Senior Director Operational Excellence
Resume:
LEE O. GOODE JR.
Ninety-six, SC 29666
United States
562-***-**** *********@*****.***
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
CAREER SUMMARY
A proven Operations leader with many years of experience in leadership. Successful execution of managing Operations in small and large-scale businesses. Proven expertise in leadership and strategic planning, operational excellence, business financial health P&L management, safety, quality, and team collaboration. I specialize in building high-performance teams, driving operational excellence, and optimizing processes in diverse industries. Adept at overseeing maintenance, engineering, capital expenditure, and lean manufacturing with a six signa black belt certification.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Food and Beverage, Hood River, OR
Senior Director of Manufacturing Operations
July 2024 – 9/2024
Responsibilities and Achievements
Directed all aspects of manufacturing as well as Safety, Quality, R&D, Continuous Improvement, Production, Maintenance, Engineering, and Training and all Capital Expenditure planning and execution with 15 direct reports.
Managed full P&L execution successfully ensuring fiscal responsibility and business growth.
Developed and attained desired expectations of long-term strategic plans in collaboration with Sales and Marketing teams.
Drafted, implemented, and sustained core metrics for cross functional teams under my suopervision which provided for a successful attainment to schedule at 95% as well as fulfillment rate of customer orders at 99.8%.
Rebranded company culture, achieving "Great Place to Work" certification in 2024.
Implemented predictive maintenance, reducing waste by 25% and production equipment downtime by 38%.
Drove productivity savings of over $2M within two years by introducing lean manufacturing initiatives 5s, SMED, and Safety in Motion.
Reduced recordable injuries by 44% through employee engagement and accountability.
Reduced customer complaints by 35% via implementation of a training platform for all staff members (Alchemy) and updating Standard Operating Procedures.
Redesigned the waster-water treatment facility to meet city permit requirements successfully reducing non-compliant discharges of waste water from 5 per month to an average of 1 per year.
Functioned as Vice President in the absence of the position.
Director of Manufacturing Operations
September 2023 – July 2024
Responsibilities and Achievements
Oversaw plant operations, including safety, quality, production, maintenance, and capital expenditures with twelve direct reports.
Promoted a strong safety culture and continuous improvement across all departments.
Coordinated plant activities to meet manufacturing objectives efficiently and cost-effectively.
Led both annual and five-year strategic planning processes.
Supported R&D in new product development and production run optimizations.
Analyzed and acted on manufacturing variances to implement waste reduction strategies.
Promoted to Senior Director of Operations.
Director of Maintenance and Engineering
March 2023 – September 2023
Responsibilities and Achievements
Led maintenance and engineering programs aligned with business objectives with five direct reports. Producing 93.5% more time on tools for the first year.
Managed the repair and maintenance of all company facilities and equipment.
Oversaw CMMS utilization, MRO purchasing, and spare parts inventory.
Implemented and successfully sustained the standards for the maintenance department in respect to work order completion rate at 98% and preventative maintenance completion rate at 99%.
Managed company compliance with respect to state governing bodies to ensure HACCP, BRC, and FSMA standards were always met to achieve top tier grades during regulatory inspections.
Promoted to Director of Operations.
Food and Beverage, Memphis Tn
Senior Manager, Equipment and Facilities Maintenance/Assistant Plant Manager
November 2020 – December 2022
Responsibilities and Achievements
Managed hiring and training for all maintenance personnel team of 84 including daily contractor support.
Led budget management for maintenance projects and labor $12.5m per year for large site valued at $112M.
Implemented preventive and predictive maintenance, enhancing uptime and efficiency by 23.6%
Managed and sustained site OEE and TEEP for the operation.
Developed and tracked KPIs, resulting in improved production by 32%
Spearheaded employee recognition programs and continuous improvement initiatives.
Appointed as Site Lead for performance excellence (Lean Manufacturing process from six sigma devised by Milliken).
Tesla Manufacturing, Fremont, CA
Manager, Production Line Maintenance and Engineering
October/2016 – July 2020
Responsibilities and Achievements
Managed a $175m account, overseeing spare parts inventory and capital assets.
Implemented and managed training programs to meet Tesla and Cal OSHA standards for my department.
Led Kaizen teams and produced projects that were responsible for driving operational excellence gaining more than $34m in savings during the COVID.
Established KPIs to include work order completion rate, preventative maintenance routes, spend to budget month over month successfully.
Successfully mentored supervisors to achieve efficiency and productivity resulting in the best department metrics in the factory by overhead cost at $7.14 cost per car.
United States Marine Corps
Operations Manager / Regimental First Sergeant
July1988/ May 2016
Responsibilities and Achievements
Managed over $50B in assets and 1,450 personnel, providing adequate combat operational readiness.
Coordinated logistics and procurement for major operations to include nine combat tours.
Led contract negotiations and established long-term strategic partnerships with local vendors.
Completed nine combat tours and five peace keeping missions successfully.
Obtained and maintained Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Retired after completing 28 years of service.
BMW Manufacturing
Logistics Manager
10/1995-April 2000
Responsibilities and Achievements
Established and maintained healthy relationships with production and supply chain.
Maintained successful internal customer satisfaction in respect to raw material availability to production staff.
Established and maintained two years of no production interruption due to parts and raw material availability.
Provided leadership and direct implementation of training programs to ensure excellence in operational standards resulting in an ISO 9000,9001 grade of 100%
EDUCATION
Accepted to Columbia University for CEO MBA program March 2025
Black Belt Six Sigma Re-certified March 2025
Executive Coaching certification, Brown University, 2024
Organizational Leadership & Business Management, Brandman University, 2017
Marine Corps University 2015
Electronics Engineering, ITT Technical Institute, 1995
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