RONALD J.

CHAPIEWSKI
rcd176f0@westpost.net
11173 Arrowhead Drive Cell: 734-891-1845
South Lyon, Michigan 48178

SUMMARY
A Management professional in great health with extensive experience in manufactu
ring, quality control ( 8 years) and assembly with one of the world's largest au
tomotive companies. Proven ability to use direct management, strong leadership
and team building skills to accomplish objectives, while managing salary and uni
on employees. Self starter having a high energy level with major empathies on s
afety and quality. Dedicated to cooperation and the use of motivators in achiev
ing cooperate goals. "Firm but fair" and treating people as I would want to be
treated are my two greatest characteristics and "integrity" is of the upmost imp
ortance to me.

CAREER HISTORY
General Motors / ACRO, Willow Run Transmission Plant 2010 - Present
General Maintenance Supervisor:
Management and maintain safety, quality, production, machine up time, and genera
l overall responsibilities for 3 different departments. Maintain budgets accordi
ng to guide lines; perform quality and safety audits throughout area along with
performing corrective actions where necessary.
GREGORY BROTHERS MANUFACTURING 2008 - Laid off
One of Michigan's largest non-union custom made cabinet manufactures.
Plant Manager
Managed and coordinated 2 facilities and approx. 40 employees including 3 salary
. Responsible for the safety of all employees while maintaining daily schedulin
g, quality of outgoing products, daily overtime, shipping requirements and human
resources.

EAGLE EYE INVESTMENTS 2006 - 2008

Purchasing, refurnishing and selling of homes within the tri-county area of sout
h eastern Michigan.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Livonia, MI

One of the world's largest Tier 1 transmission producers for the automotive indu
stry.
Operations Manager 2004-2006
Managed the manufacturing and assembly staff of 43 salary and 580 union hourly e
mployees. Responsible for all third shift operations including the safety and w
ell being of all employees while supporting three different assembly plants and
a 3.8 million square foot facility.
* Utilized team building skills encouraging employee participation in bringing r
esolution to production issues which resulted in a 7% increase in productivity a
ssembly output and a 12% improvement in manufacturing operations while maintaini
ng cost budgets and improving quality states by 46%.
* Identified and increased team awareness of safety issues and provided access t
o relevant training programs effectively reducing recordable safety statistics b
y 13% annually.
* Implemented the Ford Productivity and Neighborhood Watch systems ensuring the
consistency of the implementation of all safety, quality and productive processe
s.
* Reviewed and revised job assignments identifying opportunities to cross train
employees effectively reducing overall manpower requirements by 12% each year.

Team R3 Manager 2003-2004

Managed Team R3 consisting of seven salary and 85 UAW hourly employees. Respons
ible for manufacturing and supporting two assembly plants with several different
components.
* Championed and enforced a safety review process reducing recordable safety sta
tistics by 24% each year.
* Achieved improvement of 17% in team's performance productivity and 23% quality
by synergizing team participation with demonstrated leadership ability.
* Monitored and enforced quality processes accomplishing a 24% annual validated
improvement.
* Spearheaded the team's energy and focus increasing all inline floats by 400%,
setting a production record, while reducing overall cost.

Superintendent, 3rd Shift 1999-2003

Managed manufacturing and assembly operations for the South Plant. Responsible
for 13 salary and 235 UAW hourly employees and the support of two assembly plant
s.
* Increased teams awareness and importance on every day safety processes resulti
ng in a recordable annual safety statistics improvement by 9%.
* Managed and balanced manpower accomplishing corporate manufacturing and assemb
ly objectives and schedules improving annual production by 8%.
* Restructured and revised quality process methods resulting in an annual 12% im
provement.
* Reorganized operations and cross trained employees improving individual effici
ency, decreasing manpower requirements, and increasing productivity output by 11
%.
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Other Positions Held
Manufacturing Planning Specialist (General Foreman, 2 years)
Quality Control Engineer (8 years)
Human Resources / Labor Relations (2 years)
Material Handling / Shipping and Receiving (Combination of 9 years)
Floor Supervisor; manufacturing, assembly, maintenance, heat treat, plant
security

EDUCATION / TRAINING
MSA, Cum Laude, Business Management, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant,
MI
BS, Business Management, Northwood University, Livonia, MI

Company Sponsored Training

Lean Manufacturing JIT ( just in time ) QOS-9000
Dale Carnegie Train the Trainer QOS-9001
Team Concept Process Mapping Six Sigma
Empowering Leaders Workshop Time Management and Design for Manufacturing

Community Services
Member of church Vestry (Board of Directors)
Member of Active Faith (Charitable Organization for the Unfortunate)
Member of the Masonic Lodge of Brighton Mi.
Member of Roller Thunder, an organization to helps our Vets