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Manufacturing Director Resume
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| Desired Industry: Manufacturing |
SpiderID: 12164 |
| Desired Job Location: Detroit, Michigan |
Date Posted: 4/7/2007 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 05/01/2007 |
| Desired Wage: 150000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25% |
| Highest Degree Attained: MBA |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
ENGINEERING * PROCESS DEVELOPMENT * STRATEGIC PLANNING
Outstanding program and project leader with hands-on experience
leading all stages of development efforts including requirements
definition, design, testing, and support. Able to coordinate and
direct all phases of project-based efforts while managing,
motivating, and guiding teams to develop and introduce innovative
programs to significantly increase productivity, improve
infrastructure growth, enhance efficiencies, and meet strategic
objectives in fast-paced environments.Top producer with exemplary
integrity, reliability, loyalty, and commitment to professional
excellence consistently recognized for superior analytical talents,
leadership, staff training and development, and problem resolution.
Superb interpersonal and communication abilities with outstanding
history of successfully managing projects from initial conception,
through development, to launch. 6-Sigma trained and certified with
significant product engineering, quality control, manufacturing, and
assembly experience.
Experience:
FORD MOTOR CO. (www.ford.com) - Dearborn, MI
1986 - Present
Multinational organization operating in 200 markets on 6 continents.
Employs 335,000 with annual revenues of $177B.
Trim Systems Manager (2006 - Present)
Manage selected aspects of Final Assembly Engineering department -
one-stop shop that assembles and prepares vehicle for shipment. In
charge of trim system, interior, exterior, and glass cell and oversee
all equipment, processes, strategy, programs, new assembly plant
products, capital improvements ($300M budget), and launch of all 14
North American plants. Work closely with equipment and tooling
suppliers to standardize, debug, and deliver work cells/equipment and
ensure proper maintenance and high plant efficiency. Make certain
models comply to specs by carefully analyzing 3D computer-generated
images (digital pre-assembly process).Receive direct reports from 40+
engineers and 7 supervisors.
Contributions:
* Played key role in first-ever manufacturing group to improve
customer TGW (things gone wrong) 62%, substantially reduce cost per
unit, and come in under budget (despite 15%+ staff reduction).
* Helped develop automated equipment to apply 2 layers of primer on
windshield prior to installation (currently attempting to eliminate 1
primer).
* Developed and implemented numerous cost-saving projects
(especially related to quality control) by analyzing plants' needs;
overseeing equipment, installation, and design; and enhancing
systems' process and strategy.
* Introduced DPA (digital pre-assembly) tied to MDS (manufacturing
design specifications).
* Encouraged safe working practices and boosted morale by
conducting frequent training sessions (latest on employee work/life
balance).
* Increased productivity, improved quality, and reduced labor by
helping write procedures for Global Product Development System.
* Improved productivity by helping develop global modularity
strategy to implement standard Bill of Process for final assembly
that included all aspects of major tooling, equipment, process, and
components.
* Exceeded all deliverables by empowering and encouraging staff to
try new and creative things in order to achieve beyond expectations.
Process & Strategy Manager (2005 - 2006)
Provided creative ideas to standardize, commonize, and work through
all initiatives in order to advise company on issues regarding
decision to go global with manufacturing processes and
standardization. Worked closely with upfront engineering group in all
product development organizations and across Ford to create unified
approach to building vehicles. Managed 9 supervisor-level personnel.
Contributions:
* Teamed with Manufacturing Vice President to define Bill of
Process for Ford globally and deliver incorporation process.
* Developed new team to provide standards, commonization, and
manufacturing strategies while maintaining responsibility for body
shop and final area.
* Dramatically reduced future expenditures and development time by
championing standardizing and commonizing.
* Wrote procedures for Global Product Development System.
* Saved time and reduced confusion by developing/implementing set
of manufacturing design specifications (conforming to corporate
standards/requirements) for engineering to follow.
* Played key role on team that utilized existing systems and
interfaces to develop Excel spreadsheet detailing final assembly
requirements for product development community that became web-based
knowledge system utilized by all Ford personnel.
