Senior Operations Director with Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

LARRY L. GRAHAM

Cell: 682-***-****

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Panama City Beach, FL 32413 E-mail – ***********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Director of Operations. Experienced in the multiple areas of responsibility to include Manufacturing, System Test, RMA, New Product Introduction, Product Engineering, Systems Engineering, Maintenance, Training, and Safety. Proven leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills in fast paced environments. Results oriented professional that has demonstrated skills in team building, project management, and resource allocation. Attentive to detail and plans in a logical, systematic manner. Industrial Engineering background provides experience in plant layouts, process set-up, time studies, just-in time, continuous improvement, and lean manufacturing. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Elbit Systems of America – Fort Worth (1/11 – 2/18)

Director of Operations

-- Responsible for CCA production, Final assembly Manufacturing and New Product Introduction

-- Improved On Time Delivery from 70% to 97%

-- Redesigned manufacturing area to improve process flow and free space for additional production

Director of Operations – Tallahassee, FL (11/06 – 1/11)

-- Responsible for Manufacturing, NPI, RMA, Stockroom, Shipping. Receiving and Lean effort

-- Reduced RMA WIP from over 1400 units to less than 50 units

-- Responsible for plant layout – reduced used manufacturing space by 50%, improved quality yields, increased sales

-- Improved first Pass Yields from less than 80% to greater than 98%

-- Reduced Scrap to less than .1% of revenue

-- Reduced WIP on floor to less than 25 days

Ciena Corporation – Linthicum, MD (9/05 – 11/06)

Senior Director

-- Responsible for 125 associates and three managers

-- Areas of responsibility include Manufacturing, RMA, NPI, System Test, and Support Engineering

-- Successfully moved new product line from New Jersey to Linthicum and ramped production from 30 per week to over 200 per week -- Reduced RMA WIP to under 30 days

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Norbel School – Elkridge, MD (9/04 – 9/05)

Teacher – High School for children with learning differences

-- Mathematics

-- Science

CIENA Corporation - Linthicum, MD (3/97- 3/2004)

Senior Director / Plant Manager

-- Responsible for over 300 associates to include three Directors, twelve Manufacturing Managers, Process Engineers, Systems Engineers, Material Control, Shipping, and Quality

-- Ramped production to support a 1.8 billion dollar revenue plan

-- Improved test yields to 98%

-- Transferred three acquisition companies from west coast to east coast

-- Completed layout of system test and manufacturing areas to improve process flow

-- Reduction of out of box failures from 4% to less than 1%

Director (5/98-11/2000)

Manufacturing Manager (3/97- 5/98)

Washington County Schools – Jonesbourgh, TN (8/96 - 3/97)

Teacher High School

--Mathematics – Algebra I, Algebra II, and General Math

-- Coach – Football

Unicoi County Schools – Erwin, TN (8/95 - 8/96)

Teacher High School

-- Science – Earth and Space Science and Physical Science

-- Coach – Football

JW Window Components - Elizabethton, TN (9/94 - 8/95)

Director of Operations

-- Reduced cycle times in all areas of responsibility

-- Implemented inventory reduction program

-- Instituted Quality teams in all areas of responsibility

-- Transferred operations successfully from Hialeah, Florida to Elizabethton, Tennessee

-- Areas managed included: Roll Form, Window Screens, Patio Doors, and Plant Services.

-- Responsible for 250 in-direct and direct labor associates

Manufacturing Manager (9/94-12/94)

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Siemens Industrial Automation - Johnson City, TN (11/92 – 9/94)

Manufacturing Engineer

-- Layout and process flow for a computer assembly area transfer from Germany; also set-up

Inventory control system for 3 million dollars of inventory; total layout 10,000 square feet

-- Layout and process flow for Factory Repair Center total layout 20,000 square feet

-- Layout and process flow for assembly line transfer from California

-- Layout for Surface Mount Technology machines and support; total layout 15,000 square feet

-- Layout and process flow for Industrial Controls production; total layout 30,000 square feet

-- Responsible for writing ISO 9000 procedures for Manufacturing Engineering

Texas Instruments - Johnson City, TN (1973-1992)

Industrial Engineer

-- New product start-up to include; process flow, order machinery, inventory control, and labor analysis

-- Layout of Custom Manufacturing Factory - 100,000 square feet; process flow, cycle time

Reduction; 200-300 million dollar business

-- Safety coordinator for Custom Manufacturing - member of site safety committee

-- Developed ISO 9000 procedures

-- Performed capacity analysis

-- Equipment justifications

-- Installed inventory controls systems in manufacturing areas

-- Performed time studies

-- Taught AutoCAD layout procedures to Engineering group

-- Developed equipment utilization reporting for Surface Mount Technology

Manufacturing Line Manager (1978 – 1988)

Machine Set-up (1973 – 1978)

EDUCATION

B.S. - East Tennessee State University - Johnson City, TN

-- Graduated: May 1981 – Physical Education/Health

-- Graduate hours in Supervision and Administration

MILITARY

U.S. ARMY 7/70 - 7/73

82nd Airborne Division - 307th Engineers - Fort Bragg, NC

-- Rank - Specialist Fifth Class

-- Responsible for heavy equipment and the operators

-- Equipment included: front-end loaders, heavy trucks, bulldozers, and cranes.

Republic of Vietnam

-- Recommendation for the Bronze Star for Valor

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