Edward Terris MBA

• Lead a $60M manufacturing operation specializing in the assembly of military apparel and equipment, which supports persons with disabilities and barriers to employment. • Utilize strategic and tactical planning for successful implementation of continuous improvement initatives including Lean Manufacturing and Total Quality Management. • Evaluate stakeholder requirements to execute a new vision that optimizes sound business processes while providing greater access to services and training programs while recognizing the role of organizational culture in sustaining new initiatives.

Assistant Professor delivering content and designing curriculum for Masters in Supply Chain Management program; live, hybrid, and virtual lecture. Courses: SCM874 Total Quality Management and Lean Enterprise Conduct research on Inclusive Manufacturing: An Empirical Analysis of Disability Diversity and Language Diversity on Team Performance.

• Consulting services specializing in operations' excellence and leadership development through analysis and coaching. • Emphasis on continuous improvement through process analysis, team building, and leadership development.

• Spearhead the assembly of military apparel, equipment, and automotive parts at a $100M+ non-profit manufacturing operation, which supports persons with disabilities and barriers to employment. • Evaluate stakeholder requirements to strategize and execute a new vision that optimizes sound business processes while providing greater access to services and training programs. • Safeguard the organization’s health and financial stability through strategic and tactical planning, increasing revenue from $59M to $166M and net profit from 3% to 8% in three years. • Cultivate trusting relationships with personnel by encouraging upward mobility through talent development and cross-functional teamwork. • Recognized for delivery and quality excellence with the Defense Logistics Agency Gold Standard award in 2016 and 2017. • Earned the Business Excellence Award in 2015 and the Michigan Manufacturer of the Year Award in 2010. • Awarded the first-ever Department-of-Labor certified apprenticeship program for sewing “Master Craftsman”. • Captured over $1M in various grant funding to support organizational training and learning initiatives, such as the Pathways to Upward Mobility program. • Michigan Manufacturer of the Year Award in 2010 • Business Excellence Award in 2015 • Defense Logistics Agency Gold Standard award in 2016 and 2017 for delivery and quality excellence • Awarded the first-ever Department-of-Labor certified apprenticeship program for sewing “Master Craftsman”. • Captured over $1M in various grant funding to support organizational training and learning initiatives such as the Pathways to Upward Mobility program

• Optimized communications by reorganizing technical support teams, resulting in better allocation of organizational resources through improved alignment of priorities. • Supervised teams that included members from process/product engineering and skilled trades, coaching, mentoring, and encouraging individuals with an affiliative style. • Improved equipment uptime by 22% while reducing tool repair and maintenance costs by 15%. • Generated new business opportunities through the streamlined processes, resulting in $1.5M+ per year.

• Discovered and pursued high-value opportunities while encouraging talent development to improve the organization’s capabilities. • Designed, developed, and deployed proprietary products and processes, earning patents and new business awards that doubled the plant’s revenue and improved profitability by 20% by 2002. • Received Industry Weeks’ coveted Best Plant Award in 2003 for demonstrating operational excellence by successfully influencing teams to adopt Lean methodologies.

• Orchestrated projects across countries and continents for a multi-national organization based in Europe, utilizing keen interpersonal skills and cultural curiosity. • Transferred $5M+ worth of new clamping and connecting products and processes developed in Europe for manufacture and sale in North America. • Forged long-term relationships with clients, vendors, and internal stakeholders through ardent and patient communication, frequently traveling to Europe and Canada.

• Performed plastic product and process research and development for fluid handling applications in automotive fuel and brake applications. • Collaborated with teams to place new products into production, including managing detailed communications associated with start-up support.