Candidate Name
Candidate Address, City, State, Zip Code
Phone: (000) 000-0000 Cell: (000) 000-0000
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Operations Management
A results oriented, hands-on individual with more than ten years of progressive manufacturing management experience. Management style strongly emphasizes teamwork, creativity, and empowering people. Experienced in:
- Lean Manufacturing Implementations
- Cellular Manufacturing Implementations
- Continuous Improvement Processes
- Supplier and Customer Kanban Systems
- Kaizen Events
- 5-S Implementation
- Make vs. Buy Decisions
- Supplier Agreements
- Gain Sharing Programs
- Developing Performance Evaluation Systems
- Team Building
- Mentoring / Coaching
Professional Experience
Operations and Cost Management Consultant (2002–Present)
Provide management and consulting services to clients in the areas of: lean manufacturing, project and program management, kaizen, performance metrics, plant layouts, supplier relationships, supplier agreements, make versus buy decisions, cost modeling, and gain sharing programs.
Corporation, City, State (1988–2002)
(Leading filtration, separation and purification company with over $1.5 billion in revenues.)
Purchase for Resale Business Unit Manager (2002)
Responsible for the identification, development, validation and ongoing success of final assembly services provided on company products and products purchased and resold under the company’s name.
- Developed a local supplier to eliminate quality and delivery issues resulting in over $200,000 in savings during the first 7 months.
- Performed a Make vs. Buy analysis on an existing product line resulting in the product line being brought in house providing greater manufacturing flexibility and $150,000 in savings.
- Developed a strategy to create preferred supplier partnerships for outside services with industry leaders to consolidate suppliers and open the door to co-marketing and selling agreements.
- Managed a program to transfer company owned plastic injection mold tools to a preferred supplier resulting in improved quality and $700,000 in annual savings.
Senior Director, Operations, Medical Device Plant (1998–2002)
Plant Manager, Process Plant (1996–1998)
Senior Manufacturing Manager, Process Plant (1993–1996)
Held increasingly responsible positions as a result of demonstrating a solid track record for managing multiple functional areas and delivering results for the company through the manufacturing of OEM medical and laboratory devices in ISO 9001, EN 46000, FDA compliant cleanroom facilities.
- Accountability for profit, loss, and management for all departments responsible for complete fulfillment of customer orders, including: Production, Engineering, Quality, Planning and Scheduling, Purchasing, Machine Shop, Warehousing, and Customer Service.
- Managed a direct staff of 8 with responsibility for 180 employees across 3 shifts.
- Implemented lean manufacturing, Toyota Production System, throughout a $25 million process plant and a $30 million medical device plant.
- Transformed the production methodology from a push system to a pull system utilizing cellular manufacturing and implemented Kanban inventory systems with suppliers and customers resulting in:
--Streamlined inventories by 50% and increased inventory turnover by 145%.
--Improved customer delivery performance from 78% to 96% while reducing lead times by 80%.
--Reduced scrap and waste by 26% through a 5-step problem solving process focused on the key variables identified by a Pareto analysis of root causes.
--Accelerated plant responsiveness by reducing complex setups by 74% through value stream mapping.
--Leveraged existing plant floor space and equipment through Lean initiatives allowing a 50% increase in actual sales in addition to reclaiming 26% of floor space for new production cells.
--Cultivated and championed a continuous improvement team environment throughout the entire hourly workforce in 2 separate plants.
--Restructured the performance evaluation system and implemented a gain sharing program to tie performance and rewards to business objectives.
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