Shawn Gould

About Shawn Gould

Accomplished global business unit and multi-site leader within complex manufacturing environments.• 35 acquisition integrations • 2x location consolidations • +15 years P&L responsibility• PE exit Firth Rixson @~$3B & Element ~$7B • Direct customer engagement drove 2x sales growth inside of 15 months• EBITDA increases across multiple sites with accountability, engagement and alignment• Deep manufacturing knowledge with proven success• Improvements made by leveraging Theory of Constraints, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma • Experience ranges across aerospace, defense, oil & gas, metals, and mining• Strong international experience:~4 years in Europe, 3 startups in the EU, 1 in Mexico and 2 in China

Experience

1. Vice President Aerospace and Defense Business Unit

   Element Materials Technology

   Mar 2019 — Present

   Full P&L responsibility for the Aerospace and Defense Business Unit with 525+ employees at 9 locations in North American and 2 successful start ups in China. Direct staff includes: Sales Director, VP of Finance, 2 Regional Operations Directors, HR Director, Quality Manager, EHS manager, Continuous Improvement Manager plus 7 General Managers.

Education

• Oregon State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Manufacturing Engineering

• Oregon State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Industrial Engineering

Skills

• Engineering Management
• Strategy
• Toyota Production System
• Six Sigma
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Aluminum
• Process Engineering
• Automotive
• Supplier Quality
• Machining
• Kanban
• Supply Chain
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Materials
• Spc
• As9100
• Continuous Improvement
• Theory of Constraints
• Industrial Engineering
• Fmea
• Operations Management
• Kaizen
• Smed
• Heat Treatment
• 5s
• Forging
• Root Cause Analysis
• Manufacturing
• Engineering
• Aerospace
• Manufacturing Operations
• Dmaic
• Operational Excellence
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Lean Manufacturing