Social Media Continuous Improvement

BYRON RICE

**** ****** **** *****, **********, VA, United States

Cell # 732-***-****

**********@*****.***

Senior manufacturing professional

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Quest Global, Richmond, VA (remote)

Manufacturing consulting

Technical leader

6/2021 – present

Achievements/Tasks

Technical project leadership

Electronic manufacturing and QA data systems

Clients

oSpirit Aerospace

oBell Helicopter

oDematic conveyer systems

oHoneywell International

Light assembly and component related manufacturing improvements

Delivery and inventory control continuous improvement; Six sigma DMAIC principles.

On site manufacturing evaluations (safety, process control, quality)

Resolution of resource and team performance issues.

BAR Global Manufacturing Consulting, Richmond, VA

Manufacturing consulting and new product development engineering

Owner and Principal consultant

08/2019 – Continuing

Achievements/Tasks:

Project leadership

Registered LLC

New product marketing strategies (traditional and social media)

cGMP, CFR’s, FDA

AMBE engineering, and Dakota moon Enterprises.

MG manshave razor engineered and developed in China for B2C retail

BAR Global Website and social media; https://bargloballlc.com/

JEP Management Inc., Bay Minette, AL

Manufacture of compressors, wet vacuum systems, and dental office operatories; 500 million

Senior Director of Manufacturing

07/2017 – 08/2019

Achievements/Tasks:

Developed lean/six sigma corporate culture

ISO 9000 and 13485, CFR certifications

Three U.S. based assembly and machining manufacturing plant restructure

Engineering collaboration on new product development

1.5 million-dollar back log recoup

250K physical inventory loss improvement

Implementation of lean/six-sigma principles

Organization restructure and removal of poor performers

Vendor managed inventory process implemented

300 direct and indirect employees for three sites

Effective management of capital expenditures for all plants

Germane Systems, Chantilly, VA

Manufacture of rugged computer servers for military, and Aerospace companies; 200 million

Vice President of Quality, Operations, and Organizational Excellence

09/2015 – 03/2017

Achievements/Tasks:

Light component computer assembly

AS9100/ISO9000 quality system registrations from inception

One-time delivery improvement to ninety percent

Lean/six-sigma implementation

Thirty five percent capacity increase

Purchasing reorganization

Fifty percent repair diagnosis improvement

100 direct and indirect employees

Leviton Corporation, Melville, NY

Global manufacture of connectivity devices (multi billion dollars)

Global Director of Quality

09/2013 – 10/2014

Achievements/Tasks:

Bought on board to centralize business unit quality departments under a new corporate structure, for implementation lean and six sigma. The COO, and Vice President/General managers decided to keep the existing structures in place and the corporate quality department was disbanded.

Energizer Personal Care (American Safety Razor Company), Verona, VA

Manufacture of wet shaving devices, utility blades, and surgical scalpels (800 million)

Global Director of Quality and Six-Sigma

11/2004 – 09/2013

Achievements/Tasks:

Seven plant, 50+ employee global quality organization; direct and indirect

FDA, cGMP, CFR’s

Implemented full six-sigma corporate quality system

Standardized quality KPI's at plants (Cp, Cpk, PPk, DPMO)

Implemented product design standardization with engineering for medical devices

Developed and implemented global supplier quality system

IS0 9000, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, CE mark, BRC, IFS, 8D

Span of control; Asia, Europe, Israel, Mexico, UK

Implemented full customer service process to field concerns. Web based, international

Honeywell International/Allied-Signal, Morris-township, NJ

Manufacture of Aerospace and engineering materials (multibillion)

Multiple advancing positions

11/1989 – 03/2004

Achievements/Tasks:

cGMP leader/Engineering materials/Converted films/Morristown NJ

Director of operations/Converted films/Linden NJ (200 employees)

Director/Asian transitions/Phoenix AZ

Director of operations/Aerospace OEM/Greer SC (500 employees)

Director of operations/Aerospace recuperator/U.S. Army M1A1 main battle tank /Anniston AL (100 employees)

Plant quality manager/Nylon systems/Specialty materials/Chesterfield VA (50 employees)

Junior level positions

01/1978 – 05/1988

Achievements/Tasks:

Cummins Engine Company (Consolidated Diesel) /Rocky Mount NC

Digital Equipment Corporation/Springfield MA

Proctor and Gamble/Greenbay WI

EDUCATION AND OTHER

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN

Civil Engineering

Certifications

Six - sigma blackbelt (Honeywell International)

Certified Quality Manager (ASQ)

Achievements

BAR Global LLC (09/2019 – Present)

New product development for MG Manshave Mini Razor

https://www.mgmanshave.com/

Six Sigma black belt, AS9100, ISO9000, ISO13485, ISO14001, FordQ1, CQM, Supplier quality, SharePoint, cGMP, Metal working, Injection molding, Aerospace, Automotive, U.S. DOD, Asian supply chain, Marketing, Management

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