Manager Sales

Rick Johnson

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Middleville, Mi. 49333

616-***-**** ********@*********.***

Dedicated Continuous Improvement Leader

Results oriented Operations professional with over 25 years of management experience. Recognized as a team leader with a history of motivating individuals to maximize performance using Lean/Six Sigma continuous improvement tools. Successful Operations manager who works well with customers, suppliers, and all levels of an organization. Contributes passion and commitment to customer satisfaction and company growth.

Lean/Sigma Facilitator

Strategic Policy Deployment

Employee Enrichment

Supplier Development

Inventory and Labor Reduction Process Engineering

Teaching and Coaching

Statistical Process Control

Team Building

Company Growth

Experience

Amphenol Borisch Technologies, Grand Rapids, MI 01/2010 – Present

Manager of Displays

Responsible for all electronic visual display related activities to include design, development and production of products to support military and commercial applications ($100+million in sales). Development of process controls, procedures, and team to minimize material and labor while improving yield, quality, and customer satisfaction. Development of display technologies necessary to remain competitive in current and future markets.

• Led team to implement robotic adhesive disposition process, which reduced required material by 20% and labor by 50%.

• Created Lean replenishment system, which reduced finished goods inventory levels by 80% and provided 100% on-time delivery.

• Developed alternative lamination processes using different adhesives resulting in reduced labor and design flexibility.

• Led design efforts to develop custom sunlight readable touch sensors, night vision (NVIS) compatibility, and LED backlight display enhancements.

• Developed a metrics driven, high performance team resulting in a market competitive production process, agility, and superior customer satisfaction.

L-3 Communications Display Systems, Alpharetta, GA 1992 – 01/2010

Director of Process Development 01/2001 – 01/2010

Lean/Sigma Site Champion

Responsible for product development operations for avionics displays and processors for military and commercial applications worldwide ($100+ million in sales). Managed a cross functional operations team whose charter was to work closely with design engineering to deliver qualified, high quality products to customers as quickly as possible. Facility Lean/Sigma champion responsible for continuous process improvement at the enterprise level involving disciplines throughout the company with focus on cycle time reduction, cost reduction, and customer satisfaction.

• Implemented projects and justified capital equipment which increased capabilities, improved processes, and reduced product cost.

• Improved on-time delivery and quality to greater than 99% for 5 years, becoming a Boeing and Lockheed Martin preferred supplier.

• Transitioned the manufacturing operations of a $20M acquisition to Alpharetta with no disruption to manufacturing operations or schedules.

• Planned and coordinated the Manufacturing Operations move into a new building under budget and with no impact on deliveries.

• Reduced Engineering product development cycle time by fifty percent using Kaizen to eliminate process waste.

• Utilized Lean/Sigma tools to transform Operations organization into product and process work teams with reductions in cycle time, overtime, scrap, and waste. Continuing improvements resulted in employee ownership and satisfaction, high quality, reduced cost, and customer satisfaction.

• Facilitated Lean/Sigma training and deployment at major suppliers and other L3 facilities. Tools included Kaizen, value stream mapping, DMAIC, 5S, and statistical process control.

Director of Operations 1992 – 01/2001

Direct activities of 125+ member manufacturing organization required to support prototype, production, and repair depot activities in a defense electronics environment. Organizations include Manufacturing, Test, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials, Procurement, and Production Control. Responsible for implementation of strategies to ensure the division is a low cost, high quality supplier to current and future customers and markets.

Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas 1983 – 1992

Cost Center Manager 1990-1992

Responsible for automated functional circuit card assembly shop supporting numerous avionics programs across multiple sites. Managed a staff of seventy five who were engaged in the manufacturing and test of circuit card assemblies.

Production Control Manager 1987-1990

Lead support group in line-of-balance scheduling and day to day production control activities to support production requirements.

Material Control Supervisor 1983-1987

Responsible for planning and procurement of material to support program requirements.

Education

BS, Engineering Technology, Texas A&M University

BS, Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University

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