CHARLES WEAVER RESUME

INDUSTRIAL & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING, PROJECT, BUSINESS & IT LEADER

* Problem Solving * Project Management * Strategic Planning * Productivity, Qu
ality & Cost Improvement
* Simplifying Complex Manufacturing & Business Issues * Communications * Proce
ss Improvement * Teamwork
Thrived in high tech automotive electronics, general business and heavy duty eng
ine lean manufacturing operations. Expertise in project leadership, production
systems and strong understanding of the roles of quality, uptime, flexibility, r
isk management, and safety & security in an organization. Understands business
issues at multiple levels and from various perspectives. Top notch organizationa
l, strategic planning and project management skills. Demonstrated ability to men
tor employees, build cross functional, cultural, and global teams. Skilled at gr
owing strong client/stakeholder relationships, while implementing rock solid cos
t and budget control. Experienced plant and office facilities planning and engin
eering background.
Promoted and developed Lean manufacturing operation plans, developed and impleme
nted Lead-Time reduction. Facilitated and defined ERP (Enterprise Requirements
Planning), PDM (Product Data Management), MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)
requirements for system development. Implemented short range Capacity operatio
ns and created mid and long range Capacity plans. Led Client product and servic
e quoting reviews. Created user groups promoted active participation for contin
uous improvement and managed & owned Projects. Facilitated definition of client
requirements and developed responses to RFQ s (Requests for Quotation). Created
and maintained Engineering & Manufacturing work Time Standards. Developed and
mentored Work Place organization. Created and implemented facility and floor p
lan designs and layouts. Supported control of archiving and maintenance of layo
uts. Created and improved Machine & Work Center Line Balancing. Supported man
ufacturing WO (Work Order) close process. Supported creation of ABI (Applicati
on Binary Interface) to promote practical automation of processes. Contributed
to Client Industrial initiatives. Measured & tracked Efficiency Factors and fa
cilitated productivity & process improvement initiatives. Worked with potential
& new clients and facilitated assembly introductions & start-ups. Developed &
maintained production flow, process and cost accounting routings for product. I
nvestigated and implemented Safety Improvements. Led cross functional teams to
develop and implement productivity solutions. Led identification and prioritiza
tion of productivity opportunities. Led training for value engineering, 6-sigma
lean manufacturing, and cost improvement. Led client focus teams in cost improv
ement and cycle time reduction efforts. Developed & maintained manufacturing pl
ans for clients. Facilitated and led Cost Reduction Initiatives.
PROVEN ABILITIES AND RESULTS
Serving Clients and Stakeholders
Rescued a $1.5 M service delivery contract from cancellation by increasing valu
e to client. Absorbed more responsibility, provided enabling technologies and s
ervices, took on tasks proving difficult and/or undesirable for the client to pe
rform and delivered data acquisition services at a 99% uptime level.
Changed client relationship from order taker to a partner/consultant by increas
ing knowledge of clients business, delivering efficiency improvements and cost s
avings of $2 M annually, and helping meet client and leadership goals and commit
ments. This established a strong, thriving and trusting client relationship.
Coordinated the client and its globally located IT and product engineering pers
onnel critical to the integration activity with its new parent corporation.
Created enabling tools for clients product development engineering business.
 Provided quality IT services and support for the following client functional ar
eas: Electronic Systems, Product Engineering Laboratory, Field Service-Warranty
& Distributor Support, Product Design-Integrated Product Development, and Sales
Engineering.
Delivered high quality IT services to a major, automotive electronics, design,
manufacturing and product engineering organization. Functional areas were the f
ollowing: Manufacturing, Reliability Engineering, Service Engineering, Sales & M
arketing Engineering. Client satisfaction reached a partner relationship level.
Led process re-engineering teams in the Kaizan improvement process and improve
d manufacturing, general business and engineering process productivity and effic
iency.
Managing/Directing
Improved retention of high performance, quality team members, motivating strong
cooperation.
Steered teams of applications development, consulting and infrastructure suppor
t personnel (25 to 75) in the delivery of manufacturing, engineering, new produc
t, development testing, IT systems
Managed projects to refresh technology upgrade applications to meet continually
changing business requirements and integrate client with their globally based p
arent.
Delivered IT services to a major, heavy duty, diesel engine design and manufact
uring product development engineering testing laboratory
Managed a project to implement a campus wide multi-plant system to support Semi
conductor Manufacturing System (SMS). The system was a product tracking, paramet
er measurement and product cost system developed by a third party supplier. It r
eplaced manual processes.
Led a cross functional team to acquire computing, networking and other infrastr
ucture resources needed to run the SMS successfully.
Tailored the SMS to meet clients needs, create user documentation and train use
rs as the application was implemented by manufacturing.
Managed projects to deliver product tracking, planning and scheduling for a pla
stic molding operation, and resolved contract requirements and obligation misund
erstandings.
Planning
Managed projects to prepare for emerging best practices.
Developed a strategic IT plan for the client.
Evaluated services to be delivered, costs of resources to meet obligations, cli
ent expectations and aligned them accordingly to provide stability, quality and
client satisfaction.
Experienced in PERT (Program Evaluation & Review Technique), CPM (Critical Path
Planning Method) and the Microsoft Project tool.
Financial Management
Successfully managed the profitability of a $5 M dollar Engineering IT support
business and grew it by $1 M annually and selected high performance team members
to meet this growth
Evaluated service needs, cost of resources, client expectations and aligned the
m accordingly to provide stability, quality, refreshed technology and captained
successfully a $10 M dollar business supporting Engineering IT needs for an OEM
automotive electronics component manufacturing operation.
Technical Skills
Implemented a process level computer based budgeting system for semiconductor ma
nufacturing.
 Designed and implemented a $2.9 M cost saving assembly process for audio speake
r manufacturing.
Effectively performed evaluation of operational processes, identified best prac
tices and improvements, improved quality, reduced expense, provided capacity to
meet schedules and established an accurate cost of product for automotive electr
onics component manufacturing.
Implemented a common process description for three semiconductor integrated cir
cuit fabrication facilities, which helped to achieve a true cost of product for
these operations.
Developed a course encompassing practical usable Industrial Engineering skills
and tools for the Division and trained 60 IE personnel, leading to consistency i
n costing product and proper use of tools. It included defining standardized ma
chine efficiency and machines per person formulae across the Division. This inf
ormation was shared with other GM component divisions.
Designed planned and coordinated cross functional teams, developed floor plans
and implemented model year capacity planning requirement, equipment changes and
upgrades on production floor which led to greater efficiency and ability to asse
mble required product volume.
Developed capacity and design requirements for two Automatic Storage and Retrie
val Systems to free up production floor space.
ADDENDUM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Electronic Data Systems an HP Company, Detroit, Michigan
ENGINEERING SERVICE DELIVERY TEAM MANAGER (10/2000-10/2009)
ENGINEERING IT BUSINESS LEADER (02/1996-10/2000)
Electronic Data Systems a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation, Kokomo, Indi
ana
ACCOUNT MANAGER & MANUFACTURING IT MANAGER (09/1985-02/1996)
Delco Electronics, Division General Motors Corporation, Kokomo, Indiana

SENIOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER (& SR. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER) (06/1975 -09/1985)

EDUCATION
Masters of Science Degree - Industrial Engineering
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Bachelors of Science Degree - Industrial Engineering
Kettering University/General Motors Institute, Flint, MI

TRAINING
Leading People, Account Leaders Program, P&L Management, Project Management, Dev
eloping People, Career Management, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Export Com
pliance, Information Security, Business Ethics, Performance Management, Cultural
Diversity, Harassment in the Workplace, Team Building, Time Management, Quality
Management, Kaizan (Japanese form of Productivity Improvement) Workshops, Clien
t Satisfaction, Keeping Commitments, PERT (Program Evaluation Review Technique),
and CPM (Critical Path Planning Method). Studying Lean 6 Sigma Concepts (my go
al is Black Belt Certification), Reviewing Project Management Institutes (PMI) P
roject Management Practices and Procedures (PMP) (my goal is Certification)

TECHNICAL SKILLS
MS Office, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Exchange, MS Project , Lotus Notes,
SAP Administrative tools, HTML, MS Windows O.S., MAC/Apple O.S., Manufacturing &
Industrial Engineering Concepts, Leading teams in IT Systems Configuration Plan
ning & Design, Project Leadership, Problem Solving, Re-Engineering & Productivit
y Improvement, Statistical Quality Control Methods.

AFFILIATIONS
Past Chapter No. 137 Chairman, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), member
& past Chapter No. 143 President, Institute of Industrial Engineers in (IIE) in
Central Indiana, member Engineering Society of Detroit & member Boy Scouts of A
merica, Council, District & Unit Leadership and Adult Leadership Trainer (Indian
a and Michigan)