Vice President Manufacturing Operations in Milwaukee WI Resume Dennis Thomas

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Dennis Thomas possesses solid manufacturing management experience with core competencies in creative performance metric development and objectives achievement through solid leadership of shop supervision, engineering, production, and ERP/materials resulting in problem solving that drives cost effectiveness, on-time delivery, profitability and growth.

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Dennis D. Thomas
Campbellsport, Wisconsin 53010
(262) 573-3627
E-mail: [email protected]
SUMMARY:
Motivates World-Class performance (recognized by the U.S. Department of Commerce) via real world down to earth team
management skills. Demonstrates outstanding talent in Common Sense Lean Implementations with practical Just-In-Time
delivery and Kanban inventory programs. Solid manufacturing management experience with core competencies in creative
performance metric development and objectives achievement through solid leadership of shop supervision, engineering,
production, and ERP/materials resulting in problem solving that drives cost effectiveness, on-time delivery, profitability and
growth. Proven leader with ability to develop people and achieve superior team performance.
EXPERIENCE:
2013 to Present

KLH INDUSTRIES INC.: Germantown, WI (CNC Contract machining) serving the Aerospace and Commercial aircraft
industries.
Operations Manager: Lead and direct manufacturing operations through production and project managers including sales,
project engineering, production planning, and quality.

Implemented capacity requirements management and work-center loading capability to facilitate on-time delivery
performance to customers resulting in past due line items reduction and 96% on-time delivery.

Established performance metrics at the business unit and individual employee level to define productivity objectives
and associated accountabilities resulting in productivity improvement.

Established and implemented Strategic Planning Program to define continuous improvement projects resulting in
ongoing tooling management, capacity management, and visual communication management improvement.

2000 to 2012

BACHHUBER MFG. CORP.: Mayville, WI (Contract machining and fabricator/manufacture of press automation
equipment) serving machined parts and stamping/trim press industries.

General Manager: Lead and direct all facets of the organization through functional managers including sales,
purchasing, manufacturing operations, engineering, and quality. Implemented lean manufacturing principles
throughout the organization including manufacturing work cells, just in time - kanban inventory, setup reduction, and
quality at the source. Resulted in manufacturing lead-time reduction from 6 weeks to 2 days, inventory turns from 3 per
year to 12, and quote to cash cycles from an average of 105 to 30 days.

Achieved ISO 9001Certification (as management representative) at first registration audit with 3 rd party registrar.
Resulted in rework and scrap reduction from 4% of sales to .25% of sales and on-time delivery performance
improvement from 85% to 96%.

Implemented strategic planning program to provide both short and long term direction for the company. Results
included company growth, profitability, and establishing international sales distributors for company products.

Achieved 2008 global marketplace Export Achievement Certificate recognition from the United States Department of
Commerce U.S. Commercial Service resultant of successfully entering and selling press automation products in
offshore markets.
1998 to 2000

PRESSED STEEL TANK CO., INC.: Milwaukee, WI (Heavy Metal Fabricator of compressed gas tanks) serving the
automotive and truck manufacturing industries.
Manager Mfg. Engineering/Technical Services: Manage manufacturing engineering including industrial

engineering, maintenance, and safety to support focused factory operations including press and draw, metal
spinning, heat-treating, machining, composite wrapping, finishing, high-pressure test, and packaging. Facilitate
process control and quality as a tier one supplier of compressed natural gas fuel tanks to Ford Motor Company
and Chrysler, tier two supplier to GM.


1997 to 1998

1996 to 1997

Facilitated productivity improvement and cost reduction resulting in ongoing monthly
profitability after three years of financial loss.

Facilitated successful ISO 9001 Certification.

Attained tier one supplier assessment compliance requirements for Chrysler and tier two for GM.

Established preventative maintenance and capital expenditures planning programs, increased uptime to 90%.
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL (Div. of International Truck): Waukesha, WI (Mfg. of freight hauling trucks and school
buses) serving the trucking industry.
Area Manager/Machining Superintendent: Manage machining operations (160 machine operators working three shifts)
through machine shop supervisors and support staff. Facilitate just in time delivery in a high volume fast paced automotive
industry environment.

Staff machine shop management and train supervisors on three shifts.

Increased machine shop employment 20 percent in three months to meet customer requirements.

