Dorothea Spencer

About Dorothea Spencer

Founded and grew a manufacturing company. Interacted and developed strategies with…

Experience

1. CEO

   Dgi

   Aug 2002 — Present

   Oversee manufacturing of industrial equipment including quality control, inventory management, budgets, production schedules, and personnel. Production required machining, assembly, disassembly, reverse engineering, and re-engineering for quality improvement.Perform employee management for all employees including hiring, training, performance evaluations, promotions, and terminations.Ensure production schedules are met by prioritizing the tasks of personnel and use of production equipment. Secure raw materials and production parts to maintain sufficient inventory levels at all times.Review product variances and investigate the causes of discrepancies. Develop and implement workflow processes and SOPs to guarantee products meet the highest level of quality and continue to be cost effective.Evaluate opportunities to acquire new and cutting-edge capital equipment and potential ROI. Purchased CNC mill machine, CNC lathe machine, and other equipment which increased production capabilities and employee efficiency. Cross train staff on processes and equipment to improve personnel scheduling, promote employee satisfaction and mitigate risk of personnel shortage. Identified and secured new production facility which offered reduced costs through government incentive programs and an abundant workforce. Production was also expanded at the new location. Develop maintenance programs for all company assets. Hold monthly health and safety meetings to reduce reportable OSHA incidents and near misses.Spearheaded comprehensive client M&R cost savings program which resulted in over $1M in savings in one year. Program included: improved inventory management, production line transfer from one facility to another, equipment retrofitting, and vendor management. Coordinated implementation with client management and production personnel.

Education

• Emerging leaders street wize mba

  Philadelphia SBA emerging leaders, Business

  2017 — 2017

• MLI (Lehigh University)

  Manufacturer leadership institute, Organizational Leadership

  2011 — 2012

• churchman's Business School

  Associate's degree, Accounting and Finance

  1981 — 1982

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  Mechanical engineering certification

  2013 — 2014

• Flynn Combustion

  Combustion technology, Combustion maintenance and troubleshooting

  2012 — 2012

• Expert Ratings

  Lean Management Certification, Lean Management

  2012 — 2013

• Churchman’s Business School (Division of Lafayette College)

  Associate's degree, Accounting, Business Management, and Economics

  1981 — 1983

• ARO Corp

  certified industrial technology, Industrial equipment technology/certification

  2000 — 2000

Skills

• Sifter Repair
• Team Leadership
• Thought Leadership
• Food Equipment Repair
• Equipment Repair
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Strategy
• Precision Machining
• Snack Food Manufacturers Parts and Repairs
• Pharmaceutical Equipment Parts and Repairs
• Custom Metal Fabrications
• Maintenance & Repair
• Training
• Asset Managment
• Manufacturing
• Metal Fabrication
• Machinery
• Business Strategy
• Reverse Engineering
• Bakery Equipment
• Oven
• Miscellaneous Metals
• Heavy Equipment
• Asset Management
• Machined Parts
• Candy
• Packaging Engineering
• Team Building
• Management
• Machining
• Oven Burner Reconditioning
• Vendor Management
• Inventory Management
• Recruiting
• Architecural Metals
• Budgets
• Food
• Sop Development
• Metals