Richard Russell
Oxford
Summary
Dynamic leader with extensive experience at Complete Automation, Inc., driving operational excellence and enhancing profitability. Expert in project management and cross-functional coordination, I successfully led teams to achieve production standards while ensuring quality and safety. Proficient in resource planning, I consistently optimized operational costs, maintaining budgets on average 98% across projects.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Service Coordinator
Fori Automation LLC A Lincoln Electric Company
Shelby Township
12.2023 - Current
- Work with customers on service opportunities, part needs, and equipment assessments
- Assist the Service Manager with resource planning, dispatches, and service quoting
- Assist Project Managers with installation quotes, schedule planning, spare parts, and debugging, buyoff, and process flow in-house or at customer facilities
Manufacturing and Service Supervisor
Fori Automation LLC A Lincoln Electric Company
Shelby Township
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Work with the Plant Manager on manufacturing and the Launch Manager on field installation of all Fori equipment
- Oversee the building of equipment in our manufacturing facility and follow this equipment to full integration at our customers' facilities
- Work closely with multiple teams to ensure a successful build, buyoff, and installation
Director of Manufacturing & Field Operations
Complete Automation, Inc.
Lake Orion
07.2010 - 01.2023
- Provide day-to-day leadership and management of company operations with the objective of building infrastructure, growing the business, and increasing profitability
- Oversaw Manufacturing and Field Operations, Production Manager, Field Installation Manager, and Quality Control Manager teams, responsible for leading 16 managers, 125 skilled workers, and 2 quality technicians at 3 production facilities, including 6 offsite locations globally
- Led project reviews, work orders, project kickoff meetings, project budget control, inventory control, logistics, and maintaining multiple facilities
- Provided hands-on leadership and direction, effectively overseeing the scheduling and budget allocation
- Conferred with technical and administrative staff to resolve production and processing problems
- Maintained current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to all requirements
- Facilitated daily work planning with multiple locations
- Prepared and maintained production reports and personnel records
- Developed new products and processes
- Set and monitored production standards to ensure finished products were of prescribed quality
- Coordinated or recommended procedures for facility or equipment maintenance or modification
- Engaged struggling teams in staying focused and on track with timelines to safeguard customer satisfaction and quality assurance (QA)
- Implemented operational and emergency procedures
- Developed and maintained welding certifications
- Optimized operational costs reviewed monthly in project performance reviews
- Maintained budget on 98% average of all projects
- Ensured adherence to safety and environmental regulations
- KPI’s were all on average within our established limits
- Managed and performed EHS Coordinator duties
- Monitored customer grades on all required systems for Quality and Safety allowing CA team to continually bid additional work
- Hired, trained, evaluated, and discharged staff, completed performance reviews for team and setting rate increases
Operations Manager
Complete Automation, Inc.
06.2003 - 07.2010
- Responsibilities are the same as the director position, with the exception that we hired a Director of Project Managers, and Quality and Safety in 2010
- Prior to that I assisted in many of these areas
Manufacturing Manager
Complete Automation, Inc.
07.2002 - 06.2003
- Manage required daily, weekly, monthly targets and goals to schedules
- Ensure employee utilization, productivity, development, coaching, and levels
- Create department objectives, KPI’s and review / access the performance of such
- Work with team leaders to follow Quality and Safety standards
- Cross functional communication with multiple teams
- Oversee all 3 of the Complete Companies (CA, CF, CMF)
Senior Group Leader
Complete Automation, Inc.
02.2002 - 07.2002
- As the Senior Group Leader, I was responsible for Resource allocation of multiple department skilled workers, Quality Control, Production Efficiency, Scheduling, Liaison between multiple departments, Controlling Production Costs, and Qualifications of all skilled workers
Welder / Builder
Complete Automation, Inc.
10.2001 - 02.2002
- Assembling and welding different metal parts together while positioning them to be welded accurately
- Welded components in vertical, flat, and overhead positions adjusting welding current as per defined weld configurations using semi-automatic or manual welding equipment
- Performed all welding operations using GMAW, GTAW, and SMAW
Shipping and Receiving
Dallas Industries, Inc.
Troy
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Loading and unloading trucks of various size items using cranes, forklifts, pallet jacks, etc
- Received in materials and allocated them to specific projects
- Shipped materials or large jobs as needed
- Assisted shipping, loading, and crating of systems at completion
- Used UPS, FEDEX, DHL, Expediting, and USPS services
Machine Builder
Dallas Industries, Inc.
Troy
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Machine Builder of coil handling and press feeding equipment
- Built complete systems from start to finish following blueprints
- Skills involved were blueprint reading, welding, assembly, pipe fitting, cross functional support with other departments, outside the box thinking, time management, painting, forklift crane, quality, and safety
- Laid out, mounted components for entire made to order coil handling and press feeding lines
- Built coil handling and straightening equipment to print
- Built all Safety guarding
- Carbon steel mig welding in all positions
- Performed painting to customer specifications
- Troubleshooting and repair of downed equipment in house or on site
- Coordinated with other departments for a smooth build flow
Education
High School Diploma -
Canton Timken Senior High School
Skills
- Leadership
- Delegation
- Empathy
- Project Management
- Communication
- Planning
- Crisis Management
- Timelines & Budgets
- Quality and Safety Assurance
- Problem Solving
- Cross-Functional Coordination
- Resource planning
- Effective communication
Training
- All American Leadership Academy, 2020
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Power Point
Timeline
Service Coordinator
Fori Automation LLC A Lincoln Electric Company
12.2023 - Current
Manufacturing and Service Supervisor
Fori Automation LLC A Lincoln Electric Company
01.2023 - 12.2023
Director of Manufacturing & Field Operations
Complete Automation, Inc.
07.2010 - 01.2023
Operations Manager
Complete Automation, Inc.
06.2003 - 07.2010
Manufacturing Manager
Complete Automation, Inc.
07.2002 - 06.2003
Senior Group Leader
Complete Automation, Inc.
02.2002 - 07.2002
Welder / Builder
Complete Automation, Inc.
10.2001 - 02.2002
Shipping and Receiving
Dallas Industries, Inc.
01.1999 - 01.2001
Machine Builder
Dallas Industries, Inc.
01.1999 - 01.2001
High School Diploma -
Canton Timken Senior High School
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