John L. van Fossen
Vice President Operations @Coherent Corp.
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President Operations @Coherent Corp.
Coherent Corp. is a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers for the industrial, communications, electronics, and instrumentation markets. It was founded in 1971 to manufacture high-quality materials and optics for industrial lasers. Today, the company operates in more than 20 countries around the world.Coherent is focused on delivering innovations that fuel market megatrends while pursuing our mission of enabling the world to be safer, healthier, closer, and more efficient. Coherent empowers market innovators to define the future through breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems.
EDUCATION
The Ohio State University
BSME, Mechanical Engineering
Ohio University
MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
ABOUT JOHN L. VAN FOSSEN
Global Director | Vice President of Operations | General Manager | Chief Operating Officer | COO: Transformation Leadership | Dramatically Reducing Operating Costs | Global Operations : Global Process Reengineering | Courageous Change Leader | Develops Leaders, “Builds the Bench” Change-focused Lean Transformation Leader who increases cash flow, reduces lead timesManufacturing Leader who is counted on by Executive Leaders for strategic and tactical planningKnown for transforming factories into profitable Lean operation unitsRepeatedly successful managing plant restructuring and turnaroundsExcels at formulating strategy and executing master plansRepeatedly built successful teamsMentors Site Leaders on data driven problem solving: Courageous Leader for Change Solves Operations challenges Merger Integration Constant Cost Reduction Transformation Planning, Turnaround and Execution Low-Volume/High-Mix multi-site Lean Manufacturing Clear communicator Reorganization/Culture Change Continuous Quality Improvement Key Performance Indicators/KPIs Talent Development Global Operations Performance Management Supply Chain Optimization Problem Solving Inventory Reduction Succession Planning Incentive Plans Turns around underperformers Constant customer focus Redesigns Business processes: Technologies and Systems :TPS (Toyota Production System), Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma J••••••••@gmail.com
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