Manager Quality

Michael J. Ebbinghaus MBA

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Kyle, TX 78640

512-***-**** ************@*****.***

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

** ********** ***** ** ********** in Facilitation, Management, Manufacturing, and Production Operations

Professional and self-confident in handling daily operations of a fast-paced organization and collaborating with various support groups

Reputation for high quality management experience and excellence in Wafer Fabrication and Aerospace Manufacturing

Proven record of innovative and effective staff development

Strong commitment, vision, leadership and team building experience in manufacturing operations

Organization effectiveness strategies related to improved profits, customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, risk management, planning, growth, quality improvement, teamwork, and organizational change MANUFACTURING – FACILITATION – MANAGEMENT – COMMUNICATION – ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH Greene, Tweed & Co – Selma, TX (April 2018 – Present) As a leading manufacturer of high-performance elastomers, advanced-engineered thermoplastics, high-performance thermoplastic composites, and integrated material solutions, Greene, Tweed is a global company with facilities across North America, Europe and Asia. Almost 150 years ago, Greene, Tweed began as a small distributor. Today, our components are used by leaders across the aerospace, petrochemical & power, oilfield, and semiconductor & solar industries. Manufacturing Manager

• safety meetings and walks conducted weekly. Instituted PPE audits

• instituted quality initiatives including internal audits

• promote a team environment by embracing candor

• work with Production Control to optimize start rates

• set production and labor schedules and monitor; optimized staffing plans to limit the use of overtime

• champion Lean Manufacturing initiatives such as effective inventory management. Instituted step movement methodology to shorten cycle times and increase on time delivery

• support 5S activities and coordinate Kaizen events

• liaison between engineering and production

• perform manpower capacity and shop load analysis. Deploy temporary/contract to hire production associates as needed

• monitor FTY, DPU, WIP levels, WIP turns, performance to mix, cycle time, rework rate, scrap rate, and on-time-delivery

• ramp CNC machining center and staff

Vestas Blades of America – Brighton, CO (October 2017 – April 2018) Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines across the globe, and with 92 GW of wind turbines in 79 countries, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. Through our industry-leading smart data capabilities and unparalleled close to 76 GW of wind turbines under service, we use data to interpret, forecast, and exploit wind resources and deliver best-in-class wind power solutions. Together with our customers, Vestas’ more than 23,000 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future. Senior Manufacturing Manager

• safety meetings and walks conducted weekly. Instituted PPE audits

• instituted quality initiatives including internal audits

• promote a team environment by embracing candor. Reduced attrition rate from 55% to 13% in four months

• work with Production Control to optimize start rates

• set production and labor schedules and monitor; optimized staffing plans to limit the use of overtime

• champion Lean Manufacturing initiatives such as effective inventory management. Instituted step movement methodology to shorten cycle times and increase on time delivery

• support 5S activities and coordinate Kaizen events

• liaison between engineering and production

• perform manpower capacity and shop load analysis. Deploy temporary/contract to hire production associates as needed

• monitor FTY, DPU, WIP levels, WIP turns, performance to mix, cycle time, rework rate, scrap rate, and on-time-delivery CFAN Aerospace – San Marcos, TX (December 2012 – October 2017) CFAN is a 50/50 Joint Venture between GE Aviation and SNECMA of France. The partnership was created to introduce composite fan blades in a GE90 Engine that powers the Boeing 777. It has leveraged the success of this product to introduce additional fan blades on the GEnx Engines that power the Boeing 787 and Boeing 747-8. Business Leader

As the Front End Manufacturing Manager lead (5) functional area supervisors and (350) production associates in the manufacture of precision composite fan blades for jet engines. Draft and monitor capital and expense budgets including when to replace or upgrade equipment. Ensured that capital investments met or exceeded organizations ROI targets. Establish and deploy a 5 year vision for the operation which includes factory automation and potential new technologies. Work closely with suppliers to improve on-time-delivery and quality.

• focused on safety by appointing a safety champion. Safety meetings and walks conducted weekly. Support activities to maintain CFAN’s VPP certification

• instituted quality initiatives including internal audits that improved our first time yield by 10%

• promote a team environment by embracing candor

• utilized one-piece-flow methodology to reduce overall cycle time and streamline process. Reduced cycle time at the bottleneck operation by 60% ; work with Production Control to optimize start rates

• set production and labor schedules and monitor; optimized staffing plans to limit the use of overtime

• implement and mentor High Performance Work Teams; multiple teams presenting to GE and the Board

• champion Lean Manufacturing initiatives such as effective inventory management and single-piece flow. Instituted step movement methodology to shorten cycle times and increase on time delivery 20%

• support 5S activities and coordinate Kaizen events

• liaison between engineering and production. Customer liaison to suppliers: Hexcel, Cad-Cut, Creuzet

• reduced operating expenses by over 25% for a 5 million dollar budget

• utilize VSM’s to optimize processes and reduce costs. One VSM realized $400K annual cost savings with zero capital investment

• improved uptime and efficiencies in Kit-Cut – no longer the constraint of the factory

• reorganized the Lay-Up area to improve throughput, efficiencies, and promote a team environment

• perform manpower capacity and shop load analysis. Deploy temporary/contract to hire production associates as needed

• monitor FTY, DPU, WIP levels, WIP turns, performance to mix, cycle time, rework rate, scrap rate, on-time-delivery, SPC, and OEE

• Site Simplification Leader for GE

Semiconductor Support Services Co – Cedar Park, TX (May 2012 – September 2012) Production Manager

SSSco has been developing and delivering solutions globally since 2001. SSSco has steadily increased development, manufacturing and customer support infrastructure, releasing innovative new products and increased service levels. SSSco continuously strives for improvement and the highest product quality, and embraces a 5S approach to all aspects of its business. Core skills include AMAT systems and software, final test, module remanufacture, system integration, process engineering, CAD design, materials and parts engineering, and sourcing of parts and systems.

