Resume

• 2007

  ATI Wah Chang

  College of Business - Operations and Process Management

  Instructor

  Corvallis

  Oregon Area

  Oregon State University

  Managed five operating divisions

  production planning and material control

  engineering

  maintenance and continuous improvement. Lead continuous improvement using lean manufacturing and six sigma to exceed business plan safety

  delivery

  quality

  and cost objectives. Developed organization talent and capability. Assisted in the development of a strategic planning process using Hoshin Planning for growth in traditional and new products. Identified capital requirements and managed spending and project execution. Initiated comprehensive overall of maintenance systems. Achieved 95% on time delivery. Reduced cycle times by 20%. Achieved 50% reduction in OSHA recordable rate. Exceeded annual cost reduction targets year over year. Began development of using Baldrige Award criteria to identify organization-wide process improvement opportunities.

  ATI Wah Chang

• 2004

  Moss Adams LLP

  Provide operational consulting services to manufacturing and distribution clients in a variety of industries

  such as automotive

  apparel

  refrigeration

  construction

  beverage and food processing

  wood products

  and consumer goods. Projects ranged from the implementation of lean manufacturing applications

  selection and implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems

  design of warehouse layout

  supply chain management

  recruiting

  organizational restructuring

  and labor negotiations. Reduced a clients material spending by 12%. Restructured client's scheduling and organization structure reducing unit labor costs by 22 hours. Analyzed clients operation eliminating the need for a $12M capital project.

  Senior Operations Consultant

  Spokane

  Washington Area

  Moss Adams LLP

• 2003

  Kaiser Aluminum

  Managed and improved plant operations and financial performance. Restructured operations. Initiated \"right first time\" recipe process controls to achieve increased efficiencies and yield. Improved plant financial performance by$750K.

  Bellwood Extrusion Plant Manager

  Richmond

  Virginia Area

  Kaiser Aluminum

• 2002

  Oxnard

  CA

  Lead the closure and sale of the facility. Negotiated the labor shutdown agreement with the union. Insured all environmental requirements were in compliance. Seamlessly transferred customer accounts to the purchaser without any disruption in delivery and quality performance. Successfully out-placed the entire administrative workforce.

  Oxnard Forgings Plant Manager

  Kaiser Aluminum

  Sweet Home

  OR

  Managed all aspects of White's Electronics; introduction of new products

  expansion of the international market

  new marketing and sales channels

  and incorporation of expanded social media presence

  Corporate Manager

  CEO

  White's Electronics

  Inc.

• 2000

  Manage aluminum ingot casting

  hot rolling

  and the material supply chain. Used lean manufacturing to reduce work in-process inventory by 75%. Reduced labor and supply spending by 15%.

  Plant Manager Trentwood Casting and Hot Rolling

  Spokane

  Washington Area

  Kaiser Aluminum

• 1997

  Manage the casting of a record billion pounds of aluminum rolling ingot for the aerospace

  beverage container

  transportation and industrial markets. Fully operated the facility through a two year labor dispute using managers and a temporary workforce while setting performance records in safety

  quality and productivity. Re-integrated the retuning workforce without disruption. Assisted in the negotiation of the final labor settlement and re-ingratiation process design.

  Casting Manager Trentwood

  Spokane

  Washington Area

  Kaiser Aluminum

• 1996

  Gonzaga University

  Adjunct Professor for Management Fundamentals and Organization Behavior in the MBA program and Employment Law and Labor Relations in the undergraduate program.

  Adjunct Professor School of Business

  Spokane

  Washington Area

  Gonzaga University

  Board of Directors

  Spokane Valley YMCA

• 1995

  Chairman

  Eastern Washington Univerity School Of Technology Advisory Board

• 1994

  Board Member

  WA Manufacturing Technology Advisory Group

  Leader/Assistant Leader

  Boy Scouts Of America

• 1993

  Kaiser Aluminum

  Managed a team of 20 Human Resource professionals supplying staffing

  compensation

  benefit administration

  training and development

  apprentice training

  labor contract administration and negotiations for the Fabricated Products Division. Provided due diligence support for potential European and South American acquisition projects and Asian joint venture. Negotiated a $25M annual cost savings agreement which protected 1

  200 jobs and secured future capital access. Resolved a five plant labor dispute in 1994. Initiated a performance based variable compensation program for both the administrative as well as the union workforce.

  Division Human Resource Manager

  Spokane

  Washington Area

  Kaiser Aluminum

• 1987

  Kaiser Aluminum

  White's Electronics

  Inc.

  Re-organized finishing operations along product lines. Initiated self managed work teams. Established in-process inspection verses final product inspection to improve quality and yield performance. Personally lead management training to develop organization alignment and increase capability for performance improvement.

  Finishing Operations Manager

  Spokane

  Washington Area

  Kaiser Aluminum

• 1979

  Master of Science (MS)

  Human Resource Management

  Gonzaga University

• 1975

  Master of Science (MS)

  Education

  University of Southern California

  Air Academy Six Sigma Champion

  Total Predictive Maintenance

  Crosby Quality Management

  Wharton Schoool Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers

  Karass Effective Negotiating

  Reliabilty Centered Maintenance

  Society for Human Resource Management

  Senior Professional in Human Resources

• 1968

  Bachelor's degree

  United States Military Academy at West Point

• United Way Day Of Caring

  Volunteer

  Habitat for Humanity

  Robotics Competition Judge

  FIRST

  SPC

  Manufacturing

  Manufacturing Operations Management

  Welding

  Supply Chain Management

  Maintenance Management

  Supply Chain

  Manufacturing Engineering

  Purchasing

  Plant Management

  Six Sigma

  Process Improvement

  Engineering

  Project Management

  Engineering Management

  Cross-functional Team Leadership

  Operations Management

  Forecasting

  Micheau

  Gary

  Micheau

  Oregon State University