Experience

Vista Metals Corp.

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Nov 2014 - Present

• • Jan 2014 - Nov 2014



Kaiser Aluminum

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Apr 2011 - Sep 2013

  Responsibilities include customer support, product development, quality systems and testing labs• Extensive customer interactions to improve products and customer relations• Improve quality systems and sustain ISO / AS9100 and NADCAP certifications• Supervise department metallurgists• Review new product opportunities and liability risk assessments• Support operations to improve process to meet quality and cost objectives

• • Jan 2006 - Apr 2011

  Supervised Remelt /Cast & Extruded Product Department Manager’s - 100+ employees.• Achieved 20% + gains in extrusion and casting operations.• Lead project team to reduce process and quality scrap• Championed new product launch including equipment capital improvements• Implemented new safety policies to significantly reduce hazards• Negotiated with hourly union to implement new shift schedules to meet shifting market demands• Implemented daily visual metric boards to manage day to day activates Show less

• • Apr 2004 - Jan 2006

  Managed Lean Manufacturing deployment resulting in gains for safety, productivity and quality• Facilitated Annual Strategic Deployment Matrix and management of key initiatives for plant• Coached and participated in 25+ kaizen events • Equipment Reliability – supervised TPM coordinator and employee improvement teams • Performed "Train the Trainer" in the basics of Lean at multiple locations in Kaiser• Project Leader to improve materials and planning systems to enable plant to meet delivery performance and efficiency goals Show less

• • Mar 2001 - Sep 2005

  Responsibilities included operations , quality and technical areas• Managed 3 supervisors and 52 hourly employees• Improved efficiency through reduced production and equipment delays by 25%• Mentored future department and shift supervisors



Kaiser Aluminum

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Extrusion Metallurgist

  • Oct 1996 - Jun 2000

  • Responsibility over product development, quality and customer support • Extensive time spent training operations in both quality system and equipment operation • Responsibility over product development, quality and customer support • Extensive time spent training operations in both quality system and equipment operation



Southwire Company

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Sep 1994 - Sep 1995

  Responsible for all functions in the production of coiled wire and straight length aluminum products. Facility performed wire drawing, heat treating and straightening processes.

• • Apr 1991 - Aug 1994

  Managed all quality and product development activities