Career Summary
Successful Manufacturing Leader with expertise in developing and driving high performance work teams. Demonstrated ability to reduced cost, streamlined processes, and effectively lead in a unionized environment. Proven track record of producing quality products that meet and/or exceed customer expectations and company objectives.
Analytical Research
Coaching/Developing
Continuous Improvement
Decision Making
Effective Communication
ISO 9001 / TS 16949
Lean Manufacturing
Negotiation
Project Planning
Root Cause Analysis
Strategic Planning
Time Management
Professional Experience
M&R Construction – Amherst, Ohio 2016- Present
A design and build contractor that specializes in commercial and residential renovations.
Project Manager – Responsible for the planning, organizing, leading and controlling of projects.
Review project plans as they are being developed against the owner and client’s needs and budget.
Prepare Work Breakdown Structure based on the plans and specifications of the project.
Develop master project schedules.
Ensure that all change order requests are properly documented and make schedule changes if necessary.
Follow up with customers to ensure that their expectations are being met.
Republic Steel - Lorain, Ohio 2008- 2016
North America’s leading supplier of Special Bar Quality (SBQ) Steel bars.
Production Manager- Responsible for the production and quality performance of highly engineered steel bars in a 24/7 unionized environment.
Organized and improved production processes that increased uptime performance from 64% to 80%.
Increased department yield from 87.63% to 92.25%.
Reduced surface defects from 2.54% to 1.47%.
Decreased departmental lost time injuries by 80%.
Fostered a safety culture transformation from reactive to proactive by effectively influencing employees.
Significantly improved performance by establishing and tracking key process indicators and coaching teams to achieve and exceed.
Executed various continuous improvement projects for yield loss and quality of product.
Successfully adhered to strict budget controls without compromising safety or quality standards.
Designed, trained and implemented a 5s system to improve departmental organization and housekeeping.
Coordinated maintenance activities for planned and unplanned maintenance issues.
Developed a trusting relationship with the unionized employees that created a teamwork environment.
Simon Roofing - Cleveland, Ohio 2007 – 2008
One of the 10 largest roofing contractors in the United States that manufactures, installs and services high-quality commercial roofing solutions.
Supervisor – Responsible for leading teams to repair, restore and replace various types of roofing applications.
Supervised 15 commercial roofing projects to successful completion.
Trained employees on various commercial roofing applications.
Educated and enforced safety compliance in accordance with company policy and OSHA regulations.
Performed on-site survey of work and estimated the required man hours and materials needed for project completion.
Warren Roofing – Walton Hills, Ohio 1997 - 2007
Provides roofing services solutions, industry repair and maintenance services.
Journeyman Roofer – Responsible for repairing or replacing roofing applications as needed.
Expert in the installation of various roofing applications.
Ability to interpret building specifications, codes, blueprints and make square footage calculations.
Trained apprentices on roofing procedures and the use of required tools.
Proficient on safety procedures applied during roofing replacement and installation.
Education
Kaplan University - Davenport, Iowa
Master of Science in Business Management
Myers University - Cleveland, Ohio
Bachelors of Science in Business Management
Bachelors of Science in Information Technology
Ohio Business College - Lorain, Ohio
Associates of Science in Business Administration
Certifications
Acuity Institute- Parker, Colorado
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
Expected completion, April 2017
Technical Skills
Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project 2013 and Minitab
Operating Systems – Windows 7, 8, 10 and MS DOS
Kronos “Attendance tracking software”