Process Engineer Sales

Manager, conversant in Mandarin Chinese, with **+ years engineering, manufacturing operations, and commercial experience in greater China and the United States, looking for a senior management role. Functional skills include:

Multi-cultural leader

Strong engineering and management background

Manufacturing experience across multiple industries

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

2/2019-09/2019 Premier Marine, Director of Manufacturing

Wyoming, MN Headcount: 140

Premier Marine, founded in 1992, has become the leader in the pontoon industry in both performance and luxury while being affordable.

oOversee all production including MIG and TIG aluminum welding, fiberglass molding, and assembly

oDeveloped work instructions for all processes

oAchieved target of $1mil in production weekly. Prior production had been $400k-600k

oReorganized management and supervision to be more efficient

oOvercame primary quality issue of paint peeling costing company $500k annually

oInstalled visual management techniques on the shop floor

oInstalled continuous improvement processes

oInstall lean processes

1/2018-4/2019 Farmers Insurance, Agency Owner

9/2016-11/2017 American Income Life Insurance Co. Supervising Agent

Minneapolis, MN 2016 Personal Sales: $50,000

American Income Life is an international company protecting working families in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and through our wholly-owned subsidiary, National Income Life Insurance Co., in New York. American Income has served working class families since 1951 with life, accident, and supplemental health products to help protect members of labor unions, credit unions, associations and their families. AIL representatives develop long-term relationships with clients and meet them where they are most comfortable, their home.

oDirect sales to prospective union and association members.

oRecognized three times in 2016 as a top 40 performing agent for weekly sales out of 14,000+ agents globally.

11/2014-06/2016 Dunn Global/Stack Modular Operations Manager

Shanghai, China Sales: $10mil Headcount: 11

Stack Modular is the brand of modular structures including resource and residential accommodation and commercial structures manufactured by Dunn Global of Calgary, Canada in China and delivered to North America. Dunn Global is a trader of a wide variety of building materials between China and NA

oCoordinate, manage and monitor the workings of various departments in the organization; Production, Design, Procurement, Inventory, Quality, and Finance.

oReview financial statements and data. Utilize financial data to improve profitability. Prepare and control operational budgets. Control inventory. Plan effective strategies for the financial well being of the company.

oImprove processes and policies in support of organizational goals. Formulate and implement departmental and organizational policies and procedures to maximize output. Monitor adherence to rules, regulations and procedures.

oPlan the use of human resources. Organize recruitment and placement of required staff. Establish organizational structures. Delegate tasks and accountabilities. Establish work schedules. Supervise staff. Monitor and evaluate performance.

oCoordinate and monitor the work of various departments involved in production, warehousing, pricing and distribution of goods. Monitor performance and implement improvements. Ensure quality of products. Expand and develop supply base. Manage quality and quantity of employee productivity. Provide technical support where necessary.

oMonitor, manage and improve the efficiency of support services such as IT, HR, Accounts and Finance. Facilitate coordination and communication between support functions.

oCoordinate with and support Canada based sales and marketing team and activities and planning. Develop all project costing used in pricing and quotation to customers. Manage customer support.

oLiaise with top management. Assist in the development of strategic plans for operational activity. Implement and manage operational plans.

7/2012-10/2014 Gurit Tooling Commercial & Engineering Director

Taicang, Jiangsu, China Sales: $40mil Headcount: 450

Gurit Tooling is a subsidiary of Gurit, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Gurit specializes in high quality composite materials for the automotive, marine, and wind energy industries. The Tooling division produces moulds primarily for the production of wind turbine blades, but also for automotive and marine applications

oLead the delivery of all project execution from quotation to customer delivery including contract review.

oManage the Sales, Project Management, Export Customer Service and Engineering teams (44 staff) for the mould business including all stages of the technical process. This incorporates design, structural assessment, hydraulics, electrics, FEA and document control departments.

oEnsure each bespoke mould project is delivered profitably and to maximum customer satisfaction

oHelp to ensure Gurit maintains its market leading position by developing the team and processes to manufacture a first class product

oAct as deputy to the factory general manager and provide the leadership to ensure projects are completed to specification and on time.

2/2011-6/2012 Shanghai Omnigear Deputy General Manager

Shanghai, China Sales: $30,000,000 Headcount: 400

Omnigear is a manufacturer of off-highway/non-automotive transmissions primarily for agricultural, man-moving/man-lift, mining, and heavy equipment industries and trader of small commercial air compressors.

oResponsible for daily operations in manufacture of off-highway transmissions and air compressors

oDay-to-day cash flow and payment management to ensure finished product deliveries are maintained

oResponsible for overall quality performance including implementation of TS16949 quality management system.

oSupply chain delivery management through forecasting emphasizing JIT methods

oSupply chain quality management including new and current vendor audits, corrective action tracking, transferring production to new vendors, and bringing new products online

oOversee Sales and Customer Service and order and delivery management coordinating directly with customer or overseas distributor

oOverall Manufacturing and Assembly planning improvements

oUtilize cost analysis to target process improvements to reduce cost, handling, and eliminate bottlenecks

oOversee site and facilities improvement

oFull hiring and staffing authority

o6 department heads direct report/285 total staff

8/2005-10/2010 The Shanghai Lincoln Electric Co., Ltd. General Manager-Consumables Shanghai, China Sales: $50,000,000 Headcount: 500

