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Street Address Paxson Lane
Langhorne, Pennsylvania Street Address
PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE
EMAIL AVAILABLE
SUMMARY
A proven and visionary Operations and Manufacturing Management Professional with global vision and exceptional
leadership and communication skills. Confidently seeks and excels in the solution of major challenges with the ability to form
and lead teams in the creation and implementation of visionary and innovative solutions. Proven track record of achieving
aggressive financial operating objectives. Exceptional ability to energize and mobilize company associates with dynamic and
creative leadership.
AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE AND ACHIEVEMENT
Extensive Manufacturing Management and Lean/Six Sigma Implementation Experience
Demonstrated Track Record of Manufacturing Cost Reduction and Achieving Financial Operating Objectives
Dynamic Change Agent With Exceptionally Strong People Skills Outstanding Communicator and Team Builder
Strong Financial Background, Including Fiscal Budget and P&L Responsibility
Solid Quality Management Background, Including ISO 9001 and FDA GMPs
Expert Knowledge of Advanced Manufacturing Control Software Systems and Scheduling
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
STYLEX INCORPORATED, Delanco, NJ
Director of Manufacturing
Direct the activities of all employees in the functional areas of Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering,
Supply Chain Management/Materials, Logistics/Distribution and Operations Planning.
Led the successful transformation of an operation that manufactured primarily lower market
commodity seating into one that today manufactures top to mid-level seating of very high quality.
Achieved annual savings of over $450,000 by increasing plantwide productivity by over 18%. Utilized
Lean/Six Sigma Manufacturing and Strategy Deployment techniques, improving plant layout to increase
speed of process, component and product flow. Changes in layout and flow improved response to
product mix changes and maximized flexibility in utilizing capacity.
Implemented advanced scheduling techniques to improve throughput and reduce cycle times. Reduced
average lead time in this make-to-order environment from an average of 5.6 weeks to an average of
4.0 weeks.
Improved customer order fill rates from an average of 71% to over 93%, and implemented effective
capacity and lead time management and reporting processes to improve both actual and perceived
customer service levels.
Created and direct workforce education program to strengthen employee understanding of
competitive issues and drive employee support and participation in manufacturing performance and
quality improvement initiatives. Dramatic gains in product quality have been achieved.
Championed and led implementation of first Stylex ERP system, including software modules for
Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP), Capacity Planning, Bills of Material and Inventory
Management.
Led Union negotiations in 2005, 2008 and 2011. Created, advocated and achieved consensus on
inclusion of an employee training program addressing mission critical core competency skills and
processes. Achieving goal of expanding employee flexibility, thereby expanding capacity in critical skill-
based functional areas.
PILLING SURGICAL INCORPORATED, Horsham, PA
Vice President of Operations/General Manager
Direct the activities of all employees in the functional areas of Manufacturing, Engineering, Regulatory
Affairs/Quality Assurance, Supply Chain Management/Materials, Finance, Logistics/Distribution,
Maintenance and Repair/Field Service.
Moved aggressively to rationalize and reorganize manufacturing operations around skill-based
functions, removing non value-added processes and expanding capacity in core competency skills and
processes. Achieved dramatic reduction in process cycle time and improved manufacturing productivity
by over 30%.
Improved customer order fill rates from an average of 79% to over 99%, and reduced order turnaround
from 2 weeks to 48 to 72 hours, maximizing both working capital utilization and customer service level
improvement.
Utilized exceptional leadership skills in directing Pillings recovery from devastating June 2001 flood
caused by Hurricane Allison. Planned and executed move from Fort Washington to Horsham, PA and
resumed full company operations in only 14 weeks.
Planned and directed the outsourcing of the Manufacturing of Pillings Cardiovascular Instrument line,
achieving annualized savings of $1.5 million.
Directed major shift in Manufacturing Operations away from strictly branded product and towards
OEM-supplier Manufacturing for Spinal Orthopedics division of Teleflex.
Directed workforce education program to strengthen employee understanding of competitive issues
and drive employee support and participation in manufacturing performance and quality improvement
initiatives.
BESTT LIEBCO INCORPORATED, Philadelphia, PA
Vice President of Manufacturing
Direct the activities of all employees in the functional areas of Manufacturing, Supply Chain
Management/Materials, Logistics/Distribution, Engineering and Quality Control.
Utilized exceptional leadership and team-building skills to forge a strong and constructive working
relationship with Union leadership, enabling me to negotiate three successive contracts without work
stoppages and reduce grievances by over 75%.
Dramatically improved product quality through the conception and implementation of workforce
education programs that energized and transformed the union workforce and through the
development and implementation of innovative manufacturing processes. Reduced product rejections
from over 5% of daily productions to less than 1% of daily production.
Achieved annual savings of over $300,000 by increasing plantwide productivity from 90% to over 130%
of standard. Utilized equipment and product redesign, setup reduction techniques, cycle time
reduction techniques, workforce education and improved plant layout.
Independently conceived concept of redesigned product packaging to facilitate the automation of the
packaging process and achieve labor savings in excess of $140,000 annually in Philadelphia, $400,000
group-wide.
Reduced total inventories by $1.2 million or 20% through the evaluation, selection and implementation
of a new IBM-based manufacturing control system. Personally led the implementation of
manufacturing software modules for Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP), Capacity Planning,
Bills of Material and Inventory. Completed the process in only six weeks.
Reduced cycle time through the manufacturing process by over 75%, from four weeks to five working
days through the successful implementation of a lead-time reduction program. Highlights of the
program included a new plant layout and the replacement of batch processing with continuous
manufacturing where possible.
Improved customer order fill rates from an average of 92% to over 98%, and reduced order turnaround
from 2 weeks to 48 to 72 hours. Improvements were achieved through the utilization of cycle time
reduction, creative lot-sizing and the implementation of a streamlined shipping manifest system
EDUCATION
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Graduate School of Business
Master of Business Administration
RIDER UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science in Economics
Elected by faculty to Alpha Epsilon Zeta honorary fraternity in recognition of outstanding scholastic and intellectual
achievement.
AMERICAN PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY CONTROL SOCIETY
Achieved APICS CPIM certification
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