Continuous Improvement Supply Chain

Albert Gillespie

*** ******* **** *******: 903-***-****

Hallsville, TX 75650 Secondary: 540-***-****

Email: ******.***********@*****.***

Professional Summary:

Results driven dedicating 25 years of experience strategically planning and leading manufacturing management teams. Record devising, evaluating, and implementing continuous improvement process enhancements to minimize waste, reduce cost, improve quality, and maximize yield increasing EBITA. Establish effective safety, quality, and communication systems, encouraging initiative-taking participation throughout manufacturing. Excellent communicator, firsthand successfully building cohesive teams focused on safety, customers, production goals, and throughput. Skills:

+ Safety & Compliance + Lean & Sigma

+ Customer Satisfaction and Service + Budget & Financial

+ Quality Focus Assurance & Control + Project & Process Management

+ Strategic Planning & Implementation + Supply Chain & Inventory Professional Experience:

Cabinetworks Group _ Marshall, TX 2023 - Present

Operations / Assistant Manager

• Responsible for a two-factory operation consisting of 215 team members, 750,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space consisting of twelve departments, seven buildings.

• Manage financial decisions for the plant, including budgets, forecast, inventory, labor, and capital planning to make certain compliance with all budget and financial objectives.

• Implementation of comprehensive communication plan engaging 100% of team members understanding and participating in daily key performance improvements.

• Optimization of team member work-life harmony, maintenance machine uptime, decreasing overhead cost by 20% by transitioning from a five to four-day work schedule while maintaining production schedules.

• Coached lean manufacturing principles supporting a 25% reduction in waste and 20% increase in productivity within the first year.

• Led cross-functional teams in strategic planning and implementation of complex projects enhancing plant efficiency and utilization by 15%.

• Mentoring leadership team enabling a thorough understanding of efficiency, productivity, utilization, and labor hours to support driving KPI’s.

• Monitor operating report leading daily management update meeting identifying opportunities, and RCCM.

Essential Cabinetry Group _ Rockledge, FL 2021 - 2023 Vice President of Continuous Improvement Quality Engineering

• Executive level quality management at three locations, two cabinetry build types: frame and frameless, seven hundred cabinets daily, increasing output by 30%.

• Strategic organizational development & coaching of Continuous Improvement & Quality Teams consisting of managers, process engineers, trainers, auditors, and inspection.

• In support of reimagined company’s visual identity to conceptualize a refreshed brand image by spearheading the Assembly Dept. layout and packaging technique, this enabled brand sharing, redefining the customer experience resulting in improved on- time-complete by 10% while improving efficiencies by 20%.

• Facilitated the development and implementation of four hundred standard operation procedures company wide improving turnover by 10%, a reduction in rework by 15%:

• Lead companywide OPEX Meetings identifying opportunities driving improvements focusing on key process indicators impacting process capabilities.

• Effective project management of company $4.75 million transformation leading internal and external sub-teams optimizing processes and equipment layouts improving plant-wide workflow efficiencies. Relocating departments, people, processes, and equipment while maintaining daily production demand.

- Project management removing 41,148 ft from 200,000 ft operation, improving material flow increasing operational available efficiency by 70%.

- Employee engagement focuses on adding updated lunchroom, led lighting, wall paint, and new epoxy flooring adding value to retention.

• Design of new automated finishing Paint Flat Line* resulting in 45% increased capacity.

• Lead cross functional teams (sales, marketing, and operations) implementing Quality Management System setting a standard reducing warranty claims by 10%.

• Team implementation of a color management system developing standards for stain/paint reducing warranty claims by 5%.

• Safety & Quality team development of SOP Gemba Walk/Audit development and implementation. American Woodmark _ Winchester, VA 2012 - 2021

Corporate Finish OPS Manager

• Train, coach, and support five locations Finish Operations, Project, and Process Engineers.

• Performed interim duties as Operations Manager Gas City, Indiana 2011 _ Presidential Award “Exceptional Performance & Improvements”

• Design of lines with integrated controls, automated material delivery and color change systems resulting in a two-year return on investment significantly reducing waste and labor dependency.

• Responsible for R&D of coating technologies identifying systems having significantly low to no operational and emitted formaldehyde levels.

• Managed the implementation of spectrometer for color control evaluating effects on different coating types.

