Jim Vaughn

Experience

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  Fiskars

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2001

  Vice President of Operations

  Fiskars Brands is a renowned iconic consumer products company founded in Finland over 360 years ago. The Fiskars - Outdoor Leisure Products Division located in Apopka, Florida was developed from the acquisition by Fiskars of Enviroworks, Inc (formerly the Gale Group). *Responsible for all product design and development, production cost/quality/delivery of over sixty million dollars annually in finished product. *Led the expansion and consolidation of manufacturing facilities. *Expanded product lines to included portable shade structures, rotationally molded plastics, and cut & sewn products. *Focused on people development, quality, service, and cost control disciplines to turn the company around. Show less

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  Igloo Products Corporation

  Dec 2001 - Jul 2011

  Vice President of Engineering and Product Development

  Igloo Products Corp. is a Texas-based international designer, manufacturer and marketer of coolers and other outdoor products and housewares. Founded in 1947, Igloo originated the cooler category and remains today the number one cooler brand worldwide. Shared profit and loss responsibility, and championed operational excellence in the areas of manufacturing processes, tooling, facilities, supply chain, and distribution. * Responsible for the consolidation of all facilities onto a 1.5 million square foot campus resulting in annual cost savings and efficiency improvements of $15MM.* Implemented multiple new production materials and process changes to boost profitability, and build shareholder value. *Championed the use of rotational molding to produce a category of high-end coolers that fostered a new product segment at retail. Show less

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  Lloyd's Register Energy Drilling

  Jul 2011 - Jun 2016

  General Manager - North American Operations

  Lloyd's Register Energy Drilling (LRED) is focused on the upstream oil and gas industry, serving all of the operators and drilling contractors with compliance and consulting services related to drill through equipment and blowout preventers in offshore environments around the world.Overall responsibility for the performance of LRED operations in the United States and Canada. Commercial performance, safety, client relations, corporate policy compliance, and risk management were primary focus. Net profit increases were realized in 2014, annual operating costs were reduced by $10MM, employee turnover was dramatically reduced, and operational safety achieved record improvement in just two years. Show less

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  Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance, Inc.

  Dec 2018 - Oct 2020

  Americas Operations Manager - Assurance