Experience

Sunbelt Forest Products

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional GMO

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• Plant Manager

  • Jun 2020 - Jan 2022

  Steer and direct a Production Facility that generates $100M in annual revenue.



EFI Automotive

• France
• Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Plant Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2020

  Steer and directed plastic Tier-1 Automotive manufacturing operations that generate $50M in annual revenue. Establish operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality and outstanding output of custom molded and extruded parts. Directly supervise 4 managers (Production Supervisor, Logistics, Facilities and Safety Manager.) overseeing 170+ exempt and non-exempt employees. Design and implement coaching and training programs to develop staff, facilitate efficiency, and improved performance. Manage operational and capital expense budgets exceeding $1.5M. Ensured adherence to strict quality control procedures.• Key user in M3 (MRP system).• Hands-on experience working with Motoman Robotics, Batten field & Arburg Injection molding presses.• Through developing staff resulted in reduction of scrap (Overall 6% • 1.5%), non-conforming material and unidentified usage of material (3% • .05) by implementing action plans from root cause analysis projects with due dates on top offenders in cost.• Improved Labor Efficiency from 80% • 95% by implementing production tracking system • overall scrap reduction • reduction machine of break downs. = positive result on P&L & Labor Efficiency• Boosted on-time and error-free service rate (OTS) from 75% • 100% by improving machine efficiency, implementing a master production schedule with production work center schedules.• Increased Raw Material Supplier OTD from 80% • 100% by working with offending suppliers to provide action plans with due dates for improvement + daily follow up to insure 100% OTD is sustained.• Reduced production staff by 40 while maintaining production levels through a redesign of operational processes, improved training and staff utilization.• Implemented Just-in-Time (JIT) production methodology to control costs and inventory, resulting in a 15% improvement in efficiency.



Marelli

• Japan
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Shift Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Managed production team in a Tier-1 fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment. Key areas: 5S, safety, efficiency and quality. Managed production team in a Tier-1 fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment. Key areas: 5S, safety, efficiency and quality.



Hexcel Corporation

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Shift Supervisor

  • Feb 2011 - Jan 2016

  Headed product changes to improve changeover performance and reduce changeover time. Held hands-on training sessions for new and less experienced employees. Relayed training results to Production Manager. Led troubleshooting efforts to overcome process-related issues. Identified opportunity areas to improve process safety and ergonomics. Ensured safety and ISO 9001 compliance. Headed product changes to improve changeover performance and reduce changeover time. Held hands-on training sessions for new and less experienced employees. Relayed training results to Production Manager. Led troubleshooting efforts to overcome process-related issues. Identified opportunity areas to improve process safety and ergonomics. Ensured safety and ISO 9001 compliance.