Experience

Midland Manufacturing

• United States
• Railroad Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Engineer & Maintenance Manager

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  For more than 60 years, Midland has been dedicated to protecting people and the environment worldwide by ensuring the safe transportation of products by rail. With an innovative approach to engineering and solutions, Midland consistently exceeds railcar industry operational standards for valves by developing and providing the safest and most reliable solutions. For more than 60 years, Midland has been dedicated to protecting people and the environment worldwide by ensuring the safe transportation of products by rail. With an innovative approach to engineering and solutions, Midland consistently exceeds railcar industry operational standards for valves by developing and providing the safest and most reliable solutions.



Bean Caffe Inc

• Co-Owner

  • 2012 - Present

  • Surpassed Industry standards for quick serve food service of average tenure of 1.2 years to 3.5 years within the first two years and continue the performance for 5 consecutive years.• Increased revenue by an unprecedented 47% from $2M to $2.9M.• Dramatically improved bottom line from losing money to a 7% profitability within 3-years.• Expertly transformed existing toxic culture to one empowered by individual achievement and autonomy.• Established and oversaw strategic business procedures, successfully streamlining operations.• Implemented operations systems to ensure metrics accurately depicted performance and provided checks and balance on compliance expectations.• Deployed new software systems to more effectively manage scheduling and improve accountability for work tasks.• Partnered with vendors and developing valuable long-term relationships.



Wabash National

• Senior Manager

  • 2007 - 2011

  • Established priorities and clear policies for various departmental functions.• Enhanced OA of automated assembly process by 60% Significantly reduced labor costs and increased productivity and overall profitability - improving the OEE by 70%.• Integral to the successful management of new storage container product line.• Controlled the full P&L and overall operational responsibility, managing product line including pricing strategy, sourcing materials, quality, design changes and development.• Main point of contact for customer service including sales, delivery, new product development and problem resolution.• Worked cross-functionally with marketing, sales and finance departments to execute new products to market with sustained bottom line improvement in the first three years.

• Director Maintenance Services

  • 2005 - 2007

  • Controlled the maintenance of 8 production lines in 1.5 million sq ft. of facilities and a maintenance operating budget of $20M, 24/7 service, managing 130 skilled trades including 9 salary positions.• Drove cultural transformation moving from reactive to planned maintenance - making safety a priority.• Introduced Reliability Centered Maintenance program reducing maintenance costs and increasing profitability.• Held TPM events improving performance by more than 20%.• Implemented $3M of cost reduction programs while improving service to the customer.

• Director of Facility and Equipment Engineering

  • 2002 - 2005

  • Overseer of capital project development and implementation while simultaneously leading over 170 associates (including 20 engineers) while implementing change management plan towards a customer focused, results-based program.• Diminished annual labor costs by over $300K by integrating a mixed model capacity production line.• Redefined quality to include the life cycle of the equipment, safety and customer acceptance.• Successfully led Lean implementation during a turnaround period.

• I.E. Manager

  • 1990 - 2002

  ►• Championed the complete set-up and build of a laminating system of LDPE and steel sheet process manufacturing plant.• Launched the creation and development of a high-volume production for dry van trailer with composite panels.• Identified cost and labor-saving opportunities.• Justified capital expenditures to senior management for new product capacity initiatives.