Production Manager @ Maxion Wheels: The world’s largest wheel-making enterprise. We combined the reach of Hayes Lemmerz with the heritage of Iochpe-Maxion to give you engineering expertise, manufacturing capacity and efficient delivery in every major market around the world. With over 200 years of combined industry experience, we are still looking for ways to innovate, lead and grow in the world of wheels. Maxion Wheels has a true global presence with 24 facilities located in 15 countries around the world. We sell wheels to every global manufacturer of passenger cars and commercial highway vehicles. From December 2013 to Present (2 years 1 month) Materials Manager @ Materials Manager at the Tech Center which is also know as ICM (Innovation Center Manufacturing) Manufacturing Goodyear Racing Tires for NHRA, NASCAR, and other race applications From March 2012 to December 2013 (1 year 10 months) Production Superintendent @ Assemble and Sequence ten different colored hard tops to the Toledo Assembly Plant for the JK Jeep Wranger and Unlimited programs From August 2010 to January 2012 (1 year 6 months) Product Engineer @ Facilitated the internalization of Jeep JK Hardtops from Meridian Automotive. Managing the 2010 Dodge Viper Build Assisting with Jeep Service Items: JK, TJ, and TJD From June 2009 to November 2010 (1 year 6 months) General Manager of Manufacturing @ From 2003 to 2008 (5 years) Production and Materials Manager @ Manufacturer of powder metal parts for automotive and specialty industries. Responsibilities: Six direct reports and 93 hourly employees; responsible for production, purchasing, scheduling, shipping, receiving, material handling, and customer service in a plant that has applied lean and cellular manufacturing techniques; estimated costs of projects and parts, supervised the purchasing of $4M of raw materials along with all tooling and capital equipment, managed physical inventories, scrutinized hundreds of suppliers with respect to ISO and QS 9000 requirements, member of ISO 14000 implementation. Accomplishments: • Team member for transition from QS9000 to ISO/TS16949 standards. • Spearheaded a 33% reduction in force in a union environment. • Implemented OEE tracking to better prioritize areas for continued improvements and kaizen events. • Leading Team that is reducing Set-Up times using SMED techniques. • Gained Process Manager responsibilities after five months. • Developed and Implemented the plan for reinstatement of Ford Q1. • Negotiated material cost decreases while in Chapter 11. • Began Monthly Employee Meetings to communicate business metrics. • Improved Press Performance from 36% to 72% of standard. • Conducted Daily Production meetings to communicate and prioritize production and maintenance issues. • 5S responsibilities for Dayton Facility. • Improved Press Utilization by 20%. From November 2001 to September 2003 (1 year 11 months) Materials and Logistics Manager @ Manufacturer of molded rubber parts for automotive, appliance, and specialty industries. Responsibilities: Eight direct reports and seven indirect; responsible for purchasing, scheduling, shipping, receiving, materials handlers, and customer service in a plant that was applying lean and cellular manufacturing techniques; estimated costs of projects and parts, ordered parts from foreign subsidiaries, supervised the purchasing of $8M of raw materials along with various tooling and capital equipment, managed physical inventories of thousands of part numbers, scrutinized hundreds of suppliers with respect to ISO requirements, researched a new ERP system, involved in ISO 14000 activities. Accomplishments: • Standardized all materials functions. • Reduced shipping complaints to below 2%. • Achieved Ford MMOG Compliance and reinstatement of Ford Q1. • Improved delivery performance to customer requests. • Controlled material cost increases to 3% or less during dramatic petroleum price increases. • Negotiated a new $100,000 per year multi-year vending contract. • Implemented a cycle counting system to improve inventory accuracy from below 70% to 90%. • Reduce total inventory dollars of $3M by 10%. From January 2000 to November 2001 (1 year 11 months) Materials Manager @ From April 1990 to January 2000 (9 years 10 months)

MBA, International Business @ The University of Akron From 1994 to 1997 BS: Accounting, Accounting, Mechanical Engineering @ The University of Akron From 1984 to 1990 North Canton Hoover Fred Rechtenbach is skilled in: MRP, ISO, Process Improvement, Program Management, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, FMEA, Iso 9000, ERP, Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, SPC, ISO 9000, Materials, Engineering