Manager Plant

Michael J. Hall

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Ludington, Michigan 49431

231-***-**** (mobile)

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Objective:Attain a Commercial, Program Management, or General Business Management role where a high technical aptitude and strong interpersonal skills would benefit an organization in the quest to achieve immediate success and sustainable growth. Professional Experience

Business Unit Director, General Motors

Shape Corporation, Grand Haven, Michigan 2009--December 2018 Led global commercial and program management organization for the GM business unit. The GM business produces approximately $180M in annual revenue with 80+ parts produced and sold to GM entities around the globe. Key responsibilities included:

-Managing, training, leading, and mentoring of key resources to drive continued success and profit

-Participating on the global leadership team driving strategy and initiatives for the organization to deliver EBITDA

Key accomplishments included:

-GM sales in my tenure moved the GMBU to among the highest revenue business unit at Shape, more than doubling over my tenure in the commercial leadership role

-Improved net margin on these sales by 5% over this period of growth

-Developed relationships with extensive list of contacts at GM, crossing the Engineering, Advanced Technology, and Purchasing organizations around the globe Program Manager, Product Development Manager,

Shape Corporation, Grand Haven, Michigan 1999-2005

-Held multiple positions of increasing responsibility during tenure at Shape

-Managed $40 million of new product launches on annual basis as a program manager

-Successfully launched multiple high volume products with zero PPM and no late deliveries

-Contributions to the Shape GM business unit helped us to achieve Supplier of the Year honors 4 years consecutively between 2000 and 2003

-Promoted to Product Development Manager role while working on pre-sale concepts for K2XX SUV integral bumper hitch which was later sold and launched as the largest program award for Shape

-Developed patented bumper concept for Shape

Strategic Project Manager

Alcoa Power and Propulsion

Whitehall, Michigan March 2005-July 2009

Provided strategic project leadership for Alcoa Power and Propulsion business unit which serves the aerospace, industrial gas turbine, and defense industries. Key project assignments included:

-Global inventory reduction project across 20 plant locations. Reduced inventory by $40M or 20% during calendar 2009

-Lean manufacturing project leader across multiple plant assignment improving casting finishing operations. Led project team which consulted with local plant leadership to identify process improvement to reduce costs. $20M of savings initiated in 2009

-2007 EHS project reducing Beryllium from investment casting plants Managing the transfer of 18 critical jobs from Howmet Bethlehem to the Howmet Laval plant Plant Manager

LDI Corporation

Ludington, Michigan 1998-1999

Responsible for plant profitability, safety, morale, and productivity. Recruited by Shape Corporation in September of 1999.

Sales Manager

Contour Roll Company

Grand Haven, Michigan 1994-1998

Managed accounts and technical sales activities in support of the sale of machinery used in the roll forming industry. Doubled company sales in the Southern U.S. and International market. Published articles in Metal Forming and Tube and Pipe Journal. Contour Roll Company closed in 1999.

Education

Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, B.S., Industrial Technology, 1994 Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, A.S., Electronics Technology, 1989 References

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