LAWRENCE LAYNE MILLER

5901 Guildwood Drive, Arlington, Texas 76017

Cell: 817-564-5636
lmf5c5b4@westpost.net
Seeking a Professional Position in the areas of:
BUSINESS AND MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
Action driven, resourceful, and goal-oriented Business Operations
and Manufacturing Support Professional with a strong business acumen
and extensive experienced in aspects of business and operations
support as well as manufacturing and production management in various
industry sectors. A Multifaceted, dynamic and hardworking coupled with
an engaging personality and winning attitude. Proven competence in
coordinating and prioritizing responsibilities in line with the
organization's objectives to ensure maximum profits and operational
excellence. Proactive, self-motivated, fast thinking and reacting but
detail-oriented. Strengths in new product design and development,
process improvement, and manufacturing practices. Solid background in
implementing TQM, ISO 9000, Six Sigma, and other quality policies /
programs as well as instituting lean manufacturing practices.
Exceptional planning and organizational skills with strong knowledge
in using enterprise management tools as well as SPC, MRP / ERP, and
related business operations and quality management systems.
Flexible and adaptable to changes with expertise in streamlining
operations and executing performance improvement initiatives. Can
quickly identify problem areas of operations and business and
promptly implement strategies to reduce costs, increase revenue,
build and strengthen customer / vendor relationships along with
improve business practices and drive profitable growth. Proven track
record in establishing and managing strategic alliances, joint
ventures and long term contracts with both domestic and international
partners and suppliers. Polished leadership style and communication
skills, both written and verbal with a confident manner. Exceptional
commitment towards leading and motivating teams for performance
excellence and achieve goals in a competitive and rapidly changing
industry. Broad based management skills eager to take on new
challenges and thrive in a highly dynamic work environment.
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Project / Production Management
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Product Development
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Design & Manufacturing / Custom Fabrication
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CAD / CAM & Reverse Engineering
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Leadership monitored and evaluated production flow and personnel
performance against targeted objectives.
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Employed a self-directed team approach for production improvements;
provided employees with direction and motivation to foster
participation in continuous improvement efforts and open
communication, also used lean manufacturing principles.
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Implemented production cost savings with tooling upgrades, more
efficient tooling usage and machining practices; improved
efficiencies through standardizing tooling and machining processes
across families of parts.
BELL
HELICOPTER-TEXTRON
2007 a" 2010
Tool Application Engineer
_Grand Prairie, TX_
Performed responsibilities in relation to Manufacturing Engineering
(Tooling) support for Bell's Drive Systems Center (DSC) operations.
Provided engineering support for plant-wide CNC machining and
programming functions regarding tooling applications such as lathes,
mills, and grinders; participated in the selection of new tools and
implementation of program improvements.
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Responsible for providing tooling management and control related to
precision tooling and gauges, work-holding jigs, fixtures, machine
tooling and perishables.
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Initiated, planned, and managed new tooling introductions and
applied manufacturing support upgrades on various programs with cost
savings of over 500K annually.
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Handled tasks for the design and manufacture of CNC and conventional
type machine tooling along with managing grinding, resharpening of all
perishable tools.
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Introduced and established new tool designs and materials upgrades
for machining and grinding applications.
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Managed machining and assembly departmental tooling upgrades and
modernization related to plant wide operations, particularly with
Lathe, Mill and Grinding applications.
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Production improvement applications in areas of manufacturing
processes, tooling applications and manufacturing/machining
methodologies; applied process and tooling improvement initiatives
for savings of 30 to 100% over previous manufacturing costs.
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 Represented Tooling Engineering as an Employee Involvement Group
member as well as part of a Business Improvement Team(BAPII) that
evaluated business practices and recommended cost saving initiatives;
outcome-implemented savings of over $3 million.
TEXAN
FORD
2005 a" 2007
Internet Sales Manager a" New direction of sales efforts, product
development, manufacturing, inventory and logistics control.
Effectively increased divisional revenues from 20% to 40% annually.
Sales and marketing as well as engineering support for worldwide
corporate partners.
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Supervised, directed, and realized product development and
manufacturing programs, responsible for bringing new products online
and customer awareness of such; worked jointly with Sales reps. for
marketing OEM / New Replacement Parts as well as new parts supporting
the repair side of the business.
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Developed and implemented new business and marketing strategies and
approaches; identified and pursued new accounts that improved
business growth of the OEM replacement Industrial Gas Turbine(IGT)
component business.
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Introduced and oversaw manufacture of over 80 new parts / products
for a period of five years that successfully gained estimated sales
of over $12 million with continued residual sales annually.
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Managed functions of engineering and manufacturing support staff;
collaborated and coordinated related efforts with other divisions and
sister companies.
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCES
CHROMALLOY HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TURBINE(HIT) LTD.
Engineering Manager 1995 a" 1999
Manufacturing Engineer 1991 a" 1995
_Dallas, TX_
W. PAT CROW FORGINGS 1990 a" 1991
Die and Tooling Machine and Weld Shop Manager
_Ft. Worth, TX_
LTV AEROSPACE DIVISION 1984 a" 1990
Class A CNC Machinist / Programmer &
Quick Response Shop(QRS) Master Technician
 _Dallas, TX_

EDUCATION & TECHNICAL SKILLS

DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY, _Dallas, TX,_ 2000
B.B.S., Management (Business Management)
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON, _Arlington, TX, _1980 a" 1992
Engineering & Management Studies

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
ACAD & Solidworks Design Software/ Microsoft Office Suite
Internet Use& Operations/ MIS Systems & Technologies
Interactive Multimedia performed "Reverse Engineering" and managed
engineering managed programming, machining and inspection
operations(22 machines and support staff of 12).
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Recognized as the youngest employee at LTV to become a "Class A
Machinist" grade; built special/upgraded aircraft parts bypassing
normal engineering design stopgaps by self designing and machining
the parts in the QRS using using CAD/CAM and new CNC machinery.