Gregory D. Hart 12727 West Dodge Road, #106A Omaha, NE 68154 (712) 320-0262 me@gregdhart.com http://gregdhart.com Education --------- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Management Science 1987-1990 Buena Vista College CUM Laude graduate with a 3.64 grade point average Top 10% of the 1990 graduating class Associate in Arts Degree in Mid-Management 1981-1985 Iowa Western Community College 3.45 grade point average Work History ------------- Kelly Services at Kellogg’s Packaging Supervisor July 2009 to Present • Supervising, staffing and scheduling of multiple breakfast food packaging lines. • Monitor quality of package and food be processed. • Coaching and counseling employees NSK Corp. November 2006 to April 2009 Clarinda, IA January 1981 to April 2009 Quality Assurance Engineer May 2008 to Present • Monitor, review, and track all process controls,deviations, and changes for all product lines. • Write and review standard operating procedures, work instructions and quality bulletins. • Develop corrective actions for quality defects, scrap and customer returns, • Monitor and reduce scrap defects and rework. • Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) control for both single row and double row product. • Scheduling Preventive Maintenance and monitor calibrations Quality equipment repair.  • Requisitioning replacements and upgrades of lab equipment and gaging need to support production.  • Monitor supplier quality, defects, and specifications, including supplier audits. • Monitor incoming component inspection and disposition of abnormalities. • Lead Z defect meetings as needed to reduce quality defects in all processes including defects found at customers. Business Unit Leader November 2006 to May 2008 • Manager of operations of the original production lines in all processes including, heat treat, grind, and assembly. • Directing Unit Coordinators and Team Leaders, • Work with the APS (Advance Production Systems) team. • Maintain operating budget, staffing levels, and quality systems. • Control inventory levels and schedules buy directing the planning process of material control and Unit Coordinators. • Representing the normal size area in staff meetings and reporting directly to the plant manager. • Employee safety, 5’S process, schedule review, and process improvement using the Lean Manufacturing concepts. Pure Fishing July 2000 to October 2006 Spirit Lake, IA Material Control Manager, Bait Factory August 2001 to October 2006 • Inventory control, material ordering, production scheduling and Kan-ban control. • Ordering of raw materials from suppliers. • Inventory reduction and control of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods from $3.5 million to $2.4 million from August 2001 to December 2002. • Monthly cycle counts of material for control of inventory levels and accuracy. • Set up of initial suppliers in a SMI (Supplier Managed Inventory) program. Including the move of packaging supplies to an on site consignment program with multiple vendors. • Managing the MRP (Material Requirements Planning) of all SKU’s for the bait factory using SAP in a lean manufacturing environment. Master data set-up, electronic Kan-ban control, purchase orders and production order set up in SAP. • Production scheduling and inventory control for Wal-Mart, Bass Pro and all major customers for the Bait Factory. • Subcontractor control for outside manufacturing. • Managing material handlers and forklifts required for raw material and finished goods movements in a 24 hour a day operation. Plant Production Manager, Second Shift July 2000 to August 2001 • Plant production and distribution of the second shift, including fishing line extrusion, fish lures, fish bait, hard plastic molding, shipping, receiving, and plant maintenance. • Supervision and leadership of 100 plus co-workers in two focus factories and distribution, with the assistance of five coordinators in each of the work areas. • Schedule and organization arrangement of second shift and weekend co-workers. • Interviewing internal and external candidates for openings in all second shift and weekend work area. • Lead and direct the plant maintenance co-workers on second shift. Second shift plant security, safety and emergency response leader. • Training and development of second and weekend shifts for coordinators and co-workers. • Hiring, attendance, disciplinary action, terminations, and coaching of co-workers. • Total Improvement Process Coordinator for manufacturing and distribution. Set up of Total Improvement Process and team training needed for continuous improvements in cross-functional teams. Benco Manufacturing a division of Magna International April 2000 to June 2000 Belle Plaine, IA. Material Control Manager • Material Control and production planning of large metal stamping presses, spot welders, and secondary operation, for the automotive industry. • Including the ordering of materials from suppliers and directing customer deliveries. Handling daily customer contacts and changes in orders by the customer. • Supervising of shipping, receiving, and warehouse operations, as well as the transportation of materials to and from other operations. • Handling of customer packaging, and returnable containers. • Controlling the materials side of the move of the operations from Qwik Tool to