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Career Highlights * Strong Manufacturing manager/leader in Engineering, Quality, and Customer Relationships * Thorough understanding of diverse manufacturing processes, tooling capabilities, and engineering disciplines - Manufacturing, Industrial, Design and Quality - (Ref "Skillset Overview" attached) * Manufacturing Engineering Manager: 21 years, up to 36 employees in Aerospace and Automotive industries * Managed Dura Jacksonville plant to closure, including Plant Manager role for approximately 400 employees for 4 months, transferring product to Mexico plant, and training the receiving site's personnel * Program managed large new product launches for Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Boeing, and Bell * Demonstrated Internal and External (client, supplier) trouble-shooting/problem resolution expertise throughout career Management/Leadership * Motivate and lead diverse teams (direct/matrixed personnel) on complex, high energy, high/low volume manufacturing efforts, process changes and problem resolution * Centralized 23 engineers (Design, CNC, Manufacturing Engineers, Planners) into a unified engineering team * Quality Manager (concurrent with Engineering Manager duties) of 22 quality engineers * Strategic Planning Team Leader for 7 facilities: vision, standardization of common engineering practices * Managed the cost estimating process for new business * 8 year incremental save program: $600,000 - $1Million + cost savings each year - Dura * $1.08 million annual tooling scrap and rework reduction - Pratt & Whitney Program/Project Management * Managed cross functional teams with matrixed team members, responsible for new product launches * Utilize PMP and Kaman core process training to program manage through customer life cycle: product concept, implementation, ongoing customer support * Develop and maintain department Program Management Procedures * Managed contractor / direct teams consisting of Designers and Engineers, Quality, Planners * Boeing A10 fighter wing replacement program utilizing 3D MBD (Model Based Design) Bell AH-1Z helicopter cabin 2010 - 2016 utilizing 3D/2D Hybrid design Numerous Automotive Mechanical and Glass assemblies * Implemented a 30% floor space reduction for new business capacity as part of Corporate Plant Consolidation * Simplify and enhance Work Instructions to include graphics for universal understanding Developed and implemented Disaster Preparedness Plan for DURA Quality/Process Improvement/Troubleshooting/Problem Resolution Kaman Integrated Structures and Metallics Major Aerospace supplier to Sikorsky Boeing Bell Automotive mechanical systems supplier to Ford Toyota Saturn General Motors BMW Mercedes and Chrysler
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