Led team to develop total automation material handling and tire processing system for one-third of plant, resulting in 120 job suppressions with a savings of $10 million per year. Presented $10 million proposal to head of North American operations; was approved. Developed $100 million wage labor business plan budget for 97, 98, 99. Made hiring decisions to balance overall plant manpower.Suppressed 36 positions in 3 years in my shops resulting in real savings of $2.34 million, using Lean principles including MOST, time studies, material flow, machine cycle analysis, JIT, and other tools.Managed QS-9000 implementation for IE functions of Curing, Tire Verification, and IE Administration. Show less

Assisted in design of integrated welding robot systems. Programmed welding robots. Negotiated terms and conditions for robot systems. Developed $1 million proposal for design and installation of Robotic Welding System and company won contract. Wrote extensive robotic welding system documentation for $1 million project. Revamped shipping department, reducing delivery times from 3 months plus to 24 hour turnaround.Assembled and wired welding machines. Coordinated production schedules. Operated turret lathes, milling machines, presses, and CNC equipment. Show less

I lead a team of engineering innovators at Chick-fil-A. We leverage Lean thinking to surprise and delight our customers.

Recruited launch team of 30 people from personal relationships and from sponsoring church. Led church from launch team of 30 in April 2003 to 325 attenders. Preached weekly expositional sermon in two services for life change.Directed recruitment, encouragement, and oversight of leaders of on-campus and in-home small groups. Managed approval/acquisition/renovation of 9 acre former Montessori school campus. Motivated and managed over 100 volunteers for multiple community outreaches, twice serving over 1500 people. Show less

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