Tony Griffith – Senior Breakthrough Leader
Breakthrough Process Improvement, Six Sigma Black Belt & Business Owner
Tony has successfully led numerous efforts for process improvement and transformation. Proven leader in managing industrial plant and manufacturing facilities through a wide range of duties. Outstanding performance in safety, production, product line scheduling for just-in-time delivery, equipment repairs, sales, operations, team building, mentoring, administration and financial accountability.
Career Achievements
- Led quality improvement effort for company that had shut-down production lines due to quality failures. Implemented Statistical Process Control vs. go/no-go product acceptance. Validated manufacturing processes, measurement systems, and test fixture reliability. Upon start-up, recorded highest ever monthly company EBITDA.
- After company lost a major part of its workforce, led management re-training, and workforce recovery to meet operational commitments, allowing for restart of business segments responsible for 40% of company revenue.
- Through extensive floor realignment, waste reduction, employee training and mentoring, increased throughput to increase company per-unit profit margin average almost 10X and lowered per-unit labor and burden cost by 17%.
- Awarded FCC Environmental Operating Budget Achievement Award for best performing branch throughout entire company. Achieved gross sales margin at 129% of budget and operating contribution of 28.9% versus budget of 22.3%.
- Successfully rebuilt a used oil reprocessing facility that was flooded by five feet of water.
- Assumed general contractor and engineering roles in designing a bio-filter bed enclosure, saving the company over $60K on the project.
- Awarded four Navy Achievement Medals for superior administrative skills, technical knowledge, outstanding leadership, superior managerial skills during new construction and startup of ship's power systems.
Talent/Skill Set
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- Operational Excellence and Total Quality Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning
- Planned and wrote nuclear work procedures for US Navy Submarine Support Facility major repairs
Work Experience
- Senior Breakthrough Leader, Liberty Breakthrough Results LLC
- CEO, PreEminent Professional Services LLC
- Run-Improve-Grow Project Manager, Definity Partners LLC
- Branch Operations Manager, FCC Environmental
- Transportation Manager, FCC Environmental
- Plant Manager, FCC Environmental
- Site Manager, US Fuji Electric
- Production Control Manager, Naito America Corporation
- Nuclear Engineering Supervisor, US Navy
- Senior Electrician and Electrical Operator, US Navy
Industry Experience
- Electronics Manufacturing
- Railcar & Railcar Repair
- Environmental Services
- Industrial Waste Treatment
- Metal Machining
- Electrical Systems
- Nuclear Power
- Professional Services
- Hydraulic/Air Cylinder
Certifications/Education
- MBA - General Business Administration, Strayer University
- BA - Business Management, Strayer University
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- Naval Nuclear Power Program, US Navy
Personal
Tony currently divides his time between Kilgore, Texas and a little place he considers the best fishing lake, Lake Fork, near Quitman, Texas. He loves to travel and experience new places.