William L. Cargile
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Cell 903-***-****
Experience
Danfoss 2011-Present Arkadelphia, AR
GM/Director (Dec 2019 – Present)
Add’l responsibilities include:
All Plant P&L’s
Overall Facility
Oversight of all value streams in the factory (3)
200 total associates (150) and salaried positions (50)
COVID-19 response
Maintain day to day operations
Build huge safety stock for closure
Manage the final closure of the facility in late 2020
Value Stream Manager (Sep 2015 – Dec 2019)
Responsible for the Commercial Compressor Line Manufacturing Operations for Residential and Light Commercial scroll compressors
P&L responsibility (Direct Labor, Scrap, OVMC, fixed expenses)
12 Direct Reports (Manufacturing and Logistics supervisors, Process Engineering manager and, Quality managers)
~100 Hourly associates
Zero Lost time accidents in production 2016 to present
In 2019 I was given the additional responsibility to oversee the Receiving and Logistics teams who support all material handling to and from the operational areas
Average 8% YOY productivity improvement
Improvement in on-time shipment to customer, +99%
Jan - April 2017, Feb – May 2018 took over as temporary value stream manager for the Condensing Unit line in addition to normal Compressor VS activities
An additional 6 direct reports and ~50 hourly associates
Global Project Manager (July 2011-Aug 2015)
Responsible for the development of Global Projects for Residential and Light Commercial scroll compressors
Business case development (cost, price, volume, expenses, capital, technical and commercial feasibility)
Team resource development
Project scheduling
Risk identification and reaction planning
Design development and testing verification
Marketing analysis and launch planning
Industrialization and product verification
Customer interactions and samples
Day to day project management
Project status reporting (local, by facility, and division levels)
International travel (China and Mexico)
Completed development projects
Variable Speed Residential / Sales $40M US over 5 yrs
Variable Speed Roof Top / Sales $1M US over 5 yrs
Rebranding of Current Product / Sales $37M US over 5 yrs
Variable Speed (Specialty for Australia) / Sales $3M US over 5 yrs
Precision Roll Grinders 2006-2011 Texarkana, AR
General Manager
Full responsibility for all aspects of the Texarkana operation for PRG including:
P&L
Day to Day facility operations for a Roll Service Facility catering to many industries, Paper, Steel, Aluminum, Plastics, and Wind Energy
Sales covering Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi
Annual Budgets
Human Resources
Direct Engineering/Shop floor control, direction, and problem solving
$20M US worth of equipment and facilities
Protecting the shareholder’s investment with every decision
100% attainment of controllable income in 2008
Added many new customers in 2008 and 2009 and solidified future relationships with countless others
Weathered the storm of the recession in 2009 thru 2010 with careful cost controls
Improved roll service through-put from an average of 22 days to 8 days for three years
Directed improved labor efficiency, employee training, and better internal and external documentation and communication
Emerson 1992-1996 & 1997-2006 Multiple Locations
EMERSON – Business Unit Manager (2004-2006 Mexico)
Managed the daily operations of a 110,000 Sq. ft. Stamping, Die Casting and Machining Facility producing Electric Motors
Direct supervision of (3) Superintendents, (9) Supervisors, and ~250 Operators
Indirect Responsibility for Maintenance, Tool Room, Materials, Quality and Engineering activities in the facility
20 Punch presses, 9 Die Casters, 5 Steel Slitting lines, 4 Annealing Furnaces, 2 Burn-off Furnace, 5 Rotor Bluing furnaces, 8 Rotor Boring machines and a host of support and auxiliary equipment. Approximately $50M US worth of equipment
Facilitated the addition of (6) Punch Presses, (2) Die Casters, (2) Rotor Boring machines and continued to increase the number of double row dies
EMERSON - Resident Engr. Manager (2000-2004 Russellville, KY)
Improved Sample Motor Order completion from 40% on-time to 100% on-time for two consecutive years
Supervised the activities of the Reynosa, MX facility Resident Engineer, Sample Coordinator, and Testing Technician
Led project to approve Nucor, as a new steel supplier, for laminations
Problem solving teams, including the resolution of issues with motor protectors, varnish use in the motor, steel issues, and customer issues
