Plant Manager Project
Resume:
DAVID T. MORBY
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SUMMARY: Project Manager
Lead supply chain engagement efforts to increase capacity, decrease costs, drive realization of Operation's objectives, and improve customer satisfaction.
Serves as a management resource and facilitator to support Supply Chain engagement initiatives with historically underperforming suppliers.
Drive industry best practices first through process and ultimately through cultural change with underperforming suppliers.
Work with the Buyers, Subcontract Managers, Supply chain Engineering, and Supplier Quality Engineers to plan the overall supplier improvement strategy.
Drive process and supplier improvement initiative.
Communicate the needs, objectives, and metrics of the get-well plan to all levels of the supplier's management team.
Foster lasting change/improvement until a win/win solution is negotiated. Build relationships to maintain high levels of service and quality.
Track status and action item completion weekly. Routinely lead executive management reviews to assess the progress and identify risks.
Work with various complex program interdependencies and provide clear and consistent priorities to suppliers.
Manage several improvement efforts and deadlines at one time and communicate status daily.
Train, develop, mentor peers and subordinates in all the departments that affect the supply chain process.
Work with Commodity Management, IPT Management, Supplier Management, auditing proficiency and process improvement.
Differentiate between symptoms and understand the true root cause of complex systems.
SKILLS:
Negotiation of contract and contract changes.
Train and interpret a variety of instructions furnished for program budgets and financials.
Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in preparation for proposal and business plans.
Prepare Statement of work and terms and conditions of contracts.
Make effective and persuasive proposals and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management.
Read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents and drawings.
Plan and organize training for resources to meet program goals.
Establish open line of communication and transmit live data with stakeholders.
Identify and resolve program shortfalls and share with cross organization teams.
Change Management (CM II Certified) and decision tree matrix and how change effect projects.
Catia & Solid works
Microsoft Projects.
Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft Word.
Microsoft Visio
ERP, PLM, MRP Software
EDUCATION:
PMP Trained
CM II Certified
University of Phoenix - Ogden, Utah
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration May 1993
Weber State University - Ogden, Utah
Associate of Applied Science in Electro-Mechanical Design 1984
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Sarcos Robotics, SLC July2021 – Present
Technical Project Manager
Development of medium rate product manufacturing.
Cross functional interface between Engineering disciplines and the production staff.
Develop and maintain schedules.
Monitor programs progress and services.
Oversee the development of customer training of the delivered product and services.
Work with program stakeholders to develops plans for Program Management roadmap.
Identify shortfalls/ conflicts with product schedule and vender assessments.
Present briefings to Sr. Program Managers.
Prismview/ Samsung Jan 2020 – Oct 2020
Supplier Engagement Project Manager (contractor)
Plan and organize the roles and responsibilities and train members to understand what is expected of them and what they should expect from one another.
Communicate program status to stakeholders. Project status includes schedule, budget, features/functionality, COG and risk status.
Lead the program tracking and communication transmittals of all problem management activities and risk management.
Proactively tracks program members’ progress against their commitments to discover and mitigate any overly complex problems before they occur.
Develop and present briefings to Sr. Executives of program performance such as program cost, and training duration.
Aggressive leads the program planning/ training activities
Encourages and supports escalations. Resolve “stagnant” problems.
Ensures that scope creep is carefully managed through a change control process.
Identifies improvements based on learned knowledge and experience.
Dakota Moon Enterprises Sept 2018 – Jan 2020
Project Manager (contractor) Honeywell, Eaton Aerospace, Northrup
Provide guidance and coaching to internal customer on indirect and capital projects sourcing.
Presentation/ briefing of daily improvements to Sr. Management.
Supports and drives daily escalations.
Train in the logistics of reducing lead times.
Ensure processes are followed as they relate to change management.
Conduct qualitative and quantitative supplier lesson learned analysis.
Ensure requisitions meet all policies and procedures.
Coach team with program financial estimates to support planning, budgeting, value engineering, procurement strategy, change order analysis and overall project cost.
ABS SLC, UT July 2016- sept 2018
Project Manager/Designer (contractor)
New product Development in renewable energy projects in Biomass.
