KENNY C. FREY

PO Box ***

Fairforest, SC *****

Home: 864-***-**** Cell: 864-***-****

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SUMMARY

Experience in management, design, quality, engineering, and supervision in a manufacturing environment. Hands on implementation and advancement of Lean/Six Sigma and Operational Excellence practices. Well rounded manufacturing knowledge, a proven leader with extensive experience in people, products and processes.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RICHMOND GEAR, REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION – Liberty, SC

2009 - 2012

Plant Manager

Leader of manufacturing operations for multiple product line facility. Responsible for plant safety and maintenance, product quality, cost, and delivery . Leader of facility lean initiatives. Developed annual capital expenditure plan and variable cost reduction projects. Directly responsible for 83 employees.

• Created employee safety committees resulting in best safety record in over 10 years

• Increased on time delivery of OEM products

• Implemented hourly measurement of departmental output to meet customer delivery requirements

• Developed Lean Steering Committee to create and oversee lean program including 5S program, monthly Kaizen events, training and annual lean calendar

• Increased individual product profit margins by as much as 4% by combining manufacturing operations into work cells

• Reduced direct labor costs by the use of lead operators and setup technicians

• Developed floor tracking system to identify and eliminate sources of manufacturing variances resulting in a 12% decrease in manufacturing variances

• Initiated visual scheduling of CNC machine groups

• Executed capital expenditure budget including the purchase and installation of 8 CNC machines

HURST JAWS OF LIFE, IDEX CORPORATION - Shelby, NC

1990 to 2009

Director of Operations – 2005 - 2009

Responsible for all facets of manufacturing including purchasing, planning, scheduling, traffic, machining, assembly, IT and HR. Responsible for creating operating budget and capital expenditure plan. Accountability for execution of annual operating plan. Executive leader for Lean process initiatives including VSM (Value Stream Management), Kaizen and Six Sigma. Direct responsibility for 44 employees.

• Converted assembly department from batch to continuous flow using VSM techniques

• Implemented VSM techniques in machining for faster internal response and reduced inventory

• Directed VSM for office project for accounts payable which exceed customer expectations

• Led interco Supply Chain projects to reduce raw material inventories, lead time variances, and transit costs. First year freight savings was $178,000 annually. Process methodology recognized as corporate “best-in-class” practice.

• Developed manufacturing methods and practices to fulfill 68% of orders in the month placed.

• Increased manufacturing velocity while decreasing direct labor and maintaining OTD of >91% or higher.

• Implemented cycle count program resulting in corporate exemption on annual physical inventory.

Manufacturing Manager – 2000 - 2005

• Coordinated Production and Manufacturing activities to ensure alignment of objectives between manufacturing, purchasing and assembly to provide quick response to customer requirements.

• Developed a set of statistical based metrics to provide group performance measurements against corporate objectives.

• Provided Information System leadership including the development, installation and maintenance of local area network and local computers.

• Served as team leader for new ERP system (JD Edwards) implementation (9 month time frame)

Senior Engineer – 1998 - 2000

• Redesigned product line resulting in a 26% reduction in manufacturing costs, 12% reduction in weight and 8% increase in performance.

• Certified as Six Sigma green belt and completed projects resulting in $40,000 annual process savings.

Design Engineer – 1990 - 1998

• Served as ISO Coordinator and led successful certification projects for ISO-9000 and ISO-14001

• Instrumental in the design of products for fulfillment of USAF contract.

• Responsible for design, prototype development, testing and production rollout of new products

• Developed Excel-based testing for new designs to accelerate new product roll out.

• Involved with the successful rollout of sister company product line in North America

INTEGRITY MANUFACTURING

Furniture Manufacturer - Gastonia, NC

1988 - 1990

Product Development Engineer

NIAGARA MANUFACTURING

Furniture Manufacturer – Stanley, NC

1985 - 1988

Manufacturing Engineer

EDUCATION

BS, Mechanical Engineering - University of South Carolina, 1982.

Partial curriculum completed for AS in Electrical Engineering and MBA.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Certifications: Society of Manufacturing Engineers; Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, SSQI & RBC; VSM, IDEX; ISO-9000 auditor (UL) ISO-14001 auditor (UL).

Additional Studies: Project Management, First Aid and CPR, Hazmat, Labor Relations, OSHA regulations.

Excellent computer skills; proficiencies include: MS Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint) MS Project, MS Outlook, Visio and various MRP systems including MANMAN, STAR & JD Edwards.

References available upon request.

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