Keith Herr
Driving Growth at the Intersection of Innovation, Manufacturing & Mission | Global Ops Executive | $250M P&L | Medical Devices | Automotive | Industrial
- Role
- Director of Manufacturing at Free Wheelchair Mission
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Keith Herr
People first. Process next. Results always. That’s how I lead high-impact teams across…
Experience
Director of Manufacturing
Oct 2021 — Present · Irvine, CA, US
Lead global engineering, operations, logistics, and contract manufacturing for this nonprofit medical device manufacturer. Reporting directly to the CEO, I oversee multi-site production and compliance across the U.S, China, and India.Key Achievements:• Scaled global production capacity by over 30% through onboarding a second offshore contract manufacturer in India.• Introduced robotics automation at the China facility, driving a 25% increase in productivity.• Successfully launched two FDA Class I medical devices (four model variations) in full compliance with ISO 7176.• Built a long-term global operations strategy, aligning supply chain, production, and inventory across continents.• Streamlined international regulatory compliance and vendor management to support efficient, scalable growth.• Enabled continued expansion while maintaining budget discipline and cost control across global operations.
Education
Technical University Munich
Executive Management Program
University of Michigan
MSIE
University of Michigan
MBA
Penn State University
BSME
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Executive Leadership Program
Skills
- Product Development
- Product Engineering
- Productivity Improvement
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
- Product Management
- Automotive Engineering
- New System Development
- Cost Reduction / Avoidance
- Global Operations
- Executive Level Decision Making
- Contract Negotiation
- Launch Operations
- Product Road Mapping
- Risk Mitigation
- Talent Recognition
- Multi-Location Global Management
- Team Leadership
- Regulatory Compliance
- Program Management
- Automotive
- Transformational Leadership
- Manufacturing
- Kaizen
- Lean Six Sigma
- Customer Partnerships
- Agile Methodologies
- Team Building
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Coaching for Excellence
- Production Operations
- Employee Engagement
- Turnaround Leadership
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Manufacturing Operations
- P&L Management
- Process Optimization
- Budgeting
- Organizational Streamlining
- Oem Alliances
- Business Development
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