Greg McMahon

Experience

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  E.I. DuPont DeNemours & Co., Inc.

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1987

  Production, Process and Manufacturing Support Engineer

  Provided technical support for operation of Kapton Polyimide Film plant in Circleville, Ohio. Duties crossed all areas of manufacturing plant including: - Polymer Preparation - All mechanical support of chemical area, pneumatic conveying systems, batch weighing systems, polymer pumping and metering. - Tank Farm Operations - Filtrations systems- Film Manufacturing - Support for operation of polymer conversion, mixing and temperature control systems - Die extrusion process - High heat oven conversion systems involving large airflow fan processes - Oven tenter frame processes - Film winding and handling systems - Film Gage Control systems- Was selected to be a member of the start up team affiliated with new Kapton plant Joint Venture Plant in Nagoya, Japan. Show less

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  Weathersfield Products, Inc.

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1997

  General Manager | Sales and Marketing Manager

  * Directed 20-member independent sales force. Managed development/production of new products that met market requirements by calculating direct/indirect costs to determine product sales price. Developed capacity plans, budgets and performance metrics.* Increased productivity by 75% while reducing labor force 70% by designing and building task specific manufacturing equipment.

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  Bess Manufacturing Company (BMC Group II, Inc.) - Philadelphia, PA

  Dec 1997 - Feb 2006

  General Manager

  Accountable for all plant operations with team of up to 60 employees. Oversaw design/construction of new manufacturing equipment in machine and electrical shop area, purchasing of equipment and establishment of all manufacturing and operational processes, procedures and modifications with focus on quality, profitability and efficiency. Routinely evaluated plant efficiencies and capacities while establishing priorities for projects involving machinery and equipment through time studies, and developed G-Code-based programs for CNC router applications. Engaged in development of new products and table/glass designs for commercial and retail accounts including WalMart, Linens ‘n Things, JC Penney, and Kmart.  Credited with keeping plant running during “difficult” cash flow periods until financial rescue occurred with new owners (NATCO, above) by closely managing employee hours and inventory as well as negotiating with suppliers to ship raw materials at aggressive pricing with extended terms.  Spearheaded company’s largest project undertaken with greatest ROI by purchasing new $300M automatic packaging line custom built by Southern Packaging Machinery that increased final packaging capacity from 5,000 units per day to 10,000 units per day.  Boosted overall quality while decreasing needed manpower by overseeing $2MM in purchases of commercially available and custom (in-house built) machinery:  Delivered 60%+ capacity increase by purchasing new Shanklin A28A automated shrink wrap line.New line replaced four manual systems and eliminated eight employees.  Drove greater reliability by purchasing and installing Busellato CNC router system and Giben Panel saw systems to replace older and less reliable technology. Trimmed packaging line manpower from 15 employees to seven while increasing capacity 100% by purchasing highly-automated packaging line. Spearheaded many cost, efficiency, quality and productivity programs. ===> See resume link for complete detail. Show less

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  NATCO Home Fashions

  Feb 2006 - Feb 2013

  General Manager

  Charged with managing daily plant operations and all aspects of Columbus operation after NATCO acquired Bess (below) in 2006. Oversaw activities of Customer Service/Order Desk, Plant Mechanical Engineer/Plant Maintenance, Plant Production & Scheduling and Human Resources. Led two direct reports for Warehouse Operations including inbound product/raw materials, Pick & Pack (order fulfillment) and Outbound Logistics of filled orders. Served as Consultant to NPC South of Dalton, Georgia between August 2012 and February 2013 in startup of their operation after moving manufacturing plant from Columbus, Ohio. Functionally accountable for evaluating order background and reviewing production/warehouse plans by collaborating with Plant Manufacturing, Maintenance, Shipping/Receiving and Customer Service. Maintained perpetual Finished Goods Inventory and Raw Material Tracking System. Oversaw all year-end inventory counting, valuation and reporting, evaluated raw material inventory positions before placing orders. Performed all product costing involving establishment of standard costs using raw material, work center labor and fixed/variable overhead burdens. Responded to requests for product designs, samples and customer reports and set up, supervised and coordinated customer plant quality and safety/HR audit inspections. Wrote all plant Safety, Operator Training and SOP manuals. Maintained government required EPA, Workers’ Compensation and OSHA records. ===> See resume link for complete detail. Show less

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  PolymerOhio, Inc.

  Feb 2014 - Feb 2020

  Program and Engineering Manager

  PolymerOhio, Inc. provides engineering and manufacturing process consulting services to small and mid-size manufacturers in the state of Ohio. My 35 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering, Business Operations, Manufacturing, Automation, LEAN Six-Sigma, Process Design and Troubleshooting all combine to help my clients Continuously Improve (C.I.) their operations and find ways to solve problems.My hands-on and intuitive nature when combined with my extensive knowledge of mechanical, electrical, automation, pneumatics and hydraulics lets me quickly understand a client's current "situation" and where frustrations and opportunities for improvement exist.At Polymer Ohio, I work with manufacturing clients across the state of Ohio. PolymerOhio is an affiliate of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program with a mission to help manufacturers with fewer than 800 employees improve their operations. Show less

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  Columbus State Community College

  Feb 2020 - now

  Senior Technical Analyst

  Works with manufacturing clients in the central Ohio region to help them find solutions to improve their operations. Columbus State College Community College operates one of 6 Manufacturing Extension Partnership locations in Ohio. Our territory includes 13 counties in the area and over 5000 manufacturing clients. The MEP Mission is to help connect manufacturing clients with technical expertise and solution providers that will help to improve plant floor productivity, quality, yields, training and profitability. Our MEP team is staffed with experts representing all aspects of manufacturing. We will help you to define your current status and to map a pathway to improved operations. We use widely recognized tools and techniques to help you and your team build on your Continuous Improvement initiatives and improve on established performance metrics and profitability. Show less