Experience

Banner Management Consulting

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Working with clients on implementing lean operations and management principles to provide better throughput and reduce costs by creating better flow which highlights out of standard conditions faster for better shop floor management and problem solving. Working with clients on implementing lean operations and management principles to provide better throughput and reduce costs by creating better flow which highlights out of standard conditions faster for better shop floor management and problem solving.



Georgetown, Ky / Naples Fl

• Officially Semi-Retired

  • Dec 2013 - Present



Triangle Consulting Group, Inc

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Site Leader

  • Dec 2019 - Dec 2020

  Job Site Leader for various projects in Manufacturing facilities across the United States. Our company can help you with creative solutions for Human Resources and Corporate Culture, Safety and Injury Prevention, Manufacturing Site Development and Operation Efficiency, Quality Systems and other aspects of developing a world class facility. Job Site Leader for various projects in Manufacturing facilities across the United States. Our company can help you with creative solutions for Human Resources and Corporate Culture, Safety and Injury Prevention, Manufacturing Site Development and Operation Efficiency, Quality Systems and other aspects of developing a world class facility.



Toyota and Affiliates

• Independent Contractor

  • Nov 2014 - Dec 2019

  Managing, Coordinating and Consulting on various projects in Manufacturing environments in the Southeast Managing, Coordinating and Consulting on various projects in Manufacturing environments in the Southeast



Toyota Motor Mfg

• Production Asst. Manager

  • Sep 2005 - Dec 2013

  Managed various sections of the Assembly shop for day to day operations and KPI improvement, as well as develop supervisors in the ways of The Toyota Way.Co-Lead on Foreign Government Conformance audit activity that certified TMMK Assy to be able to sell vehicles to the Chinese market.

• Assy Support Leader

  • Jan 2003 - Oct 2005

  Led a team that developed the structure to create an Assembly organization at this facility. Which included: 1) Training and Development of those hired from team members thru Manager level2) Created and wrote the systems to be used on the production floor3) Guided prototype work on the Tacoma vehicle and dveloped the processing and STW to build the vehicle.

• Project Asst. Manager

  • Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

  Led a combined group between Assembly and QC departments to strengthen the Quality Assurance (QA Network activities) of processes in the shop

• Production Asst Manager

  • Aug 1998 - Dec 2001

  Managed various sections of the Assembly shop for day to day operations and KPI improvement, as well as developing supervisors in The Toyota Way

• Production Group Leader

  • Aug 1997 - Aug 1998

  Was the Leader of the largest production group in Assembly #2, with responsibility for quality and installation of I.P. Sub-assy, Axles and Steering Column processing.

• Pilot Project Group Leader

  • Aug 1993 - Aug 1997

  Led the Assembly Pilot group through processing of various major and minor model changes.Also led the Sienna teamthrough all prototype activity in Japan thru the launch of the production floor, successfully building a minivan and passenger vehicle on the same line.

• Pilot Project Team Leader

  • Mar 1991 - Aug 1993

  Co-lead on moving the I.P. Sub-assy, Installation and Bumper Installation from late in the shop (Final) back into the shop (Trim) to align for future model changes.Also led various Trim Lines on minor model changes during this time

• Production Team Leader

  • Jul 1990 - Mar 1991

  Led a team of 4 in Final to meet quality and productivity targets and make processing improvements where needed.

• Production Team Member

  • Oct 1988 - Jul 1990

  Responsible for rotating on all the processes in the team building the best vehicle the world had ever seen.Learned daily from the Japanese trainers that were there with me the foundations that would shape my career for years to come.