Engineer Manager
Resume:
ADAM B. AULD
Winnebago, IL 61088
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Creative and motivated Operations Leader with over 20 years of broad experience in engineering, fabrication, machining, painting, assembly, shipping, quality, HR, safety, and environmental. Strong leader, strategic mind, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Particular strengths in lean manufacturing, business acumen, supply chain optimization, project management, process improvements, cost reduction, strategic planning & thinking, problem solving, and changes for operational improvement.
Lean Manufacturing Cost Reductions Strategic Thinker
Turn Around Operations Process Improvements/5S Supply Chain
Strong Financial Skills Project Management MRP/ERP
Kaizen / KANBAN Employee Relations Customer Relations
Long Range Plans Plant Startups Overall Improvement
EXPERIENCE
NORTHERN PRECISION PLASTICS, Belvidere, Illinois 2008 to Present
Manufacturer of injection molding and vacuum forming components with $5M in annual sales.
General Manager – Responsible for the entire operation including sales, engineering, production, materials, purchasing, quality, safety, human resources, and facilities.
• Successfully transitioned the General Manager responsibilities including sales and new part introduction from the entrepreneur who started the company 18 years ago.
• Improved the relationships with two of the top customers by improving on-time deliveries, optimizing EOQ’s and improving the quality scores as measured by the two customers.
• Developed a new method to schedule the factory which resulted in improved lead-times.
• Organized finish goods inventory improving inventory accuracy to over to 95%.
LEGGETT & PLATT – STORAGE PRODUCTS GROUP, Freeport, Illinois 2005-2008
Manufacturer of cantilever racks, storage systems, and rolling ladders with $26M in annual sales.
Vice-President of Operations Gillis/Jarke/TNT
Total responsibility for the management of the manufacturing operation site including the leadership of Production, Materials, Purchasing, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Control, Human Resources, Design Engineering, and Cost Accounting.
• Conceived, developed, and implemented lean programs to monitor, schedule, and lead the factory floor to improve efficiency over 13% in the first year.
• Reduced the headcount over 5% in the first year by eliminating unproductive activities.
• Developed a forward vision to move the factory into a lean operation in the first 12 months.
• Improved gross margins 10% by removing waste in the operations and improving the flow of material throughout the organization.
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NSS ENTERPRISES, INC., Toledo, Ohio 1999-2005
Manufacturer of commercial floor care equipment with $45M in annual revenues.
Vice-President of Plant Operations
Responsible for the management of $6M operating budget, purchasing of $18M of raw materials, and another $4M in purchased machines, including leadership of 110 employees in Production, Materials, Purchasing, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Control, Logistics, and Facility Management. This was a turn-around situation.
• Managed the day-to-day operation of a $6M inventory system with over 6,000 parts, 4,000 SKU’s, and 200 daily shipments.
• Conceived and implemented the strategic decision to convert the factory from a push to a pull system using lean manufacturing techniques resulting in increased inventory turns of 27% and productivity increase of 14% in the first two years.
• Optimized forecasting, MPS, MRP, and scheduling to better react to customer demand resulting in on-time shipments increasing to over 95%.
NILFISK-ADVANCE, Elkhart, Indiana 1996-1999
International manufacturer of commercial floor care equipment with $400M in annual revenues with the Elkhart division comprising $30M in annual revenue.
Plant Manager (1997-1999)
Responsible for the management of $5M operating budget, purchasing of $18M of raw materials, including leadership of 100 employees in Production, Materials, Purchasing, Manufacturing Engineering, Logistics, and Facility Management.
Manufacturing Engineering Manager (1996-1997)
Implemented lean manufacturing, developed and maintained labor standards, maintained bill-of-materials, improved processes, directed OSHA and EPA compliance, managed fabrication shop.
RAYTHEON, AMANA REFRIGERATION DIVISION, Amana, Iowa 1986-1996
Manufacturer of consumer appliances with $600M in annual revenue.
Manufacturing Engineer (1995-1996)
Senior Industrial Engineer (1992-1995)
Industrial Engineer (1986-1992)
ELECTROLUX AB, FRIGIDAIRE DIVISION, Webster City, Iowa 1984-1986
Manufacturer of consumer appliances with over $1B in annual revenue.
Industrial Engineer (1984-1986)
EDUCATION
MBA, (Beta Gamma Sigma), The University of Iowa, May 1993
B.S. Industrial Engineering, Iowa State University, December 1983
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