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Automotive Industry Lean Manufacturing

ID: 725442 Thailand

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He has set up new automotive part supplier factories in Thailand and China. He has hired and trained the main plant staff members in each of these factories in areas that include plant quality control, quality systems, inventory control, quick die change, and basic product knowledge. He has established regional (Asia Pacific) goals and objectives for all factories in the company fuel system division. The business in Asia grew from $48 million in 2005 to $145 million 2008.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1989 Degree: BS Subject: Mechanical Engineering Institution: University of Kentucky

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1995 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Operations Director Fuel System Asia Pacific Department: Fuel Systems
Responsibilities:
P&L responsible for fuel system factories in Asia Pacific
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1991 to 1995 Employer: Johnson Controls Inc Title: Manufacturing Engineering Manager Department:
Responsibilities:
Equipment design and industralization for new projects.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1989 to 1991 Employer: Union Carbide Title: Production Engineer Department:
Responsibilities:
Coordinated projects for overland chemical distribution

Fields of Expertise

operations management, plant operations management, lean manufacturing, QS-9000 quality system requirements, industrial engineering setup time reduction, industrial engineering setup time, acceptable quality level, quality evaluation, first in, first out inventory management, continuous flow manufacturing, quality standard, fixed cost, automobile manufacturing, materials handling, continuous quality improvement, new product development, fault tree analysis, cost control, operations, fault tree, process engineering, assembly process, production engineering, industrial engineering, quality engineering, quality control, quality auditing, production management, manufacturing, kanban, just-in-time inventory

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