Ronald Rayner
Braselton,GA
Summary
Talented Operations Engineering leader with a natural talent for leading and motivating people to achieve challenging objectives. Effortlessly builds team connections, oversees operations, and improves processes to maximize efficiency and performance of each team member. Comfortable in Leadership or Engineering roles.
Overview
44
44
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager and Partner
Succentrix Business Advisors of Gwinnett
Lawrenceville, GA
01.2020 - Current
- Consulted with Customers on Operations Improvement and Cost Reduction using Lean Six Sigma
- Identified Improvements to reduce inventory by 40%
- Identified actions to reduce client NVA by 60%
- Identify and implement cost improvement activities for clients
- Analyze operation and financial opportunities with Accounting
- Business Process Re-engineering for Client Operations, Inventory and Financial Work Flow
Director, Quality Assurance Americas
TE Connectivity
Winston-Salem, NC
08.2018 - 01.2020
- Led 400+ employees for Quality in US, Mexico, and South America for this major Tier 1 supplier; cascaded vision for strategic and organizational change to foster step increases in Plant Quality, Safety, Customer Satisfaction, Employee Engagement, and Productivity. Non-conformances in field dropped by 80% within a short period of time; as containment around factories was strengthened, internal processes were simultaneously made intensely quality strengthened. Systems and processes were established to prevent reoccurence.
- Cut current cost of quality by $3M for FY19 and customer complaints by 22%
Director of Central Quality
Siemens
Norcross, GA
11.2012 - 09.2018
- Developed and implemented successful Division Quality Strategy. Cost Containment, Gross Margin,
Quality and Continuous Improvement radically improved. - Drove a 50% reduction in the cost of quality; strengthened P&L performance, reduced product safety
issues from key process risk points. - Supplier Quality performance is now at level through implementation of accountability via
an online 8D system - Key strategist in aligning (PLM) Product Lifecycle Management Procedures in U.S. with Germany
Sr. Manager, Electronics Product Management
Siemens
Norcross, GA
04.2010 - 11.2012
- Worked alongside leaders, stakeholders, and project managers to achieve product successes
against stated objectives. - Built new Electronics Product Management team of professionals skilled in networking with
prospects, developing business proposals, technical product expertise, and leading cross functional teams. - Raised market share 1%, sales 22%, and profit 23% in new and existing markets for the CAFCI
product line through improved field presence.
Senior Engineering Manager
Tyco International
Monroe, NC
04.2007 - 04.2010
- Improved the Test Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Maintenance Departments from
under-performing to a competitive advantage. - Reduced technical equipment maintenance labor expenses annually by $500K and slashed
indirect expenses by $200K annually. - Stewarded Lean improvements in plant and systematically identified and addressed
gaps/opportunities that implemented the business case for $1.5M CapEx equipment investment,
saving $750K annually.
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Faurecia
Fountain Inn, South Carolina
10.2005 - 04.2007
- Lead the complete plant transformation, process implementation, and program industrialization
activities involving $13M of equipment and tooling investment for the BMW X5 Program startup. $630k in sustainable savings despite late engineering releases. - Led a team of 65 Process & Product Engineers, Tooling, and Maintenance Staff in the facility preparation, process layout, process start up and subsequent industrialization for this Tier 1 and JIT plant.
Manufacturing Manager
Siemens Industry
Spartanburg, SC
01.2001 - 09.2005
- Led the operational improvements of this Busway and Lighting Panel Business. Transformed the
Manufacturing Operations to a Lean, pull-based system, reducing the manufacturing cycle time
from 2 weeks to 5 days. Managed 7 supervisors and 250 employees. - Reduced Labor cost by $3M through the effective use of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma
Techniques.
Manufacturing Enginering Manager
Rockwell Automation
12.1997 - 12.2000
Manager Manufacturing Engr & Industrial Engr.
