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Summary of Experience An accomplished Professional Business Manager/Leader in the fast paced, high demand, automotive industry. Twenty one year career in the technical field of fuel tank manufacturing and general assembly boasts an impressive accomplishment of alliances in business management and development, strategic planning, supply chain management, and manufacturing development. I am a highly focused results-oriented business leader which requires success through achieving goals, negotiating contracts, increasing market share, Total Quality, and growing margins through eliminating waste and continuous improvement. Experience Highlights Plant Manager (Jan 2010 to Present) Fire King Security Group / Corporate Safe Specialists - Posen, Illinois Overall responsibility for plant operations & P&L of $50 Million Dollar safe assembly plant * Oversee International purchasing of over 200 items * Introduced forecasting techniques to minimize inventory & maximize capacity * Optimized buying power through vendor consolidation * Increased throughput by 45% & margin by 15points by introducing lean techniques * Instrumental in capacity studies * Managed Fiscal Inventory * Instrumental in company sale and systems coordination