Doug Weiland

Experience

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  Crystal Group

  May 1996 - Nov 2006

  Operations Manager

  • Holds accountability for daily operation and meeting production goals in a timely and accurate manner for a customer or a product. • Implements production plans and provides feedback around product introduction, equipment efficiency, materials supply constraints, schedules and staffing requirements to meet given product objectives. • Implements activities in production areas to ensure timely, high quality production at the lowest cost consistent with the quality requirements. • Provides focus to the production team to execute to quality, schedule and cost expectations for the product. • Implements operating plans and operating budget for the product. Defines priorities within the framework given to implement the most efficient and effective production schedule and staffing plan. Executes to the given budget targets. Develops daily plans and details to meet production needs. • Controls and is responsible for schedules and expenditures for direct and indirect labor. Plans details of staffing and labor expenditures around given priorities. Achieves results through subordinate managers and employees by establishing operational objectives, work plans and delegating assignments Show less

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  Rockwell Collins

  Nov 2006 - Feb 2014

  • Holds accountability for daily operation and meeting production goals in a timely and accurate manner for a customer or a product. • Implements production plans and provides feedback around product introduction, equipment efficiency, materials supply constraints, schedules and staffing requirements to meet given product objectives. • Implements activities in production areas to ensure timely, high quality production at the lowest cost consistent with the quality requirements. • Provides focus to the production team to execute to quality, schedule and cost expectations for the product. • Implements operating plans and operating budget for the product. Defines priorities within the framework given to implement the most efficient and effective production schedule and staffing plan. Executes to the given budget targets. Develops daily plans and details to meet production needs. • Controls and is responsible for schedules and expenditures for direct and indirect labor. Plans details of staffing and labor expenditures around given priorities. Achieves results through subordinate managers and employees by establishing operational objectives, work plans and delegating assignments Show less • Coordinates the efficient use of plant floor space, equipment, and other human resources within Operations. • Contributes to the development and application of Lean concepts and ability to apply Lean skills in establishing Lean cell transformation. • Ensures quality, cost, schedule, and inventory goals are achieved in a manner consistent with the overall business plan. • Serves as a major liaison between Mfg and Pgm Mgmt, Engr, and the end customer for bids and proposals and pre-production Mfg plans. • Leads the pre-production team through the necessary activities to plan, build and transition a new product to the full-rate manufacturing environment. • Ability to work in a team-based environment. Determines methods and procedures on new assignments or acts as Team Lead. Work is performed without appreciable direction. • Ability to interface with key contacts outside own area of expertise. Functions to effectively manage and mitigate product transition issues/risks and provides guidance on major matters pertaining to policies, plans and objectives. • Provides direction and oversight to ensure that technically complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation, are avoided and/or resolved. Show less

  • Manufacturing Manager

    Sept 2010 - Feb 2014

  • Manufacturing Program Specialist

    Nov 2006 - Sept 2010
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  Collins Aerospace

  Feb 2014 - now

  Job Description• Builds strong working relationships internally. External customer contacts are typically first level and on occasion higher level program management, engineering, maintenance and procurement agents. • Responsible for managing a program which is of moderate risk and complexity or portions of larger programs• Push Frontiers - Begins with demonstrating courage in setting stretch goals that inspire, influence, and drive the organization to challenge all existing assumptions and ends with the achievement of meaningful results that go beyond what was expected and acceptable in the past. People use experience and perspectives to visualize new approaches to problems, processes and product possibilities — applying options never considered before. Customers are regularly surprised by accomplishments that go well beyond what they expect. (Global Perspective, Strategic Visioning, Creativity and Innovation, Influence and Change Leadership)• Responsible for risk management of existing products and large development programs• Has primary responsibility for program growth, responsible for marketing new technology or follow-on business. Show less

  • Associate Director Value Stream Management

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Associate Director Value Stream Management

    Feb 2014 - Aug 2023