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Lee M. Marty Drew

Thomasville,GA

Summary

Director of Maintenance and Operations position that challenges my maintenance, facilities maintenance, operations background, leadership skills and education. Results-focused Industrial Engineering professional specializing in building and leading high-performance teams. High-achieving leader and business developer. Dedicated to keeping companies in forefront of manufacturing and operations excellence.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Federal Industrial Engineering Manager

KPMG US
Albany, GA, New
08.2021 - Current
  • Secret Clearance)
  • Federal Advisory Manager leading Operational Process at Marine Depot Maintenance Command with Operations Budget over $65M
  • Implemented efficiency processes to reduce Repair Cycle time from 280 days on average down to 120 RCT days within 8 months
  • Mentoring Managers to understand and implement “Best Practices” from manufacturing facilities to transition from Government practices
  • Facilitated preparedness for QS9001 audit with the Quality Division
  • Trained several managers in Lean Manufacturing techniques (DMAIC)
  • Identified problems and recommended new processes to improve performance and reduce costs

Manufacturing Manager – Engines

JTEKT Corporation
Cairo, GA
08.2016 - 08.2021
  • Manufacturing Manager over Engines product value streams that supply components to Automotive customers which includes Ford, GM, Chrysler and Volkswagen as well as industries that include Caterpillar and Allison Transmissions
  • Total responsibility for all of Operations in Engines division and reported out the key KPI’s that include Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost Metrics in 3 different value streams that represent half of the facility, which is approximately 180 employees
  • Responsible for Operational Budget over $60M
  • Decreased OT% from 30% to less than 10% within the first 12 months
  • Identified key areas of waste to improve process (8 Wastes)
  • Implemented daily meetings on all shifts to review previous
  • Implemented Tanzaku process that I learned from Caterpillar Production Systems to utilize the employee’s ideas to improve processes
  • Responsible for improving cost for FAB Finger Sales Product from a negative 30% profit loss to a positive 11% profit to sales under a “Red Ink Project”
  • Reduced Quality Issues down 25% YTD using root cause identification to eliminate sorting activities
  • Responsible for key position in Management Staff to implement the change from ISO 14001 Certification to an IATF Certification for Automotive Quality Standards
  • Implemented and lead installation of 5 major pieces of equipment in the Heat Treat area valued over $15M in Capital
  • Supervised production team, keeping production schedules on track to meet tight deadlines
  • Anticipated and addressed production problems, material shortages, equipment malfunctions, and unavoidable delays
  • Anticipated and addressed production problems, material shortages, equipment malfunctions, and unavoidable delays.

Facility Support Manager

CATERPILLAR, INC
Joliet, IL
12.2013 - 08.2016
  • Advanced Components Systems Division
  • Total Responsibility consists of 12 direct management and indirect staff of over 300 employees which included Facilities Engineers, Maintenance Manager, Process Maintenance Manager, Met Lab and Paint Manager, Quality Manager, Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Heat Treat Manager and 3rd Party Contract Manager that supported a 1.3M square foot facility.
  • Drove cost reductions with excellent results
  • First 12 months reduced budget by 21% to $17M from $21M
  • Second 12 months reduced budget by 19% to $14M from $17M
  • Improved current PM system to increase uptime from 82% to over 95% while cutting costs
  • Reduced staff by 50% to align with business conditions
  • Inherited Paint responsibility in 2015 and reduced budget by 35% within 4 months
  • Also inherited all 3rd party labor contracts in 2015 to manage for the entire facility ($9M annually) and reduced budget by 25% within 3 months which mainly came through contract negotiations
  • Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.

Received Chairman's Award

Caterpillar
05.2015 - 05.2016
  • Award for reducing costs by 40% in total responsibility as well as reducing water consumption by 35% in sustainability metrics.
  • Led organization in setting goals and strategies

