Experience

Lignetics

• United States
• Paper & Forest Products
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plant Manager

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Kenbridge, VA



Ply Gem

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• Plant Manger

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2019

  Youngsville, NC Ply Gem – Canyon Stone, Youngsville, NC Successfully manage overall operation of a stone veneer Manufacturing Plant achieving average monthly sales volume of 1.3 million dollars. Directly manage all EHS functions to assure local, state, and OSHA regulations compliance. Provide daily direction and support to a workforce of approximately 85 associates. Facilitate daily production meetings and drive KPI's to assure on time order fulfillment. Provide daily direction and support to… Show more Ply Gem – Canyon Stone, Youngsville, NC Successfully manage overall operation of a stone veneer Manufacturing Plant achieving average monthly sales volume of 1.3 million dollars. Directly manage all EHS functions to assure local, state, and OSHA regulations compliance. Provide daily direction and support to a workforce of approximately 85 associates. Facilitate daily production meetings and drive KPI's to assure on time order fulfillment. Provide daily direction and support to Maintenance Supervisor and Warehouse Manager. Directly responsible for supply chain management and inventory levels of all raw materials as well as residential and commercial installation materials. Work directly with quality control and frontline teams to reduce overall dry line scrap rate by more than 10% within first 12 months of entering the industry. Proactively collaborate with Human Resources to resolve employee issues quickly, and effectively. Successfully managed automation installation project within budget and within projected installation time lines. Show less



AIMET Technologies

• Plant Manager

  • May 2015 - Jan 2017

  Zebulon, North Carolina • Apply meticulous attention-to-detail in managing a state-of-the-art ISO-certified injection molding operation with an annual sales base of $12 million. • Champion all manufacturing and assembly operations, including successful management of a diverse workforce. • Consistently achieve on-time delivery by collaborating directly with the production control group and supply chain manager. • Significantly reduce machine failure and increased uptime by 10% through implementing a robust TPM… Show more • Apply meticulous attention-to-detail in managing a state-of-the-art ISO-certified injection molding operation with an annual sales base of $12 million. • Champion all manufacturing and assembly operations, including successful management of a diverse workforce. • Consistently achieve on-time delivery by collaborating directly with the production control group and supply chain manager. • Significantly reduce machine failure and increased uptime by 10% through implementing a robust TPM program. • Key team member responsible for implementation and sustainment of visual factory system resulting in 15% OEE improvement. • Led several CIP initiatives including; implementation of 5S, SMED, and labor utilization improvement. • Implement and facilitate daily operational performance meetings measured by KPI’s such as availability, performance, and quality. Show less



Apex Tool Group, LLC

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Plant Operations Manager

  • Sep 2012 - May 2015

  Apex, North Carolina • Managed all aspects of a 550,000-square foot distribution and manufacturing facility, with $400 million in annual shipments, and an SKU base of more than 32,000. • Drove improvement projects resulting in significant upward trends in areas of safety, quality, delivery, and labor cost). • Reduced shipping costs and improved customer scorecards by improving on-time delivery performance from 94.3% to 98.2%. • Achieved a standard of excellence in supervising molding and industrial steel… Show more • Managed all aspects of a 550,000-square foot distribution and manufacturing facility, with $400 million in annual shipments, and an SKU base of more than 32,000. • Drove improvement projects resulting in significant upward trends in areas of safety, quality, delivery, and labor cost). • Reduced shipping costs and improved customer scorecards by improving on-time delivery performance from 94.3% to 98.2%. • Achieved a standard of excellence in supervising molding and industrial steel tape production, and a waste-water treatment plant. • Enhanced production by reducing manufacturing lead time from 7 days to 3 days and maintaining an OEE performance of greater than 75%. Show less



Clarion Industries

• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plant Manager

  • May 2010 - Sep 2012

  Clarion Pennsylvania • Successfully managed a high-tech 24-hour automated manufacturing plant, with around 100 employees. • Maintained a meticulous safety standard, ensuring all EHS and OSHA requirements were met. • Proactively collaborated with Human Resources to resolve employee issues quickly, and effectively. • Spearheaded innovation by partnering with consulting group to enhance production floor OEE measurements, and add visual tracking systems such as visual hour-by-hour process monitors, and other… Show more • Successfully managed a high-tech 24-hour automated manufacturing plant, with around 100 employees. • Maintained a meticulous safety standard, ensuring all EHS and OSHA requirements were met. • Proactively collaborated with Human Resources to resolve employee issues quickly, and effectively. • Spearheaded innovation by partnering with consulting group to enhance production floor OEE measurements, and add visual tracking systems such as visual hour-by-hour process monitors, and other LEAN concept tools. • Collaborated daily with team members to review daily performances, as well as resolve problems in initial stages. Show less



PERGO

• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Oct 1997 - May 2010

  Garner, North Carolina • Successfully managed the overall production of two laminate flooring system manufacturing facilities. • Achieved a world-class OEE performance of 85% by playing a key role in an operational group, which rolled-out visual factory and OEE metrics. • Directly supervised five production supervisors, shipping and receiving supervisors, inventory control supervisor along with overall workforce of approximately 85 associates. • Streamlined the production flow to enhance productivity… Show more • Successfully managed the overall production of two laminate flooring system manufacturing facilities. • Achieved a world-class OEE performance of 85% by playing a key role in an operational group, which rolled-out visual factory and OEE metrics. • Directly supervised five production supervisors, shipping and receiving supervisors, inventory control supervisor along with overall workforce of approximately 85 associates. • Streamlined the production flow to enhance productivity, which better met complex customer requests. • Created a culture that encouraged and rewarded process efficiency and improvement ideas. Show less