Experience

Ledge Lounger

• United States
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Manufacturing

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  Defining the strategic direction of Ledge Lounger’s manufacturing unit, setting the plan for products, processes, and factory relationships with the goal of increasing efficiency and profitability. Responsible for manufacturing activities, leading strategic execution, and coordinating resources to create luxury products. Oversee a team of cross-functional managers accountable for managing day-to-day production operations and monitoring key performance indicators to ensure standards are upheld. Serve as a coach and mentor to employees, providing training for topics such as risk mitigation, safety protocols, usage of new equipment, and industry best practices. Show less



Emeraude Polymers, Inc.

• Houston, Texas Area

• Regional Operations Manager

  • Jun 2018 - Nov 2020

  Responsibilities Include: -Accountable for the Business Unit strategic plans and activities. -Responsible for providing oversight and management for Customer Service, Logistics, and Supply Chain personnel to ensure overall operations objectives are met. -Creation of value stream maps, implementing KPI’s, and realigning department resources to support expansion and growth. -Collaboration with executive management to forecast expected volumes, regional constraints, and create mitigation plans. -Leveraging existing and building new relationships with vendor executives and leaders to mitigate capacity constraints and improve value stream efficiency. Show less



ICOTEX, A Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift of America/Jungheinrich Company

• Houston, Texas Area

• Operations Manager

  • May 2017 - Jun 2018

  Responsibilities included: -Driving the application of Lean principles throughout the value stream to optimize on-time delivery, lead-time reduction, and improve work process flow to ensure customer satisfaction and best in class quality. -Accountable for the value stream’s P&L, ensuring positive margin EBITDA, and the development/execution of the product line financial budget, including capital and operating expenditures. -Directly responsible for creating and measuring KPI’s and objectives for Supply Chain, Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Logistics teams to evaluate and identify areas needing cost reduction and improvements. -Responsible for collaborating with sales representatives and senior leaders to build relationships with existing and new domestic and international customers. Achievements: •Increased On-Time Delivery to 91% •Increased monthly revenue by 5X while reducing monthly overhead and expense costs by developing and executing new product line business plan road map •Reduced scrap and inventory costs 25% by implementing Production Resource Planning ERP scheduling Show less



FMC Technologies

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing Manager

  • Dec 2015 - May 2017

  Responsibilities include:-Responsible for forecasting and coordinating the daily global manufacturing operations of the Distribution Product Delivery Team-Developing and executing the manufacturing financial budget, including capital, and operating expenditures. -Utilize department performance data to conduct yearly performance objective setting to ensure performance criteria, performance reviews, and development plans are aligned with the business roadmap.-Work with area leaders to ensure collaboration within functional teams and promote continuous improvement initiatives.-Collaborate with operations, engineering, quality, and contract services teams to coordinate timely delivery of work orders, parts, resources, and materials to meet customer need dates-Manage third party performance and maximize utilization of suppliers, preferred vendors, and contractors Achievements:• Achieved 4.1 Million man hours worked without lost-time safety incident• Increased First Pass Yield by 35%• Improved on time delivery by 34% (100% February 2017)• Generated over $1.3M in yearly savings • Increased direct labor utilization by 21%• Consistently achieve monthly productivity above 90% (highest in western region) Show less

• Assembly & Test Supervisor/Manufacturing Engineering Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Dec 2015

  Responsibilities:-Managed resources within the western region to execute multiple production and continuous improvement projects using LEAN tools such as VSM, 5S, Kaizen, Kanban, and PDCA. -Worked with shop leads and support teams to create individual product value stream maps, then derive realistic future state maps which highlighted potential savings and reduce waste across all functional areas. -Created accountability within the production areas by utilizing DMAIC methodology techniques and promoting ownership within the department. -Collaborated with Quality representatives, third party inspectors, customers, and suppliers to communicate realistic deliverable expectations.Achievements:•Led $2.2M project to devise engineered solutions for the elimination of serious or fatal production injuries•Established an employee capability matrix to baseline training gaps and provided cross-functional training resulting in 50% reduction in non-conformance•Championed manufacturing effort for equipment calibration to ensure API re-certification•Increased throughput 35% while decreasing floor space and manpower •Introduced production key performance indicators and created metrics to drive continuous improvement•Generated $124,000 cost savings throughout production areas by introducing LEAN principles Show less



Halliburton

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing Methods Team Lead, Sperry Drilling Svc

  • Jan 2012 - Oct 2014

  •Coach, train, and develop team of Methods Analysts to ensure engineering changes are communicated throughout supply chain. •Weekly reporting of engineering change statistics and cost avoidance metrics to manufacturing management.•Performs cost analysis of engineering changes to support studies of product feasibility and assist in establishing prices.•Global Process development to reduce waste throughout manufacturing.•Continuous improvement of processes and methods that support manufacturing management goals. •Evaluates methods, routing, and tooling improvements in support of groups performing product analysis. Show less

• Technologist/Laboratory Coordinator, Sperry Drilling Svc

  • Aug 2004 - Jan 2012

  •Under broad supervision, assisted in the design, development, and testing of electrical components, electronic hardware/firmware for downhole tools and surface systems. •Diagnosed and tested instruments and electrical and electronic system problems. •Service, troubleshoot, repaired and maintained electrical and or electronic maintenance systems. •Made preliminary selections and adaptation of engineering alternatives. •Developed, tested and debugged hardware for field surface systems•Complied with and promoted the HSE, reliability, service quality, and safety practices of the company. Show less