SUMMARY:

• I will provide technically savvy, proven engineering management with sound engineering experience and strong clear communication skills. I will maximize the effectiveness of plant equipment, increasing utilization rates of equipment and reducing operating costs. I believe in creating a culture that is brought to life each day through a 5C Team behaviors (Consistancy, Caring, Creativity, Collaboration and Commitment). Most importantly, I will demonstrate proper safe practices by setting an example that sets the tone for other to follow.Key Deliverables and General Management Strengths:
• Develop long range plans for capital spending Provide for troubleshooting and equipment repairStage Gate Development Exp. Engineering Release and/ or Engineering Change approval
• Demonstrates project management expertise Expert in Root - Cause Analysis
• Initiate and develop standard procedures, methods and designs involving engineering.
• Show leadership of company s safety regulations and demonstrate a high level of safety (lock out/tag out & Etc)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

R&D Engineering Unit Manager/Interim Maintenance Manager

Responsibilities:

• Identify production systems issues as well as equipment and process issues
• Develop relationships with local machine shops to produce machine replacement parts and reengineer replacement parts with custom developed changes and upgrades
• Create upgrades to equipment that increase productivity and reduce downtime.
• Introduce new technology not yet developed to work in this industry
• Identify defects in present production equipment and design and develop upgraded components and systems
• Create and develop new technologies that enhances present technology for both equipment and products
• Work on implementation of Maintenance Tracking Software (Maintenance Assistant/Fixx)

Confidential

VP of Manufacturing

Responsibilities:

• Ran 5 divisions in two states (two manufacturing, two recycling and one fabrication)
• Through direct reports managed Production, Maintenance, Purchasing, Logistics, Product Development, Machine Shop, Tool & Die Development, Quality Control
• Evaluated, identified and solidified a solid team of managers to lead company to next level
• Evaluate Maintenance Tracking software for equipment at all locations
• Purchased two (2) complete new extrusion lines
• Brought tool and die development in-house and purchased all equipment required also identified and hired experienced machinists
• Created an environment where good ideas are identified and employees contribute to company goals
• Developed employee program, Quality Control program and helped implement owners vision
• Provided business consulting on operational issues and structural rational
• Implemented quality control programs, employee programs and PM programs for equipment maintenance
• Reviewed and restructured purchasing systems with Enterprise Suite
• Recommend Maintenance Tracking software
• Developed products and processes for clients.
• Provide in LEAN, JIT, TPS, Kanban, eKanban & Six Sigma tools and Visual Factory for process improvements
• Provided to clients in ISO, Kaizen, TQM quality management systems

Confidential, Stockbridge, GA

Capital Asset Manager

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated providing equipment, resources and personnel at project sites as needed
• Evaluated and Purchased all capital equipment for division
• Responsible for the overall safety of the operation to ensure that the division was constantly up to date with regards to EHS
• Negotiated contracts with vendors lowering costs by 30+%
• Lowered overall cost of capital equipment and purchases by 28%
• Reduce staffing levels required to support crews by 50%
• Increased productivity 30 - 50%
• Enabled highest levels of production in companies 50-year history

Confidential

VP of Operations

Responsibilities:

• Provided Engineering Team and Installation Team Management for design and design build of capital equipment for clients.
• Developed Supply network and Quality Control programs including Continuous Improvement and Root Cause Analysis for clients.
• Expert product and process development in all manufacturing disciplines
• Evaluate Maintenance & Machine Shop Staff and make recommendations on ways to improve the culture and create a ownership environment from those employees
• Create preventative and predictive maintenance programs
• Specialized in Green Technologies process development
• Business Consulting (Start-ups & Turn Around)
• Developed products and processes for clients.
• Provide in LEAN, JIT, TPS, Kanban, eKanban & Six Sigma tools for process improvements
• Provided to clients in ISO, Kaizen, TQM quality management systems
• Developed new revenue streams from existing equipment and personnel for clients
• Created and developed branding of client’s products and marketing programs
• Renegotiated contract with vendors for clients that reflected an aggressive cost savings.
• Evaluated all client employees as part of reorganization and hired and fired as needed
• Set up programs geared to improve client employee's skills enabling them to become more effective employees for their respective employers
• Worked on cradle to grave and cradle to cradle projects for client