Bolted Cylinder Facility Manager

CATERPILLAR, INC
Sumter, SC
03.2012 - 12.2013
  • Advanced Components Systems Division
  • Responsibility for all Operation KPI’s for the Bolted Cylinder Facility after the expansion which included managing 5 management employees and over 100 hourly employees
  • Managed a building expansion of 168,000 square ft
  • With a total capital/expense budget of over $18M with over 170 machine moves between facilities
  • Drove project schedule with excellent results
  • March 2012 start date with 1st pc
  • Runoff in Oct 2012
  • All bolted machine moves were completed on time
  • The building expansion budget was met with exception of $360K in environmental issues (Transition was transparent to all customers)
  • Managed all Metrics (People, Quality, Velocity, Costs) of Bolted Cylinder operations since completion with positive results
  • Led a diverse team with several team members for the bolted cylinder transition from Joliet to Sumter
  • Recruited several team members with their relocation from Joliet to Sumter
  • Managed the logistics team for the entire relocation of the bolted operations from Joliet to Sumter which included working with all suppliers and customers on the transition
  • Coordinated with vendors and contractors to arrange services and repairs to be completed on time and to desired quality levels
  • Led facility management staff and consultants in producing business plan that focused on facility operations

Technical Support Manager

Caterpillar
04.2010 - 03.2012
  • Managed a staff of Maintenance Site Mgr., 4 Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, NPI/PCN Coordinator, Site Buyer, Capital Procurement Analyst, Black Belt and Weld Engineer with a budget of >$1.5M per year
  • Implemented several machine installs with a capital expense >$4.5M combined
  • Implemented Process Change Notification System in Sumter
  • Implemented Preventative Maintenance Program in Sumter
  • Finalist in 2011 Chairman’s Quality award for SSL Cylinder PPM
  • Tracked KPIs and created continuous improvement plans
  • Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions

Manufacturing Engineering

CATERPILLAR, INC
Thomasville, GA
09.2007 - 04.2010
  • Benchmarking and gathering best practices for use in process refinement
  • Sales and Operations Planning process
  • Drives root cause analysis on all forms of loss on manufacturing processes
  • BIQ (Built in Quality) Experience with Caterpillar Systems
  • Automotive Quality Systems Experience
  • Facilities Maintenance Experience
  • Logistics and Purchasing Experience
  • New Product Introduction Experience, Six Sigma Black Belt, Large Power Systems Division, Fuel Systems
  • Served as technical liaison between customer, manufacturing, quality assurance and vendor and supplier personnel to resolve technical and quality issues
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts

Logistics Manager

Caterpillar Inc
Thomasville, GA
09.2005 - 09.2007
  • Managed the consolidation of the Jefferson facility into two remaining Fuel Systems facilities (Pontiac and Thomasville) as well as Nuevo Laredo, MX
  • This involved over 400 machine movements within 4 different facilities in 6 months and over a $10M Budget
  • Successfully completed 5 projects in the areas of operations, manufacturing, and purchasing
  • 2 Major projects included outsourcing a legacy product which included identifying and selecting a supplier through the supplier selection process
  • This also included understanding the total end to end cost and negotiating a final contract for the product
  • Contributed >$1M reduction in direct inventory in 2008
  • Achieved Black Belt certification in December 2008 within 6 months of graduation, Led all budget discussions and implementation throughout the different sections along with reporting RBM forecast monthly
  • OEM’s included Isuzu Fuel Injectors, Ford, Navistar Injectors
  • Led several high visibility projects (PCDI, Lifter Roller, Etc.) with outsourcing legacy products which were all transparent to the customer
  • Contributed >$1M to the value proposition between 04 and 07
  • Trained Section Managers on the use of the MFG/PRO system to track and maintain their departmental expense budgets
  • Managed logistics budgets and forecasting to achieve cost-effective operations

Education

Certified Black Belt -

Caterpillar
East Peoria, IL
09.2008

B.S - Business Administration

University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
02.2007

Skills

  • Strong analytical, organizational, leadership and communication skills
  • Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma techniques
  • Planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting metrics
  • Experienced in several major projects over $20M in capital
  • Proficient in sourcing projects including supplier development
  • Strong Project management skills (20 Years)

Timeline

Federal Industrial Engineering Manager

KPMG US
08.2021 - Current

Manufacturing Manager – Engines

JTEKT Corporation
08.2016 - 08.2021

Received Chairman's Award

Caterpillar
05.2015 - 05.2016

Facility Support Manager

CATERPILLAR, INC
12.2013 - 08.2016

Bolted Cylinder Facility Manager

CATERPILLAR, INC
03.2012 - 12.2013

Technical Support Manager

Caterpillar
04.2010 - 03.2012

Manufacturing Engineering

CATERPILLAR, INC
09.2007 - 04.2010

Logistics Manager

Caterpillar Inc
09.2005 - 09.2007

Certified Black Belt -

Caterpillar

B.S - Business Administration

University of Phoenix

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