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Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing Resume
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| Desired Industry: Manufacturing |
SpiderID: 29906 |
| Desired Job Location: Atlanta, Georgia |
Date Posted: 11/12/2009 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 01/25/2010 |
| Desired Wage: 150 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 50-75% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
Director of Operations, Lean Manufacturing Deployment, Continuous Improvement
Experience:
JOHN D. DeMASIE
168 Pine Hill Drive (478) 271-0016 (H) (478) 308-2548 (C)
Cochran, GA 31014 jddemasie@hotmail.com
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS / LEAN DEPLOYMENT / CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Director of Manufacturing Operations with proven leadership ability, an excellent plant performance record, and expertise in the application and direction of Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and Project Management programs. Demonstrated accomplishment in the deployment and implementation of Lean (TPS) Manufacturing Systems delivering superior performance in safety, quality, customer service, and cost. A creative results oriented leader with change agent energy and mentality. Expertise includes:
Natural Leadership Ability
Ability to develop leadership skills and self-assuredness in others
Lean Manufacturing (TPS) Deployment
Operations Management / Union
Inventory Management
High Emotional Intelligence
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ACUITY BRANDS LIGHTING / LITHONIA LIGHTING, Conyers, Georgia 1985 - 9/2009
North Americas leading manufacturer of lighting fixtures, with revenues over $2 billion.
Director, Procurement Management 2009 9/2009
Cochran, Georgia Manufacturing Plant, 500,000 sqft, 800 union employees
Directed the inter-plant sourcing of component parts across all US and Mexican fixture manufacturing operations
Reduced total company inventories by $5MM by developing strategies and directing the relocation of available inventories from operation to operation to consume excess materials.
Developed software to analyze excess and short inventory conditions over the 7 manufacturing operations.
Manufacturing Team Leader for the Innovation Group (LED new product design team)
Designed and prototyped light fixtures utilizing LED technology.
Patent searches active for 3 of the prototypes designed and constructed.
Director of Operations Cochran Manufacturing Plant 2006 2/2009
Directed the Lean Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Program
Shingijutsu Global Consulting Lean Manufacturing Training
Trained for 10 Days in Nagoya, Japan by Mr. Shimura, Executive Director, Shingijutsu Global Consulting, in Standard Work, 5S, SMED, Visual Management, and TPM.
Trained for 6 weeks in Gemba Kaizen in the Cochran Plant by Mr. Niwa, COB, Mr. Shimura Executive Director, and Mr. Numata Senior Consultant Shingijutsu Global Consulting in Standard Work, 5s, Kanban, SMED, and Visual Management.
Achieved Environmental Green Status
Achieved Small Waste Generator status by converting the paint system to green chemical formulations and removing all solvents from the facility.
Improved finished good quality from 3 Sigma to 4.5 Sigma
Employed Standard Work and Poka Yoke processes to improve finished goods quality.
Reduced FG lead times from 12 days to 7 days by:
Reduced changeover times in the fabrication areas (SMED).
Initiated Kanban inventory system.
Created single piece flow assembly operations.
Reduced manufacturing costs by 20%, $7,000,000 by:
Completely cellularized the manufacturing operation.
Installed Visual Management tools and data driven management practices.
Installed Value Stream /Focused Factory matrix management organization.
Reduced Raw and WIP Inventories utilizing Kanban, from $12MM to $7.5MM.
Director Acuity Business Systems Lean Manufacturing 2004 2006
Crawfordsville Indiana Manufacturing Plant
Directed the initiation of a data driven Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement deployment program in the Crawfordsville, Indiana operation.
Directed the Lean Manufacturing Continuous Improvement program.
Trained for 1 year by a Lean Horizons Inc. sensei.
Trained, facilitated, led, and/or participated in Kaizen Events utilizing Lean Manufacturing tools: Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, 5S, TPM, 3P, Visual Management, and Kanban.
Director of Projects, Supply Chain Development - Manufacturing 2002 2004
Relocated products from/to four facilities in three countries on time to budget saving $10,000,000 per year by:
Project Director for closure of 3 Canadian manufacturing operations to Monterrey, Cochran, and Crawfordsville manufacturing plants.
Project Director for closure of Berkeley, CA manufacturing operations to Monterrey manufacturing operation.
Project Director for relocation of selected manufactured products from Cochran manufacturing plant to Monterrey manufacturing plant.
Director of Operations Cochran Manufacturing Plant 1992 2002
3 Manufacturing Plants, 650,000 sqft, 1,600 union employees
Reduced manufacturing costs by 15%, $12,000,000 per year by:
Doubled the manufacturing output of the facility from $600K to $1.2 Million (Factory Cost) per day.
Achieved and maintained the highest productivity performance for all LL manufacturing operations.
Reduced FG Lead times from 20+ days to 12 days.
Reduced Raw and WIP Inventories from $22MM to $12MM.
Negotiated 3 Union contracts.
Created flexible well trained employee work force by instituting competency testing for promotion.
Awarded the first Presidents Safety Award for achievement of 1,000,000 safe hours.
Production Manager Cochran Manufacturing Plant 1985 1992
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering, Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Acuity Brands Presidents Safety Award
Acuity Brands Chairmans Award
President Cochran Rotary Club
Chairman Bleckley County Hospital Authority
Director United Way of Bleckley County
Member Middle Georgia College Foundation
Director State Bank of Cochran
Education:
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
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