Experience

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  Parker hannifin

  Sept 1995 - May 2006

  Managed and fully accountable for all engineering, inside sales and customer service functions for the business unit. Reported to the Business Unit Manager. Managed and accountable for all engineering functions including : production processes, tool design and manufacture, product design and customer quotations. Reported to the Business Unit Manager.

  • Engineering / Business Manager

    Jan 2002 - May 2006

  • Engineering Manager

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2002

  • Process / Tooling Engineer

    Sept 1995 - Jan 1998
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  Toromont cat

  May 2006 - Dec 2011

  Mechron Power Systems (a division of TIL) is a leading manufacturer of reliable power systems for industrial, original equipment manufacturer and military requirements. Branch revenue of $25 million. Reported to the General Manager.Managed all plant activities for 2 sites with 250 employees in several deparments including production, quality assurance, material management, purchasing, logistics, IT, and plant maintenance. • Controlled all staffing levels, expenses, budgets and inventory within the Operations Group; maintained, monitored and improved all manufacturing costs of products and projects completed in-house; mechanical/electrical assembly, welding, painting, varnishing, soldering and CNC machining.• Negotiated contracts, pricing and quality requirements with all vendors and service providers and served as highly-effective Quality Manager. Show less

  • Operations Manager

    Mar 2007 - Dec 2011

  • Quality Manager

    May 2006 - Mar 2007
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  Abbott

  Dec 2011 - Mar 2021

  Managed voluminous, often-competing manufacturing operations for 3 sub-assembly areas including operations, technicians, engineering, and calibration laboratory with a staff of 30 and a workforce of 150. Budget and capital expenditure responsibility of $19 million. Reported to the Director of Manufacturing.• Spearheaded, led and governed all aspects of final phase and start-up of a $8 million fully automated production line project resulting in $2 million in annual savings, through first-rate coordination of a team of PMs executing a portfolio of 15+ active projects.• Introduced the use of cutting-edge quality improvement tools within the manufacturing engineering landscape; PFMEA, control plans and 5S and established preventative maintenance program with budgeted savings of $100M annually.• Sponsored 7+ employees through Six Sigma Green Belt certification and provided strong oversight for 2 projects that resulted in a 15% capacity improvement in Wafer Fab and a 50% in chip floor loss, respectively; applied skills and expertise to advance continuous improvement.• Recognized for 1 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze Abbott Excellence Awards. Show less

  • Sr. Manager Manufacturing Operations

    Feb 2018 - Mar 2021

  • Engineering Manager

    May 2014 - Feb 2018

  • Team Leader - Assembly Engineering

    Dec 2011 - May 2014
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  Freudenberg sealing technologies

  Jul 2021 - now

  Product marketing manager

  Responsible for the realisation of the competence centre's market strategy, strategic growth targets within the market segments, customer care, leadership of the internal sales team and management of market operations.