Donell Voorhees

About Donell Voorhees

Accomplished executive with diversified experience in manufacturing operations and engineering leadership. Successful in establishing and executing world class multi-national/multi-site operational strategy. Highly successful team leader and solutions facilitator. Visionary leader and highly effective change agent with consistent bottom line contribution. Expert in building/optimizing processes, measurement systems and infrastructure to maximize business results. Specialties: P&L management, start-up and turnaround leadership, strategy development, Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma integration, change management, Talent Development, robust process design, project management, operational efficiency, total quality management, new product introduction.

Experience

1. Director of Manufacturing

   Sarcos Robotics

   Oct 2021 — Present · Salt Lake City, UT, US

   Director of Manufacturing for a startup manufacturer of autonomous and teleoperated robotic systems.Key Accomplishments:• Constructed foundational business processes to facilitate a transition from an R&D organization to a commercial manufacturing organization• Developed and implemented manufacturing strategies and corresponding budgets to support delivery of high-level corporate business plans• Facilitated a detailed Design for Manufacturability review of core product lines, resulting in significant cost and lead time reductions• Relocated manufacturing operations to a new facility and redesigned manufacturing processes based on Lean Manufacturing principles• Lead manufacturing integration efforts for the acquisition of RE2 Robotics, a robotic manufacturer with complementary technologies, while maintaining high levels of employee engagement at both locations• Successfully launched partnership with contract manufacturing partner to augment internal manufacturing capacities • Supply Chain and Manufacturing Champion for the implementation of new ERP system

Education

• Brigham Young University

  BS, Manufacturing Engineering

  1980 — 1986

Skills

• Quality Assurance
• Supply Chain
• Iso 9000
• 5s
• Machining
• P&L Management
• Change Management
• Purchasing
• Quality System
• Dmaic
• Logistics
• Lean Manufacturing
• Team Building
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Integration
• Strategic Planning
• Kanban
• Leadership
• Kaizen
• Tqm
• Executive Management
• Human Resources
• Project Management
• Start-Ups
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Product Development
• Manufacturing Operations
• Spc
• Operational Excellence
• Mrp
• Talent Management
• Value Stream Mapping
• Budgets
• Six Sigma
• Supply Chain Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Operational Efficiency
• Process Improvement