GE

My Experience

GENERAL ELECTRIC, Industrial Motors Division 1990 - 1994

Manager, Shop Operations

Managed the safety, environment, quality and productivity of a plant in Owensboro, KY producing over $67 million in sales and simultaneously leading a remote aluminum foundry operation located in Nashville, Tennessee. Implemented Continuous Flow Manufacturing (CFM) which helped to reduce cycle time by three days and inventory by $6 million. Established Max Queues, Trigger systems, KanBans and visual indicators of production attainment. Reduced cycle time by 75% and inventory by $4.5 million (64% increase in turns). Managed a 60% increase in production while closing a foundry, resulting in a $500K yearly savings. Negotiated 85% reduction in job classifications (54 to 8) with union in order to improve flexibility.

GENERAL ELECTRIC, 1988 – 1990

Manufacturing Management Program

Recruited to join General Electric’s MMP program, a renowned rotational management development program designed for fast track operation leaders. This program combined two years of formalized training with four, six-month rotational assignments in two GE businesses (Defense Systems and Industrial Motors). Job rotations included: Supervisor, Assembly (1/90-6/90); Technical Specialist (Transition Team) (7/89-12/89); Supervisor, Systems Test/Main Inspection (1/89-6/89); and Quality Assurance Engineer (6/88-12/88).