Michael Kunz Permanent Address: 9906 Spring Gate Drive, Louisville KY, 40241 Cell Phone: (502) 438-5378 Objective Contribute through continuous improvement utilizing the tools of Lean Manufacturing and Process Engineering

Experience Grindmaster-Cecilware Louisville, KY Lean Manufacturing Manager February 2015 – Present Lean implementation (Lean training, facilitate Kaizen activities)

KPI introduction and trending (5S audit program, productivity charting, OTD, direct/indirect labor, backlog)

S&OP driven labor requirements and lead-time planning

Facility CAD layouts, production and warehouse consolidation management

Cross functional Process Mapping / Value Stream Mapping

Capital expenditure, facility relocation responsibilities

Safety and Ergonomics committee manager

Koch Filter Corporation Louisville, KY

Lean Engineering Manager August 2010 – February 2015 Corporate annual budgetary and cost savings implementation

Facilitate monthly Kaizen events and Ergonomics activities across multiple facility locations

Lean manufacturing trainer (5S, 7 Wastes, Kanban, Poke-Yoke, Heijunka, JIT, SMED,TPM) Implementation of 5S, safety, efficiency, on-time delivery and scrap reduction tracking metrics

Quality control and SPC charting implementation and management

Engineering and maintenance project management

New product development launch, design for manufacturability and prototyping

Development and maintenance of multi facility CAD layout updates, consolidation plans and future state proposals

Pareto Analysis, Process Mapping, Value Stream Mapping and Gantt Chart development

Manufacturing Engineer August 2008 – August 2010 Time studies and creation of standard operation procedures

Equipment review / design from concept to production

Equipment maintenance supervision and parts purchasing

Coordination of new plant opening: equipment installation, operator training

DESA Indoor/Outdoor Heating Bowling Green, KY Manufacturing Engineer May 2005 – August 2008 Kaizen and 5S Experience

Process Mapping, Value Stream Mapping and Gantt Chart development

Formed assembly routing, visual controls and SOP’s based of time studies

Plant / Line Layouts: setup, fixture applications and equipment

Commonwealth Material Handling Louisville, KY Millwright Assistant May 2002-2005

Fabrication, installation and maintaining of equipment in manufacturing facilities

Education Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY Aug 2002 – Dec 2007

B.S., Industrial Science, with a Emphasis in Manufacturing Management, and Architecture

Activities ∙ Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) WKU Chapter - President (Oct. 2003 – March 2006) National Association of Industrial Technologists (NAIT)

Dynamic Leadership Institute (DLI) Phase I & II – WKU

Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity – Brother Mentor (Spring 2002 – Present)

Boy Scouts of America - Eagle Scout (Jan. 2000)

References Available upon request