George H. Griffin
1048 Shady Grove Acres Dr
East Bend, NC 27018
(336) 559-2366 W
(908) 367-1009 C
JOB OBJECTIVE
Position in Engineering or Operations Management
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Extensive distribution engineering, design, project management, process improvement and maintenance experience. Creative thinker delivering a strong distribution and manufacturing background in a range of industries. Proven history of successful large-scale facility designs and start ups. Versed in distribution automation, equipment, quantitative analyses, growth strategy, logistics, and statistical methods.
EDUCATION
B.S., Industrial Engineering University of Central Florida
M.S., Engineering Administration University of Central Florida
Black Belt Certification Cintas
CAREER SYNOPSIS
PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN, JONESVILLE, NC (www.pvh.com) Wholesale and Retail Garment Distribution.
Engineering Manager 2008 – Present
Led new DC site selection, design, planning and start up of a new 950,000 sqft distribution center that opened in December 2010. Planning and execution of 420,00 sqft semi-automatic DC from lease contract to operation in 52 working days. Managing full automation and construction startup planned through 2012. Full automation includes piece/case sortation and print & apply technology. Managed distribution network capital expenditures for 7 Distribution centers. Project planned and managed network facility consolidations. Completed a major process improvement project for the Jonesville piece sorter reducing error rates by 75% and improving operator productivity by 15%. Provided engineering support for 7 distribution centers. Responsible for network ARC Flash safety program implementation and remediation.
CINTAS, CINCINNATI , OH. (www.cintas.com) Wholesale Garment Distribution and Manufacturing Customization, Facility Service and Safety Product Distribution.
Distribution Network Engineer 2003 to 2008
Engineering Responsibilities for the Distribution Division – projects, Capacity and Network Planning, cost reductions for 6 distribution centers, 1.6MM sqft. Designed and project managed 3 rental plant equipment retro-fits. Designed and implemented First Aid and Safety Distribution Center, annual cost savings $178,,000. Designed and implemented new distribution center Dallas, Tx. 450,000 sqft. Six Sigma Black Belt and Engineering Departmental Six Sigma Co-Champion
Maintenance Manager and Distribution Engineer 2000 to 2003
Managed 3 shift maintenance staff of 24 technicians and custodians. Additional duties include DC purchasing, budgeting and monthly financial reconciliation. Re-design of existing MASON DC material handling system reducing conveyor by 41% and subsequent throughput time by 13.5%. Designed / Implemented Direct Embroidery improvements resulting in 14% CPU reduction. Reduced maintenance supply costs by 23% through sourcing and delivery cost reductions. Implemented: lock out/tag out procedure, blood borne pathogen procedures, Hazmat procedures. Developed simulation models to optimize Person-Machine direct embroidery assignments.
Developed automated comprehensive maintenance database system to track manpower/equipment/spare parts. Designed / Implemented auxiliary conveyor system to increase overall facility capacity by 20%.
BUGLE BOY INDUSTRIES, STOCKBRIDGE, GA. Wholesale and Retail Garment Distribution.
Facility Administration Director 1997 to 2000
Provide engineering and facilities start up and continuing support for new 438M sq. ft distribution center supporting
both retail and wholesale national distribution. Managed maintenance, MIS and office services personnel – Georgia, Facility Manager 2 California DCs. Additional duties included DC purchasing, budgeting, cost accounting and safety programs. Project managed and implemented facility construction, PKMS WMS, racking installation, pick-to-light, put-to-light, receiving/picking/shipping automated conveyor systems.
STERILE CONCEPTS, RICHMOND, VA . Custom Surgical Procedure Tray Manufacturing and Distribution
Operations and Engineering Director 1993-1997
Supervised: 1 engineer, 4 managers and 400 warehouse and assembly personnel. Managed multi-site facility (Virginia, Minnesota, California) purchasing and scheduling. Managed Richmond, Virginia warehousing, assembly and quality operations. Managed operational implementation and functional flow design of WMS. Developed conveyorized assembly methods which reduced assembly labor costs by 40% or $6MM. Co-chair of ISO-9002 certification. Redesigned corrugated packaging to minimize product sterilization and shipping costs. Functionally developed, project managed and operationally implemented bar-coded warehouse management system. Developed and implemented new warehouse techniques which increased WIP throughput by 104%.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON, TAMPA, FL. Custom ...
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