MICHAEL LAFEIR

*** ******** **** ********* *****, MI 48307 920-***-**** aczocc@r.postjobfree.com

Visionary individual and strategic planner with experience in Strategic Planning, Operations, Purchasing, Machining, Maintenance, Production, and Engineering.

Customs and international purchasing experience.

Strong leader and team builder who can excite and motivate employees to success, moving businesses forward.

Track record of success in determining key performance drivers of a business to achieve bottom line results.

Expert in negotiating win-win agreements with management, employees, U.A.W. committees, and suppliers.

Education

BA, Bachelor of Business Administration

NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY – MIDLAND, MI

(3.75 G.P.A. Magna Cum Laude)

Journeyman Tool & Die Maker

NATIONAL TOOLING & MACHINING ASSOCIATION – LOUISVILLE, KY Professional Experience

Dillion LaFeir Independent Insurance Agency, Rochester Hills, MI July 2016 – Present Setting up and starting a business.

Green Bay Drop Forge, Green Bay, WI October 2013 – June 2016 Small $7 million dollar forging company supplying hand tools, farming and agriculture industry. General Manager - Restructuring and growth of a 100 year old facility. Managed P&L with 10 salary and 58 union personnel.

Grew existing business 900,000 in the second year.

Setting up accounts with customers for immediate, short term, and long term growth.

Increasing pricing on low profit margin business, purging negative margin busines

Continue to educate staff on people, processes, and machinery for themselves and their reports.

Purchased CNC machining center and hammers to better accommodate existing business.

Continue to look for new machinery to improve cycle times.

Setting up new sales staff to retain customer base and establish new customers. Lincoln Forge, Brownstown, MI February 2012 – August 2013 Small $20 million dollar forging company supplying aerospace and automotive industry. Operations Manager - Restructuring and growth of a 50 year old facility. Managed P&L with 9 salary and 55 union personnel.

Increased dollars per hour produced from $1,200 to $1280 per labor hour by hiring correct staff and doing regular PM’s and proper maintenance.

Set up all maintenance inventory with Kan Ban reordering system and min/max quantities.

Reduced overtime from 58 hour work weeks to 42 hour work weeks by removing second shift and running a 7-12 hour day operation.

Cleaned up, organized, and labeled steel yard with incoming, in process, and finished goods inventory. Hauled out over 13 containers of scrap and repaired functional machinery. MICHAEL LAFEIR PAGE 2 OF 3

Dokka Fasteners, Auburn Hills, MI October 2010 – January 2012 Multi-billion dollar company provides fasteners to the wind industry around the world. Director of Manufacturing - Start up of a fastener forging facility. Managed P&L with 10 salary and 27 personnel.

Purchased $11 million dollars worth of equipment overseas (presses, ovens, automation, CNC equipment, robots, integration), did run-offs, and brought back to United States for installation.

Set up inventory structure with min/max quantities of all MRO items.

Set up infrastructure and negotiated contracts for all machinery and supplied goods such as: electric, water, gas, air, nitrogen reducing spend by 8%.

Extensive experience with customs, suppliers, and customers from the following countries: Germany, Taiwan, Denmark, and Norway.

Launched a new ERP system called Plex Systems.

Hired 37 people in all functioning manufacturing departments.

Developing relationships with customers to generate sales.

Installed five fully integrated production cells and set up two furnaces for production. FORMTECH INDUSTRIES, LLC, Royal Oak, MI November 1999 –October 2008 Multi-million dollar company provides forged metal components to the automotive light vehicle, heavy truck and industrial markets of North America

Operations Manager- (March 2007-October 2008)

Managed a $175 million P&L with 64 salary and 192 union personnel.

Successfully negotiated a labor contract with U.A.W. local 155 in 2006.

Strategic thinker with firsthand experience on how to affect cultural change, and the importance of stability in a manufacturing environment.

Spearheaded job-costing analysis of existing business, assuring that operating costs aligned with quoted costs, which resulted in low and negative margin business leaving the facility increasing con margin from 20% to 25%

Purchasing/Tooling Manager- (March 2003 – March 2007) Managed a $20 million P&L 3 buyer, 2 supervisors, 1 CNC programmer and 35 union personnel.

Expert at creating relationships beyond the normal customer/supplier relationship by turning them into personal friendships, as well as managing groups across platforms within a company.

Certified Lean Champion Trainer from Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center.

Set up, trained, and implemented the process flow on 8000 SKU’s from QAD to Plexus.

Increased tool room output 8% by moving to a cellular format, updating machinery, and changing the flow of material.

Negotiated supplier pricing by commodity with 2 year contracts, reducing outside spend by 15%.

Ensured TS-16949 procedures were implemented, maintained, and updated. Production Supervisor - (November 1999 – February 2003) Managed 45 production associates.

Managed cost, quality, and delivery measurable on production of 4 million forgings each month.

Coached and motivated employees to maximize daily output of machiner

Worked closely with engineering to increase machine efficiencies.

Leader of 12 separate week long Kaizens for process improvement. Mentored 28 week long Kaizens for 5-S.

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PHILIP MORRIS - Louisville, KY January 1996- July 1999 Multi-million dollar global corporation that manufactures cigarettes. Maintenance Packing Mechanic

Completed an 8 month program on the operation, teardown, and rebuild of all packing equipment at the Philip Morris training center.

Implemented PM programs and executed engineering changes to equipment.

Monitored and tracked all changeover efficiencies.

Trained personnel on operation of CNC and manual machining equipment. THE BUDD COMPANY - Shelbyville, KY October 1988 – December 1995 Multi-million dollar global corporation that provides assembled body panels to the automotive market. Tool & Die Maker/Team Leader

Successfully launched the UN-46 Explorer program.

Customer liaison to Ford Louisville troubleshooting quality problems on 10 body panels.

Operated all CNC machinery in tool room and production floor (assembly and stamping lines).

Executed heat treatment, coating, and welding of H-13, O1, D2, A2 tool steels. Hobbies

Four children total - three children either graduated or graduating from college and one finishing high school. Hobbies are: golfing, boating, hiking, cycling, working out, bowling, horseshoes, and racquetball.

References available upon request.

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