Joseph Drosselmeier
Lake Ronkonkoma,USA
Summary
Operations Manager specializing in strategic planning and process optimization. Experience includes enhancing product development through collaborative leadership and informed resource allocation, leading to increased operational efficiency and a culture of continuous improvement. Proven track record in tight production control, utilizing real-time monitoring and bottleneck analysis to consistently hit target outputs. Expert in labor cost management, leveraging dynamic scheduling and variance tracking to reduce overtime while maintaining quality. Champion of employee engagement who builds metrics-driven retention and culture programs that lower turnover and boost frontline productivity.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Planning Manager
Curtiss-Wright
Farmingdale, New York
02.2026 - Current
- Developed strategic plans to align with business objectives and market trends.
- Led cross-functional teams to enhance product development and project execution.
- Analyzed market data to inform planning and resource allocation decisions.
- Coordinated with stakeholders to gather requirements and refine planning strategies.
- Managed risk assessments to identify potential challenges in project timelines.
- Monitored progress of projects against plans, taking corrective action where necessary.
- Implemented process improvements to streamline workflows and increase productivity.
- Supervised the team of planners, providing guidance and support to ensure successful project completion.
- Directed or coordinated financial or budget activities to fund operations and maximize investments.
Welding Manager
Curtiss-Wright
Farmingdale, New York
09.2025 - 02.2026
- Supervised welding operations to ensure adherence to safety standards and protocols.
- Coordinated schedules and workflows for welding teams on various projects.
- Trained and mentored new welders in techniques and best practices.
- Implemented process improvements to enhance productivity in welding tasks.
- Managed inventory of welding supplies and equipment for efficient operations.
- Ordered supplies such as electrodes, fluxes, and gases for MIG and TIG welding machines.
- Conducted regular safety training sessions with employees regarding safe operation of machinery and personal protective gear requirements.
- Maintained records of employee hours worked as well as overtime requests, approvals, denials.
Quality Control Manager
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Farmingdale, NY
02.2024 - 09.2025
- Implemented quality control systems using data from productivity reports to enhance overall quality assurance.
- Oversaw inspection procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Streamlined and improved methods of production processes within the department.
- Eliminated waste, increasing production capacity while ensuring compliance with quality standards.
- Evaluate and manage labor costs to projects to either maintain or beat budget expectations.
- Developed processes that improved efficiency metrics and direct labor management, contributing to higher customer satisfaction.
- Evaluate and manage labor costs to projects to either maintain or beat budget expectations.
- Assisted supervising managers with onboarding and recruitment.
Quality Control Supervisor
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Farmingdale, NY
09.2022 - 02.2024
- Analyzed and resolved work problems, providing guidance to associates and employees to enhance team effectiveness.
- Conduct root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
- Ensure that all products meet or exceed customer expectations and requirements.
- Improved and maintained department performance by aligning operations with set objectives and established goals.
- Train and supervise quality control inspectors.
- Oversee daily production operations, ensuring schedules are met and quality standards are maintained.
- Monitored, reviewed, and reported on quality control employee performance to ensure accountability and identify areas for development.
Production Control Coordinator Sr/Planner
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Farmingdale, NY
02.2020 - 09.2022
- Coordinated operations and activities within and between departments through regular discussions with supervisors.
- Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
- Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, other records, and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
- Analyzed charts, work orders, and production schedules to determine production requirements and assess current estimates and outputs.
- Managed and targeted progress payments based off the customer contract.
- Procured materials for projects based on need dates and lead times, ensuring timely availability for production.
- Developed comprehensive event timelines and coordinated logistics for production, resulting in seamless execution to meet customer needs.
Machine Shop Supervisor
Adaptive Manufacturing
Ronkonkoma, NY
05.2019 - 02.2020
- Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
- Implemented measures to motivate employees and enhance production methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
- Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications.
- Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
- Conducted employee training in equipment operations and safety procedures, facilitating knowledge transfer from experienced workers.
- Conducted employee training in equipment operations and safety procedures.
- Requested necessary materials and supplies to support production operations.
- Hands-on experience with setting up and operating simple parts on Haas CNC Machines.
- Performed basic conventional machining on Bridgeport machines to meet production deadlines.
- Reviewed logs and reports to maintain production levels and identify abnormalities in power production equipment or processes.
Machine Shop Scheduler
CVD Equipment Corporation
Central Islip, NY
09.2015 - 05.2019
- Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
- Interpret specifications, blueprints, work orders, company policies and procedures for workers.
- Requested necessary materials from suppliers to support production needs., supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.
- Maintain operations data such as time, production, cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
- Keep a discrepancy log of all machinist errors within the software to determine where our main issues lie. Then create new procedures to become more efficient and speed up production.
- Determine, create, and attach individual routes to every manufacturing drawing after assessing the production path that the part should take in the machine shop.
- Receive incoming materials. Confirm specifications, and alloys conducting visual and measurement tests, rejecting and returning unacceptable materials.
Education
Certification Passed - Financial Management
AMA Course
03.2025 - 03.2025
High School Diploma -
Comsewogue High School
Port Jefferson Station, NYSkills
- Production Coordination
- Data Analysis
- Risk assessment
- Labor cost control
- Operation Scheduling
- Cost reduction
- Managing Team Members
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Administration management
- Workload prioritization
- Critical Thinking
- Decision making
- Effective communication
- Mentoring coaching
- Employee engagement
- Problem solving
Timeline
Senior Planning Manager
Curtiss-Wright
02.2026 - Current
Welding Manager
Curtiss-Wright
09.2025 - 02.2026
Certification Passed - Financial Management
AMA Course
03.2025 - 03.2025
Quality Control Manager
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
02.2024 - 09.2025
Quality Control Supervisor
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
09.2022 - 02.2024
Production Control Coordinator Sr/Planner
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
02.2020 - 09.2022
Machine Shop Supervisor
Adaptive Manufacturing
05.2019 - 02.2020
Machine Shop Scheduler
CVD Equipment Corporation
09.2015 - 05.2019
High School Diploma -
Comsewogue High School