David Grunin

Global Operations Leader, Strategic & Tactical Execution Champion

Change Management Continuous Improvement Agile Methodology Lean Operations

Wheeling, IL 60090 847-***-**** adty1q@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Dynamic professional offering over 25 years of experience leading global manufacturing facilities in the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. A proven history of driving the team to high performance levels by creating healthy Companywide Strategic Management environment, provide Continues Improvement/ coaching. Skilled leader dedicated to delivering operational excellence through use of Lean methodologies. Highly effective in promoting risk-aware culture, ensure efficient and effective compliance management. Implemented product development process corporate culture changes while building productivity and bench strength; influencing the broader organization; and consistently achieving sustainable results. Strong strategic sense and operating skills focused on exceeding industry expectations. Solid leadership with the ability to grow and coordinate a complex array of business processes, decisions, and resource commitments.

CORE COMPENTENCIES:

Agile Management Systems

Global Operations

Business Intelligence

LEAN Six Sigma Champion

Organizational Development

Supply Chain Management

Team Building & Leadership

KAIZEN/KANBAN/5S’s

Business Process Improvement

Engineering Management

Organizational Leadership

Strategic Development

Performance Management

Cross Cultural Communications

P&L / Budget

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Kerry Ingredients, Elk Grove Village, ILL

Operations Manager / CI Manager 2021-Present

Responsible for the development and implementation of a multi-year continuous improvement program and coordination of all activities associated with deployment and execution

Develop, lead and manage quality and continuous improvement program within and across sites.

Develop the KPI’s to track and drive continuous improvement.

Build a Continuous Improvement Team to provide the focus to the operation of the facilities

Lean experience in kaizen and kaikaku, including VSM, daily management, standard work, cell design, material flow, TPM, SMED, 3P/layout, 5S and visual management.

Partners with plant & departmental leadership teams to develop and manage a project portfolio. Identify, prioritize, and execute projects to improve safety, quality, process capability and customer satisfaction. Responsible for working effectively with operations to define process and quality issues, measure current process performance, analyze root cause, and develop/implement targeted process improvement to achieve sustained performance and standard work.

Nordco, Inc., Oak Creek, WI

Operations Manager / CI Manager 2019-2021

Global leader in railways equipment with a worldwide reputation for quality, durability, and innovation

Overarching responsibilities for manufacturing operations, quality, engineering, supply chain, and continuous improvement for a multinational corporation responsible for driving initiatives for change in safety, quality, cost, delivery, supply chain management, and employee relations; full P &L responsibility for all operations support

Managed all operations functions; development and implementation of long-range operations strategies and performance productivity improvement initiatives

Planned and directed LEAN initiatives and continuous improvement between manufacturing, finance, Human Resources as well as “C” level management utilizing Lean methodology to manage and coach Continuous Improvement

Implemented planning, execution and problem resolution to achieve optimum efficiencies and capacity utilization; defined objectives for operations with focus on cost, quality, safety, and service

Effectively facilitated required Agile ceremony (Daily stand-up, Release Planning, Retro) Drove production scheduling, interfacing with all departments to insure quality and on-time manufacturing according to exact customer specifications; monitored department productivity levels, and addressed production and personnel issues, continuously promoting coaching, mentoring, trust, and relationship building.

Supports project pipeline and Lean portfolio development by forging close relationships with senior leaders to identify the most critical process improvement opportunities across the company, based on Voice of the Customer, Voice of the Business, Voice of the Employee, and balanced scorecards.

Significant Accomplishments:

Changed existing process flow which eliminated the bottleneck at the end of the production line allowing for meeting the corporate production goal while at the same time decreasing overtime by almost 60%; added 10% to the production capacity and gained $1.6M in additional revenue and shipments per month based on financial information and data.

Precision Zone, Inc., Wheeling, IL 2016- 2019

Continuous Improvement Consultant/ Operations Manager

Provided High quality and cost effective Project Management, Management consulting, and analytic support services or technical expertise. Had sole responsibilities for large complex analytical projects.

Support and enforce the rules of the process based on Agile and CI methodology. Exhibited Lean Leadership

Facilitated process improvements toward achieving Company goals

Established goals, monitored output, budget spending, and labor efficiency through dashboard metrics

Conducted and drove Change Management meetings

Managed and audited process Life Cycle and provided reports to Management

Displayed self-awareness, collaboration and empathy. Motivated, encouraged, influenced and empowered others.

Established strong, clear communication

Experienced working collaboratively with individuals and groups from a wide variety of backgrounds and organization levels, incorporating and adopting the ideas into a business plan

Ability to think and act strategically

Significant Accomplishments:

Introduced Total Visual Shop Management System

Steered all operations functions and LEAN Transformation that separated business into process value streams

Guided and directed Company Management System during daily activities

NGVi Tech.,Chicago, ILL / Dubai, UAE 2011-2016

World player in Green Technologies though development of Innovative Solutions

Director of Operations, Middle East

Drove the ground-up launch of NGVi Tech in the Middle East in early 2011

Provided leadership to execute global manufacturing and supply chain strategies to achieve business segment objectives

Initiated best practices and hired, trained, and developed a multi-national workforce, championing the deployment of talent management and organizational development techniques and processes to continuously upgrade talent at all levels of the organization

Developed and coordinated manufacturing strategic plans for plant and distribution; performed administration of capital planning, investment justification and approval for capital expenditures; multi-functional coordination of all cost improvement programs

Communicated infrastructure changes to all impacted areas and Management.

