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Seeking opportunity as Production Leader At Shape Corporation

Operations ~ Manufacturing ~ Plant Management ~ Safety Compliance

Supply Chain ~ Inventory Control ~ Quality Assurance ~ Production Scheduling

         Substantial leadership experience gained during tenure with U.S. Civil Air Patrol; advanced to role as Major and held accountability for training cadets and senior members, delegating workload among squadron, preparing schedules, holding meetings, and coordinating search and rescue missions with local law enforcement.

         Adept at developing, motivating, supervising, and leading unified and quality-focused teams, and possess outstanding abilities in interfacing with key stakeholders to propel forward-moving efforts, contain costs, and fuel continuous improvement.

• Excellent talents in coordinating supply chain activities while ensuring adherence to defined budgets.
• Strong skills in continuous improvement, waste management/minimization, and use of lean tools and methods.

• Highly skilled at connecting with and managing people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

• Constantly foster a respectful workplace climate essential to maximizing staff morale, enthusiasm, cohesiveness, and accountability.

         Able to anticipate and promptly resolve problems to avoid negative impact on operations, quality, and cost.

Shape Corporation, 2016 to Present

Team Lead

         Closely review production plans for each machine to ensure optimal use of time and resources.

         Determine changeover needs based on lean scheduling tools and facilitate 5S process and standards to adhere to KPI goals and objectives.

         Provide general updates to team, coach and counsel staff as needed, and ensure new hires adhere to OTJ process.

         Audit associates for diligent use of appropriate PPE (personal protective equipment) and govern rigorous compliance with OSHA rules and regulations.

         Plan, review, and seamlessly execute Kaizen activities to improve system outputs and achieve or exceed performance targets.

         Manage, coordinate, and monitor job rotation schedule while ensuring consistent team compliance with quality, delivery, and productivity standards.

Steelcase, Kentwood, Michigan, 2010 to 2016

Manufacturing Support Technician / Team Leader

         Hired on full-time following assignment with Manpower to direct, motivate, and mentor operators, die setters, and junior team members in fabricating materials for office, furniture, architectural, and technology products.

         Handpicked as back-up team leader based on proven performance in managing personnel.

         Used SAP/ERP extensively to order raw materials and collaboratively coordinate distribution of parts.

         Partnered with Quality Control to ensure consistency in product and constantly explored new methods to improve production quality.

         Closely inspected work pieces for defects to ensure stringent conformance with production specifications.

         Accelerated production rates by analyzing and reporting delayed arrival of raw components at welding booths.

         Optimized productivity through efficient use of technologies from producing daily reports and ordering components via SAP, to using Speed and Sierra for generating blueprints.

         Received Circle of Excellence award as a result of outstanding performance and contributions.

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U.S. Army, Fort Gordon, Georgia, 2006

Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery 1^st Brigade, 3^rd Infantry Division

         Proficiently spearheaded logistics, supply acquisition and coordination, personnel management, and team safety and well-being.

         Completed training to lead personnel in land combat and across all levels of command on a global scale.

U.S. Air Force Reserve, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 2003 to 2005

Senior Airman Electronic Systems Technician

         Exhibited exceptional technical acumen throughout design support, installation, calibration, testing, operation, and maintenance and repair of facilities, systems, equipment, and subsystems.

         Conducted comprehensive tests, inspections, and measurements to verify alignment with performance standards, technical data specifications, and mission requirements.

         Generated detailed reports on operations, installations, repair, maintenance, and quality assurance.

         Proficiently deployed, operated, and maintained cutting-edge satellite, wideband communications, telemetry, and instrumentation systems.

         Scrutinized communication streams to facilitate optimal link between satellite vans and positive communications uplinks.

Prior experience:

Shift Lead, Giant Industries, Flagstaff, AZ:

         Recipient of Responsive and Supportive Leadership award for delivering outstanding performance.

         Leveraged strong managerial skills to create employee schedules, supervise staff, resolve conflicts, and diplomatically address customer complaints.

         Recommended innovative strategies to expedite daily production operations and monitored adherence to OSHA regulations.

Major, Civil Air Patrol, Flagstaff, Arizona:

         Steadily advanced throughout organization to retire as Major; previous roles included Deputy Commander, and Squadron Commander.

         Amassed vast leadership experience encompassing planning, policy & procedure development, team-building and mobilization, safety compliance, performance management, member retention, and

         Held regular meetings, prepared comprehensive reports, delegated staff assignments, monitored funds, and effectively led ground operations during Operation Wolverine.

Post-Graduate Studies in Management & Organizational Leadership, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Master of Science in Communication Disorders, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas

Bachelor of Arts, General Studies, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM)

Military Leadership, U.S. Army Officer Candidate School

FEMA Certification, Emergency Management Institute

Project Management Institute

Reserve Officers Association

Military Officers of America Association

Spaatz Association