Most executive recruitment firms have a speciality. Our executive recruiting firm focuses on manufacturing, operations, technical, scientific and engineering recruitment. As a result, it is our duty to notify our client’s management recruiters when a new top-notch candidate comes on the market. Today we have a VP of Operations for you. Here are his credentials:<\/p>\n
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n IMPROVE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND REDUCE COGS <\/strong><\/p>\n ▪\tImplemented Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement. Core competencies include:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\tStrategic Planning\t\u2022\tLean Manufacturing \t\u2022\tStrategic Leadership \tPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE\t<\/strong><\/p>\n Vice President of Operations<\/strong> Selected Achievements:<\/strong> Director of Operations<\/strong> Selected Achievements:<\/strong> Director of Operations<\/strong> Selected Achievements:<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVice President of Global Operations<\/strong> Selected Achievements:<\/strong> Director of Operations<\/strong> Effectively directed all aspects of this PVC<\/a> manufacturing operation, including responsibility for an associated $10 million Packaging Machinery Division. Worked directly with the President in areas of strategic planning, production analysis, capital equipment and facilities improvements, staff training, process development and implementation, and cost reduction. <\/p>\n Selected Achievements:<\/strong> \t EDUCATION & TRAINING\t<\/p>\n MBA<\/strong> Bachelor of Science \u2013 Electronic Engineering Technology<\/strong> Additional courses, seminars and workshops include: Most executive recruitment firms have a speciality. Our executive recruiting firm focuses on manufacturing, operations, technical, scientific and engineering recruitment. As a result, it is our duty to notify our client’s management recruiters when a new top-notch candidate comes on the market. Today we have a VP of Operations for you. Here are his credentials: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,69,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engineering-recruiter","category-scientific-recruitment","category-technical-recruiter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/strategicsearch.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/strategicsearch.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/strategicsearch.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strategicsearch.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strategicsearch.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/strategicsearch.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/strategicsearch.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strategicsearch.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strategicsearch.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n▪\tManaged Domestic Purchasing and Asian Sourcing groups.
\n▪\tResponsible for multiple warehousing locations of over 1mm sq ft.
\n▪\tWorked for privately held and publically traded companies, both union and non-union.
\n▪\tComputer capable in Word, Excel, Power Point, Photo Shop, etc.
\n▪\tLead multi International Manufacturing, Engineering, Sourcing and Quality Organizations concurrently. Illinois, Mexico, China
\n\u2022\tManaged annual budgets of up to $60 Million.
\n\u2022\tPersonnel responsibilities up to 3,000 personnel.
\n\u2022\tFamiliar with Travel up to 50%
\n\u2022\tMaintain compliances UL, CSA, ROHS, WEEE, ISO, OSHA, EPA, REACH, IDOT, HAZ COM, Conflict Minerals.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\tProject Management\t\u2022\tProduction Analysis\t\u2022\tProcess Development\/Implementation
\n\u2022\tCost\/Waste Reduction\t\u2022\tContinuous Improvement\t\u2022\tTeam Building<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAurora Circuits, Inc, Aurora, Illinois<\/a>, 2012 \u2013 2014
\n Aurora Circuits is a $8.5 million privately held manufacturer of printed circuit boards.<\/a>
\nProvided leadership, goal setting, employee mentoring, Lean \/ 5S training and Continuous Improvement Initiatives to improve company performance.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\tImplement cost reduction initiatives that will result in a $1.5MM COGS reduction annually.
\n\u2022\t70% reduction in OSHA recordable injuries
\n\u2022\t50% improvement in On Time Shipments
\n\u2022\t45% reduction in Quality defects.
\n\u2022\tImplemented Safety Committee, Quality Circle, MRB Review and 5 S training.
\n\u2022\tImplemented employee training with quality guidelines per position.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDimension Design, Glenview, Illinois<\/a>, 2011 \u2013 2012
\nDimension Design is a $13 million Tension Fabric custom manufacturer of trade show booths and displays.
\nThrough direction setting, mentoring, and planning, executed excellence through lean initiatives. Transformed operations, comprising of Metal Mechanical Design, Graphics and Fabric Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Building Maintenance and Manufacturing from autonomously minded departments to a highly efficient, process-driven, team valued organization. Implemented cadence and process throughout the organization to bring greater visibility and predictability to the operating results. <\/p>\n
\n\u2022\tIn first year, implemented workflow, process and material cost reductions equal to 22% of gross sales
\n\u2022\t75% reduction in OSHA recordable injuries
\n\u2022\tImplemented Safety Committee, Quality Circles and 5 S training<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIMS Engineered Products, Inc., Des Plaines, IL<\/a>, 2010-2011
\nIMS Engineered Products is a $40 million custom, build to order sheet metal fabricator.
\nProvided strategic leadership in directing and overseeing daily manufacturing, quality, and facilities operations. Reported directly to the President and worked collaboratively with all top management to set direction and ensure cohesiveness throughout the organization while personally directing a team of 150 and a budget of $15 million.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\t50% reduction in lead time
\n\u2022\t20% inventory reduction
\n\u2022\t10% productivity gains and eliminating all past due orders
\n\u2022\tMaintained full compliance in areas of ISO, ROHS, WEEE, OSHA, and EPA<\/p>\n
\n Director of Engineering\/Operations<\/strong>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntermatic, Inc<\/a>., Spring Grove, IL, 1998-2010
\nIntermatic, Inc. is a $350 million privately held manufacturer of retail and industrial lighting controls.
\nProviding highly effective leadership strategies, responsibilities included daily operations consisting of 3,000 employees and a $60 million budget for six international manufacturing facilities in the US, Mexico, China and Germany. Additionally provided direction to an Asian sourcing organization for a Hong Kong location. Areas of responsibility included: customer orders through fulfillment, quality, and sustaining engineering functions.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\tEstablished global manufacturing goals and common operational performance metrics
\n\u2022\tImplemented SMART Goals performance system
\n\u2022\tImplemented new product engineering seven stage gated process
\n\u2022\t$3 million annual cost savings
\n\u2022\tMaintained full compliance in areas of ISO, ROHS, WEEE, OSHA, and EPA
\n\u2022\tRelocated all US manufacturing to Mexico with margin improvement of $26 million annually<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlloyd Company, Inc<\/a>., DeKalb, IL, 1994-1998
\nAlloyd is a $150 million custom plastic thermo former, calendar and custom packaging equipment supplier.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\t$3 million annual cost savings by procuring, redesigning, rebuilding, and converting equipment
\n\u2022\tReduced machinery lead times by 25%
\n\u2022\tSlashed inventory, parts and service backlog by 40%<\/p>\n
\nKeller Graduate School of Business<\/a>, Chicago, Illinois <\/p>\n
\nNorthern Illinois University<\/a>, DeKalb, Illinois <\/p>\n
\nLean Manufacturing<\/a> \u2022 Kaizen and Juran continuous improvement<\/a> \u2022 Toyota Lean<\/a>, DFM \u2022 JIT<\/a> \u2022 SPC \u2022 MRP \u2022 DOE \u2022 MBO \u2022 EEOC \u2022 Dealing with People \u2022 Supervisory Management \u2022 TF Technology \u2022 SMD Technology<\/a> \u2022 Teradyne Laser Trimming \u2022 NEY Contact Theory \u2022 Transformer Manufacturing \u2022 Hazardous Waste Management \u2022 Wave Solder Training <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"