6260 Glen Hollow Drive

Liberty Township, Ohio 45011

Home: 513-777-5610
Cell: 513-300-4097
jcdeba54@westpost.net
Profile
I am a versatile, quality-oriented, focused manufacturing operations and managem
ent professional. My hands-on approach for troubleshooting is coupled with a so
lid mechanical background, with a proven ability to motivate diverse groups. My
experience is of achieving high productivity, profitability and morale within a
team. I am a highly engaged, dedicated for achievement, and a strong communica
tor with all levels of an organization.
Professional Work Experience
Maintenance Manager/Tour Leader 2002 - October 2010
Supervise 20/35 employees on various shifts in a Processing Environment. My wor
k with employees allows them to enhance their decision-making abilities, through
mentoring and coaching.
I regularly interact with all levels of the organization as required to meet com
pany goals, i.e., Safety, Quality, and On-Time Delivery. My daily task also con
sists of managing plant maintenance personnel (25), and being a liaison with pro
duction, and general plant needs.
Maintaining plant equipment/facility/admin areas via PM's, Pd's, Vibration/Lube/
Infrared routes, to include hvac monitoring.
I have been able to improve overall maintenance performance score's, while minim
izing over-time as needed to be cost-effective.
The planning group has taken a more detailed planning process focus, and we were
able to implement "Procedural Planning process". This is more detailed repair
plans for plant equipment/facilities via mechanics/contractor personnel.
I have also had continued focus on building a partnership of onsite contractor w
ith personnel for daily team interaction.
Key result: There have been no injuries for last 3 years by the maintenance gro
up, primarily through continued Safety Awareness / weekly meetings.

Corning Precision Lens, Cincinnati, Oh 2001-20

02
Team Leader
Trained and supervised a team of 40 employees on new concept of Lean Manufacturi
ng.
First cell to meet and exceed daily goals, maintaining high assembly output and
Quality Yields in the plant.
Co-facilitated orientation and training of 130 new associated on Lean Manufactur
ing within two week time period.
(Plant Reductions)

Flowserve Corporation (Duriron Co.), Dayton, Ohio 1991-2001

Plant Supervisor
Supervised machinists in 10 manufacturing cells, i.e., cnc lathes, machining cen
ters, vtl's, I.D. /O.D. grinders, balancing and acceptance testing equipment.
Assisted in various capability studies for Six Sigma program.
Supervised, trained, scheduled and evaluated 50+ person team consisting of assem
blers, machinists and programmers.
Refined and documented operation process, increasing plant productivity by 15%,
and reducing scrap saving $100,000+ annually.
Revamped entire pump assembly procedure, dramatically reducing handling costs, r
estoring customer confidence, and improving on-time delivery from 87% to 95%.
Eliminated surplus of 350 past-due pumps, generating additional revenue of $1.75
Million.
Established quality working relationship and communication with employees, mana
gement, the Union Committee and Leadership, preventing any 2nd step grievances.
Resolved communication and trust issues between first and second shift employees
, which refocused their energy and maximized productivity.
Eliminated lost-time injury accidents for two-year period through safety-awarene
ss programs.
(Division Closed)

Dayton Manufacturing, Dayton, Ohio 1989-1

991
Quality Manager, Sales Manager
Re-established relationships with former accounts, generating $700,000 revenue.
Instilled new quality standards on acceptability criteria with foremen and emplo
yees, reducing rework by 15% and improving customer relationships.

Education
M.A., Business Management, Antioch University (The McGregor School)
Yellow Springs, Ohio
B.A, Business Management/Communication, Capital University
Magna cum Laude
Columbus, Ohio
3.9 GPA