Confidential

General Manager

Responsibilities:

• Established all relationships with bank, economic development, vendors, and customers.
• Evaluate and Purchase all capital equipment for division making recommendations based on research of all available options and determining which option will be the best fit.
• Full responsibility for producing all budgets, forecasts, and business strategies.
• Responsible for complete start-up of business setting up loans, banking and business structure
• Worked with state and local governments to install two rail sidings at no cost to company
• Directed all day-to-day activities related to production, material procurement, inventory, facilities, and shipping/receiving of raw materials and finished products.
• Developed new processes and products
• Created branding for company’s products
• Created strategic partners to service Central American market
• Developed product using waste from local farms as feed stock
• New product had highest resistant to fracture ever produced thus far in industry for WPC
• Worked with color vendor to gain the highest level of color retention in industry
• Set up health care program
• Started employee program with the help of Quick Start Program and State officials

Confidential

VP of Operations

Responsibilities:

• Substantially reduced overhead and operating costs through staff reduction and efficient use of staff and resources. Additional overhead was reduced as much as 80% by reducing scrap and waste.
• Improved product partnered relationships. Launched twelve new products and established two new technology driven channels that generated $12,000,000 in sales.
• Developed a 24-month and Work Force Development Plan and hired an independent facilitator for implementation. This program resulted in improved employee engagement, established a solid team culture, it also resulted in increased employee value, skill and performance while increasing customer retention.
• Direct Reports Included VP of Sales, VP of R&D, Director of Materials, Production Manager, QC Manager, Machine Shop Manager, Shipping & Receiving Manager, HR Manager & Maintenance Manager, All on site contractors and consultants.

Confidential

Owner

Responsibilities:

• Business Start-up handled all financing & funding
• Established all relationships with bank, economic development, vendors, and customers.
• Created contracts for leasing technology to large customers in building products companies
• Evaluated and Purchased all capital equipment
• Full responsibility for producing all budgets, forecasts, and business strategies.
• Developed value added graphic and surface enhancements products
• Responsible for the overall safety of the facility to ensure that the plant is constantly up to date with regards to EHS
• Developed new technology for plastics
• Developed sales of 1 mil for first year of business
• Purchased all capital equipment and facilitated installation
• Set new quality control standards for newly developed technology
• Was first to obtain A.M.H.A. for high performance water-born coating
• Was first to obtain absolute adhesion of water-born coating to PVC, Polyethylene & Polypropylene
• Created a zero-scrap philosophy in which all products that met the criteria of a coat-able part were returned to customer with zero defects.
• Had zero failures of products coated in all 6 years in business
• Developed marketing program to introduce this technology to the auto industry and home appliance industry of which the company had sales in year 5 of $250,000
• Developed several other high performance and high value products for specialty applications
• Obtained sales goals in years 02-05 culminating in lucrative sale of company at the end of 2005

Confidential

VP of Operations

Responsibilities:

• Develop products & processes for clients
• Provide consulting to Aerospace, Automotive, Building Products, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Plastics and Rubber Products, Steel (Machining, Mill, Forging, Stamping), Fabricated Metal Product, Furniture, Pulp & Paper, Printing, Textile Mills & Textile Product, Heavy Machinery, Machining, Computer and Electronic Product, Electrical Equipment, Appliances.
• Provide to clients in LEAN, JIT, TPS & Six Sigma tools for process improvements
• Provide to clients in ISO, Kaizen, TQM quality management systems
• Responsible for the overall safety of the facility to ensure that the clients plants were constantly up to date with regards to EHS
• Increasing the company’s revenue by 50% in each year from 1997 thru 1999
• Streamlining procedures and created standards for measuring companies growth
• Developed sales with major manufacturers to support their high speed production lines 24/7
• Decreasing operating costs by developing strategic partnerships with vendors
• Produced over 100 new custom production lines including part material development, material sourcing of raw materials, development of production process and production line to running finished parts, quality control and quality standards for clients
• Developed new products for clients looking for new and innovative ways to expand their business
• Develop new revenue streams from existing equipment and personnel for clients
• Created and developed branding of customers products and marketing programs for clients