Support organizational design and definition of roles and responsibilities
Product and production development
Responsible for assisting the Sr. Project Managers in resolving internal concessions with Engineering and Manufacturing Departments concerning change that do not require customer approval and that meet form, fit, and function. Responsible for resolving external concessions with the customers that involve non - compliance with customer specifications.
5 Years RDS – Centerville, Utah 2012 - 2016
COO/ Co Business owner
Overseeing management and office duties along with daily operations of the business. Marketing, hiring, and firing, employees of the organization.
Performing primary tasks related to bookkeeping, marketing, advertising, and payroll.
Keeping abreast of the related industry current affairs and staying ahead of or keeping up with trends, processes, media, and methods. Implementation of product development in new industries.
Studying the current market situations to know when to introduce new products and when to draw back old products from the market.
New product to media development skills.
Identify and evaluate any risk in the industry.
Possess entrepreneurial spirit and excellent customer service skills.
Strong presentation skills.
DPS – Kaysville, Utah 2009 - 2012
Project Manager
Acts as a primary customer contact for all issues relating to the engineering, manufacture, shipping, and installation of the customer orders. Coordinate and communicate with internal and external customers to resolve all issues arising from the performance of the customer's specification and other contract terms and conditions.
Review and detail contract specifications and contract requirements to ensure company compliance and customer satisfaction.
Identify all pertinent contractual information and notify applicable departments and/ or personnel for needed action. Prepare all necessary submittals to meet customer requirements including Engineering submittals and/ or drawings, product data sheets, load analysis data material samples, column data and test reports, etc. Attend pre-construction meetings or other required meetings as directed by the Sr. Project Management.
US Tank. Ogden, Utah 2008 - 2009
Night Plant Manager
Assisted with the scheduling of all customer inspections and/ or visits and provide the customer and/ or their representative access to appropriate company personnel to resolve all outstanding matters that may be presented. Coordinated damage control and/ or problem resolution of all issues that may materialize throughout the life of the project. Take necessary steps including the notification of appropriate personnel to deter and resolve potential and outstanding issues.
Petersen Inc. Ogden, Utah 2006 - 2008
Project Manager
Maintained project schedules for contract aerospace awarded projects.
Schedules included a detailed breakdown of all timelines for the completion of the contracted project as well as cost loading.
Coordinated all milestone dates and any changes with the appropriate internal and external customers.
Prepared and maintain sales orders which included detailed specification information on all product lines.
Secured required definition in a timely fashion to accommodate Engineering and Manufacturing production schedules.
ITEC Manufacturing Brigham City, Utah 2004 - 2006
Project Manager
Responsible for assisting the Sr. Project Managers in resolving internal concessions with Engineering and Manufacturing Departments concerning issues that do not require customer approval and that meet form, fit, and function. Responsible for resolving external concessions with the customers that involve non - compliance with customer specifications. Act as primary contact with the customer to negotiate and finalize an acceptable resolution that either includes the implementation of an alternative material, device or design or reconfirms the original specification requirements.
Autoliv ASP Ogden, Utah Mar 1989 - Nov 2004 1989 - 2004
Project Manager
Key Account Manger contact for six world leaders in manufacturing. Coordinate all service, aftermarket parts contract issues throughout North America, Canada, and Mexico. Forecasted using ERP solutions. Maintained excellent relations with clients in developing future business. Consulted with these large Automakers on change management on how it would increase customer satisfaction. Maintained and monitored contracts, pricing, inventory, distribution, and payment for 1000 different manufactured configurations, along with each of their sub-component assemblies. Analyzed and developed a best-in-class consolidated supplier base to meet current and future commodity needs. Responsible for getting customer approval on all proposed change activities.
Responsible for selling testing services to businesses in the aerospace industry
Lead price negotiation with new contracts. Acted as the customer interface between Autoliv. Service
Existing accounts in Aerospace testing and responsible for new business development. Track schedules to ensure capabilities for testing. Track customer action items and commercial Issues related to each program. Accessed customer and market trend information and developed marketing strategies for each customer. Held weekly customer follow-ups on all market opportunities. Reviewed accuracy of PO’s and maintained work orders, schedules, technical performance, approves invoices, and ensured fulfillment of test reports. Participated in decision making to develop status reports and Conduct final closeout and settlement.
Designer Catia V4
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