Experience

GivePower

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Plant/Production Manager

  • Dec 2020 - Present



GE Aerospace

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

• Senior MFG Engineering Manager-Advanced Manufacturing Blisk Lean Lab

  • Jul 2018 - Jul 2020

  Develop robust gold standard processes for design, verification, validation, and implementation of specialty cutting tools within GE Aviations advanced manufacturing lab. Specialist in blisk manufacturing for commercial and military airfoil and jet engine components. Key roles include tooling design, project management, supplier development, on site audit and assessments, r&d inside blisk lean lab and GE production plant facilities testing. Develop robust gold standard processes for design, verification, validation, and implementation of specialty cutting tools within GE Aviations advanced manufacturing lab. Specialist in blisk manufacturing for commercial and military airfoil and jet engine components. Key roles include tooling design, project management, supplier development, on site audit and assessments, r&d inside blisk lean lab and GE production plant facilities testing.



Five Star Tool INC

• Rochester, New York Area

• Sr Manufacturing Manager

  • Aug 2005 - Jul 2018

  ●Consistent success in achieving revenue, cost, productivity, and delivery goals; implementation of high efficiency processes (generate $6m revenue annually, average efficiency of 180% monthly for over a decade with 97 percent on time delivery) ●Lead high producing teams using lean manufacturing to exceed customer expectations ●Developed, implemented, and managed high volume automation cells to achieve 30% annual growth over each of year of my tenure ●Lead ISO internal audit team to ensure company compliance ●Responsible for setting expectation standards and providing technical guidance and support for design, installation, operation and maintenance of applicable equipment and software in the manufacturing process. ● Apply kaizen, 5s, and 5y root cause analysis to exceed continuous improvement standards in all sectors of the business. ● Internal audit of company standards for ISO compliance and annual certifications. ● Monitor capacity, workflow, and employee performance using ERP software. ● Expert programmer in precision state of the art Anca, Fanuc, and Tru Tech CNC grinding equipment and applicable software. ● Define business plans in setting profitability and growth goals annually. ● Champion quality objectives and standards. ● Oversee research and development of standard and specialty OEM lines. ● Reverse engineer customer blueprints to maximize profitability and minimize cycle times.



Lakeshore Grinding and Calibration

• Erie, Pennsylvania

• Lead CNC Programmer-Automated 7axis Grinding

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 2005

  ● Manage floor personnel to meet and exceed monthly and annual production goals. ● Monitored and adjusted production processes or equipment for quality and productivity. ● Inspected finished products for quality and adherence to customer specifications. ● Calibrated and adjusted equipment to ensure quality production using tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, optical comparators and cmm automation. ● Set up, programmed, and operated production 7axis CNC grinding equipment in accordance with current good manufacturing practices and standard operating procedures. ● Managed all raw material inventory. ● Setup and manage consignment with vendors.