Michael McGuire
Phone: 952-***-****
E-mail: ***************@***.***
Cell: 612-***-****
Operations – Quality – Manufacturing
Profile
A quality focused leader with a demonstrated ability to train, evaluate and motivate individuals and departments within the manufacturing environment. A manager that effects positive change through employing certified quality procedures for continual improvement. Exceptional ability to improve production given asset utilization. Catalyst for excellence in customer satisfaction.
Core Competencies
•Lean Manufacturing
•Process Improvements
•Customer Support
•Project Management
•Cost Reductions
•Supplier Certification
•ISO Implementation
•Process Documentation
•Quality Improvements
•Statistical Process Control
•Strategic Planning
•Root Cause Analysis
Professional Affiliation
Certified Quality Manager / Organizational Excellence
Certification Number 14615
Education
Bachelor of Science, Business Management
summa cum laude, Graduate
Crown College, St. Bonifacius, MN
Professional Experience
Quality Manager/Consultant, Lake Air Metals, Coon Rapids, MN, 07/2011 - Present
Consultant, NTEST Inc., Bloomington, MN, 11/ 2010 – 5/ 2011
Director of Manufacturing & Quality, NTEST Inc., Bloomington, MN, 3/2010 – 11/2010
•Released a new remote fiber test system created specifically for use in Australia.
•Developed new standards for suppliers, reducing incoming defects by 45%.
•Implemented a training and documentation program which reduced lost time by 15%.
Trainee and Internship, Aflac, Plymouth, MN, 3/2009 – 2/2010
•Trained and completed an internship for the sale of health and life insurance, in Minnesota.
Manufacturing Manager, Inno-Flex Corp., New Hope, MN, 6/2007 – 12/2008
•Manager for union and non-union employees.
•Developed and implemented a quality program which resulted in an increase in first pass yield from 50 – 90%.
•Designed a company wide reporting system increasing communication efficiency and reducing down time by 15%.
•Directed the Purchasing, Receiving, Manufacturing and Logistics Departments.
Director of Quality, Teleplan Wireless Inc., Chanhassen, MN, 1/2004 – 1/2007
•Developed an audit and training program for the manufacturing floor which resulted in an overall increase of first pass yield at final inspection from 30 to 90%.
•Introduced the idea of a balanced super cell to the manufacturing floor which increased productivity by 50%.
•Focused local leadership on the manufacturing floor which yielded an increase in efficiency by 20%.
Director of Operations, CSP Inc., Plymouth, MN, 4/2001 – 7/2003
•Increased manufacturing capacity by 67% utilizing existing capital equipment.
•Assembled and facilitated a team which designed and released a Telecordia compliant cable assembly, increasing sales by 8%.
•Reorganized a multi-site operation that yielded a 60% reduction in labor costs.
Director of Operations, Americable Inc., Eden Prairie, MN, 11/1997 – 1/2001
•Recruited and trained staff for the Quality, Operations and Engineering Departments.
•Facilitated the design and product release of the company’s first fiber optic frame and panel line.
•Increased manufacturing capacity 150% annually.
•Chartered the company’s initial efforts to obtain ISO Certification.
Senior Engineer, ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Minnetonka, MN, 8/1985 – 11/1997
•Created and implemented training procedures for ADC Field Service and Applications Engineering staff worldwide.
•Initiated the assembly of internally fabricated optical products that resulted in a revenue growth from $500,000 in 1988 to over $45 Million in 1997.
•Designed and implemented layouts for ADC’s fiber optic manufacturing facilities in the United States.
Advanced Professional Development
•Enrolled in Six Sigma Black Belt Training & Certification through ASQ, completion 3/2012.
•ISO Lead Auditor Certification.
•ISO Implementation Training & Implementation.
•Lean Manufacturing Training & Implementation.
•Conflict Resolution Training.
•SAP Training.
•MN Insurance Licensing, Number 992563.
Honors & Awards
•United States Patent Recipient, Number 5381497.
•Presidential Recognition Award, ADC.
•Veteran, US Army, Honorable Discharge.
•Honor Graduate, Military Leadership Course.