Manager Manufacturing

************@*****.*** Colin M. Galvin *** Bridle Trail

724-***-**** Venetia, PA 15367

Maintenance & Manufacturing Manager – Capital Project Leadership – P&L Management

Results oriented manufacturing manager with successful track record in heavy industry, chemical industry, and advanced manufacturing. Experienced leader of multi-million dollar business units and diverse cross functional teams in industry sectors including Aerospace, Automotive, and Medical Devices. Demonstrated leadership ability and professional advancement in heavily regulated, high performance, technical fields.

Core Competencies:

P&L Performance Improvement Lean Manufacturing Capital Project Engineering & Management

Preventative Maintenance Reliability Based Maintenance Maintenance Supervision FMEA

Cost & Labor Productivity Defect Reduction Defining Business Strategies Executing Growth Strategies

Building High Performance Teams Growth Through Customer Satisfaction Strategic Sourcing

Safety Excellence OSHA Regulations Green Manufacturing Outage Planning Contractor Management

Root Cause Analysis ISO Auditing Aerospace Standards SAP ERP Oracle ERP MS Office

Professional Experience:

Kennametal Extrude Hone / Extrude Hone LLC Irwin, PA (2014 -2017)

$60M manufacturing facility whose products shipped to markets in North and South America, Europe, India, and Asia. Irwin business segments included custom engineering solutions to customer demands, polymer mix manufacturing, contract services, and aftermarket support.

Plant Manufacturing Manager (2015 – 2017)

Managed Operations/Manufacturing P&L ($400K/month), led capital projects, and implemented continuous improvement projects while ensuring safety, housekeeping, and product quality were not compromised.

Developed metric-driven Balanced Scorecard in order to track and measure performance improvement of all shops.

Worked closely with Aerospace, Medical, Automotive, and General Engineering customers to ensure engineered-to-order products were designed, built, and shipped on time.

Applied Stage Gate process to guarantee customer machine acceptance standards were met upon delivery.

Worked directly with Mechanical, Electrical, and Controls engineers to improve design for manufacture concepts.

Implemented Engineering Change Request/Notification process to quickly eliminate scrap, reduce rework materials, reduce assembly lead time, and improve cost on three different machine platforms.

Reduced inventory levels by $600,000 through strategically sourcing products, re-thinking min-max stocking levels, evaluating material turn rate, and prioritizing supplier lead time.

Improved Cash-Conversion-Cycle by reducing Capital Equipment lead times and closely managing project costs.

Traveled to Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, France, and Spain to support capital equipment installations and grow polymer business opportunities.

Polymer Mix Manufacturing Manager (2014 – 2015)

Oversaw P&L, product manufacturing, capital projects, continuous improvement projects, “Protect Our Planet” initiatives, operator development, and product quality.

Reduced fixed costs by $31,000, variable costs by $58,000 (50%) in 9 months.

Reduced inventory levels from $650,000 to $210,000 by removing excess and obsolete materials, implementing Kanban inventory system for WIP product, and improving raw material turns.

Improved on-time delivery from 85% to 95% - sustained performance improvement.

Developed maintenance schedule to ensure reliability of Hobart & Gemini Mixing Equipment.

Installed PLC Mixer Controls to ensure mix repeatability.

Implemented Ingredient-Monitoring System to track and minimize mix-to-mix ingredient variability.

United States Steel Corporation West Mifflin, PA (2007 – 2014)

Largest Steel Company in the Nation. Responsible for 68 union maintenance employees, 4 maintenance supervisors, and $1.5M annual budget, in a 24/7 steel operation.

Coordinator of Maintenance, Hot Strip Mill (2013 – 2014)

Managed line maintenance and operations activities, production planning, operator safety, and product quality in a Union environment with over 70 direct and indirect employees.

Ensured operational reliability to 97% on a 1930’s vintage Hot Strip Mill.

Directed weekly safety updates to all Hot Mill employees, performed daily safety walks and safety conversations

Recipient of HIRA Award (Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis) – recognizing Irvin Plant Safety initiatives.

Reheat Furnace Manager, Hot Strip Mill (2012 – 2013)

Designed and implemented furnace heating improvement project. Project realized over $1M savings in Natural Gas spend during year one of operation.

Implemented a lifesaving safety system on furnace double block and bleed system. Project was recognized by U.S. Steel management as a corporate wide best practice.

Responsible for $1.5M operations and improvement budget.

Maintenance Supervisor, Pickle Lines (2011 – 2012)

Implemented soy-based grease in manufacturing equipment to reduce health, environmental, and flammability hazards created where traditional greases were used.

Designed and installed scale-breaker roll-change crane. Device removed operational hazards (pinch points, strains/sprains, etc and improved operating time by decreasing line-down time (15min / change)

Supervised maintenance, repair, and upgrade activities during $8M renovation of the Pickling Lines.

Operations Supervisor, Cold Reduction Mill (2008 – 2010)

Supervised 21 Union employees across all operational shifts (1st, 2nd, and 3rd).

Set Cold-Reduction Mill production record for Tons/Turn (4,480 tons / 8 hours).

Engineering Co-Op, Cold Reduction Mill (2007-2008)

Designed, engineered, and installed a Back-Up Roll containment trough to allow for oil spill containment and easy reclamation of used oils.

Allegheny General Hospital Orthopedic Research Lab Pittsburgh, PA (2007 – 2011)

Nation’s 100 Top Hospitals – US News & World Report. National leader in cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, and orthopedic and rehabilitation care.

Orthopedic Research Engineer (2007 – 2011)

Co-authored “The Relative and Absolute Bone Density at the TMT Joint in Hallux Valgus”.

Developed incubator used with live bovine cartilage to evaluate in situ cartilage deterioration under variable loading.

Tested for range of motion deficiencies in patients presenting with radial head fractures. Used servo-motor driven simulators to examine range of motion. Study helped define a need for surgery in 90% of elbow fracture cases.

Evaluated bone density changes in patients presenting with severe hallux valgus angles. Aided Orthopedic Surgeons in determining requirements for Bunion Repair Surgery.

(Worked duel positions by continuing this after graduation while also working shifts at US Steel.)

Education

University of Pittsburgh – Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering (2008) 3.1 GPA

Allegheny College – Bachelor of Science, Physics (2006) 3.0 GPA

Villanova University – Six Sigma Green Belt (2011) 4.0 GPA

Continuing Education

Point Park University – MBA (in-process, 2018) 4.0 GPA

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