Experience

Acutec Precision Aerospace, Inc.

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Account Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Present



MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions

• Operations Manager



MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions

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

• Focus Factory Manager - Machining Operations

  • Jun 2018 - Jan 2022

  Responsible for a 24/7 machining and heat treat operations; charged with increasing productivity, and reducing cost, whilst improving work-place safety. Developed and mentored a team of 100 hourly and 7 supervisor/lead positions. Achievement of operational excellence through a structured and participatory problem solving process, empowering employees to find solutions to improve manufacturing processes and quality performance.

• Focus Factory Manager - Forming Operations

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2018

  Responsible for a 3-shift cold-forming and tooling operations; charged with increasing productivity, and reducing cost, whilst improving work-place safety. Achievement of operational excellence through a structured and participatory problem solving process, empowering employees to find solutions to improve manufacturing processes and quality performance. Over a 2 year period of time, succeeded in reducing scrap rate by 32%, the number of customer concerns by 69%; increased on-time delivery… Show more Responsible for a 3-shift cold-forming and tooling operations; charged with increasing productivity, and reducing cost, whilst improving work-place safety. Achievement of operational excellence through a structured and participatory problem solving process, empowering employees to find solutions to improve manufacturing processes and quality performance. Over a 2 year period of time, succeeded in reducing scrap rate by 32%, the number of customer concerns by 69%; increased on-time delivery performance by 10 percentage points.

• Tooling Facilities Manager

  • Jun 2008 - Jun 2013

  Responsible for the performance (on-time delivery and cost) of the operation via approximately 20 tool makers. Developed and managed yearly tooling budgets, implemented processes for equipment to run unattended, thereby reducing labor and overall tooling costs. Provided rapid response to support new product development, reducing the time to provide customers PPAP. Substantially reduced the lead-time of tooling orders, WIP and overall tooling inventory levels by implementing “Lean”… Show more Responsible for the performance (on-time delivery and cost) of the operation via approximately 20 tool makers. Developed and managed yearly tooling budgets, implemented processes for equipment to run unattended, thereby reducing labor and overall tooling costs. Provided rapid response to support new product development, reducing the time to provide customers PPAP. Substantially reduced the lead-time of tooling orders, WIP and overall tooling inventory levels by implementing “Lean” principles.



Proform Tool Corporation (Acquired by MacLean-Fogg in 2008)

• Saegertown, Pennsylvania, United States

• Assistant General Manager

  • Jun 1994 - Jun 2008

  Responsible for operations and sales, employee training and development. Procured capital equipment and served as project manager for the relocation, expansion and facility upgrade Responsible for operations and sales, employee training and development. Procured capital equipment and served as project manager for the relocation, expansion and facility upgrade



Proform Tool Corporation

• Saegertown, Pennsylvania, United States

• Sales Manager

  • Jun 1994 - Jun 1998

  Responsible for developing new customers and managing existing customers. Grew company from an “internal” tool room to supplying over 20 major customers, generating revenue of over $3 million per year Responsible for developing new customers and managing existing customers. Grew company from an “internal” tool room to supplying over 20 major customers, generating revenue of over $3 million per year



Proform Tool Corporation

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing

• Machinist

  • Jun 1985 - Jun 1988

  Produced tooling to customer specification by programing and operating lathes, mills, grinders, ram EDM, wire EDM Produced tooling to customer specification by programing and operating lathes, mills, grinders, ram EDM, wire EDM