Manager Management

DANNY MALONE

PO Box *** • Yantis, Texas ***** • 903-***-**** • ***********@*****.***

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VP | DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING

Seasoned senior management professional with over 20 years of experience and expertise in optimizing manufacturing and production operations for international businesses. Proven strategic leader able to define and implement global centralized policy ensuring achievement of performance benchmarks, optimal product quality, and peak efficiencies. Renowned for turning around underperforming businesses to drive growth in profitability and stability, resulting in a streamlined organization. Well-versed in utilizing Six Sigma and lean manufacturing processes to deliver best-in-class performance. Demonstrated ability to build facility operations from the ground up. Strong team lead and manager able to train and mentor personnel at all levels of the business.

Manufacturing Operations • Production Management • Strategic Planning • Project & Program Management

Team Building & Leadership • Business Development • Six Sigma • Performance Management • Lean Manufacturing

Business Turnaround • Revenue Growth • Profit & Loss • Process Optimization • Staff Training & Development

Budgeting • Business Analysis • Plant Management • International Operations • Vendor / Supplier Negotiations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF EAST TEXAS, Tyler, Texas • 2010-Present

$2 million provider of in-home non-medical care for elderly and disabled clients. Staffs 65 personnel.

President / CFO / Administrator

Lead the compliance program, focused on developing, implementing, and supporting business plans that ensure proactive identification and mitigation of risks and issues while furthering the core values of the corporation. Conceptualized and launch customer objectives and strategies, focused on achieving and maintaining excellent customer relationships through personal attention to concerns and complaints. Support customers in pursuing local business growth opportunities, including identifying and aiding with achievement of goals for niche businesses. Determine and eliminate negative financial and non-financial impact factors. Drive growth in pilot programs for new business. Develop the agency's specific annual plan. Maintain budget alignment.

Selected Achievements:

• Built a startup business from scratch to achieve a sustainable business within 18 months, with $2 million in annual turnover.

• Ensured high levels of customer satisfaction and positive customer relationships, resulting in repeat and referral business.

• Secured and maintained 100% compliance on a State inspection, with 0 cited issues.

ESSEL PROPACK AMERICAS, LLC, Danville, Virginia • 2007-2009

$120 million North American division of an international tube manufacturing company serving oral care, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics markets. Employs over 700 staff.

Regional Director of Manufacturing

Oversaw 4 manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Mexico, and Colombia, with authority over an $18 million operating budget, $120 million in sales revenue, and over 700 team members. Spearheaded key operating and performance improvements, elevating standards for efficiencies, customer delivery, and service. Identified regional strengths and utilized advantages through development of a cohesive, forward-thinking management team. Established more robust business processes and procedures for greater systems capability in region-wide SAP rollouts through a complete restructuring of business systems.

Selected Achievements:

• Turned around 4 underperforming facilities to achieve profitability and 24% growth in sales within 12 months.

• Elevated output by 35%, capacity utilization by 28%, and on-time delivery by 85%.

• Eliminated $8 million in manufacturing operations costs in under a year while simultaneously raising efficiencies across key performance areas through critical operating and Six Sigma enhancements.

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ESSEL PROPACK AMERICAS, LLC, continued:

• Established the foundation for an additional 20% growth in output by 2010.

• Strengthened inventory turns by 50%, reduced supply chain lead times, and raised management capabilities at the warehouse level through implementation of lean manufacturing concepts.

• Coordinated 2 U.S. facilities through the process of successfully obtaining ISO 9001 certification.

JOHNSON CONTROLS AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, USA, Singapore, Australia & Mexico • 1997-2007

$40 billion global giant in efficient manufacturing systems for automobiles and buildings.