Lincoln Electric is considered to be the global leader in welding products, including machines, electrodes, and accessories with 35,000 employees, 45 manufacturing facilities, and $2.85billion in sales. Shanghai Lincoln Electric manufactures both welding machines and electrodes.

oResponsible for directing operation of Shanghai Lincoln Electric’s largest production facility-40,000MT/year

oManage all activities related to providing the customer with the right product, at the right time, with the expected performance and quality, in the right package

oThrough the use of tools such as 6, 5S, LEAN, KANBAN, TQM, TPM drove nearly $4mil in savings in the 2009 and 2010.

oGuided capacity expansion of facility by 333% with the addition of 10 production lines

oDeveloped KPI driven bonus system to improve output efficiency by 18%, on-time delivery by 25%, reduce scrap/NCR by 35%, safety incidents by 70%, and overtime by more than 5000 hours monthly

oDrove all process improvement, R&D, and quality issue solution efforts

oManaged multi-level relationships between plant, purchasing, and sales to coordinate production forecasting, direct chemicals purchasing, production planning and scheduling, order commitment, execution, and delivery

oLed environmental improvement projects such as lighting improvement, water usage reduction, dust extraction, noise reduction, etc.

oLed MES project design and installation

oStandardized several key raw materials consumed in various production facilities globally

2/2003-8/2005 The Shanghai Lincoln Electric Co., Ltd. Quality Manager

Shanghai, China

oInstalled and achieved ISO 9000 certified quality system

oManage, control, maintain, and expand certified quality system

oLed design and certification of products for domestic market (China) and selected export markets

oManaged technology transfer of products and production methods from USA to China

oLed first China designed product to market

oExpanded local testing capabilities through facilities expansion and equipment installation

oOversaw quality claims investigations and corrective actions

oResponsible for ensuring all quality aspects of SLE product

2/2002-12/2002 Sybaritic, Inc. Project Coordinator

Shanghai, China Sales: N/A Headcount: 80

Sybaritic is a spa and health care supply company primarily offering is self-contained spas but also a variety of health care and spa accessories.

oSourced potential suppliers for spa equipment accessories

oLed development of new projects from development/design stage through to production at Chinese supplier

oManaged transfer of large-scale fiberglass molding project with advanced electronic assembly from USA operations to new operations located in China

oRole included sourcing, sample production, price negotiation, sample testing, import/export, and production oversight

6/1999-9/2001 Versa Die Cast Process Engineer

Minneapolis, MN, USA Sales: $15,000,000 Headcount: 100

Versa Die Cast was an aluminum die cast company manufacturing a variety of products to the automotive, marine, refrigeration/HVAC, and wireless networking industries. VDC also offered secondary operations such as machining, basic assembly, de-burring, and coating.

oDeveloped processes, work cells, and documentation, and staff training for all new parts and tooling

oTroubleshoot manufacturing processes and parameters

oHands-on set-up and maintenance of molding tools

oPlanned monthly production goals and daily scheduling to achieve those goals

oEHS committee

6/2000-12/2000 Shanghai En Yao Corp. Process Engineer

Shanghai, China Sales: N/A Headcount: 40

En Yao is a joint venture between Versa Die Cast and Reliance Die Casting of Taiwan offering primarily wireless networking components including PCB housings and RF filters to the wireless network industry.

oInstalled and achieved ISO 9000 certified quality system

oTransferred production of 7 parts from USA to China

oTrained entire staff in operation of die casting machines

oOversaw installation of all production equipment

oOversaw construction of factory and auxiliary buildings

oChief liaison for quality, sales, delivery, and planning issues to key customers

oSaved over $100,000 in scrap and returns by working with customers to modify product specs

EDUCATION

1996-1999 University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND, USA

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

EIT certified

1994-1996 State University of New York-Geneseo

Geneseo, NY, USA

Mathematics

NCAA Division III Varsity Ice Hockey

SKILLS

Business Strategy Project Management Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma Strategic Planning New Business Development

Negotiation Supply Chain Management Operations Management

Project Planning Procurement Marketing

Sales Sales Management Process Improvement

Supply Chain Solidworks Matlab

Intercultural Communication AutoCad Contracts

HR EHS IT

SAP Finance Costing

Pricing Warehouse Packaging

Forging Molding Casting

Machining CNC 5S

ISOTS TPM Project Management

Program Management Greenfield Layout

Process Flow Product Certification Materials

Welding Tooling Fixtures

Structures Certification Testing

Chinese Mandarin MS Office

CRM Drawings Layouts

Quality Customer Service AutoCad

Assembly Line Operations Assembly Line Layout Factory Layout/Design

Equipment Acquisition Equipment Commissioning

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