Director of Operations, Night Vision & Thermal

Logistics, Shipping & Operations

Accomplished business leader focused on execution, operational excellence, & talent development. Extensive
experience in manufacturing, SIOP, & continuous improvement processes. Self-motivated leader that utilizes concise
communication, problem solving skills, & a strong bias for action to add value & achieve positive business results.

§ Responsible for cost, quality, delivery, & safety of night vision & thermal imaging products
§ Lead & manage a team of Managers that oversee 250 employees & responsible for $275M of annual sales
§ Sponsor of Lean Transformation projects for all production lines in a high mix/variable volume environment
§ Operations lead for working capital improvement project & shop floor control system implementation
§ Responsible for strategic vision of manufacturing & driving culture change within Operations functions
§ Implemented standardized daily management process across organization to drive real time problem resolution
§ Developed labor justification process with cycle time standards to increase labor utilization across entire site

§ Led & managed 3 laser aiming programs of 120 employees; responsible for cost, quality, delivery, & safety
§ Created & executed ramp plan for NPI program to support firm & forecast customer demand
§ Worked cross-functionally to drive execution against goals & highlight risk/impact to plans
§ Implementation lead for Lean Transformation - line balancing, daily management, 5S, quality clinic, 3P events
§ Reduced customer delinquencies by 50%, increased monthly output by 10X, reduced touch labor costs by 40%
§ Coached direct & indirect reports to support career development & management of change

Operations Manager

Led & managed a fully vertically integrated, high mix/high volume operations department of 80 employees
across three shifts that manufacture fuel probes for government & commercial aircrafts
§ Responsible for OTD >99% to customer, 100% quality, and execution to monthly sales plan of roughly $3M
§ Developed & executed a budget that considered labor, material costs, and cost savings initiatives
§ Planned daily resources & overall headcount to meet daily production plans across multiple lines
§ Created & implemented cross training initiatives to enhance employee skills & add surge capacity
§ Conducted frequent coaching, performance evaluations, & project tracking of direct & indirect reports

§ Conducted time studies & line balancing of CNC machining & assembly processes to meet TAKT times
§ Implemented & sustained process improvements that eliminated waste in production flows & reduced cost

Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer

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Collin Goodnuff: Director of Operations, Night Vision & Thermal in Manchester, NH

Collin Goodnuff

The Pennsylvania State University

University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School