Manager Continuous Improvement

Olden Carr

Site Leader, Plant Manager - HONEYWELL SAFETY PRODUCTS

Irvine, CA

acz2r1@r.postjobfree.com - 714-***-****

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

Site Leader, Plant Manager

HONEYWELL SAFETY PRODUCTS - San Diego, CA - 2015 - 2017-03 Lead site operations for chemical foam process manufacturing plant and distribution center. Oversee site's performance of safety, quality, delivery, cost and inventory. Manage P&L of $120M strategic business unit

(SBU) in support of $2.1B strategic business group (SBG) to achieve annual targets for variable / fixed labor costs, direct and indirect overhead, and inventory costs in support of site and center of excellence (COE).

• Established management operating system (MOS) around site level accountability, metrics, actions and results.

• Identified $2M YOY cost savings and plan for scrap and COPQ through evaluation of direct spend mold costs and existing scrap rates, developing continuous process improvements and controls.

• Led and reported to leadership weekly, Design of Experiments initiative for sole source supplier shortage, negotiating and implementing plan that qualified alternate sources and averted plant supply shortages.

• Led direct ship transitions from legacy distribution centers (DCs) to San Diego DC, presenting $290K per month freight costs savings, increasing order to cash, decreasing lead time to customer 3 weeks and reducing inventory across business enterprise.

• Decoupled delivery and inventory metrics from San Diego (SD) - Tijuana campus to SD only, resulting in improved on time to requested (OTTR) delivery 96%+ and exceeding inventory targets for day of supply (DOS) 7 days.

• Led site to finish in top 2 for productivity across General Safety Products (GSP) Americas, exceeding annual operating plan (AOP).

• Created environment that engaged operations employees in problem solving and continuous improvement activities.

• Facilitated communications, ensuring multiple lines of business operations were supported. Site Leader, Senior Operations Manager

HONEYWELL - Yorba Linda, CA - 2011 - 2015

Directed site operations while acting as role model for positive leadership for Electro Optic UV IR detector lines. Developed site strategic plan aligned with SBG strategic long-term plan. Managed $30M revenue in support of 125 associates globally. Produced and executed annual operating plan and provided strategic direction for plant and integrated supply chain activities.

• Drove culture change, accountability and continuous improvement mindset throughout organization while maintaining fixed and variable costs. Promoted Health, Safety and Environmental (EH&S) programs and best practices for site safety, ensuring maturity standards were met. Olden Carr acz2r1@r.postjobfree.com

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• Decreased inventory 70% and improved OTTR (96%) by implementing Lean Plus Six Sigma methodologies, supplier negotiations, and creative stocking agreements.

• Improved and developed organizational capabilities through effective performance management and planning / utilization of human and capital resources.

• Supported site leadership team through various Black Belt projects, materials and cycle time improvements to attain 40% YOY growth for 2 consecutive years while improving OTTR and lowering part per million (PPM) quality yield.

• Drove days of supply (DOS) from 90 to 28 days through using DMAIC methodology, standardization, 1-piece flow and improved materials management using Plan for every part PFEP and creative partnership alignments with suppliers and Honeywell Analytics HA America's best practices and knowledge sharing. Vice President, Director of Manufacturing

FIRE SENTRY CORPORATION - 1998 - 2011

Directed site operations for Electro Optic UV IR detector lines, including manufacturing operations, budgeting, facility / capital improvements, personnel development / training, and implementation of ISO9000 QMS and process controls and standardized work. Provided input for production / sales forecasting and planning process.

• Drove management team activities, achieving strategic and financial objectives including operating budget, and balance fixed and variable costs, gross margin, inventory DOS.

• Led and monitored continuous improvement objectives, improving and developing organizational capabilities through effective performance management and planning / utilization of human and capital resources.

• Managed and assured disaster recovery plans for sole source suppliers, ensuring business continuity.

• Reduced inventory 35% through supplier negotiations and establishment of Kanban systems for critical A and B items while maintaining margins (68%).

• Provided input for DFM and mechanical design support to R&D for all new hardware, cast and machined housings, controllers, complying with regulatory agencies.

• Reduced lead times from 6 weeks to 3 weeks for top detector families. establishing Kanban for critical items. Earlier roles at Fire Sentry:

Production Manager

FIRE SENTRY CORPORATION - Yorba Linda, CA - 1994 - 2011 Production Manager

FIRE SENTRY CORPORATION - 1994 - 1998

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

The College of New Jersey - Trenton, NJ

SKILLS

Microsoft Office, Lean Six Sigma, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Change Management

LINKS

http://www.linkedin.com/in/olden-carr

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