• Managed design, and installation of a $5M flatline having multiple strategic purposes. A 50% reduction in labor, 40% increase on capacity, and 30% reduction in material usage and waste. Presidential Award “Exemplified Thinking Differently”

• Enhanced individual’s knowledge companywide by executing standard operating procedures supported by development of quality control audits.

• Developed effective management systems for production color and new product development procedures.

• Elimination chemicals in formulas that present risk of environmental, fire, and stability issues.

• Converted stains companywide for an annual cost savings of $50k. American Woodmark Cabinetry _ Kingman, AZ 2009 - 2012 Production Leadership Manager

• Departmental responsibility of inventory control, finishing, & touch-up that consisted of five supervisors and 125 team members.

• Implemented equipment/area ownership program in all areas.

• Implemented inspection and training reducing scrap and repair by 25% resulting in a headcount reduction of four repair technicians.

• Developed visual workplace and scorecards for each area.

• Implemented operator measurement systems, sign identification resulting in inventory accuracy increasing by 15%.

• Developed wiping and sanding process using Kaizen approach.

• Improved clearcoat reclaiming systems setup and management resulting in annual savings of $50K.

• Introduced and developed process for new colors - Silk, Linen, Nutmeg, Espresso, Java, and Auburn.

• TPM Event Leader – Sand Equipment, Spray Booth, and Oven Systems. Interim Safety Team Leader

• Zero recordable for 6-month tour supporting safety initiatives.

• Introduced start of daily stretching program resulting in sprains/strains reduction.

• Lead Safety Team developing team member Safety Baseball Challenge for the plant.

• Developed and facilitated Safety Fair Event bringing in over fifteen volunteers’ vendors, - including the Sheriff's Departments Tactical Dog Team who assisted in supporting safety initiatives. Kraftmaid Cabinetry _ Orwell, OH 2005 - 2009

Production Manager

• Coaching and managing supervisors and team members.

• Maintain on-time and complete to customer.

• Effective metric development & management of safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

• Development and supporting plant level goals and objectives.

• Exceeded set goals for 6S.

Kraftmaid Cabinetry _ Orwell, OH

Production Supervisor 1997 - 2005

• Team Lead, Coordinator B, Coordinator A, two shift operations.

• Flat-line Paint Team – design, process development, managing two shift operation forty persons.

• Vertical Hang-line Stain Team Management

• New Flat-line Glaze Team Management

• Flat-line Clearcoat Team Management

• Staging/Shipping Management

United States Navy _ USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968) _ Norfolk, VA 1993 - 1997 Operation Specialist (OS3)

• Specialized in air traffic, airspace, and marine navigation management.

• Performed ship to helicopter communications.

• Trained in harpoon missile launching systems.

- Operation Desert Storm

- Mediterranean Cruise

• Leadership Management Development

• Outstanding Performance Commendations (5) awarded by Commander Army

• Search and Rescue (SAR) Operations

- Tent City/Operation Sea Signal; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

• Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Insignia (ESWAS) Certification Education/Training: 2012 - 2022

• Kaizen Lean/6S

• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

• Leadership Excellence

• Chemical Emergency Response Training

• RCRA Certification – HAZWOPER Training

• ISO 9001 Quality – self-taught.

• First Aid / CPR

AMWD University – Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt 2010 - 2012

• Six Sigma Black Belt / Winchester, VA

• Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

- Instructor: Shannon Walton

Mike Ables

Kent State University 1993 - 2008

• Bachelor of Science

Computer Science & Technology

Navy “A School” JST

Professional References:

Bryan Preston – 903-***-****

Masterwoodcraft Cabinetry

Continuous Improvement Manager, TX

US Marine Corp Chief Advisor – Active Reserves

Colleague

David Humphries – 864-***-****

Continuous Improvement Manager, SC

Southern Mulch Company

US Marine Corp

Former Colleague

Michelle Crockett – 404-***-****

VP of Operations

Consulting FL

Former Colleague

Chad Courtney – 440-***-****

Plant Manager, PA

Former Colleague

Craig Houser – 954-***-****

Pool Maintenance, FL

American Airlines, FL

Friend

Rick Romero – 281-***-****

Owner JJ’s Tavern and Grill, IA

Former Colleague _ Sherwin Williams Director of Sales

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