Experience

Kyowa America Co
• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Asst Plant Manager at Kyowa America

  • May 2022 - Present

GT Technologies
• Germany
• Information Technology and Services
• Plant Manager

  • Jan 2021 - Feb 2023

LTC Roll & Engineering
• United States
• Automotive
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Vice President of Manufacturing

  • Feb 2020 - Sep 2020


PVS Chemicals

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Manager of Special Projects

  • Sep 2019 - Feb 2020

  Manager of Special Projects – Detroit, MI Manager of Special Projects – Detroit, MI



Chantland Pulley

• Plant Manager

  • Nov 2017 - Sep 2019

  Ran all functions in the plant except Sales, HR, and IT. Responsible for Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost for a 130-employee plant manufacturing conveyor pulleys. • Improved plant communications with daily staff meetings, 5-minute startup meetings that included repetitive injury exercises, skip level meetings, Gemba walks, KPI charts, and quarterly all-hands meetings. • Rewrote ISO manual and certifed to new 9001:2015 standard with zero non-conformances. • Reduced rework 21% • Improved productivity 35% CNC Machining, Manual and Robotic Welding, Assembly, Vulcanization Show less



TBM Consulting Group

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Consultant

  • Sep 2016 - Nov 2017

  1099 Contract Consultant specializing in operations, supply chain, and Lean implementation. Completed three assignments: Temporary Plant Manager for a Roll Forming Plant, Increased throughput of a Windmill Tower Manufacturing Plant, and Increased productivity for a Automotive sunroof manufacturing Line. 1099 Contract Consultant specializing in operations, supply chain, and Lean implementation. Completed three assignments: Temporary Plant Manager for a Roll Forming Plant, Increased throughput of a Windmill Tower Manufacturing Plant, and Increased productivity for a Automotive sunroof manufacturing Line.


THE SL BAKER SEARCH GROUP
• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• President and Owner

  • Dec 2013 - Sep 2016


Gabriel North America

• United States
• Automotive
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Site Operations

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

  Accountable for safety, quality, delivery and cost for 3 manufacturing plants and 1 distribution center for local markets, with $150M in sales, 605K square feet of manufacturing floor space, 6 direct reports, and 5 dotted line reports. Site constituted 90% of company manufacturing and 1,197 employees. Reported to VP of Engineering and Operations. Results: • Safety Recordable Rate: From 0.61 to 0.19: 52% reduction. • External PPM: From 1,769 to 1,065: 40% Reduction. • Delivery: From 87% to 98%: 12% Increase. Tube Forming, Robot Welding, Assembly, Electrostatic Liquid Painting Show less



Maine Industrial Tire

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contracted Consultant

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2011

  Reviewed, audited, and provided recommendations, on underperforming plant in China. Reported to Chairman of the Board. • Studied all resources employed, both human and capital, reviewing all processes and procedures, focusing on quality and delivery, and providing solutions for scheduling, capacity, and inventory issues. Banbury, Rubber Extrusion, Tire Build, Tire Presses Reviewed, audited, and provided recommendations, on underperforming plant in China. Reported to Chairman of the Board. • Studied all resources employed, both human and capital, reviewing all processes and procedures, focusing on quality and delivery, and providing solutions for scheduling, capacity, and inventory issues. Banbury, Rubber Extrusion, Tire Build, Tire Presses



Thermo Fisher Scientific

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Manufacturing Operations

  • Feb 2009 - Apr 2011

  Accountable for safety, quality, delivery, cost, budgeting, and partial P&L for 4 plants in North America and 4 contract manufacturing plants in China and India with $200M in sales, 9 direct reports and 1,200 indirect reports. Results: • Safety Recordable Rate: From 4.5 to 3.1: 32% Reduction. • Customer Complaints: From 1,702 to 1,324: 21% Reduction. • Purchasing Cost Reduction: $1.5M. Fabrication, Break Press Bending, CNC Punching, Manual Welding, Powder Coating, Assembly Show less



Noble International, LTD

• Operations Manager, Plant Manager, Operations Director, VP of Manufacturing

  • 2001 - 2009

  Roll Forming, Stamping, Stretch Bending, E-Coating, Laser Welding, Powder Painting, Projection Welding, Robotic MIG Welding, Laser Cutting Roll Forming, Stamping, Stretch Bending, E-Coating, Laser Welding, Powder Painting, Projection Welding, Robotic MIG Welding, Laser Cutting



ZF Group

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Maintenance Engr., Production Supervisor, CI Facilitator, Mfg Superintendent, Internal Lean Consulta

  • 1990 - 2001

  Forging, Cold Heading, CNC Turning, CNC Milling, Induction Hardening, Heat Treating, Center-less Grinding, Form Grinding, Heavy Assembly, Powder Painting, Electronic PC Board Ass’y Forging, Cold Heading, CNC Turning, CNC Milling, Induction Hardening, Heat Treating, Center-less Grinding, Form Grinding, Heavy Assembly, Powder Painting, Electronic PC Board Ass’y