Discrete Manufacturing Practice Leadership

Wayne Mausbach, P.E.

Managing Partner, Discrete Manufacturing Practice

Wayne is a high impact discrete manufacturing operations change consultant with proven ability to facilitate executive partners in their efforts to prioritize business needs, build effective strategies , Implement advanced manufacturing processes including KPI development. Operational Budget Development using “Bottoms up” and Extensive experience in commercial, engineering and manufacturing environments with global reach of multiple sites.

• Directed company’s global Lean Implementation transformation involving Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Sales to gain market share by reducing lead-time and response time of raw materials and manufacturing activities for a “make to stock” company including strategic sourcing, operational procurement and technical materials inventory management for 95 worldwide distribution facilities with $20 billion of spend and $150 million in world-wide inventory value.
• Directed the company’s Manufacturing Engineering function to upgrade equipment and processes to reduce manufacturing cost for the Houston and Singapore plants.
• Managed the production operations for fully commercial products and products during period of 45 % growth requiring adding additional staff with advanced training to certify skill requirements.

Functional Experience

• Supply Chain Transformation
• Business Strategy Development
• Cost Development Systems
• Capital Asset management
  • Process development using multi-axis CNC lathes, machining centers, grinders, and Lasers
  • Manufacturing using CNC Robotic Welders and Heat Treating Furnaces
• Organization Consolidation
• Manufacturing Excellence
• Organization Redesign
• Human Capital Development
  • Incentive and Gain sharing systems
  • skill development of MSSC systems
• Process and Systems Design and Implementation
  • ERP
  • PLM
  • Labor Data Collection
  • Tool Management Systems
  • Solid Model Cad and Cam Implementations
• Broad Leadership Background
  • Supply Chain Optimization
  • Process
  • Project and Reliability Engineering
  • Environmental, Health, and Safety Management
  • Maintenance PM Systems

Industry Experience

• Oil and Gas Manufacturing
• HVAC Fabrication Manufacturing
• Petrochemical Fabrication

Systems/Software Experience

• Various ERP Systems (Large frame and PC Based)
• Product Life-cycle Management
• Project Management

Education and Training

• University of Houston, BS, Industrial Engineering
• Post Graduate Computer Simulations and Maintenance Engineering