Experience

Dixon Valve

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Vice President Operations

  • Mar 2015 - Present

  OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: Direct the end-to-end operations of two geographically dispersed manufacturing plants generating $40 million annually. Ensure the correct labor force is in place, accurate plans are developed, customer requirements are understood, and that inventory meets the needs of operations for business continuity. TEAM MANAGEMENT: Lead 7 direct reports and 50+ indirect reports in their day-to-day operations. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Direct the continuous improvement and lean manufacturing activities for company division. Drive sustainable action plans for continuous improvement of root cause issues, leading to more efficient processes.PROCUREMENT: Lead all purchasing activities ($15-20 million direct spend annually) including buying of materials, indirect purchases, manufacturing outsourcing, and new vendor development. Oversee the materials flow from up to 50 vendors out to 12 warehouses and domestic and international affiliates.OPERATING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT: Manage the process to build the systems used for the purchasing and manufacturing functions, and allow for data-driven exploration of outsourcing decisions. DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS: Oversee the development of manufacturing data collection and metrics development. Serve as a member (and previous lead) of a multi-divisional operations team to establish manufacturing metrics in alignment with corporate goals. Collaborative with the IT department to create shop floor data collection interface and develop utilization, OEE, and scheduling reports for various organizational levels. Research software packages that allow for automatically collecting production data. Create tiered visual metrics to drive engagement and improvement. COLLABORATION: Serve on integrated team focused on new product development. Work closely with the sales team to understand pricing requirements and customer expectations; collaborate with engineering and manufacturing operations teams through product development process. Show less

• Purchasing Manager

  • Mar 2001 - Feb 2015

  PROCUREMENT: Led the purchasing activities of material and supplies ($15-20 million direct spend annually), and performed inventory control and parts costing functions. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: Oversaw manufacturing activities in the Houston, TX location. Ensured the correct labor force was in place to efficiently and safely produce products, accurate plans were developed to communicate priorities, customer requirements were understood, and that inventory met the needs of operations for business continuity. NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: Served as a key stakeholder on an integrated team focused on new product development. COMPLEX PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Planned and executed the move of a 20,000 square foot facility from Houma, LA (a $2+ million annual operation) to Houston, TX. Explored the geographic and industrial capabilities of the new location, determined the footprint of the new space, and considered logistical similarities and differences. Engaged stakeholders at all levels to design the new building to be as good or better than the previous location. Explored electric design, air circulation, infrastructure needs, layout, and flow into and out of the buildings. Researched potential local vendors in the new area.LOGISTICS: Coordinated disassembly and assembly of machinery, moves for personnel, and transitioning other manufacturing assets to the new location. Show less