Experience

Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Strategic Project Manager

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  Jacksonville, Florida Area Currently leading development of a new vehicle processing center for Lexus and Toyota vehicles in excess of 300,000SF. Experienced project manager for facility design, budget review, planning functions and communication with business stakeholders to manage an inclusive facility development. Partnered with construction and architectural teams to manage construction phases and completion of milestones. Facilitated the transition and startup of the new 250,000 sqft vehicle processing… Show more Currently leading development of a new vehicle processing center for Lexus and Toyota vehicles in excess of 300,000SF. Experienced project manager for facility design, budget review, planning functions and communication with business stakeholders to manage an inclusive facility development. Partnered with construction and architectural teams to manage construction phases and completion of milestones. Facilitated the transition and startup of the new 250,000 sqft vehicle processing facility. Manage Industrial Engineering team to manage change and continuous improvement throughout the organization. Focusing on ergonomics improvement, site value stream mapping, waste reduction, ongoing business transformation following TPS principles. Show less



JM Family Enterprises, Inc.

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Enterprise Business Process Architect

  • Mar 2016 - Aug 2016

  Jacksonville, Florida Area Collaborate with Southeast Toyota Vehicle Processing Centers with a focus on Lean/Kaizen programs in order to establish a corporate wide standard and training program.



GE Aerospace

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• New Product Development Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Mar 2016

  Jacksonville, Florida Area Partnered directly with marketing and engineering teams to develop next generation aerospace ignition products. Managed team of manufacturing engineers, production associates, and contractors to build experimental designs and proof of concepts with customers. Critical metrics for the role were project milestones for engine development schedules and certification schedules. Led collaboration of technical teams to gain lessons learned and accelerate development timeline using cross functional… Show more Partnered directly with marketing and engineering teams to develop next generation aerospace ignition products. Managed team of manufacturing engineers, production associates, and contractors to build experimental designs and proof of concepts with customers. Critical metrics for the role were project milestones for engine development schedules and certification schedules. Led collaboration of technical teams to gain lessons learned and accelerate development timeline using cross functional teams. Collaborated with aerospace customers to understand critical needs and expectations for programs.

• Sr. Manufacturing Engineering Manager

  • Sep 2011 - Sep 2014

  Jacksonville, Florida Area Lead cross functional team of manufacturing process engineers, equipment technicians, and machine shop. Leading efforts in technology improvement, capital expenditure, talent development, and NADCAP certification. Developing long term manufacturing strategy in cooperation with New Product Development.

• Operations Manager

  • Oct 2005 - Sep 2011

  Jacksonville, Florida, United States Responsible for daily operations of 110 employee two shift aerospace manufacturing facility. Provide strategic goals and vision for manufacturing based on customer requirements and feedback. Lean Champion for areas of responsibility driving Kaizen events, reduced lead time, improved quality & FTY, and continuous process improvement.

• Six Sigma Black Belt

  • Sep 2003 - Oct 2005

  Jacksonville, Florida, United States I completed several business wide productivity improvement projects. Specifically, I completed a transition to digital documents for manufacturing planning and shop floor direction. Secondly, supported transition to ORACLE ERP from manufacturing perspective. Finally, I trained and mentored over 20 Green Belt trainees.

• Manufacturing Engineering Manager

  • Mar 2001 - Oct 2003

  Jacksonville, Florida, United States Provided technical leadership and mentor team to meet business goals for scrap reduction, lead time reduction, productivity improvement, and new product development. Manage capital budget and projects for site.

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • Dec 1999 - Mar 2001

  Jacksonville, Florida, United States



FCMA

• Member/Board of Directors

  • 2013 - 2015



Humane Manufacturing LLC

• Plant Engineer

  • Jan 1996 - Nov 1999