Experience

NCH Corporation

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Director of Engineering & Quality

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  • In addition to Quality responsibilities, global leadership responsibility for design engineering, new product development/approvals, configuration management, warranty, customer technical support, regulatory approvals (NSF/ASSE/IAPMO), continuous improvement initiatives, and harmonized tariff schedule (HTS) classifications for two divisions (> $100M sales). • Leadership responsibility for all quality related activities including two divisions (> $100M sales) with multiple domestic and international locations. This responsibility includes supplier quality and technical management activities for 70+ international suppliers. • Responsible for product liability and claims activity including technical failure analysis. • Responsible for performing technical design reviews for new product development. Selected Accomplishments • Authored comprehensive supplier audit document including supplemental sections addressing manufacturing process specific questions. • Implemented formal Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), 8D corrective action, and formal tooling supplier and tooling approval process. Show less



Altronic Controls

• Garland, Texas

• Operations Manager

  • May 2011 - Jan 2013

  • Responsible for all manufacturing, purchasing, inventory management, logistics, human resources, facilities management, and EHS activities for a high value engineer to order (ETO) electronics and electromechanical assembly operation. • Organize and plan production schedules and manning plans for facility. • Responsible for annual budget development and capital expenditures. • Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training/mentoring hourly and salaried employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Selected Accomplishments • Designed, planned, and built out new manufacturing facility based on lean manufacturing techniques. • Reduced total inventory by over 50 percent ($1200k) in a one year period. • Implemented three Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs and two kanban stocking programs. • Secured state supported funding for free hourly associate training worth approximately $50k. • Secured capital funding for water jet cutting equipment totaling $100k to reduce product leadtimes. • Dallas County Manufacturing Association (DCMA) Steering Committee Member Show less



Submersible Pumps, Inc. (SPI)

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Operations

  • May 2008 - May 2011

  •Responsible for all machining, manufacturing, welding, electromechanical assembly, product/manufacturing engineering, quality, maintenance, facilities, and repair service operations for a multi-shift, privately-held company servicing the oil and gas industry. •Corporate officer and served on Executive Leadership Team (ELT). •Corporate Health, Safety, and Environmental (HS&E) Officer with responsibility for compliance of procedures/processes with OSHA, EPA, and state regulations. •Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training/mentoring hourly and salaried employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. •Responsible for maintaining industry leadership for repair or replacement of submersible equipment in 24 hours or less. •Oversees management and drives continuous improvement activities to achieve cost/productivity/yield, quality and cycle time reduction goals. •Responsible for managing workman’s compensation, 401(k), insurance, budgeting, and capital planning/improvements. Selected Accomplishments •Authored OSHA/EPA Corporate Environmental, Health, and Safety (EH&S) Manual. •Implemented fully functional multi-shift operation resulting in a 40% reduction in hourly overtime. •Secured state funding for associate training. Show less



Marshall Gas Controls

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director, Engineering and Quality Assurance

  • Sep 1993 - Apr 2008

  • Responsibility for product engineering, new product development, manufacturing engineering, machine build and maintenance, configuration management, warranty, test laboratory, customer technical support, regulatory approvals (UL/CSA), continuous improvement initiatives, BOOs/BOMs, and quality engineering/management activities in a high volume, high liability assembly manufacturing environment for multi-facility locations: San Marcos, TX; Matamoros, Mexico; and Zhuhai, China. • Primary responsibilities include setting operational direction for the division, allocating and directing technical resources, capital equipment evaluation and purchase, budgeting, project management, independent design firm management, and authoring technical contract manufacturing quotations. • National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) NFPA 58 Technology, Standards & Safety Committee Member and Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z240 Associate Committee Member • Coach, mentor and supervise direct reports including Director, Managerial, Engineering and hourly personnel. • Responsible for all new product procurement including location and formal approval of prospective suppliers, new component/tooling launch, supplier pricing/contract negotiations, definition of technical requirements, and implementation of quality and technical improvements. Show less



Orbis Technical Limited

• Kowloon, Hong Kong

• Director, Global Operations

  • Sep 2001 - Sep 2005

  • Responsible for all international sourcing, development of international suppliers, enhancement of supplier productivity, pricing negotiations, and formal supplier approvals/audits/surveys. • Responsible for all international sourcing, development of international suppliers, enhancement of supplier productivity, pricing negotiations, and formal supplier approvals/audits/surveys.



Alcoa Howmet, Wichita Falls Casting Division

• Wichita Falls, Texas

• Quality Engineering Supervisor

  • Nov 1990 - Sep 1993

  • Primary interface for all quality engineering activities including metallurgical/dimensional customer approvals, facility audits, customer audits, team participation, source inspections and timely resolution of issues for domestic/international aircraft engine customers. Coordinated customer certification programs and all customer quality rating systems. • Reviewed, interpreted and executed customer technical specifications, product drawings, and purchase orders/contracts/long term agreements. Selected Accomplishments • Requested by Solar Turbines to provide on-site management, technical and quality assistance to Japanese division of Alcoa Howmet. Coordinated and wrote divisional certification program, provided technical assistance and prepared facility for system audit. Japanese division passed the audit and became a certified supplier on first attempt. • Quality engineering representative for joint customer (Solar, GE) cost reduction teams resulting in cost reductions in excess of $300,000. • Prepared divisional quality certification plan for Solar certification program, successfully passed system audit on first try and achieved “Certified Supplier” status. Show less



Thiokol Corporation, Ordnance Operations

• Karnack, Texas

• Quality Components Engineer

  • Jun 1987 - Nov 1990

  • Responsible for entire supplier quality management process including supplier surveys, approvals, on-site technical support, CAPA, and audits for 250+ suppliers in compliance with DoD and NATO contracts. In addition, supervised all facility nondestructive testing (radiography, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle) including 10 personnel. • Appointed as Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) and main facility contact for the Texas Department of Health. Selected Accomplishments • Successfully secured government funding of $650,000 for metrology equipment within two years. Show less