TIMOTHY KELLEHER Long Grove, IL 60047 Email: tkelleher1012@aol.

com Phone: 847-478-8931 VICE PRESIDENT OF MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS

Continuous Improvement / Lean Manufacturing / Business Strategy / Global Multi-Plant Start-Ups / Team Building / Consolidations / Supply Chain / Cost Reduction / Distribution Manufacturing Operations Executive with progressive leadership experience in all aspects of global manufacturing and supply chain/distribution operations. Expertise in Continuous Improvement, Lean Six Sigma, turning around problem operations, cost reduction and improving gross margins. Strong background in all phases of plant start-ups, supply chain, inventory management, quality assurance, process development, ERP implementations, EHS, acquisitions and consolidations and self-directed team development. Experience encompasses high and low volume operations.

CAREER HISTORY & HIGHLIGHTS GENERAL MANAGER, WD Allen Group, Crystal Lake, IL, 06/12-12/12 Full P & L responsibility for this global supply chain service provider. Led business until sale of company at the end of 2012

Formalized business development process with visible 1 3 year goals to ensure business growth, expansion, and competitiveness to double sales volume over the next 6 years. Identified and pursued global supply chain partners in emerging markets to strategically position WD Allen as a broad, competitive supply chain player. Successfully reduced duplicative supply chain functionality within machining and fabrication commodities by 23% within 6 months while realizing an 18% aggregate cost improvement.

VP/DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING, PCTEL, Bloomingdale, IL, 2005-2012 Led global manufacturing activities including production, supply chain, inventory management, contract manufacturers, distribution, logistics, manufacturing engineering, facilities and safety for this wireless communication equipment manufacturer. Initiated Lean Manufacturing initiative that reduced production cycle times by 88%, improved on-time shipping from 87% to 98%, increased labor productivity by 17% and reduced direct labor costs by 32%. Saved $5.5M in material and labor costs and improved the gross margin from 26% to 35% by implementing a comprehensive cost reduction program. Improved product quality by 83% from 2700 ppm to 460 ppm by organizing cross-functional teams, identifying and correcting root causes, error-proofing operations, redefining process control roles and instituting a range of preventative actions. Automated packaging operations at PCTEL that reduced indirect labor costs by 50% and improved shipping quality from 1200 ppm to 208 ppm. Improved inventory record accuracy by 29% to 98% within 2 years. Led successful plant start-up and consolidated production of four (4) antenna manufacturers into one plant without customer service interruption.

Timothy Kelleher MANAGER, MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS, Texas Instruments / Power Trends Division, Warrenville, IL,1998-2005 Managed production, technical support, process control, planning, inventory management, shipping and customer service for this electronics manufacturer.

Implemented pull manufacturing that reduced production cycle times by 70%. Successfully planned and executed the transition of six (6) high volume SMT and assembly product lines to TI plant in Mexico without customer impact. Utilized pareto analysis of late shipments reasons and implemented countermeasures that resulted in a 14% improvement in customer delivery. Deployed automated order acknowledgement/capacity management process within SAP ERP integration that decreased production planning/ customer service man-hours by 80%.

OPERATIONS MANAGER, Bell & Howell, Durham, NC, 1994-1998 Managed plant output in terms of revenue, quality results, cost and delivery for this electromechanical capital equipment solutions provider.

Developed and implemented cellular manufacturing processes, performance measurement systems, plant-wide quality systems and safety and training processes. Reduced lead time by 50% from 4 weeks to 10 days on complicated system machines. Utilized quality improvement processes that reduced functional field problems by 83%. Spearheaded plant relocation from Charlotte to Durham NC without customer impact, and selected and trained self-directed workforce that grew operation to $48M within 4 years. Created core safety management processes; recognized across the corporation as the outstanding benchmark across the corporation.

MATERIALS/QUALITY MANAGER, 1993-1994 Created and implemented effective quality processes from incoming inspection to final test. Developed master scheduling, order processing, MRP, production scheduling, shop floor control, ECN, stockroom and shipping processes.

Earlier career includes Quality Systems Manager for CYRO Industries (automotive plastics (1990-1993). EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Masters in Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Technology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (rated among the top three schools in Ireland). Lean Bronze - Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2011, Lean Manufacturing Certificate-University of Illinois at Chicago, 2004 Certified Quality Manager and Six Sigma Black Belt - American Society for Quality, 2001 & 2004 Certified in Production & Inventory Management - APICS, 2000 Inventory Record Accuracy, Buker Consulting, 2009