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Lawrence Aldridge

Ajo,AZ

Summary

Resourceful plant management leader with expertise in cost controls, lean manufacturing principles and employee training. 30-year track record of success in Manufacturing production.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Dual Plant Manager

CertainTeed
01.2008 - 01.2022
  • Opened second manufacturing plant to bring West Coast product to the Southeast, Georgia (55 EE’s)
  • Plant Manager of newly purchased manufacturing facility, Georgia (35 EE’s)
  • Transitioned facility from QuickBooks to SAP
  • Implemented $1M fully automated robotic packaging line
  • Final year gross margin up 6.3% with raw material shortages and price increases coupled with a labor shortage
  • North American Plant Maintenance Business Systems Manager
  • Transitioned 25 manufacturing facilities across the US and Canada to a single SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
  • Plant Manager & Ontario Distribution Center Manager, Ontario, Canada (65 EE’s)
  • Production volumes increased 39% and profits 183% over previous years
  • Led US/Canada team to develop Available To Promise (ATP) metric within JD Edwards ERP
  • Plant Manager of greenfield manufacturing plant, Nevada (15 EE’s)
  • Exceeded all plant performance goals (2008 – 2010) despite the weak economy

Plant Manager

Iowa Prestressed Concrete, Inc.
01.2005 - 01.2007
  • Plant Manager of two manufacturing facilities, Iowa (106 EE’s)
  • Increased Gross Margin from 0% to 41% with an expense reduction of 27%
  • Increases accomplished through heavy training and lean manufacturing techniques

Plant Manager

Arvin Sango, Inc.
01.2003 - 01.2005
  • Plant Manager for an automotive exhaust manufacturing company, California (70 EE’s)
  • Managed three West Coast business units (2 in California, 1 in Mexico)
  • Achieved an operating income increase of 13% with a 5% revenue increase

Director of Operations

Westland Technologies, Inc.
01.2001 - 01.2003
  • Director of Operations for a rubber products manufacturing company, California (105 EE’s)
  • Transitioned facility from batch to continuous flow manufacturing
  • Reduced cost of sales 10% and increased gross profits 25%

Plant Manager

Valley Automotive/Advanced Accessory Systems
01.1995 - 01.2001
  • Plant Manager – 2 years
  • Division Director, Advanced Engineering and Business Development – 2.3 years
  • Division Director, Quality Assurance – 2 years

Supplier Quality Assurance Engineering Supervisor

Toyota Motor Sales
01.1993 - 01.1995
  • Supplier Quality Assurance Engineering Supervisor – Parts and Accessories

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Raytheon Company
01.1988 - 01.1992
  • Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
  • Superintendent, Quality Inspection Department

Mechanical Engineer

Naval Weapons Station
01.1986 - 01.1988

Education

MBA - Executive MBA

University of Nevada Las Vegas
01.2011

BS - Mechanical Engineering

California State University Fresno
01.1985

Skills

  • Plant and warehouse operations
  • Project management
  • Operations management
  • Production planning
  • Continuous improvement
  • Safety management

Awards

  • Awarded Saint-Gobain “Highly Protective Risk” site status – 6 years
  • Received Gypsum Association “Presidential Award” for Safety – 3 years
  • Cal/OSHA “Golden State Partnership Recognition”
  • Toyota “Tacoma (635N) Launch Award”
  • Board of Directors, Golden State Automotive Manufacturers Assoc. – 2 years
  • Guest Speaker, Modesto Junior College, English Department – 7 semesters
  • Patents: “Torque Limiting Cam” & “Apparatus Suitable for Securing an Article Under a Vehicle”
  • Commendation from Army, Air Force and Navy for the development and release of Mil-Std-2000

Professional Highlights

  • Zero OSHA recordable injuries as a manufacturing leader – 22 years
  • New Plant Starts in California, Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia
  • Plant Turnarounds in Iowa, Georgia and Ontario, Canada
  • Certified World Class Manufacturing (WCM) trainer & skilled in Toyota Production System (TPS) techniques
  • Achieved third party ISO-9000 certification in two manufacturing facilities

Timeline

Dual Plant Manager

CertainTeed
01.2008 - 01.2022

Plant Manager

Iowa Prestressed Concrete, Inc.
01.2005 - 01.2007

Plant Manager

Arvin Sango, Inc.
01.2003 - 01.2005

Director of Operations

Westland Technologies, Inc.
01.2001 - 01.2003

Plant Manager

Valley Automotive/Advanced Accessory Systems
01.1995 - 01.2001

Supplier Quality Assurance Engineering Supervisor

Toyota Motor Sales
01.1993 - 01.1995

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Raytheon Company
01.1988 - 01.1992

Mechanical Engineer

Naval Weapons Station
01.1986 - 01.1988

BS - Mechanical Engineering

California State University Fresno

MBA - Executive MBA

University of Nevada Las Vegas

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