Titus Cleveland

• Responsibilities at US Department of Defense (DOD) Contract Facility:
• Develop & Roll out Asset Integrity Program at Kilgore Flare Site based off the 8 core elements given by Corporate Steering Committee.
• Led Implementation/Configuration of new CMMS system (MVP to D365 / Dynaway)
• Monthly, Quarterly, Annually Corporate & Compliance Reporting
• Facilitate Monthly Chemring Corporate Asset Integrity Collaboration & Alignment meeting.
• Facilitate Weekly Chemring US Asset Integrity Implementation meeting.
• Facilitate all daily Maintenance Leadership Team Meeting at 8am
• Managed Team of Electrical, Mechanical, & Reliability Engineers and Planning & Scheduler/MRO Clerk and an administrative assistant to establish the Asset Management data pool for new CMMS.
• Managed $1.5M Budget & Purchasing process for Corporate Inventory Accounts for Critical Spare Parts for New facility (Charlie)
• Develop, plan, & guide all reliability efforts to ensure maintainability of equipment, process, utilities, facilities, controls & safety systems.
• Facilitate plant shutdown project scheduling meetings
• Facilitate Department safety & other necessary training
• Develops lifecycle & solutions to capacity, quality, cost & regulatory compliance issues.
• Collaborated with engineering to ensure & improve reliability & maintainability of new & modified installations
• Monitors & Audits CMMS System for accuracy
• Participate / facilitate Design reviews & Commissioning plans meetings
• Participate / facilitate PHA,FMEA,RCA, JSA Reviews, Upset Events
• Led Team in Developing Acceptance & inspection criteria for all assets
• Defines, designs, develops, & monitors & refines asset Maintenance plans.
• Led team in Setup of ITPM's for New Facility (Charlie)
• Provides technical support to production, maintenance, safety & quality personnel. leading team through PM Optimization Process
• Self-motivated and possess strong sense of personal responsibility.

• New Automated Facility (Charlie) Project Team Member at US Department of Defense (DOD) Contract Facility
• Oversee part of Project Budget / Equipment Design & Equipment Installation for Assigned Rooms in Charlie Facility and the New Material Storage Facility
• Responsible for Product/Process/Storage Design & Material Flow Process Design
• Determining Plant Capacity / OEE / KPI's (Legacy100+ buildings / Charlie - 3 buildings)
• Process Improvement & Process Redesign (Legacy / Charlie Facility)
• Applied value stream mapping techniques to assess current state processes and develop future state plans aligning with organizational objectives.
• Evaluated cost-saving/cost Avoidance opportunities in equipment, materials, sourcing, and procurement, resulting in significant savings on raw materials purchases.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions for complex engineering challenges.
• Facilitated root cause analysis sessions to identify issues contributing to downtime or waste throughout plant.
• Implementing Lean Manufacturing Tools/Practices Plant Wide.
• Increased production capacity to meet growing market demands, upgrading equipment, and streamlining processes.
• Enhanced overall operational efficiency through redesigning workflow and layout of production lines.
• Implemented continuous improvement initiatives, identifying inefficiencies in existing systems and processes.

• Middle & West Tennessee Business Consultant
• Management over 10 Awarded Accounts
• Consultation on creative ways to create more revenue streams & reduce cost by improving business processes.
• Manage Sales & consultation of products that would assistance & enhance the image & capabilities of Businesses in west Tennessee.
• Equipment & Software Setup
• Business Professionals & Corporate Training & Certification
• Lean Training & Certification
• Six Sigma Training & Certification
• Continuous Improvement Training & Certification
• Team Lead Certification
• Supervisor Certification
• Ops Manager Certification
• & more.

