Profile of Dennis Mitchell

Dennis Mitchell

Olive Branch, MS - 38654 USA

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objective

Continue to enhance and apply acquired manufacturing leadership principles and operational improvement skills in an organization focused on financial growth and market leadership.
The targeted organization should expect high levels of integrity, respect, accountability and performance from all team members and suppliers while exceeding customer expectations.

SUMMARY

Qualified by 18 years of extensive manufacturing management and engineering experience in several industry leading manufacturing organizations in positions of increasing responsibility and complexity in the following areas : Capitol Equipment ROI justification, procurement and installation.
Project Management/New Product Introductions NPI SPD into manufacturing arena to include BOM, Routings, ECO and Labor Performance costing and tracking.
Process Waste Reduction, Quality Yield Improvements and Analytical Troubleshooting Methods.
ISO 9000 Quality System and Material Resource Planning MRP II Implementation.
Change Initiation and Management of Productivity Cross-Training Programs
Manufacturing Plant Startup, Expansions and Turnarounds.
KANBAN, JIT, Demand Flow Technology DFT and Theory of Constraints TOC and LEAN implementation.
Team Building Leadership for gaining support at all levels.
Efficient Human, Mechanical and Materials Utilization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

June, 2002 - June, Present
	Smith and Nephew , Inc Orthopaedic Division Memphis , TN .
June, 2002 - June, 2003	Mfg . Team Leader
	OXINIUM Senior Mfg . Engineer 3/03 present . Orthopaedic Knee Implants Smith and Nephew , Inc Orthopaedic Division Memphis , TN . Led both OXINIUM shifts 3/03 9/03 coupled with Senior Mfg. Engineering Duties. Wrote and managed equipment and SPD project Capital Expenditure Requests to increase capacity and launch new products. Led the development, purchasing and installation of Clean/Passivation system at Oxinium facility. New system was installed and validated in 2 weeks. This system design is used as the benchmark for implant cleaning Smith and Nephew. Knee SPD product launch projects include OXINIUM GII Legion Constrained/PS/CR, Journey PS/Deuce/Uni, Competitor PFJ and Accuris Unicondylar systems. Performed and responsible for MATRIX documentation control and SAP routing/production version creation and maintenance. Responsible for New Holmes Road facility layouts, equipment relocation and validations. Relocated OXINIUM Femoral Head manufacturing to new facility. Responsible for Process Specifications and Work Instructions.
June, 1999 - June, 2001
	Danly IEM . Olive Branch , MS Operations Manager. Manufacturers of Die Sets, stamping supplies and tooling Decreased labor costs 30% while increasing throughput 34%. Increased on-time-delivery performance from 58% to 100% Reduced product lead-time from 8.5 days to 3.8 days. Reduced field quality defect rate 55% and in-process defects 80%. Developed and implemented hourly Pay for Performance program. Complete Profit and Loss responsibility for $6mm business. Increased standard gross margin to +16% from negative.
June, 1999 - June, 1999	Manufacturing Engineer
	Danly IEM . Olive Branch , MS Redesigned manufacturing processes to increase throughput. Developed ISO 9000 Standard Work Instructions, Standard Operating Procedures, Machine Operating Instructions and Quality Policy Manual.
March, 1998 - March, 1999	Process/Product Engineer
	CMC Industries , Inc Corinth , MS Developed manufacturing tooling inventory and Cad drawing storage systems. Designed manufacturing assembly fixtures using Cad.
November, 1997 - November, 1998	Contract Manufacturing Engineer
	Pressac Inc Cullman , AL . Analyzed soft membrane switch and wet process for weekly scrap reduction of $49K. Initiated and led continuous improvement teams. Improved process measuring methods for improved quality.
November, 1994 - November, 1997	Production Manager/Manufacturing Process Engineer
	Garmin International . Olathe , KS . New plant start up capital equipment identification and purchasing. Managed capital and expense budget of $3.5 million for start up equipment, tooling and supplies. Trained mfg. supervision in performance measurement tracking, problem ID and root cause analysis. Designed assembly fixtures for increased product output. Trained personnel on BPCS-AS400 MRPII system and KRONOS labor tracking module. Developed procedures and work instruction systems using AutoCAD, Word and Excel.
June, 1993 - June, 1994	Team Leader
	IFR Systems , Inc Wichita , KS . Coached area team leaders in labor efficiency tracking. Rearranged PCB assembly areas to increase process flow rate while decreasing quality defects. Managed department budget in excess of $800K annually for investments, expenses, tooling and supplies. 50% Placement Machine downtime/set up reduction. 30% Increase in labor efficiency. 25% total reduction in direct labor. Developed and coached 3 assembly operations in the areas of teamwork, ownership and creativity. Led assembly operations to attain 100% of schedule.
October, 1986 - October, 1993	Method Specialist/Process Engineer
	General Electric Company Decatur , AL . Consumer Refrigeration Mfg . Fostered continuous process improvements for downtime and improved product quality yield. Established and maintained equipment preventative maintenance programs. Maintained equipment documentation, machine programming and spare parts. Coached maintenance personnel in being proactive versus reactive for reduced equipment downtime. Maintained safety standards, energy control and power lockout procedures for all equipment. Redesigned tooling and conveyor systems for reduced cycle times. Developed and installed designed operator work stations. Business Team Leader Mgt. Training Program Final assembly process Ensured the area quality, productivity, environmental/health/safety, asset management, communication and team building goals were met. Advanced Manufacturing Engineer Mgt. Training Program Refrigerator case fabrication area Equipment specification development and purchasing. Supervised equipment installation. Ensured equipment cycle times, uptimes and scrap rates were consistent with process requirements. BS, Management of Technology/Technical Business, Athens State University, Athens, AL. Class I Certification, Machine Tool Technology, Calhoun State Technical College, Decatur, AL. Demand Flow Technology and Business Strategy GE 90/30 Programmable Controllers - 6/92 John Costanza Institute of Technology - 5/97 Social Styles Course - 3/92 Microsoft Excel - 7/97 Front-line Leadership Course - 10/91 3m ESD Training - 5/96 GE Series 6 Controllers/Motor Controls - 8/90 Fuji Pick/Place MCS Training - 2/95 GE Series 6 Programmable Logic Controllers - 2/90 Excellence in Supervision - 9/94 Quality Control Analyst Course - 3/89 Analytical Troubleshooting - 8/92 Energy Control and Power Lockout - 8/91
1976 - 1984
	: US Marine Corps . 2 Honorable Discharges with Good Conduct Medals .

EDUCATION

Athens, AL.
Decatur, AL.