Robert Hurst

About Robert Hurst

Are you looking for a results oriented Manufacturing Operations Management Specialist to enable the achievement of full business potential?”My name is Robert A. Hurst and I help industry leading organizations to meet and exceed their goals by managing quality, manufacturing, and production operations and formulating manufacturing production and business growth strategies. I have developed profound experience in developing and heading teams across various working groups, meeting a high-level of production standards, and realizing capital investment improvements, operational transformations, and deep process improvements based on Lean Six Sigma methodology.I am instrumental in influencing key decision-making, leading production and customer meetings, enhancing operations, optimizing efficiency, and securing customer growth and revenue. I have proven aptitude to facilitate implementation of complex manufacturing processes from design phase to fully operational status. I have rich background in controlling multimillion projects, operating budgets, and capitalizing on opportunities to increase production and additional revenues, and cut production costs to achieve organizational profit goals. I possess strong communication skills combined with the innate ability to build robust relationships with senior leadership.Feel free to email me at b••••••@comcast.net as well as follow me at linkedin.com/mwlite/in/robert-hurst-75379b52Some of my key milestones including: Slashed cost of $3.07M and secured schedule savings for new equipment and facilities modification, off-the-shelf boring bar costs, and equipment modification for CNC lathe by developing and machining 5ft boring bar. Increased work $2.6M+ across 3 customer programs by developing cost effective plans and ConOps, supporting commercial and governmental programs and establishing customer meeting and communications pipeline. Reduced cutter and supply spending by $60K, saved 30 minutes daily for each machinist, and extended performance life of cutters by 20% to 70% by identifying and satisfying expansion need of cutter tools. Won Team Excellence Award and Safety & Health Award twice.

Experience

1. Director Advanced Machining and Manufacturing Engineering

   Mizuho OSI

   Aug 2022 — Present · US

Education

• San José State University

  Minor, Business Administration, Management and Operations

  1999 — 1999

• San José State University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Industrial and Product Design

  1995 — 1995

• San Jose State

  B.S, Industrial Technology Manufacturing

  1999 — 1999

Skills

• Machine Tools
• Operations Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Priority Management
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• High Volumne Production
• Green Belt
• Gd&T
• Visualization
• Mentoring of Staff
• Team Leadership
• Six Sigma
• Kaizen
• Assembly Processes
• Inspection
• Toyota Production System
• Take Care of Business
• Business Development
• Fmea
• Engineering Management
• Manufacturing
• Team Performance
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Supply Chain Management
• Mastercam
• Autocad
• Concept Development
• Value Stream Mapping
• Cad
• Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Processes Development
• Microsoft Office
• Quality Assurance
• Design for Manufacturing
• Coaching
• High Sense of Urgency
• Emergency Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Machining