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Summary
This Lean Manufacturing Consultant is an energetic and disciplined executive leader with experience leading complex manufacturing operations with teams utilizing lean manufacturing techniques for continuous improvement to achieve organizational goals and objectives. He has a talent for turning around operations performance and achieving successful new program launches. This Lean Manufacturing Consultant is a results-driven and passionate professional who drives effective performance through data analysis, problem solving, financial management, supply chain management, and flawless execution. He has a demonstrated relentless persistence in achieving operations objectives and enhancing profits.
Highlights
- 30+ years of experience
- P&L Operations Management
- Strategic Business Planning
- Executive Team Leadership
- Global Operations Leadership
- Global Supply Chain Leadership
- Site Performance Turn Around
Relevant Accomplishments
- Enterprise Operating Systems
- Lean/Continuous Improvement Management
- Quality Management Systems/Change Management
- Plant & Multi Site Operations Management
- Wiring Harness Operations Experience
- Plant Consolidation Management
- High Mix/Custom Products Manufacturing
- Led the development/implementation of 3-year strategic plan, management routines, standard reporting with clear improvement actions, monthly communication meetings, problem solving reviews, progression and succession plan for top leadership and new hires that achieved first year savings of $9m, 47% decrease in premium freight costs, 30% improvement in operational efficiency, and 62% reduction in attrition.
- Led the development/implementation of a 3-year quality strategy focused on escalation procedures, design feedback, red plant reviews, and problem solving reviews resulting in 40% improvement in delivered quality.
- Through the use of top focus improvement plan process, advanced production control and logistic launch readiness process, upgraded team capabilities reduced premium cost by 75% and outstanding days of inventory by 20%.
- Implemented policy deployment, value stream mapping, lean workshops, standard work, daily production status boards and glass wall reporting to achieve 35% improvement in factory profit while improving all metrics.
- Achieved 50% reduction in floor space requirements with double digit yr/yr metric improvements through implementation of standard work for direct and indirect roles.
- Achieved double digit yr/yr performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost through TPS value stream mapping, 5S, standard work, material delivery routes, free address supermarket, JIT, production status boards and module glass walls.
- Developed a 5-year capex plan with a technology and productivity focus based on ROI.
- Developed/implemented plan to address all negative cost performing products within 12 months focused on design, material, labor, and pricing changes.
- Developed global manufacturing footprint and global supply chain strategy to support the in region for region manufacturing strategy.
- Transitioned 96 global manufacturing facilities from TS to IATF 16949 compliance.
Roles
- Chief Production Officer
- Vice President Global Operations
- Director of Global Customer Satisfaction
- Director of Global Operations
- Site Director of Operations
- Director of Operations
- Plant Manager
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