Manager Manufacturing

FRED J. GOTTSPONER ********@*******.***

*** ***** ***** • Round Lake Heights, Illinois 60073 • C: 224-***-****

PROFILE

Manufacturing Manager with track record of leadership, strategic vision, bottom line impact, and innovative change in operation. Demonstrated accomplishments with lean manufacturing resulting in increasing profitability, promoting improved service, product development, establishing disciplined processes and improving productivity.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WMS GAMING, INC., Waukegan, Illinois 1993 – 2011

Principal Manufacturing Manager

Responsible for the production of gaming devices including production scheduling, inventory control, programming and shipment of software media per jurisdictional regulations in a Lean environment.

Managed 8 direct reports and 170 indirect reports.

• Developed and implemented the standardized serialized core for the participation and refurbishment process, a 50% reduction in lead time.

• Reduced inventory levels by 37% for the production floor for FY11, an overall cost savings of $717,183 dollars.

• Implemented continuous product flow lines using Lean Manufacturing techniques.

• Reduced manufacturing work force by 20% while maintaining high production levels.

• Increased yield performance on the Bluebird Two Video line from 40% to 95%, improving on-time ship to promise metrics.

Shaef CORPORATION, Franklin Park, Illinois 1988-1993

Production Manager

Managed the production of vacuum metalizing finishing process including production scheduling, inventory control, light assembly/packaging and on time shipments.

• Established a plan to decrease defects from plating resulting in 15% improvement in quality yield.

SIEMENS, Buffalo Grove, Illinois 1972-1988

Production Supervisor

Responsible for the production of climate control devices including production scheduling, inventory control, quality levels, training of employees in a union environment. Coordinated and directed production levels to insure quality specifications.

EDUCATION

Board of Governor Degree- Business – 2000

Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois

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