James Bagnola

Experience

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  Cinemark

  Nov 2005 - Sept 2009

  Crew Leader

  •Promoted to crew leader; this position is only available to employees that work well in all departments and are well liked amongst the other employees

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  Best Buy

  Oct 2009 - Dec 2010

  Non-commission Computer Sales, Mobile Broadband Specialist, and Mobile Sales Consultant

  •Obtained the Geek Squad certification•Combined skills of understanding networking with computer knowledge to become the mobile broadband specialist and help in the mobile phones department

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  The Timken Company

  Jun 2010 - Mar 2011

  Manufacturing Advancement Intern

  •Developed and implemented a new gauge and software to help lower costs and improve measurement accuracy and it iscurrently being installed in Gambrinus Roller Plant in Canton, Ohio and Tyger River, South Carolina•Learned about frequency analysis, bearing fundamentals and data basing procedures•Rebuilt a “Sound Test Machine” (All electrics, mechanics and used new software)•Visited plants, including international travel; to solve manufacturing engineering problems

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  Cinemark

  May 2011 - Sept 2011

  Crew Leader

  Returned for over the summer since I was in the same town again. Resumed responsibility of all departments, Concession, Box Office, Usher, and Projectionist

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  The Timken Company

  May 2011 - Sept 2011

  Process Improvement Co-Op

  •Worked in Process Improvement to improve total throughput•Worked on over 10 projects to improve throughput or install new equipmentoSplit my time working with Engineering Services to get Electrical Engineering ProjectsoLearned to manage time more effectively

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  University of Cincinnati

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2013

  Graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology, with backgrounds in Mechanical and Computer Engineering. I am in charge of leading a first year learning community for Computer Engineering Technology and Electrical Engineering Technology students. *Plan and lead Learning Community meetings twice per week.* Support academic success of LC students.* Build relationships with and mentor first year LC students.* Connect students with people, resources and opportunities within College of Engineering and throughout UC.* My group won the video challenge for the year.

  • student

    Sept 2008 - Apr 2013

  • Peer Leader

    Sept 2011 - Mar 2012
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  Toyota

  Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

  Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Body Weld, Andon Co-Op

  Learned about PLC programming and communication Acted as project leader by creating specifications, supporting installations and coordinating with contractorsSupported work in four different plants; TMMI, TMMK, TMMC (Cambridge) and TMMC (Woodstock) Organized community service events as chair of Co-Op Community Service Committee

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  The Timken Company

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2020

  • Reduced OSHA Recordable incidents by 75% (from 2017-2019)• Reduced Customer Complaints by 44% (from 2017 – 2019)• Improved Productivity by 5% (2017-2018), 8% (2018-2019) and currently 17% (2019-2020).o Lead Productivity Deep Dive – made sustainable year over year improvements• Implemented Timken Manufacturing Operating System (TMOS)o Coach and develop associates in leading others, management cadence, problem solving and lean conceptso Lead project for Andon installation and implementation• Certified TMOS Facilitator - Lead trainings and coaching for sister Timken plantso Mentored more than 50 team members through their Lean Practitioner Certificationo Mentored team members through Front Line Lean Leader Certificationo Facilitate trainings for many topics; i.e. 8 step problem solving, TWI, Situational Leadership, etc. Show less The Operations Development Program is a two year program that provides a broad-based exposure to operations. The program will cycle me through four rotations, each of them being 6 months long. Supervision, Quality, Supply Chain Management and Lean.My first rotation was in supervision over TS Grind. (Lincolnton, NC)-Supervised between 22 and 54 associates depending on the day.-Helped facilitate, plan and execute Continuous Improvement projects-Completed Front Line Lean Leadership trainingSecond rotation in Quality (Lincolnton, NC)-Learning and applying A3 problem solving-Supporting optimum flexible workforce projects-Creating/ Updating standard work for Quality Control Associates-Updating non-conformance reports to increase value of data.Third Rotation in Lean (Lebanon, NH)-Followed up with Leader Standard work within Lebanon-Began Lean Leader certification process-Applied 8 step problem solving process-Facilitated and owned action items for Kaizen events-Wrote research paper about Global Enterprise Systems/Enterprise Resource Planning Systems/Global StandardizationSupply Chain (materials management)-Completion of Front Line Lean Leadership Certification-Prototype Order management, exposure to SAP, demand elements and management of prioritiesHelped Develop Fixed Flow Paths in Wuxi, China.- Went to China for two weeks to document current state, and develop Value Stream Maps Show less

  • Value stream leader

    Jan 2020 - Jul 2020

  • Senior Lean Engineer - Lean Coordinator and Facilitator

    Jun 2017 - Jan 2020

  • Sr. Manufacturing Analyst - Project Manager and Problem Solver

    May 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Shift Supervisor - Specialty

    Jul 2015 - May 2016

  • Operations Development Program

    Jun 2013 - Jul 2015
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  American Engineering & Metalworking

  Aug 2020 - now

  Director of Operational Excellence

  As the Director of Operational Excellence, I am responsible for many parts of the business:Human Resources Responsibilities:- Hiring- Implementation / sustainment of attendance tracking and accountabilityQuality Management Responsibilities:- Customer complaint problem solving- Manage calibration certifications for key measurement devices-Teach and mentor others in problem solving methodologyOperations Management Responsibilities:- Facilitate daily operations meeting- Lead lean initiativesFacility Management Responsibilities:- Upgrading/maintaining security systems- Upgrading/maintaining servers/ internet connection / servers etc.Supply Chain Management Responsibilities:- Implementation of new ERP system- Maximizing efficiencies within old ERP system Show less

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  Ohio Triathlon

  Jul 2021 - now

  Owner
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  Bike Ohio

  May 2022 - now

  Owner