Alenia Aeronautica, The Dee Howard Company
San Antonio, TX
01.1991 - 11.1997
Production Supervisor Surgical
Cyanamid /Davis & Geck
01.1990 - 12.1990
Senior Mfg, Engr/Producibility Design Engineer
United Technologies Sikorsky Aircraft
Stratford, CT
03.1983 - 03.1986
Senior Manufacturing Engineer; Producibility Engineer
United Technologies / Sikorsky Aircraft
03.1983 - 03.1988
Foreman-Electro-Mechanical Assy Flight & Weapons
General Electric Company
Johnson City, New York
01.1982 - 03.1983
Electric Wheel Motor/2nd Shift Foreman
General Electric Company Tucson Apparatus Shop
Tucson, AZ
12.1980 - 01.1982
Shift Process Engineer
General Electric Company Nuclear Fuel Mfg
Wilmington, NC
06.1980 - 12.1980
Production Control Specialist
General Electric Company Nuclear Reactor Mfg.
Wilmington, NC
01.1980 - 06.1980
Sales Specialist
General Electric Company Semiconductor Products
Auburn, NY
06.1979 - 12.1979
Education
Master of Science - Manufacturing Systems Management
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX06.2002
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ06.1979
Skills
- Hands-on Leader comfortable in Leadership or Engineering role
- Leadership over multi-plant organizations
- Continuous Improvement Experience; Lean, Kaizen, Hoshin
- Assess Operations and Lead Improvement Activities
- Six Sigma; extensive quality improvement management & improvement
- Visual Basic
- Red X
- Workplace Optimization,
- 5S Implementation and management
- Tooling Fabrication, Tool Design, Inspection, Autonomous Maintenance, TPM, OEE, Management
- Motion Time Studies / Video /Time Studies / Identification of Inefficiencies and NVA; sync with Lean activities
- WMS, Productivity, Process
- Improvement, MMP, Pull, ISO, IATF 16949, 8D, CAPA, JIT, GMP
- Critical Thinking
- Corrective Actions
- Roadmap Development
- Vendor Partnerships
- Effective Organization
- Planning Leadership
- Operational Efficiency
- Product Strategies
- Startup Experience
- New Business Development
- Marketing Initiatives
- Line Management
- Managing Releases
- Cost Control
- Attention to Detail
- Root Cause Analysis
- Productivity Benchmarks
- Social Media Campaigns / Google
- Business Objective Analysis
Timeline
Operations Manager and Partner
Succentrix Business Advisors of Gwinnett
01.2020 - Current
Director, Quality Assurance Americas
TE Connectivity
08.2018 - 01.2020
Director of Central Quality
Siemens
11.2012 - 09.2018
Sr. Manager, Electronics Product Management
Siemens
04.2010 - 11.2012
Senior Engineering Manager
Tyco International
04.2007 - 04.2010
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Faurecia
10.2005 - 04.2007
Manufacturing Manager
Siemens Industry
01.2001 - 09.2005
Manufacturing Enginering Manager
Rockwell Automation
12.1997 - 12.2000
Manager Manufacturing Engr & Industrial Engr.
Alenia Aeronautica, The Dee Howard Company
01.1991 - 11.1997
Production Supervisor Surgical
Cyanamid /Davis & Geck
01.1990 - 12.1990
Senior Mfg, Engr/Producibility Design Engineer
United Technologies Sikorsky Aircraft
03.1983 - 03.1986
Senior Manufacturing Engineer; Producibility Engineer
United Technologies / Sikorsky Aircraft
03.1983 - 03.1988
Foreman-Electro-Mechanical Assy Flight & Weapons
General Electric Company
01.1982 - 03.1983
Electric Wheel Motor/2nd Shift Foreman
General Electric Company Tucson Apparatus Shop
12.1980 - 01.1982
Shift Process Engineer
General Electric Company Nuclear Fuel Mfg
06.1980 - 12.1980
Production Control Specialist
General Electric Company Nuclear Reactor Mfg.
01.1980 - 06.1980
Sales Specialist
General Electric Company Semiconductor Products
06.1979 - 12.1979
Master of Science - Manufacturing Systems Management
Southern Methodist University
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
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