SUMMARY Experienced production and operations leader with strong background in lean and continuous improvement principals A goal-orientated, coach, counselor, self-starter with strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills focused on defining, leading, and monitoring initiatives that create value and eliminate waste. Goal-driven leader with integrity who finds high-payback results in diverse and challenging environments * Experienced in a high level of coaching and mentoring * Well versed in P&L statements and driving accountability through budgets and productivity * Strong background in quality and continuous improvement through root cause analysis * Experienced in inventory levels, turn times with retail and production * Managed many productivity, audit, quality, and process improvement teams from start to implementation. * Oversee calibration processes, records retention, scheduling, and employee performance * Experience with supplier relations and contract negotiations, able to find business solutions to complex problems * Experienced in high level metrics and accountability Experienced with audits, audit teams, and corrective action plans * Well versed in reading and writing company procedures and reading blue prints

Highlights:

• ISO
• Quality
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Control
• Retention
• Inventory
• Corrective Actions
• Forecasting
• Outsourcing
• Scheduling
• Lean
• Training
• Mentoring
• "project management"
• manufacturing