PHILLIP HAUG

McKinney, TX, 75071 | Home: 469-952-2003 | Mobile: 469-400-7271 | Phillip.Haug@gmail.com

OPERATIONS MANAGER / PROJECT MANAGER / ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL / ENTREPRENEUR

Senior Automation Engineering | Project Management | Global Restructuring | Site Consolidation Accomplished professional with expertise in operations oversight for a leading multi-faceted global supplier of food processing and packaging machinery. Dynamic leader with strengths in performance management across complex business environments. Leverage leadership abilities and business acumen to maximize operational efficiency, profitability, and sustainability. Motivate teams to exceed rigorous program, production, and project management objectives. Operational expertise spans areas of business processes, engineering, warehouse and logistics, supply chain development and customs compliance. Record of success extends over multiple project/business disciplines including operations, directing complex facility restructuring, and relocations globally. PORTFOLIO OF EXPERTISE P&L Budget Administration Project Management Change Management European Works Council Factory Relocation Vendor Management Client Relations Robotic Integration Assembly Line Automation & Testing Systems Automation Systems Customs Audit and Compliance Continuous Improvement CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Planned and managed all operation functions as Director of Operations and Supply Chain including Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, Programming, Customs Compliance, Logistics, Warehouse, and Supply Chain. Career includes successful operational results and successful interactions with diverse groups such as European Works Council and Customs and Border Patrol Agencies. Instrumental in the organization earning compliance rating designation after executing a successful customs audit as project lead in the Americas location. Developed a Continuous Improvement Program and played a major role in earning compliance rating on this two year project. Led high profile site relocation in support of a global restructuring initiative through multiple Project Managers. Successfully closed a Denmark production site and moved to two new expanded locations in The Netherlands. Established a local production factory in the USA location (Frozen Foods International 2003). After successful local startup, moved production to a new partner vendor established in Mexico to continue driving COGS down and to better service cost conscience customers. Demonstrated performance and leadership excellence extends across the pharmaceutical, automotive, electronics, retail, aerospace, packaging, food and beverage, consumer products, medical devices, and wire harness manufacturing industries. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE GEA CONVENIENCE FOOD TECHNOLOGIES (FORMERLY CONVENIENCE FOOD SYSTEMS) 2005 to Present Operations Director / Project Manager / Engineering Manager Recruited to oversee Mechanical, Electrical, and Programming Groups and to deliver excellence through complex global projects and initiatives for this manufacturer of machines for the preparation, marination, processing, slicing and packaging of a wide range of food products. Managed multiple Project Managers and Customs/Logistics as part of an expanded operations role. Cultivated vendor relationships internationally with a focus on relocating production and lowering costs. Planned and managed successful site relocations across Europe and America. Engaged and interacted with the European Works Council while restructuring in Europe and Customs and Border Patrol to ensure compliance with our Americas operation. Developed KPI's for key operational functions. Successfully led a team and passed a comprehensive customs audit in 2009 after establishing and executing the Continuous Improvement Program in the Americas. Led the strategic initiative to shrink local Americas location size by 1/3, which resulted in substantial annual savings. Program Manager for international factory relocation project to close production factory in Denmark; moved products to other strategically located sites to contain costs and meet planned financial objectives. Page 1 of 2

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McKinney, TX, 75071 | Home: 469-952-2003 | Mobile: 469-400-7271 | Phillip.Haug@gmail.com Director / Project Manager, Continued Transformed a European site from a vertically integrated factory to an assembly factory and worked with purchasing team to outsource all manufacturing to low cost, quality vendors. Converted a European factory to a tooling center to handle core products. Defined processes to maximize flow through sites. Executed product improvements which increased efficiency by engineering to manufacture. Implemented control system conversions to meet customer needs and minimize costs. PROGRESSIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 1986 to 1993 | Hopkinton, MA 1993 to 2005 Founder/President Established rigorous objectives and led up to 30 high performance Engineers, Programmers, Assemblers, and Machinists in the provision of advanced manufacturing and automation solutions for clients in a broad range of industries. Sold initial venture and launched equivalent business in the U.S. Directed complex business activities and served as both hands-on Project Manager and Automation/Controls Engineer on all engagements. Planned and managed a major facility relocation. Example Portfolio: Designed and installed turn-key automation system providing inline programming, verification, and labeling of EPROM memory chips. System included part transfer and data logging to customers mainframe and produced 700,000 units in seven days. Designed, tested, and implemented an automated data entry and control system for retail distribution facility to sort packages via omni directional barcodes. System provided high speed sorting from main conveyor to shipping conveyors, and increased throughput by 50%. Replaced original batch control system for ceramic filter manufacturer. Installed latest batch technology including load cells, batch controller and feedback devices, which resulted in 99% accurate batch mixing. Customized vacuum formed packaging equipment for medical and food product clients. Provided robotic product loading and unloading systems, designed and implemented inspection systems, and integrated various HMI systems, both off the shelf and custom, for data acquisition systems to track product data. Successfully designed and installed turnkey part sorting system that sorted 9,000 parts per hour by extracting batch information from clients database then separating the parts accordingly. Conceptualized and implemented control systems for robotic assembly and testing of automotive electronic substrates. Installed and programmed numerous CRS robots, interfacing them with the system controller and testers to transport product to various substations. Innovated and built a multi-axis wire harness machine for a leading defense aerospace manufacturer EARLIER ROLE AUTOMATION TOOLING SYSTEMS, INC., (ATS) Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Control Systems Manager Joined company in early start-up phase reporting directly to the founder and CEO. Provided hands-on leadership to a team of PLC Programmers, Electrical Designers, Electricians, and Buyers in the design, development, installation, and testing of multiple automation projects for the pharmaceutical, electronics, and automotive industries. Earlier experience as Industrial Electrician working on factory control projects at Millers Electric Company in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. ACCOMPLISHMENTS / GOALS PMI Member (Project Management Institute) Preparing to write for PMP Certification. Studying for Master Project Management Villanova University. Graduate early 2012 Conestoga College Industrial Electrical Certification, PLC Programming and Integration, Robot Integration, Computers, Business Management ASM (Assistant Scout Master) Page 2 of 2