Project Manager / Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Excellent leadership ability in motivating personnel, delegating tasks & showing result-driven excellence in manufacturing efficiency.
• Detailed-driven Engineer / Manager with over 12 years experience & a track record of success in pinpointing complex problems & consistently delivering effective solutions.
• Proven track record of managing large projects, overseeing large budgets, & communicating well within an Organization.
• A team player who is self-motivated, loves challenges, and has a pleasant personality.
• Computer Skills: SAP, Microsoft Office/ Project/ Outlook 2007, Visio, SharePoint, Solidworks, AutoCAD.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Steelcase, Grand Prairie, TX Operations www.steelcase.com June 2009 – Current
300K Sq.Ft. High-End Office Furniture Manufacturing Facility
Project Manager
• Nominated by the Management Staff to be Project Manager on a $3.8M customer “Special” order.
• Managed the Management Staff on meeting “Customer Expectations” & giving the customer a great “Customer Experience”.
• Weekly presentations given to Executive Management to build confidence on the project being a success.
• Overseen & consulted on-site the installation of high-end office furniture in Chicago, IL for two months with the dealer, the installation crew & the customer.
• Dealt with conflict & resolution between all facets of the project including management, departmental, sister plants, sales team collaboration & hourly associates during phases of planning, developmental & manufacturing stages of the product.
Major Accomplishments:
• Met “Customer Expectations” & “Customer Experience” objectives by hitting all the installation dates & completing the project on-time while maintaining quality craftsmanship of our Steelcase high-end product.
• Excelled as a Leader & represented Steelcase in Chicago, IL for two months.
• “Raised the Bar” on Order Entry for future orders to follow Standard or Special Order Procedures.
Steelcase, Grand Prairie, TX Operations www.steelcase.com March 2009 – June 2009
300K Sq.Ft. High-End Office Furniture Manufacturing Facility
Project Manager / Manufacturing Engineer
• Managed overseeing $550K project combining our production value streams & production equipment & freeing up 60K sq. ft. for a potential RDC warehouse.
• Excellent grasp of financial and operational metrics.
• Effectively communicated project progress, issues & financial status to executive management as required.
• Met Steelcase objective by meeting customer expectations by being 100% water-based finish by July 1, 2009 in our Clarity Finish Room due to combining value streams.
• Negotiated bids & justified expenditures working closely with the executive team at our corporate office in Grand Rapids, MI.
Major Accomplishments:
• Led Plant Engineering Kaizen Re-Layout pertaining to all the plant machinery equipment value streams from 18 to 10 value streams. 35% Labor Reduction, $674K Cost Savings, 8 month payback.
• Project was completed on-time, within budget & completed safely.
• Driving continuous improvement in all facets of the business.
Steelcase, Grand Prairie, TX Operations www.steelcase.com June 2007 – February 2009
300K Sq.Ft. High-End Office Furniture Manufacturing Facility
Manufacturing Engineer / Project Manager
• Project Manager overseeing a $2M project management of consolidating all manufacturing equipment out of our 400 sq. ft. sister plant closure in Oakland, CA to the TX Operations Facility.
• Lead Manufacturing Engineer for a $30M value stream, 185K sq. ft. production area.
• Managed four Contract Engineers on all Manufacturing Engineering projects throughout the plant.
• Led Water-Based/UV finishing conversion in our Finish Room for Steelcase “green” products marketing strategy...
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