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RON CLAIR

**** ******** ***** *****

Matthews, North Carolina 28105

704-***-**** *******@*****.***

Career Summary: Executive leader with a proven history of success and increasing levels of responsibility in both domestic and international manufacturing environments. Expert level knowledge and recent implementation experience with Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing techniques.

Career Objective: Leadership role with a progressive organization focused on profitability, quality, safety, employee development and continuous improvement.

Recent Accomplishments

 2008 – present: Planned and directed domestic consolidation of two manufacturing operations into one location based on Lean Methodologies resulting in:

o Reduction of 20,000 square feet in manufacturing floorspace

o $100K Annual savings in Utilities, Service Contracts and redundant expenses

o 40% reduction in manpower requirements while promoting cross training and worker flexibility

o Continuous flow of product lines utilizing cellular concepts and standardized work

 2007: Developed and implemented strategic plan (Lean Initiative) for operation based in Czech Republic.

 2005 – present: Successfully implemented Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma processes (including manufacturing cells) throughout U.S. and international based operations resulting in:

o Organized, focused work cells

o Significant overall improvement in plant efficiency and output levels

o 65% reduction in lead-times

o 70% reduction in inventory levels.

 2005: Six Sigma Black Belt Test and Project Certified; North Carolina State University

 2004 – present: Led more than 20 Kaizen events utilizing Value Stream Mapping, Standardized Work, SMED, 5S, Continuous Flow, Kanbans, Waste (Muda) identification & reduction, Takt time, DMAIC, Root cause analysis / 5 Whys, Process Capability Analysis, Regression Analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), Measure Systems Analysis (MSA), JMP Statistical Software. Kaizen events also included mentoring of Green Belts, A3 reporting and total employee involvement training methodologies.

 2000 – present: Managed startup of U.S. operations for divisions based in Japan and Czech Republic.

 2000 – present: Responsible for annual, multi million dollar budgets focused on cost reduction and manufacturing efficiency. Budgets include workforce plans, capital spending and operational costs.

Work History

1992 to Present: Vanguard Supreme (Textile Machine Manufacturer); Monroe, NC

Lean / Six Sigma Coordinator; Manufacturing / Manufacturing Engineering Manager

 Lean Six Sigma Coordinator responsible for strategic policy deployment (Hoshin Planning), Kaizen events, training and A3 reporting.

 Direct manufacturing operations including annual strategic plans, capital planning and budgeting, staffing, productivity, quality, maintenance, tooling and supplies, safety and environmental.

 Manage Manufacturing Engineering including part processing, CNC part programming, tooling and fixturing, gauges, part quality, material requirements, routings, startups, optimizations, etc.

 Project leader for 60,000 square foot plant expansion including plant layout, architect and primary contractor selections, facility requirements (HVAC, Electrical, Flooring, Elevator, Bathrooms, Hoists, etc.) and operations startup.

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Work History (Cont.)

1987-1991: Clark-Hurth Components (Transmissions /Axles); Statesville, NC

Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Cast Iron Area

 Directed (7) Manufacturing Engineers and (3) Tool Engineers. Departmental leadership duties included Part processing, CNC part programming, Tool & Fixture Design, Gauging, Routings, Capital justification of machine tools, Employee training, development and evaluation.

 Managed implementation of Cellular Manufacturing, Statistical Process Control, Quality Plans, Simultaneous Engineering of new products, Cost reduction programs, Capital ($3.5M) and departmental ($1.2M) budgets.

1983-1987: Cleveland Pneumatic Co. (Landing Gear Systems); Cleveland, OH

Senior Numerical Control Programmer

 Led (4) NC programmers in programming techniques, part processing, CNC machine startups, tooling and fixturing selection, training and general orientation of department standards.

1980-1982: John Deere Dubuque Works (Construction Equipment); Dubuque, IA

Manufacturing Engineer / NC Programmer

 Developed manufacturing processes, wrote NC part programs and provided shop floor support.

Education and Training

 BS Industrial Engineering (1980); University of Pittsburgh

 Six Sigma Black Belt Training & Exam; April, 2005; North Carolina State University

 Six Sigma Forum; Charlotte, NC; August, 2005; Company Presentation

 Lean Enterprise Institute (North Carolina State University); 2005 – 2008

o Policy Deployment (A3, DMAIC, PDCA), SMED, 5S, Value Stream Mapping

References

 Available Upon Request

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