Benco Mfg. for Toyota, Saturn, and Nissan. • Set-up of separate warehouse operations for the staging and shipments to Toyota. NSK Corporation January 1981 to April 2000 Clarinda, IA Liberty, IN Manufacturing Coordinator August 1997 to April 2000 • Manufacturing operations of the plant and Material Control, including ordering of materials from suppliers and customer deliveries. • Directing Team Coordinators and Team Leaders, with the aid of the Continuous Improvement Process. • Managing the start-up of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system for the Liberty plant. • Managed all in-bound and out-bound shipments, including logistics, loading, and unloading. Developed an automated process to produce shipping documents. • Fall of 1997, helped to defeat a union drive by the UAW. • Implemented a fixed 12 hour, 7 day a week schedule shift plan for the plant. • Inventory reduction and control of raw material, work in process, and finished goods from $3.2 million to $2.5 million • Managed the human resources functions for the plant, in the absence of a human resource manager. Responsibilities included interviewing, hiring, performance appraisals, coaching, counseling, disciplinary action, terminations, safety, ergonomics, and union avoidance. Production Planner May 1995 to August 1997 • Ordering of raw materials and components. Production scheduling of single row ball bearing products in all processes from raw material to finished product. • Production scheduling of the machining process of magnetic clutch and water pump bearings. • Improved the production scheduling system to achieve JIT deliveries of material to the next internal production process, which reduced work in process. • Responsible for production scheduling and shipments of the machining process for magnetic clutch and water pump bearings to the Ann Arbor, Michigan plant. • Repair and setup of the mainframe network terminals for the plant. • Assisted in the increase of inventory turns in the shipping department. • Organization of annual physical inventory for the shipping, and assembly departments. • Monthly cycle counts of material for control of inventory levels. Production Supervisor November 1988 to May 1995 • Supervision of operators, Senior Set-ups, Maintenance, and Shipping & Receiving. • Fall of 1992, coordinated the installation of a bar code label printer system to print AIAG. labels to ship product to automotive customers. • Completed a bar code project for the elimination of mixed balls and to control inventory. • Organized and supervised annual physical inventory of bearings and components. • Coordinated the installation of mainframe terminals in the production area for the input of production and scrap, as well as to make scheduling requirements. • Conducted training for the plant on mainframe usage. • Member of the implementation team for a peer review system. Assembly operator, Assembly Senior Set-up, and G-1 operator January 1981 to November 1988 • Operation, setup, repair, and maintenance of assembly equipment. Operation and setup of center less and face grinding equipment. Technical Training/Certification -------------------------------- Advanced Production Quality Planning & Control Plan Certificate from The PIC Group APICS CPIM, 4 modules complete 2006 Leadership Orientation and Drug and Alcohol Observation Driven Testing 2001 Continuous Improvement processes training 2001 ISO 9000 auditor training in preparation for the registration of NSK Corporation 1997 Interaction Management training 1995 Electrical Protection & Safety 1987 Transformers & A.C. Circuits 1985 Electrical Measuring Instruments 1985 Basic Industrial Electricity 1985 Introduction to Electricity & Electronics 1983 Batteries & D.C. Circuits 1981 Additional Experience --------------------- Lead NSK Clarinda, Ia plant Noise Team. Train with Japanese technical experts for Clarinda sister plant in Ohtsu, Japan Appointed to Total Improvement Process Coordinator for Pure Fishing, March 2001. Responsible for managing the quality and production improvement process, for manufacturing and distribution. Developed a simplified process of training and problem solving in a team environment. Coordinating cross functional teams and communicating to all levels of the organization on the improvements that had been developed by the team. Use of MRP, purchasing, production control, electronic Kan-ban and master data functions in SAP. Functional leader for the SAP PP (production) functions at Pure Fishing. Responsible for master data updates, Help Desk tickets, and troubleshooting. Appointed to Xerox Project Coordinator at NSK Corp., to oversee the initial start-up of orders for Xerox Corporation. Reporting directly to the plant manager. This project involved coordinating the manufacturing, quality, engineering, packaging, and scheduling new product in a cross functional team. I.S.O. 9000 trainer for the Bait Focus Factory Team at Pure Fishing. Responsible for writing work instructions, development of forms, record retention, and training. Software experience: Excel, Office, BaaN, ASPAC, Lotus Notes, and Word. Leader of the SMI (supplier managed inventory) team to develop the website, supplier training and business practices for the Bait Focus Factory Team at Pure Fishing. Past VP of APICS Education for Northwest Iowa Chapter.