Greg Ford

LEADERSHIP AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

➢ Entrapreneurial. Branding, marketing, start up, operations, customer service, business growth and profitability and human resource development as well as sale of the business.

➢ Comprehensive international leadership experience in management, continuous improvement, engineering, and the economic operations of manufacturing in the automotive, electrical / electronics, piping systems, and wood composites industries.

➢ Coordinated and developed many overall programs with Black Belts and Master Black Belts. Six Sigma Green Belt with all projects and training completed for Black Belt. Skilled in application of many quality improvement strategies within Six Sigma, Lean, and TQM.

➢ Effective in developing comprehensive Total Productive Maintnenace programs.

➢ Competent in evaluating the economics of operations and preparing AFE’s for capital projects having managed projects and programs over $6 MM.

➢ Able to quickly comprehend complex technical and business processes and apply quality and analytical skills to resolve problems and increase efficiencies / profits.

➢ Directed purchasing and quality departments in ameliorating problems with suppliers of raw materials, equipment and engineering services and a member of various commodity teams.

➢ On-site process improvement consulting for plastics manufacturing companies.

➢ Safety is first in all aspects, fully conversant in PSM, MOC, PHA’s, FMEA’s, What-if, and other techniques. Never a lost time accident under my leadership.

➢ Managed up to 14 designers and 6 engineering contracting companies to achieve continuous improvement objectives, install State-of-the-Art technology, develop and manufacture new products, resolve customer complaints and field issues, and assure regulatory compliance with ISO/QS 9000, UL, ASME, ASTM, OSHA, and corporate standards.

➢ Extensive experience in a wide range of software: engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Process Control, Project Management, Construction and Instrumentation), manufacturing: (SAP R/3), and business: (MS Office).

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS:

UTMOST Enterprises, Inc., UTMOST Investments, LLC, and UTMOST Properties I, LLC

Tulsa, OK

Started two franchised maid service companies and within 9 years the businesses are in the top 8% world wide.