* Commended by VP for being integral part of team that
"accomplished more in 2 years than Ford did with 50 people for 7
years."
* Honored with numerous awards for diversity and work-life
integration, including award of technical excellence.
* Led team that created "Best in Class" assembly system by
utilizing lessons learned (things gone wrong, equipment failures),
warranty, quality data, and plant experiences to develop processes,
strategy, and procedures to eliminate launch mistakes.
* Saved time and money (while prioritizing product development
community's creativity and design freedom) by helping develop
criteria for vehicles' architecture.
Advanced Vehicle & Assembly Strategy Manager (2003 - 2005)
Progressed Body area and oversaw Final Assembly in addition to areas
previously supervised as Process and Strategy Manager. Advised
product development community regarding Manufacturing's ability to
incorporate various design and styling innovations to achievable cost
points, and suggested methods to improve performance and quality that
required only minor design modifications.
Contributions:
* Developed and implemented manufacturing design specification
database.
* Created global commonality architectures and Bill of Process.
Strategic Commodity Team Manager (2001 - 2003)
Global Architecture Process & Feasibility Manager
Accepted challenge to cater to product development manufacturing
organization's needs regarding commodity plans for Final area.
Directly supervised 6.
Contributions:
* Increased commonality and strategic alignment for North American
operations between Manufacturing and Product Development by working
closely with product development regarding commodity business plans
and standards for Final area.
* Played key role in saving significant time/money by dramatically
reducing last-minute redesigns through ensuring manufacturing needs
conveyed to program teams early.
* Developed and presented Bill of Process to all Vice Presidents of
Manufacturing and Product Development team while globally presenting
to Commonality Board, Quality, Jaguar, FOE, and Land Rover management
(as subject matter expert for Bill of Process).
Labor Strategy Specialist (1999 - 2001)
Analyzed existing programs and plants in order to devise new methods
of building increasingly complex vehicles with less labor. Generated
strategies to analyze line speeds/module content and compared
existing hours per unit to competition. Attempted to gain
productivity by analyzing/incorporating competition's best practices
into Ford's plants as cheaply as possible. Worked on 2007 Heavy
Truck Strategy.
Product Engineering Supervisor (1998 - 1999)
Maintained responsibility for 5 engineers assigned to design
instrument panels for Lincoln LS, Thunderbird, Villager, and Nissan
Quest and ensured designs met styling requests within affordable
targets. Learned and incorporated both Nissan and Ford engineering
systems. Worked closely with all suppliers to ensure best instrument
panels possible.
EARLY CAREER
Quality Manager, Instrument Panels & Consoles (1998)
Product Engineering Supervisor, Instrument Panels (1997 - 1998)
Console Product Line Manager (1993 - 1997)
Product Engineer, Air Induction & Fuel Vapor Storage Systems
(1992 - 1993)
Supplier Quality Assistance, Plastic Products Division (1990 - 1991)
Manufacturing Engineer, Sandusky Plastics Plant (1989 - 1990)
Process Engineer, Lorain Assembly Plant (1986 - 1989)
Education:
Baldwin Wallace College - Berea, OH; MBA (1990)
University of Toledo - Toledo, OH
BS, Mechanical Engineering Technology (1986)
AA, Civil Engineering Technology (1984)
Skills:
* General Management
* Project Development
* Product Engineering
* Staff Supervision
* Startups/Turnarounds
* Quality Control
* New Technology Development
* Project & Program Leadership
* Troubleshooting & Problem Solving
* 6-Sigma Analyses & Training
* Technology Support & Management
* Strategic Planning & Initiatives
* Team Building & Leadership
* Strategic Business Planning
* Labor Cost Reductions
* Productivity Improvement
* Manufacturing & Assembly
* Staff Training & Development
Candidate Contact Information:
| Name: Lisanne Antolec |
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Phone: 248-347-3125 |
| City: Novi |
Fax: - |
| State: Michigan |
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| Zip: 48374 |
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