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Vice President Aftermarket Operations, SBU President

For more than 50 years, Barnes Aerospace has been providing superior manufacturing solutions and comprehensive component overhaul and repair services for the world's major turbine manufacturers, commercial airlines and the military. We manufacture and repair highly engineered machined and fabricated components for aircraft engine and airframe manufacturers, and land-based industrial gas turbines. We partner with our customers to understand their requirements and deliver superior service with industry leading turn-around times -- all for competitive prices. Our team of experts offers manufacturing research, testing and evaluation, as well as expert design capabilities of components and assemblies.

Summary Executive leadership of several 500+ multi-disciplinary teams encompassing Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Purchasing, Business Development and overall Operations and Supply Chain functions. International experience with European parent company and customer base. Success in driving and implementing sustained improvements throughout organizations centered on operational excellence, financial initiatives and facility expansions. Demonstrated product quality and cost improvement results utilizing Continuous Improvement methods. Experience in developing and managing P&L structure for various manufacturing ventures. Success in planning and executing site consolidation initiatives, with demonstrated record of timely and complete closures to achieve targeted savings. Union and Non-Union facility management experience, including contract development and negotiation expertise. Areas of focus includes due diligence, facility design and construction, Project Management, operations planning and execution. Further specialties include operations management, machining and assembly operations, engineering (R&D, design, industrial, and manufacturing), Lean Manufacturing, union negotiations, mergers and acquisition, capital projects, and strategic planning.