Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 · 2 yrs · Washington, NC

• Led Fountain Powerboats boat manufacturing and engineering operations through its transformation to Lean Operating and Management model during its peak growth period. Full P&L responsibilities and executive leadership including Manufacturing operations, VP Engineering, VP of Human Resources, Director of Lean Supply-Chain and all operational managers and supervisors. Achieved breakthrough performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost reduction, Productivity, and Team-member engagement. Increased existing capacity by 40%; Quality First Pass Yield 98%; Gross margin from 5% to 25% while developing a cadre of dedicated Lean leaders: the resulted in the extension of Brunswick/Mercury covenant. Transformed Fountain's batch-push manufacturing methods to a visual workplace and Lean layout including Mixed Model Lean Pull/Pulse Line for four value streams. Personally trained each member of the organizational leadership, including the Chairman and CEO in the Toyota Management System and Toyota Production System.

Jan 2005 – Present · 21 yrs 3 mos · pinehurst, north carolina

• Lean Enterprise Transformation Sensei and Internationally recognized Lean Leadership Development Expert. The Lean Leadership Academy Develops Lean Organizational Leadership and Senior Leadership teams to prepare them to lead their organizations through a TPS-based Lean transformation to Lean Enterprise Operating System, Lean Management System, and Culture. Guide the introduction of the mechanisms of continuous improvement (Lean Subsystems) and Leader Standard Work.

Jan 2005 – Jan 2010 · 5 yrs · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Lean Leadership, Lean Enterprise Transformation, Toyota Lean Management and TPS Expert. Responsible for the successful lean turnarounds and transformations of The Timken Company, Timken Aerospace, Sara Lee, Hanes Brand and National Textiles, American Greetings, Fountain Powerboats, Southern Industries from a lawn and garden engineered plastics company to a tier 1 tier 2 automotive supplier to Toyota, Lexus, BMW, and Mercedes Benz. Lean Staff Development Trainer for IES Staff in Lean Leadership and Transformation methods.

Jan 2001 – Jan 2004 · 3 yrs

• J-35 CJTF Dagger, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Oct 2001 - March 2002
• Chief of Training Branch, US. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) March 2002 - June 2004
• Hand selected Liaison and planner for the Secretary of Defense's Global Training Initiative
• Special Forces Commander from Sept 1988 - June 2004

Sep 1988 – Jun 1995 · 6 yrs 9 mos · Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Jan 1995 – Jan 2005 · 10 yrs · Greater Philadelphia Area

• I was originally brought into Crown through its North American Constar Plastics Division's (non-union) to President and Vice President introduce Lean as an Operations Manager/Continuous Improvement Manager as a pilot in Crown/Constar's Birmingham, AL following studying Toyota Production System and Mercedes Lean Management System first hand.
• The success of our transformation yielded:
• 1. Most improved plan
• 2. 2-time Best plants honors
• 3. Alabama Governor's Award for Productivity. As Plant Manager, led the Salt Lake Operation to Two
• 4. Coca-Cola's first Certified Supplier
• 5. Salt Lake City Plant to be the first Statistically Quality Control/Statistical Process Control Plant with no process with a CpK of less than 1.33 with the
• 6. Highest machine operational availability, quality, Just-in-Time
• 7. Turnaround save two of Crown's poorest performing Plastic Beverage Plants from closure.
• 8. The Crown Leadership Academy

Aug 1993 – May 1995 · 1 yr 9 mos · Georgetown, Kentucky, United States · On-site

• While an Honors Scholar at The University of Alabama's New College - I studied the Toyota Production System firsthand as a Directed Independent Study Honors Program and Toyota Scholar as part of the U.S. Army's degree completion program.

Jun 1984 – Sep 1988 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Fort Benning, Georgia