Education includes having a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering, a Masters Degree in Management Operations along with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma certification. Experienced in Plant Operations Management, and “Lean (TPS) Implementation Management specializing in building a unified performance based/results oriented culture of continuous improvement for manufacturing companies ranging in annual gross sales form $28 M to $375 M. An experienced "Change Leader" focused on effective task and person focused leadership and management providing the tools and culture needed to initiate change and SUSTAIN improvements in the business system. Recent Accomplishments Successful recent results include increasing the manufacturing throughput and therefore sales revenue: 1. Actia Corp.125 employees – Shipping record - sales increase from $2 million to record $3 million/month. 2. Dutchmen Mfg. Middlebury Plant, 115 employees – Increased from 18 trailers built to 24 trailers built/day 3. Dutchmen Mfg. (6) plants - 660 employees – Implemented Lean Enterprise (Tier 3) Management System. Basic Strategy A. Discuss Reasons why Productivity Programs do not always deliver the desired results B) Review & train for an effective strategy for implementing a Productivity Program C) Develop an understanding and purpose of various tools available in (LEAN, Six Sigma) D) Develop organizational qualities needed to establish a Continuous Improvement culture E) Develop & train steps for migrating to a Continuous Improvement Culture. Area of Expertise Assisting companies reduce their operating costs and increase their process capability through implementation of Productivity and Continuous Improvement programs. I work with and guide: 1) Productivity program leaders to ensure that their program delivers quantifiable and sustainable results. 2) Process improvement specialists to increase their skills and effectiveness by working with them to resolve difficult operational performance issues. 3) Organizational leadership team to increase their workforce engagement skills so as to drive continuous improvement of the operations. Kaizen projects involve - Deming (PDCA) (8D) root cause problem solving * Pokayoke (error-proofing)* quality at the source* Metrics Management * Visual (data driven) KPI Management * Throughput/productivity gains * Kaizen * 6-S Organization * Efficient Cell Layouts * Six Sigma * (TQM) * (ISO/QS-9000) * Quality Function Deployment * Value Stream Management * Uninterrupted Continuous Flow * Kanban /supermarket /point of use (POUS) Inventory Delivery Systems * A3 * (SPC) * Preventative Maintenance (TPM), (OEE) SMED * Standard Work * Supply Chain Management * Lead Time Reduction * Gemba * Open Communication * Employee Involvement *Employee Cross Training * Procedural Discipline.

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
Actia Corp	Plant Manager	2/2009 - 4/2010
Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc	(Confidential)	5/2005 - 10/2008

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
Purdue University	Management of Science	1996	Master Degree
Purdue University	Industrial Engineering	1992	Bachelor Degree

TYPE	TITLE	URL	DESCRIPTION
Book	Leadership	media url	Management Leadership
Magazine	IIE Solutions	media url	Industrial Engineering perspectives on effective problem solving
Website	News Papers	media url	Enjoy keeping up with current events and perspectives

Highlights:

Through Kaizen projects, Six Sigma/TQM based events and Employee Training (Champions) events; I have lead the implementation of continuous improvement projects that focus on the drivers of: Workplace Organization, Uninterrupted Flow, Error Free Processing and Insignificant Changeover; using the standards of: Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. I take great pride in my career record of developing and executing effective strategies to drive dramatic cost reductions, quality improvements, productivity gains and culture change. I have been directly responsible for improving the profitability and competitiveness of my former employers. Projects I have lead have saved costs of over $500,000 annual in labor and material in many categories of waste & cost measures. I have lead events leading to ISO/QS-9000 process certification.

Companies I like:

Flexible

P&L responsibilities
Presentation
Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts.
Technology Solutions
Sales Support
Software Implementation
Requirements Analysis & Specification
Leadership
Kaizen Events
Lean Business Training
Production Management
Effective Communication

• Lean
• Systems
• Kaizen
• Tier 3 Management System
• 6-S
• Cell
• Value Stream
• Kanban
• SPC
• TPM)
• SMED
• Pokayoke
• Standard Work
• Supplier Partnerships
• Visual Management
• Quality
• ISO/QS-9000
• tenacity

• Implement Lean Manufacturing/Business Strategies and Methods • P & L Responsibilities, on time delivery improvement, quality at the source. • Develop Flexible and Scalable Workforce for changing customer demands • Run multiple kaizen events, development of new product lines, reduce non-value added events • Lead ISO and “lean” activities in achieving a low cost, high quality results mfg. team focused on internal and external customer requirements. • Lead Total Production Maintenance events which lead to longer equipment life, fewer unscheduled breakdowns and operator equipment maintenance involvement.