Michael Bakaric

About Michael Bakaric

Experienced Executive Leader in the manufacturing of automotive and non automotive products in foreign and domestic markets. Responsible for P&L and supply chain of global operations that include: Raw material processing, complex forming of metals(Aluminum, Zinc and Steel) and automotive injection molding for interiors and exteriors. machining and metal removal processes, plating and coating, painting processes, high volume assembly of JIT sequenced parts to OEM\'s and electrical power generation from nuclear plants. Member of Executive Leadership for publicly traded and privately owned internationally diverse corporations. Responsible for and experienced in merger and acquisition in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Experienced leader in growing organizations in new markets and right sizing business units during challenging manufacturing periods. Profit and loss responsibility: 350million sales with associates to smaller business units of 20 million sales with 150 associates.

Experience

1. General Manager

   Camaco

   Oct 2025 — Present · Portage, IN, US

   Tier One automotive supplier to Ford Motor Company vehicle assembly operations in Chicago, IL. Manufacturing operations for the seat frames for the Ford Explorer and Aviator platforms and supplied to Lear Hammond Seating operations for final assembly.

Education

• Case Western Reserve University

  Electrical Eng

  1986 — 1988

• Rochester Adams High School

  HIgh School Diploma, Engineering

  1983 — 1986

• Naval Nuclear Power School

  Graduate, Nuclear Engineering Technology

  1988 — 1990

• Wayne State University

  Master's degree, Manufacturing Engineering

  1998 — 2000

• The New School

  Bachelor's Degree in Science, Business and Human Resources

  1990 — 1993

Skills

• Oee
• Apqp
• Six Sigma
• Operations Management
• Poka Yoke
• Lean Manufacturing
• Mrp
• Iso 14001
• Continuous Process Improvement Initiatives
• Materials Management
• Kaizen
• Smed
• Quality System
• Green Belt
• Engineering Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Jit
• Ppap
• Automotive
• Kanban
• Plant Management
• Supplier Quality
• Machining
• Toyota Production System
• Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• Black Belt
• Ts16949
• Industrial Engineering
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Strategic Leadership
• Injection Molding
• Quality Management
• 5s
• Tpm
• Value Stream Mapping
• Production Planning
• Process Improvement
• Continuous Improvement
• Dmaic