Expert Details
Automotive Industry Lean Manufacturing
ID: 725442
Thailand
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1989 | Degree: BS | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: University of Kentucky |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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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 |
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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. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1989 to 1991 | Employer: Union Carbide | Title: Production Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Coordinated projects for overland chemical distribution |
International Experience
Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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Years: 2001 to 2002 | Country / Region: Japan | Summary: He was a project manager for new fuel delivery system with a Japanese OEM. Coordinated the introduction of the new product for the company. |
Years: 2002 to 2003 | Country / Region: China | Summary: Managed a new factory and production of a new plastic fuel tank for a Japanese OEM until a local Chinese plant manager was appointed. |
Years: 2003 to 2006 | Country / Region: Korea | Summary: He was a project manager for new plastic fuel tanks business for Korean OEM. He moved into the regional operation director position based in Korea. |
Years: 2006 to Present | Country / Region: Thailand | Summary: He is in charge of setting up a new factory and hiring the key local managers for production of fuel systems with a Japanese OEM. He maintained the regional responsibility for the P&L of all the Asian operations during this time. |
Additional Experience
Training / Seminars |
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He has developed training material for manufacturing waste identification, 5S, key process indicators, and other shop floor tools. |
Marketing Experience |
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He is knowledgeable in the automotive trends in the Asia Pacific Region with first hand experience in China, Korea, and Thailand |
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