MITCH MCLAUGHLIN

*** **** ***** ***** *****, Ok *4037

PH. 918-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Seasoned Director with more than 40 years of experience in fast-paced Manufacturing environments, excellent problem solving and cost reduction skills with a proven track record of achieving exceptional results, increasing efficiencies, and minimizing expenditures.

SKILLS:

FAA Conformity Strong Analytical / Problem Solving

A3/8D/RCCA, PDCA, Pareto Analysis APQP Planning

Strong communication & Collaboration Kaizen / Lean Implementation

Critical thinking ISO AS9100 and 13485

KPI Development NADCAP

Advanced Program Management Skills Contract Negotiations

EXPERIENCE:

Director of Mid-West Operations Aug 2016 – May 2022

SeneGence International Tulsa, Ok

Steer and direct a team of 125 employees with 8 direct reports that generated 94M in revenue, supporting all aspects of product movement from Supply Chain contract negotiations to customer shipments.

Responsible for complete integration of all California Operations to Oklahoma’s new facility with minimal interruption to order processing.

Establish operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality and outstanding outputs.

Maximized the utilization of man, machine, and environment through the development of detailed KPI’s resulting in a 21% increase in production thruput, and 99% On Time Delivery.

Reduced returns by 16% through Root Cause Analysis, enhancing current Standard Operating Procedures, and Training.

Optimized Warehouse Management System to reduce variance of Actual Inventory to Book to 0.2%.

Responsible for all multi-site Plant Maintenance, Fire Suppression and Hazardous Waste disposal per all OSHA and UMS Standards.

EXPERIENCE:

Operational Excellence Manager April 2011 – Jul 2016

Allied Motion Technologies Tulsa, ok

Responsible for 29 Quality Assurance employees, leading all QA initiatives and AS9100 / 13485 ISO Certifications for Motors, Encoders and Circuit Boards.

Responsible for companywide Lean initiatives utilizing Lean, Six Sigma and Change Management methodologies.

Management Representative for ISO 13485 and AS9100

Provide Program Management interface to all Aerospace and Defense customers from product design to final assembly. (FAR/DFAR)

Optimized Root Cause Corrective Action team using A3/8D problem solving resulting in a reduction of scrap 39%.

Developed Cross-Functional Customer Deviation Response Team through Kaizen events, reducing Returned Materials by 58%.

Overhauled the Plan Do Check Act System increasing First Pass Yield from 67% to 96%.

Senior Quality Manager Feb 2008 – Apr 2011

Spirit AeroSystems Tulsa, ok

Responsible for all of the Quality Assurance activities, including FAA Conformity, staffing, budgeting, and strategic planning on the Gulfstream G650 Fully Integrated Wing program.

Spearheaded RCCA cross-functional team that reduced production discrepancies by 55%.

Led team that fully implemented Catia V5 Multi-platform software suite to the shop floor providing real –time data to ensure all aircraft met type design.

Implemented Electronic Call Board System resulting in a 15% reduction in assembly flow time.

Quality Manager – QA/NC Programming, Tooling & Machined Parts Feb 2005 – Feb 2008

Spirit AeroSystems Tulsa, ok

Responsible for Configuration of all Boeing Major tool assemblies and Machined parts.

Developed and published Key Performance Metrics, resulting in a reduction in defects by 24% and decreased AS9100 First Article Inspection cycle time by 29%.

Implemented detailed Tooling Sampling Plan Decreasing Minor Assembly Jig inspections by 45%.

Liaison for all Boeing Tooling Installation and Refurbish activity

Directed installation of PC - DMIS resulting in decreased CMM programming cycle time by 19%.

Manager Paint / Final Assembly Apr 2002 – Feb 2005

The Boeing Company Tulsa, Ok

Operations Manager – 777 Moving Line Mar 2000 – Apr 2002

The Boeing Company Tulsa, Ok

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Operations Management, Northeastern State University

Community Service:

John 3:16 Mission – Director of Community Awareness 2000-2004

ISO 9000 Lead Auditor Certification - 2013

Affiliation: Cherokee Nation Tribal Member

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