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SUMMARY MBA Degreed Continuous Improvement specialist and Tool and Die Journeyman with substantial automotive production and leadership experience (3 shifts), including strong knowledge and familiarity with manufacturing efficiency and quality control. Business owner, plant manager, operations manager, supervisory experience. Substantial accomplishments in cost reduction, lean manufacturing, inventory management, problem solving/troubleshooting and production management. Highly effective interpersonal and team leadership skills, including outstanding oral and written communication abilities. Very knowledgeable in business and customer relationship management. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION Automation Engineering/Lean Manufacturing/Tool & Die. All around Tool & Die experience (Journeyman). Extensive large and small die capability as well as progressive and blanking die experience. Designed equipment layouts, acted as project manager in installation, commissioning and troubleshooting of automation equipment, including robots, die change tooling, loaders, conveyors, etc. Built special machines used in pressroom automation and material flow. Followed with runoff, commissioning and implementation. Extensive daily work in Quality Control improving quality and improving production rates/lean manufacturing. Created drafting support documentation for special machinery modifications. Developed cost reduction projects that increased productivity and reduced labor input by as much as 50%, waste by as much as 80% and increased line speeds by as much as 175% of previous production levels in a lean manufacturing environment. Improved reliability and safety of machines. Saved a worker's life on one occasion and avoided several situations where large damage loss was imminent. Launched over 10 major machinery installations and reduced startup downtime to less than 1% when changing over to different models. Extensive experience with presses ranging from 50 to 1,500 tons capacity. Also heat treat and blacksmithing. Lengthy experience on all shifts. Continuous improvement management skills. Plant closed. BERKSHIRE RAIL PRODUCTS General Manager/Owner. Firm specialized in metal, plastic and cloth manufactured products sold wholesale to stores, museums, corporations and individual vendors. Direct imported parts from Asian suppliers and developed worldwide distribution systems. Skills: importing and exporting documentation and logistics, purchasing, materials management, customer contact and support, packaging, product design, accounting and computer skills. Business sold in 2009 EUGENE T. BUCKLEY
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