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Summary Director of Operations with significant experience in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and project management. Highly skilled in process and operational improvement with a history of success in implementing solutions to improve efficiency and functionality while reducing costs. Ability to manage large workloads, prioritize needs, and establish realistic schedules and budgets. Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills with collaborative and effective leadership and team building style. Established track record of cultivating positive work environment and earning employee loyalty. Select Career Achievements * As Director of Operations at PANalytical, led cost-saving initiative that saved the company $297K in 18 months by: negotiating with vendors, changing vendors as needed, increasing quantities for price breaks, and placing blanket orders. * As Senior Manufacturing Manager, implemented new scrap and freight efficiency metrics, leading PANalytical to a 16% reduction in waste and saving more than $100K in freight costs in 2015. * In 2015, leveraged parent company's shipping discounts to achieve 40% reduction in logistics spending. * Attained First-Pass-Yield of 100% percent for all instruments in 4 out of the last 12 months, and above 90% annually for the past three years at PANalytical. * As Senior Manufacturing Manager at PANAlytical, reduced total inventory from 1.6M to 1.2M by adjusting Kanban levels and removing obsolete parts from inventory, increasing inventory turns from 4.7 to 5.5. Areas of Expertise * Lean Manufacturing: Extensive experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining processes that follow lean manufacturing principles. Continuously improve processes while eliminating waste and incorporating A3 problem solving. Deeply experienced with quality assurance and testing. * Six Sigma: Knowledgeable in Six Sigma principles and their practical applications. Extract and analyze data in order to identify and eliminate areas of inefficiency. Eliminate process defects to reduce costs and improve operational functionality. * Project Management: Proven expertise in developing systems and procedures to standardize and enhance operational efficiency. Skilled in logistics and orchestrating resources. History of working with cross-functional project teams to meet organizational strategic goals. Experience launching new products through every stage of the process, including specification and voice of the customer, designing for manufacturability, documentation, full marketing release, and sustaining engineering. * Inventory and Quality Control: Skilled with both inventory control and quality control, with particular emphasis on efficiency, safety standards, and manufacturing industry best practices.
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