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• Mining
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Global SQE - 3P Products and Americas

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  Global responsibility for driving supplier quality improvement for all Third Party Branded Goods. Supports over 12 NA/SA factories on strategic supplier quality initiatives. Global responsibility for driving supplier quality improvement for all Third Party Branded Goods. Supports over 12 NA/SA factories on strategic supplier quality initiatives.



Matthews International

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Division Quality Manager, Cemetery Products

  • Jan 2013 - Mar 2014

  Aluminum and Bronze castings for cemetery markers and architectural plaques ranging from 1 lb to over 1,000 lbs. Responsible for Quality and CI strategy for 4 North American facilities. Aluminum and Bronze castings for cemetery markers and architectural plaques ranging from 1 lb to over 1,000 lbs. Responsible for Quality and CI strategy for 4 North American facilities.



Milwaukee Consulting Group

• Consultant

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  Coach and Train on Continuous Improvement techniques such as Lean. Six Sigma and A3 Problem Solving Methodology. Primary focus is petroleum and mining industries. On site resource for Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, oil production facilities. Coach and Train on Continuous Improvement techniques such as Lean. Six Sigma and A3 Problem Solving Methodology. Primary focus is petroleum and mining industries. On site resource for Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, oil production facilities.



Terex Cranes

• Production Manager

  • Jul 2007 - Nov 2010

  Drove team of 100 welders, painters, assemblers, engineers, supervisors, and maintenance personnel to meet monthly targets for SQDC in production of tower and crawler cranes. Responsible for facility maintenance of this 500,000 sq ft multi-building and 10 acre site. Created and implemented daily shop floor SQDC management system and sponsored monthly kaizen events. Drove team of 100 welders, painters, assemblers, engineers, supervisors, and maintenance personnel to meet monthly targets for SQDC in production of tower and crawler cranes. Responsible for facility maintenance of this 500,000 sq ft multi-building and 10 acre site. Created and implemented daily shop floor SQDC management system and sponsored monthly kaizen events.



Ingersoll Rand

• Mgr, Lean Six Sigma

  • 2005 - 2007

  Built CI department and drove Lean and Six Sigma projects to reduce waste in fabrication and assembly areas of this producer of portable compressors, light towers and generators. Received Sector President's Award for 17-week Lean Acceleration project in assembly area. Built CI department and drove Lean and Six Sigma projects to reduce waste in fabrication and assembly areas of this producer of portable compressors, light towers and generators. Received Sector President's Award for 17-week Lean Acceleration project in assembly area.



Ingersoll Rand

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Mgr, Recuperator Ops

  • Oct 2001 - Dec 2005

  Manufacturing Mgr for $7M start-up operation of high-tech heat exchanger. Concurrently managed fabrication and assembly departments for portable compressor, light tower, and generator business for total of 13 months; 250 associates. Manufacturing Mgr for $7M start-up operation of high-tech heat exchanger. Concurrently managed fabrication and assembly departments for portable compressor, light tower, and generator business for total of 13 months; 250 associates.



US Alumoweld

• Quality Manager

  • 1995 - 2001



ATI

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

• Primary Melt Metallurgist/Quality Mgr

  • 1989 - 1994

  Nickel based super alloy melting and tool steel rod finishing. Nickel based super alloy melting and tool steel rod finishing.