• championed safety and quality

• 5S’s the shop and instituted weekly 5S events

• led (10) manufacturing technicians in the refurbishment of semiconductor equipment

• promoted a team atmosphere

• instituted morning passdowns

• worked closely with the project managers to reduce cycle time

• optimized the machine teardown process and logging of parts into the system

• utilized transport driver to drive labor costs down from technicians

• budgeted and managed P & L

Abound Solar – Longmont CO (November 2011 – March 2012) Abound Solar produced cadmium telluride thin-film solar modules using a proprietary closed-space sublimation technology developed at Colorado State University.

Production Manager

• championed safety and quality initiatives

• 5S’s the shop and instituted weekly 5S events

• led (36) production operators in the manufacturing of Cadtel Thin Films Solar Panels

• promoted a team atmosphere

• instituted daily start up meetings

• reduced PM time for end of the line process by 80 percent

• set plant record for productivity by optimizing the end of line process and motivating the team Samsung Austin Semiconductor – Austin, TX (March 1997 – October 2009) Samsung Austin Semiconductor (SAS) is one of the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the United States. SAS has 2400 employees on a 2.3M sf campus worth over $17billion. The facility manufactures NAND flash memory chips, which are widely used in a host of consumer- related products, such as MP3 players, cell phones, digital cameras, and other mobile devices. NAND chips can also be found in the ubiquitous flash drives that consumers use to store photos, documents, music and other multimedia data as well as the new solid state drives for PCs. Senior Manufacturing Supervisor

• deliver oral presentations and lectures to personnel covering goal setting, projects, operations, safety issues, plant rules and regulations, yearly projections, responsibilities of each operation/department and company as a whole

• facilitate operations in the EDS area (Electronic Die Sort), oversee inventory utilizing LIFO & FIFO processes, manufacturing and distribution, formulating die forecasts, and executing to plan

• make recommendations on enhancing lead times and raise quality of standards while keeping costs to a minimum and maximizing output

• calculate exact quantities, yields, manufacturing times and machine operations

• maintain a team environment, establish excellent working conditions, counsel on career development

• handle strict time constraints, narrow margins and short deadlines

• interview, hire and train; supervise twenty-eight (28) non-exempts and three (3) technicians, delegate responsibilities, mediate conflicts, evaluate progress and job performance

• completed project that eliminated monthly PM’s and optimized the PM procedure to reduce failures by 30%

• plan and project labor flow based on history of operations and upcoming production specification-time tables Additional experience covers:

• shift supervisor over the Photo, Etch, Diffusion, and Thin Films areas

• EDS Operations Supervisor from December 2006 through May 2007. Interim EDS Operations Manager from May 2007 through November 2007. Set monthly shipment records in July and August 2007

• quality control, quality assurance, certifying new team members, ISO area coordinator, area certification and recertificatons

• log activities, test equipment operations

• assist production control in meeting chip forecasts by providing capacity planning models PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2019 – Present Managing Partner Double Iron Music Kyle, Texas 2018 – Present Manufacturing Manager Greene, Tweed & Co. Selma, Texas 2017 – 2018 Senior Manufacturing Manager Vestas Blades of America Brighton, Colorado 2012 – 2017 Business Leader CFAN Aerospace San Marcos, Texas 2012 – 2012 Production Manager Semiconductor Support Services Cedar Park, Texas 2011 – 2012 Production Manager Abound Solar Longmont, Colorado 2009 – 2011 Full-Time Student – Degree completed 2011 Texas State University San Marcos, Texas 1998 – 1999 Chief Executive Officer Big Baby Records Austin, Texas 1997 – 2009 Senior Manufacturing Supervisor Samsung Austin Semiconductor L.L.C. Austin, Texas 1991 – 1997 Manufacturing Supervisor II Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Austin, Texas EDUCATION: JWMI @ Strayer University EMBA – Received September, 2016 Texas State University BBA Management – Received August, 2011 CERTIFIED: IS0 9000 Internal Auditor

TRAINING: Theory of Constraints for Managers, Managers and Employment Law, Behavioral Interviewing, Natural Work Group Skills, Train the Trainer, Front Line Leadership, ISO Internal Auditor Training (Perry-Johnson), TPS/TPM, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Six-Sigma Green Belt, NADCAP, AS9100 EXECUTIVE BOARD: Arciniega Boxing Outreach Ministry. Lockhart, Texas. Board member from 2017 to present

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