• Directing, designing, coaching, budgeting, and verifying all improvement projects across 2 HOT facilities.
• Analyzed and re-engineered production layouts & conveyor systems for better use of manpower, machines, materials, facilities.
• Performed Analytical time studies, established Facility & Process capacities, standardized work, & built in process quality audits, &
• Led team to determined technology & maintenance plans necessary needed to ensure success of improvements for future production plan.
• * Developed & coached management staff on Project Proposals for redesigned floor layout, process & maintenance changes to achieve improvement in overall increased productivity by 40% while reducing errors by 20%.Using Lean Principles & 6 six sigma methodology, This project generated Savings of $2 Million across 2 plants and projected ROI of about 2-3 Yrs.
• Drafted equipment layout plans to enhance workplace efficiency for new and existing production floors

• Corporate Senior Industrial Engineer responsible for:
• Lead/Coach team of Industrial Engineers assigned to 3 VSC facilities and 10+ customer locations located in & out of state.
• Developed strategic plan for implementing lean philosophy and tools through out Business Processes.
• Development of Presentation Proposals for business changes to achieve improvement in overall productivity/cost while reducing workforce requirements.
• Collaborated with administrative and financial teams to establish and assure budget requirements are met.
• Provided ongoing production support and troubleshooting for all operations. System Issues & Machinery Issues.
• New Product Line Start up – Led team in Design, Develop plan and schedule, Implementation and engineering support (Layout design, Manpower, Materials, Facility usage, Capacity, Creation of Standardized Work Instruction, maintenance planning and team training)
• Led team in re-engineering production assembly layouts, conveyor systems, and equipment usage for better use of manpower, materials, facilities.
• Development and evaluation of RFP's/RFQ's and responses for new business for corporate headquarters
• Developed CPU model pricing instead of billable hours for Business Pricing.
• Led Analytical, time studies, finding & correcting routings in SAP, Red Prairie, & JD Edwards for positive impact on Cost.
• Led Development, evaluation, documentation, and improvement of manufacturing & Maintenance methods and processes through lean techniques and Scheduled Kaizen events.
• Led implementation of TPS & TPM, TQM across production lines in 3 VSC facilities and 10+ customer locations located in & out of state.
• Led development, design, implement, re-engineered processes for product transfer between multiple facility locations.
• Led development & set strategic goals to prevent loss of product, strengthen product tracking, and increase inventory accuracy, and optimize process for better use of manpower, materials, facilities.

• Responsible for:
• Analytical, time studies, finding & correcting routings in SAP for CNC Machine Shop for positive impact on Cost.
• Developed, evaluated, documented and improved manufacturing methods and processes through lean techniques and Kaizen events
• Analyzed and re-engineered production layouts for better use of man power, materials, facilities. Designing and implementing efficiency and quality improvement projects across production lines in 3 departments.
• Collaborated with administrative and financial teams to establish viable support of Safety & Quality standards.
• Provided ongoing production support and troubleshooting for all operations. System Issues & Machinery Issues.
• Developed Proposal for redesigned floor layout, process changes to achieve 30% improvement in overall productivity while reducing workforce requirements by 20% in Receiving Dept.
• Proposed Just-in-Time (JIT) strategy to optimize throughput and lower warehouse costs by as much as 20%.
• Evaluated 3 manufacturing departments for cost efficiency, capacity, man power, quality assurance, safety, product research, standardize work process, etc.
• Responsible for department/process evaluations, time studies, process mapping, value stream mapping, New Layout Design, etc. •
• Project creation for management operation, training, technical writing of standardize work instructions, creation of spreadsheets, and data. Investigator of department layouts, interviews with SME's.
• New Product Line Start up – Dry Bushing line molding & Casting Department.(Layout design, Manpower, Capacity, Standardized Work Instruction for Winding, Assembly, Casting, and Extrusion)

• Responsible For:
• Machine Operations Trim Department for 1st & 2nd Shift
• Responsible for creation of quality products within specific time frame accord to production plans.
• Performing safety audits, follow ups on near misses, safety training, department toolbox talks and shift, 7 minute trainer, monthly safety meetings, trim safety.
• Responsible for quality audits, 1st piece inspections, Process Evaluations, White Glove Audits, blue prints, etc.
• Worked with Shear Machines, Turret (Programming and Creating of Programs for Turret) and folder Machine
• Responsible for new employee training – training & explaining of 5s principles, JSA's, work instructions, safety requirements and Bluescope Safety Beliefs.
• Introduced training programs that enhanced employee performance and helped build a motivated workforce.

