Manager Engineering

STEVEN R RINGEMAN

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Operations Management - Plant Manager – Engineering/Maintenance Management

Increasing Bottom-Line Profitability through Operational Excellence

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Accomplished Senior Operations Manager with more than two decades of progressive and proven ability to develop and implement cost effective solutions that support business and financial objectives. Possess a strong financial acumen with an interactive, motivational, decisive management style…assertive, competitive, and loyal … an achiever of exceptional rather than expected results. Experienced in union and non-union environments. Hands on and have a “make it happen” mentality. BS, Industrial Engineering.

CORE COMPETENCIES

P & L Management

Multi-unit Operations Management

Cost & Productivity Improvement

Multimillion Dollar Operating and Capital Budget Administration

Lean Manufacturing, TPM

Project Management

Team Building

Mentoring & Coaching

Process Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Dubois Equipment Co. – Jasper, IN Oct 2017 – Aug 2019

(The leading designer and manufacturer of finishing equipment & systems)

General Manager – Jasper, IN (Total Employment 40)

Oversee manufacturing, engineering design, procurement, finance, sales & service. Position reports to CEO.

Accomplishments:

Process

Setup manufacturing cell to reduce lead time from 6-8 weeks to less than 2 weeks

Productivity

Redesigned plant flow to increase productivity by 15%

ERP

Spearheaded implementation of Infor XA

North American Lighting – Paris, IL 2016 – Oct 2017

(The leading independent manufacturer of automotive lighting systems)

Production Engineering Supervisor (Coatings) – Paris, IL (Total Employment 1500)

Oversee Production Engineering (Coatings) group which supports the manufacturing of lens, bezels and other head lamp components. Position reports to the Production Engineering Manager.

Accomplishments:

Process

Spearheaded implementation of a 35% increase in paint booth efficiencies

Cost Improvement

Proposed implementation of inline processes resulting in a reduction of 28 production positions

Erler Industries - North Vernon, IN 2011 - 2015

($30,000,000 specialty painter of plastic injection molded appliance, automotive and consumer products)

General Manager - North Vernon, IN (Total Employment 210)

Oversee manufacturing and manufacturing support functions (e.g. engineering, maintenance, HR, procurement, material management, IT, finance, EHS, quality assurance). Position reports to President/Owner.

Accomplishments:

Financial

Spearheaded cost improvement strategies to improve financial results by 30%

ERP System

Accountable for the new ERP System implementation

STEVEN R RINGEMAN (Page - 2)

Independent Consultant and Entrepreneur 2006 - 2010

Spearhead operational due diligence and transition team improvements at existing manufacturing sites or newly purchased manufacturing sites. Independently consults executives and professionals on the purchase of various business opportunities that fit their personal and financial parameters. Owner/Operator of a health and fitness franchise.

Indiana Tube Corporation - Evansville, IN 1998 - 2006

($60,000,000 manufacturer of coated appliance refrigeration condensers and appliance & automotive small diameter steel tube)

VP Operations - Evansville, IN and Ramos Arizpe, Mexico (Total Employment 370) 2002 - 2006

Oversaw manufacturing, manufacturing support functions (e.g. engineering, maintenance, HR, procurement, material management, IT, finance, EHS, quality assurance) and Operational Excellence (Lean Manufacturing). Member of the Corporate Productivity & Operational Excellence Council. Position reported to President/CEO Handy & Harman.

Accomplishments:

Lean Manufacturing

Maintained full responsibility for the implementation phases of Lean Manufacturing foundations (6S, Visual Management, Standard Work, JIT, VSM, TPM and Kaizen)

Business Expansion

Spearheaded three major business and facility expansions, including a green field Mexican manufacturing facility, resulting in a revenue expansion of over $20,000,000

Safety Improvement

Orchestrated significant safety improvements, including 4 years without a lost time accident, over 2,000,000 worked hours

Customer Retention

Accomplished over seven years of greater than 99% on-time customer deliveries

Director of Operations – Evansville, IN and Fort Smith, AR (Total Employment 275) 1998 - 2002

Led manufacturing and all operational support functions (e.g. engineering, maintenance, HR, procurement, material management, IT, finance, EHS, quality assurance). Position reported to President/CEO Handy & Harman.

Accomplishments:

Capital Administration

Delivered two major business and facility expansions on time and on budget resulting in additional revenue of $12,000,000.

Procurement

Leveraged steel procurement that achieved a $2,000,000 savings by developing new supply chain management initiatives.

Gemtron Corporation – Vincennes, IN 1985 - 1998

($250,000,000 manufacturer and fabricator of tempered glass, glass ceramic and plastic injection molded components for the appliance industry consisting of six manufacturing plants in three countries)

Corporate Process Engineering Manager 1995 - 1998

Promoted to develop and implement technology exchange between plants by utilizing new and existing manufacturing technologies. Position reported to the Corporate VP Engineering and Technical Services.

Accomplishments:

New Technology

Managed major projects in glass tempering/fabrication technology exchange within the six facilities resulting in over $2,000,000 in cost savings

Plant Engineering

Developed, implemented and managed a corporate wide predictive maintenance program

Project Engineering

Designed layout of a new inline fabrication and tempering operation resulting in the elimination of a planned facility expansion

STEVEN R RINGEMAN (Page - 3)

Plant Manufacturing Manager (Total Employment 600) 1992 - 1995

Promoted to position to manage manufacturing, shipping, and production control of three 24/7 divisions (Plastic injection molding, glass tempering & fabrication and ceramic glass fabrication) with $90,000,000 in revenue. Position reported to the General Manager.

Accomplishments:

Business Startup

Accountable for the startup and operation of a $20,000,000 annual revenue plastic injection molding division

ISO 9000

Managed the development, implementation and 6 month certification of ISO 9002.

Productivity

Directed efficiency improvements in the injection molding division resulting in a 50% increase in productivity

Production Manager (Additional Responsibility) (Division Employment 100) 1991 - 1992

Assigned to additional responsibilities to manage manufacturing of the three shift $30,000,000 ceramic glass division. Position reported to the General Manager.

Accomplishments:

Business Startup

Oversaw the development and startup of the $20,000,000 ceramic glass fabrication division which produced black ceramic cook tops

Cost Improvement

Spearheaded the development and implementation of a glass ceramic utilization change resulting in a $1,000,000 cost reduction

Engineering and Maintenance Manager (Department Employment 35) 1986 - 1992

Managed the engineering and maintenance departments of the $50,000,000 Tempering and Ceramic Glass Divisions

Accomplishments:

Capacity Expansion

Responsible for the installation of two inline glass fabrication/tempering lines resulting in significant cost improvements and 500% capacity expansion

Program Development

Directed development of the preventive and predictive maintenance programs resulting in major reductions in equipment downtime and elimination of two yearly plant maintenance shutdowns

Production Manager (Merchandise Division) (Division Employment 100+) 1985 – 1986

Managed production of a division with $12,000,000 in revenue and 100+ employees. Processes included a mirror processing line, wood & plastic frame manufacturing, plastic extrusion and product assembly.

Industrial Engineer (Merchandise Division) (Division Employment 100+) (1985 - 1985)

Developed improved processes that resulted in increased efficiencies of over 50%

EDUCATION

Purdue University – West Lafayette, IN

B. S. Industrial Engineering

Performance Optimization, New Business Development, Budgeting & Finance, Corporate Administration, World Class Organization, Crisis Management, Organizational Leadership, Profitability Improvement, Multi-Site Operations, Joint Ventures & Alliances, Consensus Building & Teaming, Decision-Making, Best Practices & Benchmarking

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