Jim Volpi
General Manager at PM MOLD COMPANY
- Role
- General Manager at Pm Mold Company, Inc
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jim Volpi
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL BACKGROUND STRONG BUSINESS ACUMENLEADING TEAMS TO SUCCESS AND DELIVERING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES THAT IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY, REVENUES AND PROFITABILITY.Operations Leader: Led start-up to $5 million in monthly revenues with 200 employees within 18 months at Energy Alloys; innovatively improved profitability, manufacturing, customer service and safety with operational changes, streamlining product line and introducing new value-added services.Business and Product Development Process Architect: Designed and implemented comprehensive first-ever product development stage-gate process at TMK IPSCO resulting in identification of growth initiatives, valued at $150 million annually; launch of eight new product lines generating $75 million in new revenue; and 60% reduction in product development and launch time.Effective Change Manager: Led change to entire product development process for Atkore International establishing a standardized and repeatable process for idea generation, new product development, new market development and value engineering leading to $200 million in additional revenue.Developer of Leaders: Mentored several team members throughout career that serve in senior level positions at OEMs, Tier 1 Suppliers and other Fortune 500 companies.AREAS OF EXPERTISE – P&L Ownership Strategic Planning Change Management P&L Optimization New Product Development Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Operations Team Performance Engineering Business Finance Supply Chain Optimization Lean Manufacturing Forecasting Business Case Development Process Re-engineering
Experience
General Manager
Dec 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Education
Thunderbird School of Global Management
MS, Masters in Global Management
University of Michigan
BSE, Materials Science and Engineering
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
MBA, General Management
Skills
- Value Stream Mapping
- Management
- Engineering
- Project Planning
- Supply Chain
- Cost Reduction
- Strategy
- Process Engineering
- Continuous Improvement
- Oil & Gas Industry
- Business Process Improvement
- Tqm
- Manufacturing
- Product Development
- Analysis
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Leadership
- Budgets
- Operations Management
- Strategic Planning
- Quality Management
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Automotive
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Business Development
- Fmea
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Root Cause Analysis
- Engineering Management
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