CARLOS A. CARRERO

Meriden, CT *****

203-***-**** – acz3g5@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

An action and process driven senior manager with expertise in business, product development, cross-functional team leadership and delivering positive outcomes with strong, sustainable gains. Able to identify and implement strategies to reduce costs, increase revenue, strengthen customer relationships, improve business practices and drive profitable growth. I have broad-based management skills, with strong planning, communication, organizational leadership and decision-making ability to successfully direct a continuous improvement culture. Mentor staff and encourage high performance team environments.

KEY COMPETENCE

Continuous Improvement ISO9001, AS9100

Growth strategies KPI/Metric driven

Intellectual capital Training & Mentoring

P&L Responsibility Six Sigma

Bilingual English/Spanish Warehouse/Inventory Management

North America and Global Sales Growth Creating High Performing Teams

Process Redesign/Flow Engineering Product Design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PLANT MANAGER/OPERATIONS MANAGER 2015 to present

Schneider-Electric Inc East Haven, CT

Manage and provide operation support to manufacturing, materials, engineering, and facility management. Responsible for overall strategy, direction, coordination, and evaluation of manufacturing, service, and field operations with top line revenue of ~$100M+. Effectively utilize KPIs, performance reviews, financial statements and operational reports to track performance. Establish effective action planning for the fostering of a continuous improvement culture. Managed, deployed and trained teams to Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma standards creating a focus on quality, cost reduction, on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, visual management, and plant performance measures. Responsible for capital planning and purchasing of new equipment and facility upgrades. Drive operational efficiencies through process implementation that have resulted in double digit top line and bottom line growth. Responsible for creating, implementing and certifying the plant to ISO9001:2015. Manage more than $12M+ inventory and WIP. Reduced inventory days by five and increased turns by two per year. Responsible for managing the P&L for two plants.

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE MANAGER 2014 to 2015

Chromalloy Corp Windsor, CT

Ensure the plant has a pipeline of cost improvement projects and other initiatives which will make certain that Plant’s P&L will meet all financial goals and targets for the current year and over the strategic planning period. Identified cost reduction projects by evaluating the organization for waste and complexity and identifying solutions. Understand plant requirements and translate them into actions for quality and process improvement. Coordinate, drive, lead, and execute improvement projects and initiatives by meeting/exceeding business needs. Create key strategic and tactical plans, key performance metrics, and dashboards to drive the plant’s OPEX program. Lead a team of Six Sigma black belts and green belts throughout the organization. Improve baseline performance relative to cost, quality, cycle time and customer satisfaction by delivering business results through enabling the leadership team throughout the plant.

PLANT/VALUE STREAM MANAGER 2012 to 2014

Parker Hannifin New Britain, CT

Full responsibility for manufacturing operations. Including multiple production lines, quality department, safety department, laser department, machine and tooling shop, CNC shop, maintenance department, and the materials department. Full responsibility for meeting all KPI’s and SQDPC metrics. Created cross training plan utilizing high performance teams. Exceeded company production and revenue goals. Conduct, oversee, and maintain audits and standard operating procedures for compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, ISO9000, and ITAR. Involved in designing and commissioning of state of the art production cell that improved production efficiency by 50% and quality by 80%.

MULTI-SITE BUSINESS MANAGER/OPERATIONS MANAGER 2006 to 2008

Aggreko Cedar Hills, TX

Full P&L responsibility. Accountable for import and export of multimillion dollar inventory. Supervised and monitored performance of all team members. Delivered training on improving efficiencies, eliminating waste, and improving OTD and field installations. Managed multiple sites and 100’s of projects in four states. Maintained a 20% business growth YOY. Conduct, oversee, and maintain audits and standard operating procedures for compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, ISO9000, and ITAR. Assisted in negotiations of contracts, provided estimates and bids for residential, commercial and industrial projects.

AVIATION ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN/PERSONNELMAN 1994 to 2002

U.S. Navy USA

Direct management of electronics shop repairing, installing and maintaining radar, sonar, FLIR, and various state of the art diagnostic/test equipment. Direct supervision of 42+ personnel and more than 200 indirectly.

EDUCATION

MASTER OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (M.S.T.M.) from Central Connecticut State University, Connecticut (2010-2013). Specialization: Organizational and Leadership Management. Certificate: Lean/Six Sigma

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (B.S.B.M) from the University of Phoenix, Phoenix (2003-2010). Specialization: Marketing

SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT

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