Operations Manager at SSW TECHNOLOGIES (2024-08 – 2026-05)
- Lead Recovery of plant post flood (more than 2 months) 150-person plant
- Responsible to lead all safety and quality concerns root cause analysis and action item implementation
- Lead CI activities to reach > 90% Utilization. Three consecutive months > 90%. (Jan-Mar 2026)
- Restart post flood Nickel-plating line to reach 90% utilization of two shift operation
- Weekly P&L Review with Executive Team
- Increased output on Manual Cell M11 to meet target of 65 PPH by simple implementation of Standard Work and keeping BNCT machine running
- Lead Implementation of EMaint PM/WO system
- Reduced glove usage in plant by 40%
- Automatic line changeover reduction by 40%: 7.5 hours to 4.5 hours
Assistant Plant Manager at Petoskey Plastics (2024-01 – 2024-08)
- Responsible for SQDC for entire 150 team member blown film extrusion plant
- Lead communication between all shifts/ departments
- P&L and OEE Improvement responsibilities
- Currently champion of 6S Implementation throughout the entire plant
MANAGER, Die Cast (Engineering and Manufacturing) at JTEKT North America (2013-09 – 2023-07)
- Responsible for SQDC of 170 manufacturing team member, 8 Engineering team members and 12 Die Maintenance team member Die Cast facility
- Mentor for QC Circle (teaching team members to utilize 8 steps of problem solving)
- Directly responsible for P&L to budget manpower, expense and capital projects for Die Cast facility
- Ensure maintenance of equipment completed and effective
- Responsible to lead safety, quality, delivery and cost cross functional improvement teams. Current focus is defect reduction and productivity improvement
- Improvement of Bekido from 2016 average of 75.3% to 87.2% as of March 2019
- Reduced Die Cast total incidents from 2015 total of 25 incidents to 6 as of March 2017
- Currently leading team to optimize line changeovers throughout entire plant from average of 50 minutes to reach changeover target of < 30 minutes
PLANT MANAGER at Nakatetsu Machining Technologies (2010-06 – 2013-09)
- Fulfill role as Quality Management Representative for plants Quality Management System: ISO 9001 Certified
- Manage entire manufacturing and quality operations for this manufacturer of automotive parts
- Responsible for production and personnel planning for entire plant
- Direct production functions and safety procedures in accordance with OSHA regulations
- Ensure the maintenance of production equipment by tracking equipment maintenance history
- Maintain communications between day and night shift teams in each department
- Standardize work cells: locate tools & gauges to operators by frequency of use
- Currently leading team to optimize line changeovers throughout entire plant from average of 40 minutes to reach changeover target of < 20 minutes
- Lead Kaizen Activities for Quality Assurance and Manufacturing Departments to reduce plant defect rate from.42% to.2 % and increase plant OA from 65 % to 75%
- Lead activities to reduce facility utility cost by 10%
- Set new company record for number of hours without lost time accident
- Set company record four consecutive months for pieces made per man hour worked
SENIOR MANUFACTURING MANAGER at Exedy America Corporation (2006-06 – 2010-06)
- Manage entire manufacturing operations for this leading manufacturer of automotive parts
- Reduce 2008 Safety Incident Rate from 4.0 to 2.13 in 2009
- Lead Manufacturing team to increase plant Operational Availability from 75% to 80%; increase output from 59PPH to 68 PPH. Target is 90%OA and 78 PPH by end of Q1 2009
- Lead Manager and Supervisor staff in implementation and auditing of Standard Operating Procedures
- Currently leading team to optimize line changeovers throughout entire plant from average of 15 minutes to reach changeover target of < nine minutes
- Lead Initial QC Circle team to improve 1st hour PPH for lowest output process
- Lead staff of technical support team to increase line efficiency, reduce defects and increase output
- Lead team of Managers and Supervisors to improve plant 5S activities including standardization of line layouts
- Reduce Stamping 2000 Ton press changeover time from 20 minute average to 12 minute average; 40% improvement
MANUFACTURING MANAGER at Exedy America Corporation (2002-01 – 2006-06)
- Responsible for all three shifts, four departments and one department launch
- Initiate Department budgets for approval from Directors
- Reduced defect rate in responsible areas from.9% to meet company defect rate target of.5%
- Increased department output from an average of 48 PPH to 59 PPH
- Lead workforce of 220 associates, ten manufacturing supervisors, and twenty five maintenance technicians
- Direct production functions and safety procedures in accordance with OSHA regulations
- Monitor and control three major indices: Direct Labor, Indirect Material,and Defect Rate
- Maintain communications between day and night shift teams in each department
- Initiates, facilitates, and implements kaizen activities within applicablearea(s), including data collection
MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR at Exedy America Corporation (2000-01 – 2002-01)
- Supervised three separate new department launches
- During department launches gained experience with line capacity analysis, line layout improvement and SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies)
- Responsible for leading defect reduction activities and output improvement team
- Coordinate training, attendance tracking and performance evaluations
- Direct production functions and safety procedures in accordance with OSHA and company regulations
- Ensure the maintenance of production equipment by directing maintenance technicians
- Communicate with team safety, defect and output targets on daily basis
ASSOCIATE/TEAM LEADER at Exedy America Corporation (1996-01 – 2000-01)
- Team Leader for three lines; assembly, machining and welding processes
- Team Leader for new torque convertor production line
- Worked with team to meet safety and output targets on a daily basis
- Able to work with team members to continuously improve defect rate
- Responsible for line set-up, changeover and troubleshooting
- Produced various parts based on customer and internal specification
- Followed all company safety procedures; no accidents while working as an associate
- Completed Exedy Technical training; high skilled in troubleshooting equipment
