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ACCOMPLISHMENTS Streamlined production. As Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Hayward, tasked with improving profits on filter bags product line. Redesigned mechanism to boost throughput, eliminating need for six additional people per shift and reducing production line from 100 ft to 37 ft. Cut direct costs in half, from $1.98 to $.97 per filter bag. Directed plant relocation. Challenged to integrate two Hayward facilities. Determined cost estimate and designed new floor plan for the facility. Negotiated with riggers, electricians, plumbers and mechanical contractors. Established moving schedule. Completed task two months ahead of schedule and $300K under budget. Managed superior technical service. Identified need for strong technical presence in the field to resolve customer concerns. Trained and assisted the regional sales staff, serving as the "go to" guy for technical support and end user questions. Increased repeat business. Reduced Hayward's number of returned goods. Slashed operational expenses. Hayward Corporate charged each division rent for manufacturing space. Implemented initiative to redesign the machining, assembly and warehouse floor space layout. Reduced necessary manufacturing space from 98,000 to 87,000 square feet, saving the Industrial Division $40,000 on rent, annually. Initiated design changes. Assigned primary responsibility for starting up and marketing Hayward's redesign of their "bread and butter" industrial product - ball valves. Offered design changes to slash production costs. Specified and purchased new machine tools, facilitating radical improvements. Reduced manufacturing costs 60%.
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