Kirk Giroux
Director of Quality at Alliance Consumer Group- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Alliance Consumer Group
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United States
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Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director of Quality
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Feb 2023 - Present
Roanoke, TX
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BAG Corp
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Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Manufacturing Support
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Sep 2018 - Feb 2023
Richardson, Texas • Responsible for the ISO-based QMS, ERP system re-implementation and continual improvement.
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Self Employed
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United States
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant and Auditor
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Mar 2018 - Sep 2018
Dallas, Texas •Providing consulting and auditing services in the areas of Materials, Purchasing and Quality for the aerospace and commercial industries.
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Fulfillment Manager
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Sep 2016 - Nov 2017
Dallas, Texas Responsible for receiving, warehousing, shipping and planning, scheduling and purchasing for the fulfillment product lines at a remote facility. • Responsibilities include planning, scheduling, purchasing, logistics, receiving, inventory, cycle counting and fulfillment production activities. • Introduced inventory reduction project resulting a reduction in inventories from $3.2 million to $2.2 million in 7 months. • Introduced margin review project that focused on improving standard… Show more Responsible for receiving, warehousing, shipping and planning, scheduling and purchasing for the fulfillment product lines at a remote facility. • Responsibilities include planning, scheduling, purchasing, logistics, receiving, inventory, cycle counting and fulfillment production activities. • Introduced inventory reduction project resulting a reduction in inventories from $3.2 million to $2.2 million in 7 months. • Introduced margin review project that focused on improving standard costs and gross margins. Show less
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Independent Contractor, Consultant/Auditor
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Jan 2011 - Aug 2016
Carrollton, Texas Providing consulting services in the areas of Materials, Purchasing and Quality. Projects include areas of automotive parts, vehicle rebuild, metal fabrication and defense industries (ISO 9001, APIQ1 and TS 16949) and more for multiple industries. Selected projects: Manroy Defense Systems • Responsible for the improvement of the Quality, Materials ISO and ERP Systems. • Moved all inventory onto the ERP system (E2) after having only been tracked in Excel • Trained hourly… Show more Providing consulting services in the areas of Materials, Purchasing and Quality. Projects include areas of automotive parts, vehicle rebuild, metal fabrication and defense industries (ISO 9001, APIQ1 and TS 16949) and more for multiple industries. Selected projects: Manroy Defense Systems • Responsible for the improvement of the Quality, Materials ISO and ERP Systems. • Moved all inventory onto the ERP system (E2) after having only been tracked in Excel • Trained hourly employees how to utilize the ERP system. • Trained internal ISO auditors. Simmons Bedding • Created cycle count program from scratch. • Created reorder point/reorder process. • Racking and storage – how and where to implement additional racking. Rhodes Manufacturing • Led the implementation of their API-Q1 QMS on a compressed schedule. • Revamping their accounting and quote/sales order process. Automotive • Successfully resolved 10-month old external audit findings at a TS16949 automotive plant, avoiding loss of certification. • Contributed to proposals for 2 major government contracts valued at $62,000,000. • Assisted in proposal for new manufacturing facility in Southeast Asia. International o Created all budgeting information. o Budgeted for the estimated costs and profitability for the first 3 years. o Created the learning curve to be able to estimate direct labor costs over 3 years. Show less
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Corporate Materials Manager
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Jan 2013 - May 2014
Mont Belvieu. Texas • Responsible for corporate Materials functions including Purchasing, Shipping, and Receiving and led the ISO 9001 implementation. • Led the selection and implementation of the new ERP system (Navision) – Converted existing “home grown” process into modern processes. Introduced the first perpetual inventory. Completed implementation on schedule and under budget.
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Product Manager, Well Services Division
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Sep 2012 - Jan 2013
Baytown, Texas Responsible for the Division that produces fracturing, liquid pumping and nitrogen pumping equipment in Baytown, Texas
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Director
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May 2008 - Oct 2011
Dallas Served as Project Manager for the successful project to become ISO registered. Created the Quality and Manufacturing Engineering Departments. Turned around Materials Department, eliminating physical inventories. Implemented Microsoft Great Plains and Policytech. •Increased inventory accuracy to 99.8%. •Directed and managed (as tasked) Quality, Purchasing, Scheduling, Warehousing, Shipping and Receiving, IT, Manufacturing Engineering, ERP (MAS90 and Microsoft GP), Drafting, Customer… Show more Served as Project Manager for the successful project to become ISO registered. Created the Quality and Manufacturing Engineering Departments. Turned around Materials Department, eliminating physical inventories. Implemented Microsoft Great Plains and Policytech. •Increased inventory accuracy to 99.8%. •Directed and managed (as tasked) Quality, Purchasing, Scheduling, Warehousing, Shipping and Receiving, IT, Manufacturing Engineering, ERP (MAS90 and Microsoft GP), Drafting, Customer Service, and Contracts Administration departments. Show less
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Entegris | POCO Materials
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United States
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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General Manager, Materials
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May 2001 - Jan 2008
• Cross-functional leadership of up to 40 employees in Purchasing, Customer Service (inside sales), Quality, Safety, Stockroom and Shipping/Receiving. • Served as the Project Manager for the successful project of creating their ISO 9001 QMS and later led the upgrade to AS9100 for aerospace customers. • Led a cross-functional team that introduced a new manufacturing system (Expandable) within 3 months. • Improved on-time deliveries from 60% to over 95%.
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Trinity Industries, Inc.
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United States
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Truck Transportation
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700 & Above Employee
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Manufacturing Services Manager
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May 1997 - May 2001
Dallas Leader of up to 21 employees with responsibilities in the Quality, Purchasing, Engineering, Estimating, and Master Scheduling departments. Business leader of a cross-functional team that introduced a new system (BPCS) and changed processes in 6 weeks. Led Quality Team at 10 facilities in US and Mexico. •Led an inventory reduction team, reducing total inventories by 30% in 8 months. •Directed a division-wide team that redesigned 100% of the product lines. •Reduced the steel content… Show more Leader of up to 21 employees with responsibilities in the Quality, Purchasing, Engineering, Estimating, and Master Scheduling departments. Business leader of a cross-functional team that introduced a new system (BPCS) and changed processes in 6 weeks. Led Quality Team at 10 facilities in US and Mexico. •Led an inventory reduction team, reducing total inventories by 30% in 8 months. •Directed a division-wide team that redesigned 100% of the product lines. •Reduced the steel content by 12%.
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Purchasing Manager
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Feb 1995 - May 1997
Dallas Supervised purchases of $500,000,000 annually. Led a manufacturing lead-time reduction team. Introduced consistent purchasing measurements. Introduced strong A-B-C ordering rules.
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Education
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Texas CJIS
Certified, CJIS -
California State University-Fullerton
Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration -
Excel
Certified Purchasing Manager -
Excel
Certified ISO 9001/AS 9100 Lead Auditor