Evaluate performance metrics against defined Critical Success Factor.

Significant Accomplishments:

Met and exceeded the annual operating goal in the first year; initial Plan was $3MM in the first year and instead achieved >$5MM; exceeded the 3 year plan of $10MM, reached >$35MM projected top revenue 2017

Established the 5-year market development and regional distribution strategy which supported annual growth in excess of 40%; for this Middle East manufacturing and distribution facility

Guided, organized and implemented strategic initiatives and standard operating procedures for Production Scheduling, Component, Sub-Assembly and Assembly Manufacturing, Demand Planning/Management, Procurement / Sourcing, Materials / Inventory Management, Value Add / Value Engineering, Continuous Improvement and Quality

Precor, Valencia, CA 2006-2011

Manufacturer of fitness equipment for Gym/Club, University and Vertical markets

Sr. Operations Manager/Product Manager

Established and executed strategic plans to support the continued profitable growth.

Utilized extensive experience articulating and implementing lean manufacturing practices-5S workplace, waste reduction, visual factory management, WIP standardization utilizing broad background in manufacturing technology and operating experience and in depth understanding of production administration functions

Led personnel through SAP user training, guideline enforcement, and performance evaluations

Planned and managed company's manufacturing--strategic planning, capital and productivity administration, new and redesigned product programs, facilities management, and regulatory/safety compliance

Developed short and long range (5-yr) manufacturing strategic plans for plant and distribution; perform administration of capital planning, investment justification and approval for capital expenditures; multi-functional coordination of all cost improvement programs

Significant Accomplishments:

Increased on-time shipments by 50% and overall site production by 27%; reduced production lead time from 19 weeks to 4 weeks, by executing site-wide process flow design which allowed Precor to become noted as the only company in the industry that guaranteed in writing 4 weeks delivery on standard product

Implemented dashboard reporting tools for site operations which provided management with immediate access to site production metrics, spanning inventory tracking, sales forecasts, production schedules, product shipments, and revenue estimates

Successfully drove business improvement activities, process improvement initiatives thru LEAN/Six Sigma, safety enhancements, and quality improvements

Initiated Kanban with all common parts which created a unique manufacturing environment of Pulling and Pushing Manufacturing Systems at the same facility

Life Fitness, Chicago, IL 2002-2006

A global fitness equipment company that specializes in the production and distribution of equipment such as stationary bikes and treadmills; the company has over 1,700 employees and twelve manufacturing facilities around the world

Manager of Operations, Hungary

Executed ahead-of-schedule launch of a new manufacturing facility in Hungary with complete charge in initiating corporate standards and principles, resource allocation, formulation of strategic plans for business growth, productivity and profitability, including human resource management, engineering, quality, new product development, warehousing, and distribution

Executed all continuous improvement initiatives directing staff of six engineers to achieve production benchmarks thru LEAN/Six Sigma manufacturing principals (KAIZEN . KANBAN / 5S’s), safety enhancements, and quality improvements

Led plant management in the areas of plant activities, productivity objectives, plant improvements, and capital projects

Established goals, monitored plant output, budget spending, and labor efficiency through dashboard metrics; drove an integrated operations methodology by planning and implementing short/long term manufacturing strategy and capital planning, and project execution

Significant Accomplishments:

Reduced materials cost by more than $2.5MM annually and decreased cost of goods by 6%

Built out complete facility in less than 9-months

Increased European manufacturing market-share by 11 points

Vapor Corporation, a Westinghouse Company China (Wabetc® Corporation), Niles, IL 1997-2002

The principal bus component manufacturer and supplier to the North American bus industry as well as Asia / Pacific regions

China Joint Venture Operations Manager

Provided overall leaderships to a production staff of more than 200 line operators establishing a work environment and processes to maximize organizational effectiveness, setting up a brand new facility in China to manufacture bus components for major customers including: Mercedes, Volkswagen, Marcopolo, and Toyota

Significant Accomplishments:

Set-up new facility in China to manufacture bus components to capture the Asia / Pacific region accounting for more than three-fifths of all new global bus demand and China alone responsible for nearly half of the total global demand

Dramatically reduced defect rate from 34% to >1% through independently leading internal quality improvement initiative incorporation KAIZEN principles across scheduling, staffing, vendor utilization, documentation, and training

Drove quality through supporting the movement of new products from conception, through prototype design, to production release

Established the five-year market development and regional distribution strategy supporting annual growth in excess of 30%

Improved Process Quality by 35% and Finished Goods Quality by 41% through implement New Process Audit Matrix

Introduced Total Visual Shop Management System

Received “Supplier of the Year” award from Mercedes 18 months after taking over

EDUCATION:

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

IE COLLEGE of Chicago

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

COLLEGE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, Odessa, Ukraine

ORGANIZATIONS:

American Society of Manufacturing Engineers (ASME)

CERTIFICATIONS:

6 Sigma Black Belt Certified

ISO9000 Certified Internal Auditor

Project Management Certification

Agile SCRUM Master Certified

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