GREGORY JAMES WILSON

5440 North Santa Monica Boulevard

Whitefish Bay, WI 53217
(414) 967-0121, gw10f8ea4@westpost.net
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Production Supervisor (10 years)
Seasoned manufacturing supervisor with the following assignments:
Heavyweight/Middleweight Transmission Gear Machining, Harley-Davidson Motor Comp
any
Interim Area Manager Facilities and Maintenance, Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Middleweight Transmission Gear & Shaft Machining, Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Middleweight Cam, Flywheel, & Conn Rod Machining, Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Heat Treat, Tool Grind and Tool Room Supervision, Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Middle & Heavyweight Carrier/Case Assembly & Machining, American Axle & Manufact
uring
Middle & Heavyweight Carrier/Case Assembly & Machining, Visteon Corporation
Recruited by Joe Prodehl, Director-Steel Machining to Work Group Advisor III-Mid
dleweight & Heavyweight Transmission Gear Machining.Mr. Prodehl stated you have
proven yourself versatile and successful across all areas of the plant, you are
one of the few that can be placed anywhere and will be a success.Successfully re
duced middleweight cam unit cost at Harley-Davidson by eliminating 100% magna-fl
uxing of cams, which cost the company $1.2M in 2007.Consistently delivered depar
tmental metrics on quality, cost, delivery, and safety for over 5 years with Har
ley-Davidson. Recommended by my peers and selected by Plant Manager-Capitol Driv
e, as Interim Area Manager for Facilities and Maintenance, during consolidation
of Pilgrim Road and Capitol Drive Plants.Key member of 2009 Consolidation Team t
hat delivered 700+ machines to Pilgrim Road facility on-time and under budget wi
th no recordable injuries.Achieved production record at American Axle & Manufact
uring on 9.25 Rear Axle Assembly Line, defined to be capable of producing 800 ax
les in an 8 hour period.Achieved 900+ axles in same 8 hour period by developing
a cross-training and assembly rotation schedule for 23 UAW employees.Record prod
uction rates were maintained with daily incremental increases in output achievin
g an all time rate of 912 axles with no quality issues recorded.
Production Scheduler (3 years)
Proficient with material requirement planning to establish production schedules
for automotive drive systems and axle assemblies for Ford Motor Company Vehicle
Assembly Plants.Analyzed and compared bill of material to master production sche
dule, making manual adjustments to support changes in customer demand.Maintained
daily cycle counts and investigated any material shortages or non-receipt of ma
terials required to support production schedule. Became skilled at color codes o
f drive-shafts with no formal training or written guide, to understand complex f
loor processes, for on-time delivery.Through this, achieved inventory reduction
of $863,400 at Ford Motor Company-Sterling Heights Plant.Promoted to 9.25/9.75 A
xle Scheduler for assembly line capable of producing 2800 axles per day for Mich
igan and Kentucky Truck Plants. After three-years as a Scheduler, I requested an
d was approved to become a Production Supervisor at the Sterling Heights Plant.
Logistics and Material Management (2 years)
Experienced member of an automotive logistic and kanban implementation team with
Ryder Integrated Logistics.Our team was tasked with developing logistic routes,
management of raw and finished inventories, inbound and outbound shipments, cre
ating, monitoring and management of kanban system at Ford and Visteon manufactur
ing facilities.Developed a broad understanding across different product lines an
d plant layouts of implementing logistic and kanban system at vehicle and compon
ent manufacturing facilities. Experience includes the following: St. Louis Vehic
le Assembly, Dearborn Vehicle Assembly, Romeo Engine Assembly, Rawsonville Power
train Control Systems Assembly, and Sterling Heights Axle Plant.Permanently assi
gned to the Sterling Heights Axle Plant as Logistic Manager. Our team delivered
a one-year savings of $2.1M thru cost reduction of expediting, reduction in raw
material, and axle inventories.Maintained an on-time dispatch and delivery rate
for outbound product to Ford facilities 6.2% above goal at 91.2%.Based on perfor
mance as Logistic Manager, was recruited by Ford Motor Company-Sterling Heights
Plant Manager to become a Production Scheduler for Drive Components.
CAREER HISTORY
Work Group Advisor III Harley-Davidson Motor Company Novembe
r 2005 - Present
Production Supervisor American Axle & Manufacturing June 20
02 - November 2005
Production Supervisor Visteon Corporation May 200
0 - June 2002
Production Scheduler Ford Motor Company & Visteon July 1997
- May 2000
Logistic & Materials Manager Ryder Integrated Logistics Jun
e 1995 - July 1997

EDUCATION
Walsh College Bachelor of Business Administration June 1993