Industry Experience

12/04 – 10/06   Fisher Dynamics   St. Clair Shores, MI

Plant Manager

Managed 175 employee manufacturing operation of an automotive seating mechanism supplier.

• Reduced customer RPPM from 2004 average of 111 RPPM to 33 RPPM for 2005 year to date.
• Manage implementation of lean manufacturing & continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manufacturing lead for GMX-211, GMX-231 & GMT-900 manual seating mechanism programs for General Motors.

2/00-10/04   Martinrea Industries, Inc.   Dexter, MI

Plant Manager * 4/04 – 10/04

Managed manufacturing, design, manufacturing engineering, maintenance, materials, prototype, lean operations & continuous improvement groups of a 150 person non-union automotive fuel & brake bundle assembly supplier to Ford Motor Company. 

• Major contributor in the reduction from 4,000 to 37 external PPM, significant reductions in overtime, improved on-time deliveries & increased shop floor employee involvement. 
• Managed implementation TS-16949 standard.
• Managed implementation of lean operations initiatives & continuous improvement initiatives.

CI/Lean Manufacturing Manager * 2/03 – 4/04

• Completed assessment of financial impact of various alternatives for E-coat business.
• Developed & presented on training & performance issues to executive management & plant personnel.
• Developed training plan to educate plant employees to a world class performance level.
• Facilitated plant-wide continuous improvement teams.
• Managed building expansion and plant consolidation project.

Manager - Advanced Process Development * 9/01 – 2/03

Managed sixteen engineers & technicians in the development of leading edge manufacturing processes & tooling.

• Headed corporate self-assessment to SAE J4000 lean operations standard and presented results to executive management.
• Developed corporate SAE J4000 Lean Operation & Six Sigma implementation plan.
• Lead team benchmarking best in class lean organizations.

Manufacturing Engineer * 2/00 – 9/01

• Developed corporate manufacturing standards for organization with 15 worldwide locations leading cross-functional teams in the areas of stainless steel & brake tube mills, steel tube endforming, steel tube bending and fluid transfer bundle assembly.
• Knowledge transfer of standards to plants.
• Continuous improvement and engineering support for standard areas.
• Reviewed compliance of the use of developed standards on new programs.

2/98 – 1/00   S & P Machine & Tool Co.   Concord, MI

Vice President & Engineering Manager

Responsible for all non-financial daily operations of 16 person machine builder.

• Managed Engineering Department & sold fixtures, gauges and special purpose machinery.
• Developed mechanical design of machines, automation, fixtures and details.
• Formulated quoting & concepting of machines, automation & fixtures.
• Developed policies and procedures for TE-9000.

10/96 – 1/98   Schrader Machine & Tool   Hanover, MI

Vice President of Operations

Managed production, scheduling, engineering & quality departments of a unionized workforce of 75 employees in a cast iron milling, turning, drilling & tapping production operation.

• Eliminated missed shipments.
• Achieved a large reduction in quality defects & improved machine up-time.
• Achieved significant improvement in customer relationship to our Tier I customer.

2/96 – 10/96   Western Automotive   Jonesville, MI

Project Engineer

• Responsibility for the start-up & supervision of thermostat business new to organization.
• Managed multiple tooling & productivity improvement projects.
• Developed process flow charts & PFMEAs.
• Coordinated the preparation of PPAP parts for Quality Department.

10/91 – 2/96    Unisorb Installation Technologies   Jackson, MI

Operations Manager

Managed production, customer service & purchasing functions of a 35 person supplier of machine anchoring, alignment & vibration isolation products.

• Managed all non-engineering & non-financial functions.
• Developed and maintained supplier relationships.
• Resolved long standing employee dissatisfaction issues.

10/90 - 10/91   Michigan Automotive Compresser, Inc.   Parma, MI

Team Leader

Supervised and trained 12 production associates responsible for operating CNC, transfer, automatic measurement & conveyor equipment for an aluminum diecast machining plant for a Toyoda/Nippondenso joint venture supplying automotive compressors to Chrysler Corporation.

• Responsible for maintaining or exceeding quality requirements.
• Maintained proper stock levels using Kanban system & utilized Total Preventative Maintenance.

6/84 – 7/90   Camshaft Machine Co.   Jackson, MI

Industrial Engineer

• Developed & maintained incentive system standards.
• Designed equipment layout & work cells using AutoCAD.
• Responsibility for project management & productivity improvement projects.

Machine Rebuilder

• Retrofitted existing equipment to CNC controls with ball screws & auto lube systems and updated hydraulics & pneumatics systems.
• Operated tool room equipment.
• Rebuilt and repaired equipment.

1/79 – 6/84   F.P. Miller Co.   Jackson, MI

Machine Repair

• Repaired and rebuilt all types of equipment, both in-house & in the field.
• Diagnosed, installed and repaired lube, hydraulic & pneumatic systems.
• Operated tool room equipment.