Experience

Polyfill, LLC

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Leader, Operations

  • Dec 2018 - Present

  Polyfill LLC: A Market Leader in Acoustical Barrier Solutions. Base compounds are used to create a homogeneous blend of heavily-filled thermoplastic sheets, rolls and die cut parts that function as a barrier in acoustical applications. Markets served are Automotive, Industrial and Commercial applications. Restructured organization delivering the following results: * Led the development and commercialization of two additional product offerings * Safety: Reduced Total Recordable Rate by 94%: 19.97 to 1.20 534 Days without a Total Recordable * Quality: Slashed Customer returns by 85% * Delivery: > 98% * Cost: Reduced overall scrap by over 25%



Norcold LLC

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Leader Manufacturing, Operations North America

  • Sep 2015 - May 2018

  World leader in refrigeration, sanitation, and care products for the RV, marine, camping and truck markets. Responsibilities include leading manufacturing operations, supply chain and purchasing activities for four manufacturing facilities in North America. • Reduced required overtime spend by $810,000 through shift structure changes• Increased efficiencies by 19% in sanitation business• Saved estimated $1 million dollars in material spend World leader in refrigeration, sanitation, and care products for the RV, marine, camping and truck markets. Responsibilities include leading manufacturing operations, supply chain and purchasing activities for four manufacturing facilities in North America. • Reduced required overtime spend by $810,000 through shift structure changes• Increased efficiencies by 19% in sanitation business• Saved estimated $1 million dollars in material spend



Lear Corporation

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Director Continuous Improvement - Metals

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2015

  Tier 1 Supplier to Automotive OEMs manufacturing Seating and Electrical. • Led Lear’s Continuous Improvement Business System implementation across 20 Global Metals plant locations• Reduced cost of operations by $10.5 million 2014 globally Tier 1 Supplier to Automotive OEMs manufacturing Seating and Electrical. • Led Lear’s Continuous Improvement Business System implementation across 20 Global Metals plant locations• Reduced cost of operations by $10.5 million 2014 globally



Able Manufacturing and Assembly, LLC.

• Senior Leader Manufacturing, Operations & Supply Chain

  • 2007 - Feb 2013

  Processes include Metal Fabrication, Fiberglass Composities, Plastic Thermoforming, Class A Liquid Painting, Complex Assembly• Recruited to streamline four manufacturing sites and global supply chain to support double-digit percentage growth to $81M sales • Reduced TRR by 67%. 1 Plant SHARP certified. • Reduced overall Warranty and Scrap dollars by 78% and 62% totaling $600,000 savings.• Improved Direct Material & Direct Labor as a % of Sales by 11% totaling $3.1M productivity• Served over 40 different customers in 11 different markets integrating 5 independent value streams into a combined offering



Associated Materials Inc

• Location / Plant Manager

  • 2005 - 2007

  Vinyl Siding and Accessories• Recruited to turn around a 4 shift / 7 day plastics twin screw, co-extrusion operation using 350 non-union associates serving $160M sales• Managed $36M operating and $1.5M Capital budget• Led and directed all cross functional groups at facility • Improved On-Time Delivery from 37% to 98% through utilizing Six Sigma processes• Decreased scrap by $2.7 million and scrap sales by $3.3 million• Improved productivity by 14% and enhanced organizational strength achieving $1.3M savings



Alcoa Home Exteriors

• Location / Plant Manager

  • 2002 - 2005

  Vinyl Siding and Accessories• Recruited to turn around a 4 shift / 7 day plastics twin screw, co-extrusion operation using 335 non-union associates serving $140M sales• Managed $33M operating and $1.0M Capital budget• Led and directed all cross functional groups at facility • Reduced Total Recordable Rate by 78% - Plant received the President’s Safety Award• Improved On-Time Delivery from mid 60% to 99%• Reduced Warranty costs by 97% for $950,000• Improved Material Usage by $3.5M



Alcoa Wheel & Forged Products

• BUSINESS MODELING MANAGER

  • 2001 - 2002

  • Created business modeling application to enhance auto wheel business specifically for real-time, online reverse auctions • Created business modeling application to enhance auto wheel business specifically for real-time, online reverse auctions



Alcoa Forged Aerospace and Industrial Products

• OPERATIONS MANAGER

  • 2000 - 2001

  • Recruited to turn-around a 3-shift/6-day per week metals forging high-volume job shop with 600 union employees to support $150M in sales• Managed $90M operating and $2.0M Capital budget• Served technical customer base: US Government and Commercial Aircraft companies • Converted Quality System from ISO 9001 to AS9100 with only 3 minor non-conformances.• Saved $984,000 in fixed expenses and reduced defects by 48%• Improved product delivery from 66% to over 90% and increased ROI by 80% from 2.4% to 4.3%• Regained lost business from competitor after 15 months



Delphi Chassis Systems, Delphi Automotive

• Manufacturing Superintendent: Disc-Brake Caliper, Coating & Assembly; NAO Disc Lining

  • 1989 - 2000

  • Promoted quickly from First Line Supervisor to Master Scheduler to General Supervisor Manufacturing to Manufacturing Superintendent • Product lines included chassis components: Dampers, Friction Materials, and Disc-Brake Caliper assemblies• Managed $43M operating budget to support $250M in sales, Directed 5 General Supervisors and 21 First line Supervisors• Reduced product costs of goods sold by $10 million • Promoted quickly from First Line Supervisor to Master Scheduler to General Supervisor Manufacturing to Manufacturing Superintendent • Product lines included chassis components: Dampers, Friction Materials, and Disc-Brake Caliper assemblies• Managed $43M operating budget to support $250M in sales, Directed 5 General Supervisors and 21 First line Supervisors• Reduced product costs of goods sold by $10 million