Managed a 25 percent increase in business volume in less than three months.

Coordinated the machine shop QS-9000 quality certification program.

Improved management/union relations with United Steel Workers.
INVINCIBLE OFFICE FURNITURE: Manitowoc, WI (Fabricator/Manufacturer of metal office furniture) serving
commercial and home office industries.

Director of Manufacturing: Directed manufacturing operations through the managers of production planning
and inventory control, purchasing, process engineering, and plant manager. Facilitated on time delivery

performance through capacity planning and production improvement for highly optioned and featured product
lines in a make to order and assemble to order environment.






1973 to 1996

Established policies for delivery promising, engineering changes, and allocating
capacity.
Increased ongoing production throughput in excess of 15 percent in less than four months.
Served as Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRPII) project leader.
Established Sales and Operations (S&OP) rough-cut capacity planning process.
Defined, implemented, and achieved manufacturing operations performance measures.

PERLICK CORPORATION: Milwaukee, WI (Mfg. of beverage dispensers, brewery fittings, and bar equipment) serving
the restaurant, food service, and tavern industries.

Promoted to Director of Manufacturing Services in 1994: Lead and direct staff functions through the
managers of production and inventory control, purchasing, stores/warehouse, traffic, and manufacturing
engineering. Facilitated competitiveness to maximize profit through effective balancing of inventory dollars and
delivery lead times in made-for-stock, assemble-to-order, and engineer/make-to-order product lines.


EDUCATION:

PROJECT:

Improved overall delivery performance from 65 percent to 95 percent on time
through implementation of variable lead times and capacity planning.

Member of MRPII project team. Directed the inventory record accuracy portion of
the project. Educated, trained, and improved inventory record accuracy from 55
percent to 89 percent.

Reduced customer held inventory from $250,000 per month to $40,000 per month.

Successfully wrote and installed computer spreadsheet driven Rough Cut Capacity
Planning, by product family and key resources, to accurately predict capacity and
related future delivery problems.

Provided process planning, CNC programming, training, and staff services to bring
capital equipment up and productively running within three work days following
installation.
Promoted to Production Manager in 1985: Directed operations through supervisors of machining, polishing, plating,
assembly, maintenance, stock room and tool room. Provided effective leadership to supervisory personnel resulting in costeffective manufacture, high productivity, and achievement of quality standards, timely delivery, and maintenance of a safe
work environment. Resolved manufacturing problems in tooling, tool design, manufacturing methods, quality, cost,
standards, maintenance, and delivery. Recommended, justified, and implemented capital equipment expenditures to
accomplish profit and investment return goals.

Improved Fittings Division delivery performance from 55% to 95+% on time through
utilization of total quality concepts.

Increased output per direct employee by 135 hours per year through reduction of
nonproductive time per employee from 17% of direct labor cost to less than 9%.

Increased output per man-hour 20% through the installation of single operatormultiple machine operation (machining cells) in a union environment. Prevailed at
arbitration.

Created and implemented a special projects program reducing engineered and made
for order prototype delivery from months to days.

In liaison with Milwaukee Area Technical College, developed and implemented a
supervisory management program (Supervisory Certificate Program).

Reduced union grievances from an average of one per month to two per year.
Promoted to Production Supervisor in 1983: Managed machine shop operations through subordinate direct labor
machinists. Maintained control of product cost in areas of direct labor, setup, and nonproductive time. Trained machine
operators. Collaborated with product and manufacturing engineering to improve drawings, process routings and setup
documentation.

Improved productivity in excess of 20 percent.

Reduced nonproductive time in excess of 15 percent.

Reduced scrap and rework costs to less than 2 percent of direct labor.
Promoted to Industrial Engineering Supervisor in 1980: Directed the industrial engineering staff to develop methods and
standards to support operations.
Industrial Engineer – 1977: Developed manufacturing methods, production standards, and programmed CNC machine
tools.
Lathe Operator - 1973 to 1976 (summers)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - STOUT: Menomonie, WI
Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration, Mfg. Engineering concentration

Graduated Cum Laude

Split program graduate student (Industrial Technology)

Resident Advisor

President - Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM)

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project, Quattro Pro Spreadsheets
Served as an advisor to Milwaukee Area Technical College for its Numerical Control program. Named Outstanding
Advisory Committee Member - 1990.

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