Paul Chappelle
Prairie du Chien,WI
Summary
Professional management leader with focus on operational excellence and team collaboration. Known for driving impactful results through strategic planning and execution. Highly reliable and adaptable, excelling in dynamic environments. Expertise in project management, team building, and conflict resolution.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Site Director
3M
03.2022 - Current
- Cultivated a culture of excellence by setting clear expectations for team members while providing support for their professional development goals.
- Managed a team of professionals, ensuring high-quality performance and adherence to company standards.
- Manage all facets of site Environmental, Health & Safety to maintain full regulatory compliancy for both Federal and Wisconsin regulations
- Responsible and accountable for full P&L associated with $390M in annual sales with accretive annual results
- Customer centric focus driving an 8% increase to the site’s on-time and in-full customer delivery
- Drove teams to achieve >$3M six sigma productivity improvements in 2024
Plant Senior Manager
3M
09.2018 - 03.2022
- Managed all facets of Healthcare site producing $180M in sales associated with Patient Warming products
- Championed and drove equipment efficiency projects that let to improved site OEE in excess of 10%
- Led site through significant volume downturn in 2020 related to COVID
- Achieved productivity improvements across all bell weather products in excess of 5% annually
- Managed site financial performance to achieve an additional $908K benefit to 2019 operations plan and a $1.7M benefit to operations plan led by significant productivity improvements resulting in manufacturing variance benefits of $2.9M
Manufacturing Product Manager
3M
09.2012 - 09.2018
- Successfully consolidated SIRIT/FSTECH businesses from multiple locations into Austin Plant in 2013 on schedule
- Responsible for managing all facets of TSSD manufacturing operations at the Austin plant to include RFID Readers, Inlay transponders and Parking Systems – peaked at approximately $50M in annual sales
- Assumed additional responsibility as Manufacturing Product Manager for EMD Locating and Marking business in June 2015
- Provided proven leadership to drive process and service improvement that resulted in Luminous FPY improvement from 68% to 81% in 4 months
- Assumed additional responsibility as Manager for the CMD Service and Repair Center in June 2016 that includes the TSSD RFID Readers
- Assumed SAP Integration Site Lead for Austin plant in February 2017
Vice President, Manufacturing
SIRIT INC. / FSTECH
06.2008 - 09.2012
- Responsible for manufacturing and operations supporting both SIRIT’s Carrollton facility (reader & hard case tag manufacturing) and SIRIT’s Chula Vista facility (inlay transponder manufacturing) equating to ~$23M in annual sales
- Responsible for inventory controls and initiatives at both locations
- Managed a $3M to $5M inventory to an accuracy of
- Managed SIRIT’s external contract manufacturers (both domestic and international) producing SIRIT’s reader and hard case tag products to insure execution to cost targets, delivery performance, and quality expectations
Manufacturing Manager
SIRIT INC.
07.1998 - 05.2008
- Assisted in the start-up of SIRIT’s Carrollton location after acquisition from Texas Instruments
- Implemented initial sales order, purchase order, inventory control, order fulfillment, and customer service systems for SIRIT Carrollton
- Responsible for managing SIRIT’s external contract manufacturers (both domestic and international) to meet cost, delivery, and quality targets
- Responsible for new product start-up and package preparation for transition to SIRIT contract manufacturer
Product Manager
Texas Instruments Inc.
08.1993 - 06.1998
Line Technician
Texas Instruments Inc.
02.1991 - 07.1995
Avionics Repair Technician
Lockheed Martin Systems
02.1990 - 01.1991
Senior Airman
United States Air Force
06.1986 - 01.1990
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration -
American Intercontinental University
Atlanta, GA12.2005
Associates - Electronics
Community College Of the Air Force
Montgomery, Al02.1988
High School Diploma -
Johnston Senior High School
Johnston, RI05.1986
Skills
- Cross-functional collaboration
- KPI tracking
- Operational planning
- Client relationship building
- Results-driven
- Operations management
- Strong Financial Acumen
- Organizational Strategy
- Safety-Oriented Mindset
- Skilled in MS Office Applications
- Strong Communication Skills
Timeline
Site Director
3M
03.2022 - Current
Plant Senior Manager
3M
09.2018 - 03.2022
Manufacturing Product Manager
3M
09.2012 - 09.2018
Vice President, Manufacturing
SIRIT INC. / FSTECH
06.2008 - 09.2012
Manufacturing Manager
SIRIT INC.
07.1998 - 05.2008
Product Manager
Texas Instruments Inc.
08.1993 - 06.1998
Line Technician
Texas Instruments Inc.
02.1991 - 07.1995
Avionics Repair Technician
Lockheed Martin Systems
02.1990 - 01.1991
Senior Airman
United States Air Force
06.1986 - 01.1990
Associates - Electronics
Community College Of the Air Force
High School Diploma -
Johnston Senior High School
Bachelor of Business Administration -
American Intercontinental University
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