Management position utilizing strong leadership, problem solving, and experience
to increase profit margins and return on assets. Qualifications Summary Plant Management Financial Modeling Project Management Safety Champion Manufacturing Eng. Management Lean/6 Sigma Certified Quality & Service Management Cost Reduction Selected Accomplishments Operations manager for $250 million solar panel manufacturing plant. Responsible for $100 million production cost center. Project leader for safety program reducing OSHA Recordables to half industry av erage. Company leader for 5S program. Cost reduction in overhead (33%) and direct labor (25%) within 2 years time. Director of Operations for start-up company during rapid growth period. Respons ible for manufacturing, quality, service, facilities, staffing, data & communica tion, shipping & receiving, and finance. Identified components, operations, automation projects, bottlenecks, re-design opportunities, and scrap to consistently meet cost saving targets. Saved roughly $15 million over the ten years at A.T. Cross. Professional Experience Evergreen Solar Inc., Devens, MA 2008 Present Operations Manager Responsible for $100 million production department Reduced labor force required by 25% in 6 months while hitting record output, yi eld, and overtime targets Reduced manufacturing overhead by 33% Led implementation team for new business system Leader for 5S and Safety programs Served as acting Plant Manager for $100+ million production facility during new plant startup Lean/6 Sigma certified Spectra Systems Corporation, E. Providence, RI 2002 2008 Director of Operations Mar. 02 Jan 08 * Responsible for all financial activities for the company, including AR, AP, pa yroll, monthly and quarterly closings, and cash flow. * Created first manufacturing cell for $11 million order. Responsible for manuf acturing, facilities, staffing, purchasing, service, and budgeting. * In charge of information systems for the company (network, phone, and internet ). Implemented new business system software to manage & run the company on. * Project manager of projects during the R&D, pre-production, production, and se rvice phases of the product development cycle. Responsible for creation of proj ect schedule, resource identification and procurement, budget management, intern al and external progress reporting, and phase-specific goals and objectives. A. T. Cross Company, Lincoln, Rhode Island Operations Manager Manufacturing Engineering Manager Senior/Lead Manufacturing Engineer Manufacturing Engineer 1992-2002 2000-2002 1998-2000 1998 - 1998 1992 - 1998 * Manager of engineering, direct labor, and tooling support groups. * Managed newly launched product manufacturing operations utilizing continuous i mprovement practices to shorten time needed to achieve mature product line metri cs. * Performed various vertical integration & classic make vs. buy analysis resulti ng in multiple outcomes: continued out-sourcing, capital leasing, and the bringi ng in-house of secondary manufacturing processes. * Developed unit cost savings and cash flow analysis spreadsheets to prioritize and improve return on assets. * Provided process engineering support for majority of company both as an indivi dual and manager of the manufacturing engineering department. Results include r educed costs, increased quality, more efficient use of factory floor space, incr eased machine uptime, and improved throughput. * Led a critical and capital-intensive cost reduction project resulting in a maj or redesign of the pen actuation mechanism. The new design had one third fewer parts, cost one third less, and had a tenfold increase in reliability. * Travelled to international plant in Ireland to implement and train a new produ ct sub-assembly operation. * Used and/or implemented traditional manufacturing engineering tools, including SPC, DFA, DFMEA, PFMEA, ECNs, DOEs, GD&T, stack-up analysis, and GMP to improve operational efficiency, quality, and profit. * Co-led project team to transfer an international production line to the home f acility with a total of only two weeks downtime. * Implemented JIT manufacturing system resulting in significantly reduced cycle time (10+ days to less than 5 days) and work-in-process inventory (approximately 2 turns to over 4). EG&G Sealol, Warwick, Rhode Island Manufacturing Engineer 1990-1992
Designed mechanical seals and adaptive hardware for aircraft engines.
Developed and implemented JIT production cells utilizing the Kan Ban philosophy . Responsible for determining and documentation of manufacturing process steps. CAD/CAM CNC programming of adaptive hardware components. Education Bryant University, MBA in Finance, 1997 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, BS in Mechanical Engineering, 1990 Mt. St. Charles Academy, HS, 1986