Project Management Manager

Qualifications Summary

Dynamic, driven, and highly competitive professional offering immense management and production experience in process engineering, operations management, quality management, manufacturing, maintenance management, project management, process automation, cost improvement, product development, and personnel supervision at plant and corporate levels. Eager to apply knowledge and skills in achieving aggressive goals while driving the evolution of concepts into achievable plans.

Core Competencies:

Resourceful, efficient, organized, and flexible; providing key talents in strategic planning and decision-making to effectively resolve problems and enhance productivity while reducing costs.

Ability to incorporate innovative management techniques that lead to notable improvements in business practices and significant increase in productivity, company revenue, and profit.

Formidable reputation as an effective leader and an efficient manager of resources; with a strong record of integrity, dependability, and exceptional client and corporate service.

Excellent communication skills with interpersonal adeptness in relationship-building; complemented with the ability to set up lifetime and top-producing relationships with teammates, clients, and business partners.

Proven record as an effective Project Manager; consistently delivering projects on time and within budget. Adept at turning concepts into revenue. Significant experience automating existing equipment and developing world class manufacturing lines.

Professional Experience

Bridgestone

Technical Service Division Manager, Lavergne, TN May 2021-Current

Accountable to ensure all developed products have robust manufacturing processes which meet or exceed customer expectations. Develop strategic short- and long-term plans to reduce waste and scrap while improving plant delivery performance and costs. Accountable for leading the Technical Service Division to achieve plant and corporate safety, environmental, quality, cost, and delivery metrics. Met or exceeded the 5% year over year improvement objectives while hiring and training a new process engineering staff, due to retirement attrition. Developed new and existing talent to reach their potential while building foundations for future corporate leaders. Plant closing 7/31/2025

Area 1 Section Manager, Technical Services, Lavergne, TN Jan 2018-May 2021

Provide section leadership, vision, and oversight for Technical Services to ensure the plant’s proven manufacturing practices were documented, practiced, and followed. Develop next generation leaders to enhance current capabilities and lead continuous improvement efforts. Highly focused on data-based decision making to support and drive activities to improve Loss Ratio and Virgin Output Ratio (VOR) using the DMAIC process and six sigma tools.

Lead effort to develop inflatable jam bladder system for 90 TAM and U1 TAM systems which reduced a product abnormality by 90%. Received Trade secret recognition for innovation and implementation into the manufacturing process.

Process Engineer (Corporate PED), Nashville, TN May 2015-Jan 2018

Provide manufacturing process oversight in Extrusion, Stock Prep, and Tire Assembly to keep process reliability. Develop and implemented ideas to improve processes while working with the Engineering, Maintenance, and Operation Teams to realize the benefits of the improvements. Worked to improve Loss Ratio and VOR by using DMAIC and data-based decisions.

Lead improvement activities to reduce the number three abnormality in the LaVergne facility (63’s) by 50%, saving $150K in the first year (received Black Belt certification for this project).

Genesee A&B Corporation

Manufacturing Process Engineer/Maintenance Manager, Mt Juliet, TN Oct 2014-May 2015

Provide technical and process oversight for the robotic welding and automotive stamped parts departments. Made robot programming modifications to enhance welding quality while improving productivity. Supervised the maintenance team which supported a three-shift operation.

Elmet Technologies

New Product Development Manager, Lewiston, ME 2013-Oct 2014

Worked with customers and Elmet’s sales and marketing teams to develop new products matching current capabilities while developing new manufacturing techniques and equipment to spur company growth. Trained manufacturing personnel at the new GA facility how to effectively machine sputtering targets.

Regional Field Sales Engineering Manager, Mt. Juliet, TN 2012-2013

Managed Southeast and Midwest regions, developed new customers, established meaningful relationships with existing customers and escalated sales by 30% to budget year over year. Procured PO which exceeded all bonus targets (medical, lighting, furnace, aerospace, and military).

ETI Precision (an Elmet Technology holding)

Operations and Engineering Manager, Gordonsville, TN 2010–2012

New business startup, oversaw demolition of infrastructure for the existing facility, oversaw installation of the new manufacturing space and offices, installed thirty-three new machining work centers, hired and trained precision machinist and production staff, hired supervision, engineering, and financial staff to support a 24-7 operation. Managed daily operation, engineering, and maintenance.

Mill Products Operation Manager / Engineering Manager, Lewiston ME 2008–2010

Managed all flat product and medical device manufacturing while supervising engineers to achieve production enhancements netting $20M additional revenue annually.

Managed and secured safety and performance improvements against aggressive goals.

Established and maintained employee and labor relations; supervised fifty-six direct reports.

Lead internal auditor for ISO 9001

Senior Development Engineer, Lewiston ME 2004–2008

Analyzed, developed, and implemented process and equipment to manufacture CT imaging equipment part (molybdenum filter) that elevated Elmet's customer to the industry technology leader. Managed and supervised a staff of forty-five employees in two locations.

Co designed, built, and used fully automated medical device part manufacturing system reducing the required workforce from thirty-three people to three while elevating first pass yield from 30% to 95% ($4.6M capital project).

In nine weeks, developed the process and installed the equipment to increase processing capability from 50kg to 200kg which allowed Elmet to enter the sputtering target manufacturing market. Developed external processing suppliers while overseeing the installation and startup of internal processing equipment and manpower.

Earlier Career

Department Manager, Process Engineer, Maintenance Coordinator Philips Elmet, Lewiston, ME 1997–2004

Manufacturing Engineer, Philips Elmet, Lewiston, ME 1995–1997

Design Engineer, Montalvo Corporation, Portland, ME – 3D CAD experience 1993-1995

Engineering Co-op (summers), Bath Iron Works, General Dynamics, Brunswick, and Portland, ME 1990-1993

United States Army, Germany, Fort Sill, OK, Fire Direction Specialist (FDC) USAR, Senior Instructor 1984-1996

Army Active Duty - Fire Direction Specialist (E5), 1984 to 1988. Graduated honor graduate from PLDC and BNOC. Graduated with distinction from NBC Warfare school. Led both FDC and NBC sections to commendable ratings during Army’s highest evaluation.

US Army Reserve - Senior instructor (E6), 1988 – 1996 – trained basic trainees and cadets in individual weapon fire, automatic weapons, and firing weapons while in Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) gear.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology - University of Maine, Orono, ME

Associate degree in Liberal Arts - University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME

Activities

School Board Member (3 years) Board Chair (2 years) - Maine School Administrative District 52 (MSAD), direct supervisor of Superintendent of Schools, led administration contract negotiations with union to complete two, three-year union contracts.

Hobbies – golfing, fishing, hiking, spending time on the water with family and friends

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