henry fitzsimmons

About

Experienced Plant Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the mechanical or industrial engineering industry. Skilled in Lean Manufacturing, Software Development, Quality Management, Lean Tools, and High Performance Teams. Strong operations professional with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) focused in Marketing/Marketing Management, General from Southern New Hampshire University.

Country

united states

City

nashua

Industry

mechanical or industrial engineering

Skill

lean manufacturing, six sigma, team leadership, problem solving, cross functional team leadership, kaizen, manufacturing, spc, value stream mapping, lean tools, software development, sql, high performance teams, quality management, supply chain optimization, financial reporting, operational excellence, business transformation

Experience

owner and partner

cc electronx

2005-1 - 2012-1 · 7 yrs 1 mo

* Started a startup an electronics manufacturing partnership with one fully automated surface mount line and automated through hole capability * Performed engineering, purchasing, test engineering / debug, facilities and IT roles as the company grew * Created the barcode tracking / information control and documentation system and marketed components to other electronics manufacturers * Responsible for customer meetings and presentations to potential customers as well as quality meetings * Improved the field failure rate of a military hardware unit from 60% to less than 5% at the height of production * Grew the business from a bare airport hangar to a top earning year in excess of $500K USD in three years

manufacturing engineer

raytheon

2005-1 - 2006-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

* Worked on a project to design a new way to analyze and optimize reflow characteristics for BGA repair * Received a patent for the technology (Patent: US 7,681,776 B2 Issued 3/23/2010) * Worked with the SMT area on manufacturing and process improvements

process engineer

celestica

1999-1 - 2005-1 · 6 yrs 1 mo

* Lead Manufacturing Engineer for 7 SMT lines and 6 Process Technicians * Achieved Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Coached and managed Six Sigma improvement teams * Worked with several customers on joint Six Sigma projects culminating in a six month placement in Teradyne, the largest customer as an onsite liaison working with cross company teams on problem solving * Creation of Lean-Sigma systems to reduce defects and improve all business metrics * Debug, upgrade or repair any robotic / electronic systems as required

manufacturing technician and programmer

cabletron systems

1995-1 - 1999-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

* Robotic placement systems programming and automation, reflow profile creation * Automated manufacturing machinery repair and debug * CAD to placement machine programming

division lean manager

parker hannifin

2013-8 - 2017-5 · 3 yrs 10 mos

* Provide strategic vision and goals for a four location division with 1 site being recognized as a Lean and Quality model plant and another one in the process of being certified. * Mentor and lead four sites with a team of 4 Site Lean Managers as well as training and mentoring five lean trainee’s through Parkers two year lean trainee rotation program * Significant productivity increases with the division Sales per employee increasing 18% with the NH model site increasing 56.2% and NJ target model site improving 8% * CEO award for lean in FY15 for outstanding lean implementation