and efficiency standards.

. Participate in the CAPEX budget and manage CAPEX projects

. Develop strategy for headcount adjustments based upon current and

projected needs.

. Troubleshooting and root cause analysis. Including developing the

culture of using such tools culturally.

. Provide and implement strategic vision for future state of Paint

department.

. Improve uptime and defects through the use of TPM, failure frequency

and FMEA tools.

. Optimize efficiency through cost savings and improvements

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Education and Specialized Training

Brescia University - Owensboro, Kentucky

Bachelor's Degree in History

Purdue University - Lafayette, Indiana

Six Sigma, Green and Black Belt

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