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Summary of Experience Operations professional with expertise in all aspects of manufacturing, management, and large project management. Skilled in identifying connections between strategy, operational goals, and current practices. Experienced in Foreign and Domestic projects as well as sales. Sales Manager: Wema Vogtland America 2015 - Present Global Retool Group for Americas operations Manufacturing Manager: ATS Sortimat USA 2014 - May 2015 Pharmaceutical Machine Tool Manufacturer, Rolling Meadows, IL * Managed 45 Assembly employees * Reduced the Recordable Injury Rate by 90% by improving and establishing new safety protocol * Increased on time delivery from 75% to 95% by implementing a new MRP system * Implemented 5S and Lean concepts * Designed and opened a new Assembly shop to increase capacity and increase workflow efficiency Director of Operations: Ingersoll Machine Tool Inc, 2012 - 2013 Global Machine Tool Manufacturer, Rockford, IL * Increased gross margin by 30% in one year by driving process improvement within the machine shop * Reduced the Recordable Injury Rate by 75% by improving and establishing new safety protocol * Increased on time delivery from 55% to 85% by implementing a new MRP system * Improved productivity by 20% by establishing weekly 5S and Safety audits Special Projects Manager: MAG Industrial Automation Systems, 2011 - 2012 Global Machine Tool Manufacturer, Fond du Lac, WI * Managed the closing of the manufacturing operations at FDL site reducing headcount from 45 to 12 * Worked with HR and the supply base to ensure all manufacturing employees affected were offered new positions prior to headcount reductions * Generated $3MM by selling 54 manufacturing assets prior to the FDL site closing * Decreased cost for manufactured parts by 30% by setting up supplier contracts with businesses who purchased the MAG products Special Manufacturing Manager: MAG Industrial Automation Systems, 2010 - 2011 Global Machine Tool Manufacturer, Fond du Lac, WI * Responsible to the Director of Operations for machining operations, maintenance, and manufacturing engineering * Improved Gross Margin by 30% in one year by implementing process improvements * Reduced the Recordable Injury Rate by 86% by improving and establishing new safety protocol * Outsourced 400+ parts and took 51 assets out of production without interrupting OEM production by divesting non-core machine shop equipment and processes Special Projects Manager: Fadal Machine Tool Company, 2007 - 2010 Global Machine Tool Manufacturer, Los Angeles, CA * Responsible to the VP and CFO of North American operations for strategic goals and objectives * Managed the closing of Fadal keeping a $30MM operation on schedule * Analyzed $22MM in inventory to determine what machine models to build in order to maximize cash flow while minimizing loss in unusable inventory * Sold $4MM in manufacturing equipment at 100% Forced Liquidation Value in accordance with corporate bank guidelines * Generated $8MM in revenue by selling 220 new machines without the assistance of any sales personnel * Reduced company liability by negotiating and canceling contracts with several suppliers holding materials that were committed to Fadal * Reduced property taxes by 35% by having Fadal's plant property reappraised * Managed employee headcount reduction in parallel with production plan to ensure budget targets were achieved * Leased 50% of the Fadal plant to a movie production company in order to generate positive cash flow in the final stages of closure * Managed the cleaning, painting, and upgrading of the Fadal plant facility to increase its marketability for sale, ultimately successfully leasing the facility * Collected $8MM in bad debt. Plant Manager: Nercon Engineering & Manufacturing Inc, 2007 - 2007 Manufacturer of Food and Beverage Process Equipment, Oconto, WI * Responsible to the President for scheduling, manufacturing, quality, production control, shipping and receiving, and plant safety * Increased output by 50% by establishing a 4-shift operation (24/7 production) * Reduced the Recordable Injury Rate by 74% by improving and establishing new safety protocol * Increased on time delivery from 55% to 90%
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