Plant Manager (2006-2007)

Directed a large-scale operation to turn around an underperforming international manufacturing plant, with leadership over P&L management, productivity, efficiencies, and team growth. Developed strategic initiatives to initiate top-down and bottom-up change, liaising with personnel at all levels of the organization to elevate performance levels to best-in-class, high-productivity standards. Provided management and team level training. Allocated and administered a $120 million operating budget. Coordinated centralization and simplification of financial operations, systems utilization, departmental workflows, and manufacturing procedures. Leveraged key lean and Six Sigma principles to drive cost control, quality improvement, and efficiency-enhancing initiatives. Primary point of contact for all vendor and partner negotiations.

Selected Achievements:

• Transformed a failing facility into a best-in-class site that met and exceeded industry standards.

• Facilitated achievement of ISO / TS recertification, driving enhancements that assured alignment with regulations.

• Generated $8 million in operating cost savings and raised quality 70% while cutting TPPM (Total Parts Per Million rejected) by 80%.

• Propelled the plant to a Best-in-Class rating, rising from 32 out of 35 to 5 out of 35. Eliminated $3 million in costs, improved cost margins, and aligned facility operations with expected parameters via strategically targeted Six Sigma projects.

• Drove growth in inventory turns, rising from 30 to 85 per year.

Director of Program Management (2000-2006)

Promoted to provide strategic direction for a total of 16 North American facilities, including launching 3 new facilities in Mexico. Total authority over a $2.5 billion project portfolio. Guided new product integration into manufacturing for individual facilities via new systems implementation. Coordinated full project lifecycles for foundation and production launch of new facilities, implementing industry-leading principles and standards such as JIT manufacturing systems, MRP, and key logistics, inventory management, and lean production strategies.

Selected Achievements:

• Took a pioneering role in establishing a high-level management team focused on building year-over-year revenue, maintaining $3 million in cost reductions annually, and achieving a position at the forefront of emerging industry developments via strategic and tactical action plans.

• Enabled tracking and monitoring of multiple projects in multiple facilities by developing and implementing a system that was subsequently adopted as a global standard in all Johnson Controls business operations.

• Grew sales by more than $1 billion through direction of major plant start-ups and engineering projects, guiding integration of efficiency-enhancing, revolutionary new products into the manufacturing process.

• Oversaw an 18-month project in Saltillo, Mexico to construct a 300,000 square foot facility, which was the first in the world to deliver JIT sequenced interior components for the full vehicle interior.

• Coordinated a 10-day conversion of a plant in Mexico City, expanding production operations from 2 to 4 manufacturing lines with seamless transition and staff training.

ADDITIONAL ROLES:

• Commercial Manager, Johnson Controls (1998-2000): Spearheaded production launch of 5 mission-critical customer programs for the Melbourne, Australia location, including leading manufacturing and production projects valued from $1.8 to $2.5 million. Coordinated 10 operations personnel and 4 departmental managers. Negotiated contracts and execution for design, development, tooling, and production initiatives. Recovered AUD $800,000 annually through renegotiations with vendors and clients. Drove growth in the Australian automotive market. Recovered AUD $2.5 million in losses, turning around to achieve AUD $1.8 million in gains within 18 months, with 8% growth in sales.

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ADDITIONAL ROLES, continued:

• New Business Development Manager, Johnson Controls (1998): Coordinated development and implementation of strategic growth models for the Singapore location, targeting the Asian / Pacific manufacturing market. Provided support and expertise on mergers, acquisitions, and due diligence. Managed finance, budgeting, forecasting, and customer / vendor presentations. Prepared competitive assessments.

• Account Financial Manager (1997-1998): Managed major financial operations for 6 development programs within the Chrysler Truck account, focused on achieving financial goals in alignment with program budgets. Provided staff training and development. Introduced much-needed structure for the financial software training package, with was later adopted as a company standard.

Information on additional roles in an international capacity is available on request.

FORMAL EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration in Finance & Operations Management

Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale, Arizona

Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Business Administration minor)

Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Certified Management Accountant (former)

Certified in Financial Management (former)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Rotary International

Society of Certified Senior Advisors

Board of Directors, Institute of Management Accountants (2003-2005)

LANGUAGES

Japanese • Spanish

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