WILLIAM J. DAVIS

EDUCATION

M.B.A. Ashland College, Ashland, OH

B.S. Kent State University, Kent, OH

Industrial Engineering Technology

Stark Technical College, Canton, OH

Drafting and Design - Associates

EXPERIENCE

Plant Manager, UTC, Muscatine, Ia, 07/15- Present

Repair Rail Car Tankers

Responsible for 16 Salaried and 133 Union hourly personnel

Production Manager, UTC, Lewisburg, WV, 07/14–07/15

Manufacture composite leading edge components for plane and helicopter blades and heated floor panels for planes

Responsible for 5 Supervisor’s and 125 Union hourly personnel

Ran 5S and Kaizen Events

Project Manager, Specialty Piping, Parkersburg, WV, 08/13 –06/14

Piping Contractor – 50 Union employees

Contract Position – General Contractor

Plant Manager, Armacell, Spencer, WV, 03/10 – 08/13

(Manufacture Rubber – Foam buns )

Processes Include : Rubber Molding and Extrusion

- Managed 10 Salaried Direct Reports

- Plant employs 91 employees

- Instituted 5S & Lean, Gemba Walks, Visual Factory management

Plant Manager, PCI Industries, Parkersburg, WV 05/07 – 03/09

(Manufacture Aluminum Industrial Louvers and Sunshades)

Process Include :MetalFabrication and CNC, Painting,Assembly

- Managed 8 Salaried Direct Reports

- 20 Hourly employees

- Setup new plant layout and flow

- Responsible for Quality, Design Eng., Purchasing, etc

Plant Manager, Ruskin Manufacturing, Fairmont, WV 7/04 – 3/07

(Manufacture Commercial & Industrial dampers for HVAC Industry, 300 million in Sales)

Processes Include : Metal Fabrication, Roll Forming, Welding and CNC Machining,Panting, Assy

- Maintain Plant of 250 Union Employees

- Managed 24 Salaried Employees

- Incorporate and lead execution of Lean, Demand flow and 5s principles-

Plant Manager, The Genie Co., Alliance, OH 11/98 - 6/03

(Manufacture garage door openers, $ 250 million in sales)

Processes Include : Assembly of Electrical Components

- Maintained Alliance Plant - 190 Union Employees

- Maintained Baltic Plant - 300 Non Union Employees

- Managed 14 Salaried Employees

- Incorporated and lead execution of Lean, Demand flow and 5s principles

Manufacturing Manager - Industrial Engineer, AstroCosmos Metallurgical Inc., Wooster, OH 12/96 - 11/98

(Manufactures Titanium vessels, heat exchanger & piping systems)

Processes Include : Metal Fabrication, Roll Forming, Welding and Machining,Painting

- Managed 5 supervisors & 85 hourly Union personnel

Industrial Engineer responsibilities:

- Trained in the Toyota Production System

- Established standards for estimating and manufacturing

- Evaluated and redesigned manufacturing process to reduce costs

- Re-Laid out and determined material process flow to reduce costs and improve material flow

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