Managed the day-to-day interaction between the Russellville facility staff and the St. Louis design engineering team. With responsibility to approve or deny deviations for the product
Assigned to the recovery of the Reynosa, MX facility after a severe fire. 50% of the plant was running within the first week and projects scoped out and initiated to get the rest running within 3 months. This was a very challenging and rewarding experience
EMERSON - Senior Manuf. Engineer (1997-2000 St. Louis, MO)
Initially hired to EHMD for the specification, installation and start-up of the Hermetic Motor Division Reynosa, MX lamination stamping facility
Researching many know existing problems in laminations with the objective of defining those problems and then solving them prior to the specification of the equipment and tooling required for the plant
Solutions developed and applied through formal documentation of “Best Practices”
Developed and documented the “Emerson Motor Company Die Standard” which was originally written for the Reynosa plant
Worked to clarify drawings, revise bills of material, alter Engineering Standards, design gages, write capital appropriations, develop and track project budgets, and tracked schedules
Supervised the activities of several suppliers to specify and coordinate equipment designs, costs, installations and schedules
Trained personnel to ensure that they understood all the details of the project and actively contributed to the project
Exceeded the planned start-up requirements of the Reynosa Lamination facility
EMERSON - Laminations Manf. Engineer (1994-1996 Rogers, AR)
Primary responsibilities in this position included repair, tooling, print and project tracking for many carbide progressive motor lamination dies and several punch presses
Responsible for a small number of low speed forming and stamping dies, and their auxiliary equipment
Trained personnel as to the safe and proper use and servicing of all pressroom equipment
Specification, purchase and project tracking for all the engineering projects in the lamination department
Worked to specify and enhance manufacturing processes and tools
Designed and implemented a die repair-tracking program, written in Access. This program tracked tooling usage, tool repair, and man-hours using a real-time data entry approach
EMERSON - Manf. Co-Op Student (1992-1994 Rogers, AR)
Worked six semesters to learn the skills needed to become a manufacturing / tooling engineer
Toray Plastics 1996-1997 Front Royal, VA
Plant Mechanical Engineer
At Toray (a new Japanese plant start-up) completed several projects including a pallet rack system, wire guided fork trucks, 300,000-gallon fire protection system, and a robot based packaging machine. A total of around $1.6M US in capital investment.
Involved testing, start-up, safety, and troubleshooting of plant processes.
US Army Reserve 1988-1994 Fort Smith, AR
Sergeant – Wire Systems Installer
Education
University of Arkansas 1990-1995 Fayetteville, AR
B.S., Mechanical Engineering.
University of Phoenix 2001-2004 ONLINE
MBA, Business
Other Education and Training
Module 1 Danfoss “DOLL” training – Danfoss Operational Lean Leadership – 2012
Introduction to Product Development 2014
Lean planning and Crunching 2014
Project Risk Management 2014
Milestone Planning 2014
Medical First Responder – certified and active 2014
PPE, Basic Fire Fighting, Wild Land Fire – certified and active 2014
Module 1 Danfoss Leadership in Product Development 2014
Market Launch Introduction 2014
Danfoss Productivity Program Fundamentals 2015
5S
Kaizen Process
Kanban
Measure to improve
Tactical implementation planning
Shop floor audits
Flexible Manpower System - Line Balancing
Material Information Flow Analysis (MIFA)
Current State Diagnostics
Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED)
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
Indirect Procurement Buying 2016
Introduction to Root Cause Problem Solving 2016
Introduction to Product Development Program: Execution Process 2016
Maintenance by Operators 2017
Flexible Manpower System – Resource Balancing & Line Balancing 2017
Kanban 2017
SMED 2017
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 2017
Material and Information Flow Analysis (MIFA) 2017
Day in the life of Analysis (DILO) 2017
Current State Diagnostics 2017
Measure to Improve 2017
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) 2017
5S 2017
Tactical Implementation Plans (TIP) 2017
Shop Floor Audits 2017
Change Control 2017
2018/2019 – 28 Weeks of one-on-one Leadership Coaching / Mentoring