TARIQ EATMAN

Portfolio Management: Priority for the role is to manage a portfolio of projects with combined investment value of $140 million at Brooklyn, NY headquarters facility. Projects are supporting 2023 production ramp up targets and enabling the acquisition of priority customer base critical for Regional Farm 1 expansion in PA. Upon successful implementation, the expected net clients are 20 - totaling over 250 stores and unlocking $1.8 million in gross revenue. In this capacity, I oversee 20 employees consisting of design engineers, operators, agricultural scientists, and quality assurance engineers.

Project Management: The project manager portion of my role involves co-management of 7 scrum teams of 20 cross-discipline members. Due to limited resources, I also support as a Scrum Project Owner for 2 project sprints critical to achieve our HQ Ramp Up OKRs: Seeding/Germination Process Optimization and Shelf-Life Moisture Reduction. With the key result to achieve 14-day Shelf Life for our greens within 8 weeks our team has increased shelf-life from 8-9 days to 11-12 days while maintaining our quality standards. Additional contributing projects include Forced Air-drying cabinet development, Harvester and ASRS improvements, Sormac Filter redesign, and Spin dryer process optimization.

People Management: As people manager of the General Engineering Department, I directly support 6 mechanical design engineers and 2 engineering projects managers with weekly one-on-one sessions, daily consultation, and personalized coaching. To enable effective prioritization for the team, this role involves daily hands-on collaboration with company founders, senior managers, financial controllers, and production managers across the organization to develop project budget, manage schedules and ensure quality for projects and products.

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Team Management and Leadership: managed a team of 3 manufacturing engineers and 2 process technicians; responsible for process development and troubleshooting weld, braze, cleaning and NDT processes. Supported the Business Operations Team as the technical lead for manufacturing goal setting and forecasting. May 2018 to May 2019, stepped in as Assistant Production Manager to support production and strategic planning.

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Process Development and Maintenance: managed manufacturing cell development for new and existing product. Developed operating procedures and work instructions to guide manufacturing team through critical operations.

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Troubleshooting and Continuous Improvement: led daily GEMBA walks with a cross function team to develop solutions to achieve a 95% or greater first pass yield (FPY) rate with a scrap rate below 1% of sales. Completed 4 improvement projects per quarter to address forecasted impacts to FPY.

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Training and Education: conducted annual weld/braze visual inspection classes and weekly Back-to-Basics courses to improve quality standards in accordance with customer and company requirements.

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Consumable and Equipment Management: developed management systems for weld wire, weld rings, and brazing materials using PowerApps to track deductions and automate communication for replenishment. Manage machine repairs, down-time, and calibration schedules while coordinating with production staff to limit product shipment impacts.

Managed new product integration of 15 high volume assemblies from FAI development to production.

Troubleshoot Orbital and Manual Welding issues improving First Past Yield from 40% to 89% on average.

Integrated the Faro Edge Arm (Portable CNC and Laser Scanner) into Kreisler's tube inspection system.

Developed building layout for two-acre expansion location to include a hydroforming cell and 35+ machines.

Managed 3 air system components to the Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1100G-JM and PW1400G Engine.

Led 2 suppliers through Preliminary and Critical Design Review to certify parts for production engine testing.

Stevens Institute of Technology

September 2008 - May 2012

Degree: Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering,

Hoboken, New Jersey

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