Experience

I’ve worked across multiple areas of manufacturing: production, scheduling, materials, inventory, suppliers, and operations leadership. That matters because problems on the floor rarely stay inside one department. My career has taught me to look at the whole chain—demand, material, capacity, labor, schedule, execution, and delivery—and understand where the operation is losing control.

BUNTING BEARINGS

HOLLAND, OHIO

PRODUCTION MANAGER

2023–PRESENT

Lead daily production operations, labor deployment, shop-floor priorities, equipment utilization, material availability, and capacity for a team of more than 30 production associates.
Designed and implemented production-control tools that improve visibility into floor status, material shortages, schedule risk, capacity, labor deployment, and customer priorities.
Coordinate production, materials, sales, and shipping to resolve constraints, recover schedules, and protect customer commitments.
Analyze production and ERP data to identify shortages, capacity constraints, schedule risks, and emerging performance issues.

RESULTS

2,432 → 30 PAST-DUE LINE ITEMS

Reduced past-due line items from 2,432 to 30 in under 24 months while helping stabilize a standard product line spanning more than 1,400 SKUs.

REAL-TIME OPERATIONAL TOOLS

Developed Google Sheets and Apps Script production-management applications that transform ERP data into real-time production, inventory, scheduling, and priority tools, improving visibility and decision-making.

PRODUCTION SCHEDULER

2016–2017

Developed and maintained CNC and manual machining schedules based on customer demand, available capacity, material requirements, and production priorities.
Coordinated sales, production, materials, and shipping priorities to improve production flow and delivery reliability.

RESULTS

+40% PRODUCTION OUTPUT

Increased output 40% and eliminated a backlog of 350 past-due orders in under 12 months without increasing headcount.

AXIS ENGINEERING

BRITTON, MICHIGAN

MATERIALS MANAGER

2021–2023

Led materials management, receiving, and inventory-control operations for a nine-person team, including two supervisors.
Set department priorities and expectations while maintaining accountability for material availability, inventory accuracy, workflow, and overall performance.
Implemented visual inventory controls that improved replenishment, shortage visibility, and material availability.
Developed ERP-integrated Excel and automated RFQ tools that improved accuracy and reduced administrative workload.

RESULTS

+35% RECEIVING THROUGHPUT

Increased daily receiving throughput 35% through workflow redesign and improved material movement.

+50% TOOL ASSEMBLY EFFICIENCY

Developed and implemented a job-specific material organization and labeling system for purchased components, improving tool assembly efficiency by 50% while eliminating material misplacement.

MASTER SCHEDULER

2017–2021

Managed tooling and production schedules against supplier commitments, internal capacity, and customer requirements.
Developed sourcing and quoting strategies around supplier capabilities to improve supplier engagement, reduce purchasing costs, and protect production continuity.

RESULTS

REDUCED SCHEDULE DISRUPTIONS FROM MATERIAL SHORTAGES

Proactively identified missing and at-risk components, worked directly with suppliers on recovery dates, and adjusted priorities before shortages could impact scheduled production and assembly.

75% → 95% SUPPLIER DELIVERY PERFORMANCE

Improved supplier delivery performance through stronger expectations, follow-up, and supplier accountability.

EXPANDED COMPETITIVE SUPPLIER QUOTING

Consistently secured 3–4 competitive supplier quotes per sourcing opportunity by matching quote requests to supplier capabilities and strengths.

STRONGER SUPPLIER PARTNERSHIPS

Built sourcing strategies around the belief that strong operations extend beyond internal departments, developing supplier relationships that improved competition, collaboration, and sourcing reliability.

MAC VALVES

DUNDEE, MICHIGAN

ASSEMBLY COORDINATOR - Taiwan Division

1998–2015

Coordinated international assembly operations supporting U.S. manufacturing requirements and global customer demand.
Managed a rapidly expanding product portfolio and assembly operation as production volume and complexity increased significantly.
Managed more than $10 million in inventory while maintaining 99.2% inventory accuracy and material availability.
Developed an Excel-based pick-and-pull inventory system and partnered with I.T. to improve inventory visibility, material flow, and operational decision-making.

RESULTS

5 → 1,000+ SKUs

Expanded the managed product portfolio from five products to more than 1,000 SKUs.

200,000 → 3.1 MILLION UNITS

Helped scale annual production from approximately 200,000 units to 3.1 million units.

99.2% INVENTORY ACCURACY

Managed more than $10 million in inventory while maintaining 99.2% inventory accuracy.