• Responsible for:
• Department/process evaluations, time studies, process mapping, value stream, Mapping, New Layout Design, etc.
• Project creation for management operation, training, technical writing of standardize work instructions,maintenance plans, & creation of spreadsheets, and data. Investigator of department layouts, interviews with SME's.
• Challenged with increasing product quality, improving process flow, and reducing costs while maintaining or improving safety for large car manufacturer.
• Implementation & maintainability of TPM & TQM system Processes
• Developed, evaluated, documented and advanced manufacturing methods and processes & maintenance plans through Lean techniques and Kaizen events.
• Analyzed and re-engineered production layouts, designing and implementing efficiency and quality improvement projects across production lines.
• Collaborated with administrative and financial teams to establish viable support of safety and Quality standards.
• Provided ongoing production support and troubleshooting.
• Redesigned floor layout, achieving 10% improvement in overall productivity while reducing workforce requirements by 20%.
• Implemented Just-in-Time (JIT) strategy to optimize throughput and lower warehouse costs by as much as 17%.
• Evaluated 10 manufacturing departments for cost efficiency, capacity, equipment reliability, manpower, quality assurance, safety, product research, standardize work process, etc.
• •Administrative duties was data entry, reports, schedule for project completion, cost analysis, forecasting of profit gain/lost, Design & upkeep of production logs, inventory, and manpower schedules for Peff, etc.
• Fabrication and design – designed & created prototypes for process improvement trial simulations (welding, wood work, metal shop, some tool & die shop, AutoCad or Excel or 3D software).

• Responsible for:
• Instructor in theory of Science and Biology for 5 classes-120 students per day while maintaining class passing average of above 95%.
• Record keeping and management of Grades, Conduct, and Attendance.
• Responsible for Lesson Plans, test, and quizzes for classroom management.
• Percussion Instructor, training in music appreciation, time, the art, creation, and music skill & music theory for 4+ schools from elementary to High School campuses.
• Member of Irving ISD Mentoring Program.

• Named 5s Champion
• Directed team of 10 employees for receiving and stocking merchandise (jewelry) worth more than $30 million.
• Led, developed & executed all Projects with 5-10 employees from each department to assist with start and completion of these projects.
  Challenged with increasing product quality, improving process flow, and reducing costs while maintaining or improving safety for large Jewelry manufacturer.
• Developed, evaluated, documented, performed time studies, and improved process methods and processes through put by Lean techniques and Kaizen events.
• Analyzed and re-engineered production layouts, designing and implementing efficiency and quality improvement projects across production lines.
• Collaborate with administrative and financial teams to establish viable support of safety standards.
• Provide ongoing production support and troubleshooting.
• Collaborated with senior management on Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) efforts, gaining 7% increase in productivity and quality.
• Created and implemented efficiency enhancements to generate more than 12% improvement through associated cost reductions.
• Significantly reduced waste and end-to-end production time by leveraging expertise with Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodology.
• Project Management organized 12 improvement processes that led to 20% increase in sales.
• Selected & trained 5-10 employees from each department to assist with start and completion of these projects.
• $10 million products transported from airport secured.
• Customers were notified by phone or email, and product was safely processed in our database and into its proper location by its specified time.
• Performed safety audits, follow ups, Safety Meeting, Department Safety Meetings.

TPS Certification

TPM Certification

TQM Certification

Kaizen Certification

Regional PKA Certification

Lean Certification

JIT Certification

PM Certification

ISO Certification

- Member of Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP)

- Member of National Association of Workforce Development Professionals

(NAWDP)

- Member of Industrial Engineering Network

- Member of Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Network