Mid Level Management Professional with 10+ years of manufacturing, new product design, engineering, project management in a semi custom production environment.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• 10+ years of successful experience working with 2 separate manufacturing companies.
• Solid experience in all phases of management within engineering, manufacturing, project management, and retail.
• Exceptional problem solving skills with strong interpersonal and negotiation strategies.
• Balance production schedules with sales and marketing input.
• Superb mentoring and hands on leadership that allows employees to maintain peak performance and productivity levels set by company.
• Capable of adopting a number of roles simultaneously.
• Highly adaptable and can embrace change readily in a global environment.
• Excellent communication skills and highly organized.
• Detail oriented.
SELECTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Lead a team of project managers to interface with customers to detail, price, and implement all options in accordance to budget and schedule.
• Balanced all sales and production schedules to adhere to manufacturing and customer delivery dates.
NEW PRODUCT DESIGN & ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
• Directed a team of 4 engineers to design, launch, and test new products up to $3,500,000.
• Maintained project scheduling and budget goals per strict deadlines.
• Worked with sales, marketing, and manufacturing to troubleshoot new designs to achieve the best production launch in the companies 80 year history.
• Evaluated and performed performance reviews.
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
• Lead and mentor manufacturing engineers to implement LEAN practices.
• Directed a cost reduction team of engineers, purchasing, and production personnel to achieve year end target goals of 5% to 15% for all product lines ranging from $300,000 to $3,500,000.
• Managed 4 manufacturing engineers to support all production needs including building maintenance, jigs & fixtures, CAD drawings, and bill of materials.
• Maintained sales and production schedules to adhere with Syteline MRP system in the creating of projects and kits for overall organization.
• Directed the flow of all custom options from start to finish in the production environment.
• Evaluated and performed performance reviews.
CUSTOM ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
• Directed 4 engineers to price, create bill of materials, and to present detailed blue prints to production in a timely manor when needed.
• Worked with project management to load jobs into Syteline MRP system for the overall company.
PRODUCTION PLANNER/SYTELINE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
• Maintained and administered Syteline MRP system.
• Loaded and scheduled all projects for production, purchasing, engineering, and accounting.
• Conducted meetings with all department heads to assist and resolve system implementation issues.
• Tested and administered all new software patches.
• Modified and distributed all sales and production schedules.
• Created budget model for forecasting manpower needs in sink with schedules for 3 production lines.
LEAD ENGINEER/DESIGNER
• Ensured quality standards are met by auditing new product development and by setting control systems in place.
• Estimated custom option pricing and created bill of materials.
• Designed and maintained manufacturing shop drawings in 2D and 3D environments.
• Developed bill of materials and stockroom kits for all jobs in manufacturing.
• Programmed and nested parts for CNC cutting machine within schedule.
• Designed and repaired jigs/fixtures to meet demand of products.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT MANAGER January 2009 - PRESENT
THE HINCKLEY COMPANY Trenton, ME
NEW PRODUCT DESIGN/ENGINEERING MANAGER 2007 – J...
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