Manager Quality Assurance
Resume:
Kenneth Consalvo **** Upsteam Farm Rd. Easton, PA 18040 Phone: 978-***-**** rp50ve@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
Manufacturing Management professional with 20+ years of experience. Demonstrated success in overseeing multi-shift operations, implementing Lean Manufacturing and ISO principals, and focusing on continuous process improvements. Instrumental in significant cost reduction programs including waste elimination in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing processes. Successes include individual contributions as well as leadership within multi-functional team environments. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills combined with solid leadership and training experience.
EXPERIENCE
Present Jersey Strand and Cable, Philipsburg, NJ
Plant Manager
1982-2008 MOHAWK WIRE-A DIVISION OF BELDEN PRODUCTS, Leominster, MA
($153 Million division of Belden, $2B publicly traded company)
Director of Manufacturing (2001-2008)
• Directed this 3 shift operation in the manufacturing of fiber and copper cable innovations.
• Managed 8 Shift Supervisors, 16 leads and 198 line employees.
• Facilitated the production activities of the Fiber Optics department.
• Supervised the execution of all production activities using Lean principles including Key Performance Indicator (KPI) dashboards.
• Trained continuous improvement methodologies and led waste elimination efforts resulting in significant cost savings.
• Shared best practices with Belden’s 14 worldwide plants and led standardization efforts.
• Exceeded productivity and quality goals for 6 consecutive years from 2002-2008.
• Led interdisciplinary efforts within Sales, Purchasing, Engineering and Production Control to drive a Kaizen that improved production to 12 M feet of cable per month.
• Facilitated a Kaizen team including the VP of Operations and Director of Engineering that increased productivity by 18%, reduced scrap by 6% and cut product travel distance from 2.5 to <.25 miles.
• Increased cell output by 33% with no increase in manpower.
• Established best practices subsequently used to develop 3 additional Lean cells while training a subordinate to absorb team lead function.
• Developed value stream maps and implemented a cross training program to increase line speeds and improve productivity by 7% while simultaneously reducing manpower by 20%.
• Reduced set up time by 45% through the use of SMED Tools.
• Consulted with Human Resources to develop and enforce an attendance policy to stem swelling absenteeism; resulting in a 25% improvement in the first year.
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Manufacturing Manager (1985-2001)
• Managed 170 staff and 7 supervisors for copper cable product line reporting to VP of Operations.
• Co-inventor on three patents from 1999-2003 (6248954, 6162992, 6812408)
• Developed an extrusion process for making Teflon Coaxial Cable.
• Designed tooling for a new high speed copper cable to compete with fiber optics.
• Collaborated with engineers, machinists and operators allowing the company to be the first to market while establishing best practices for future projects.
Process Engineer (1982-1985)
• Developed and maintained manufacturing processes and standards for copper and fiber cable.
• Reduced costs and scrap and performed necessary production and equipment troubleshooting.
• Performed DOE and analyzed production data to make effective recommendations to management.
• Worked with R&D to optimize manufacturing processes and provided technical support to manufacturing, sales, Quality Assurance and customers concerning materials and processes.
• Developed tooling to increase line speeds for Teflon extrusion while exceeding quality standards and reducing scrap.
• Implemented standards for the manufacturing of fiber optic cables.
• Created environmentally controlled clean rooms for handling raw fiber.
EDUCATION
2006 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA
Certificate-Finance & Accounting
Certificate-Lean Six Sigma
Certificate-Six Sigma Green Belt
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