GREGORY M.

TIMMONS
Defiance, OH 43512
Home: (419) 782-2452
Fax: (419) 264-2400
Cell: (419) 769-0865
E-mail: gtimmons@omp-inc.com

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A strong leader with interpersonal communication skills and a successful track record in:

Operations Management
Strategic Business Planning and Human Resource Strategy
Development
Management Succession Planning and Executive
Development
Organizational Development and Structure Design
Recruitment, Staffing and Selection,
Manager and Employee Training
Employee and Labor Relations in both Union and NonUnion facilities

Contract Negotiations
Compensation and Benefits Management
Regulatory Compliance
Reduction in Force and Outplacement
New plant start up, from sight selection to start up
Developed comprehensive communication strategies
through proper staffing
Develop, update and administer company policies

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
OHIO MACHINED PRODUCTS INC. Holgate, OH
2006 Present
General Manager / President

Bought Holgate Products Inc., out of receivership December, 2005 restructured and began as Ohio Machined Products Inc., January 2006.

Grew company from 1.4mm to 2.2mm.

Weathered the storm of the automotive industrys move overseas and changed main product line to mining roof support products.

Established a strong relationship with Fifth Third bank.

Paid off machinery and equipment loan on time.

Negotiated favorable lease agreement with building landlord.

Created and Patented several products for the mining roof support industry.

Implemented production cells in manufacturing reducing manning by 40%.

Implemented Kan-bon ordering system throughout the facility.

Initiated a redesign on two parts with a new customer that allowed them to reduce costs by 30% on a new program launch.

Implemented successful switch from antiquated Job Boss MRP system to Quick books driven system.
HOLGATE PRODUCTS INC. Holgate, OH
General Manager

Company placed into receivership.

Restructured the organization to stop massive losses.

Met with new and existing customers to secured new and existing business.

Met with suppliers to negotiate new terms and conditions and calm the waters Reduced accounts receivable by 60%.

Reinstate employees Health Care and Workers Compensation.

Negotiated a lower tax rate with Henry County Industrial Commission.

2004 2005

ISHIKAWA GASKET AMERICA, INC. Bowling Green, OH

2001 2004
Senior Human Resources Manager & Head of Administration Department

Promoted 7/2/04 to Head of Administration. Reports to the President as Head of Administration.

Responsible for Human Resources, Information Services, and Accounting.

Led a team to organize the accounting system to improve book closure, better tracking and follow up on payables and receivables.
Consolidated misc. company assets.

Led the team that closed the company HQ in Farmington Hills Michigan, and consolidated the group into the Bowling Green, Ohio facility.
Senior Manager, Human Resources

Reported to the Executive Vice President as Human Resources Manager responsible for both the corporate office in Farmington Hills
Michigan and the plant location in Bowling Green Ohio. Charged with accomplishing the organization's strategic objectives by planning,
organizing and continuously improving functions, systems and processes.

Led a Strategic Planning effort to realign the business. Redefined job descriptions, tasks and functions. Planned/managed transitions, RIF
and outplacement support and critical internal communications. Reduced redundant salary staff by 30% while adding key positions to the
organization.

Successfully negotiated new labor contract on time and under budget.

Responsible for overseeing worker's compensation activities. Significantly reduced injuries in the facility. Celebrated a year without a lost
time injury.

Implemented a coordinated salary administration program for the company.

DEFIANCE PRECISION PRODUCTS (SUBSIDARY OF GENTEK INC.) Defiance, OH

1993 2001
Director, Human Resources

Reports to the President, C.O.O. as Director of Human Resources and member of a 3 person manufacturing council that provides guidance
and direction to 3 Plant Managers on operations management issues. Responsible for accomplishing the organization's strategic objectives
by planning, organizing and continuously improving functions, systems and processes.

Working closely with the President, drove a change initiative to move the organization to an employee involvement-participatory
management type culture. Defining the Vision, Strategic Goals and Action Plans necessary to implement the change.

Experience in pulling together disjointed executive staffs into cohesive units. Led the efforts to strengthen Union / management leadership
development.

Led a Strategic Planning effort to realign the business units. Redefined job descriptions, tasks and functions. Implemented an assessment
system that evaluated employee performance, skill sets and job fit. Planned/managed H.R. transitions, RIF and outplacement support and
critical internal communications. Reduced salary staff by 15%.

Worked as one of 3 Directors on the Presidents manufacturing council to lead the company's productivity improvement effort at plant 1.

Implemented a DFT, (Demand Flow Technology), effort to improve thru put, from an average of 30 days to 9. Took 1300 pans out of WIP
inventory and brought backlog from $989,000 --$58,500 in 9 months.

Successfully developed/initiated a plan to achieve a 21% improvement in productivity at our plant 1 operation in 8 months.

Reduced indirect labor by 68 percent and direct labor by 35 percent.

Established new compensation structure including goal setting, performance appraisal and a bonus system to increase employee
involvement and "Ownership" in company objectives.

Developed and managed the Succession Planning process for the division.
COOPER POWER TOOLS (DIVISION OF COOPER INDUSTRIES) Hicksville, OH
Employee Relations Manager

Developed, updated and administer company personnel policies.

Administered wage, salary and benefit programs (Hay and National Metal Trades Assoc. systems).

Maintain union free status through open communications, handled all labor relations issues.

Administered plant safety program, cost improvement program, and attitude surveys.

Absenteeism held to .6%.

Plant routinely went two years without a lost time injury.

Coordinated training and educational programs.

1990 1993

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

MANVILLE SALES CORPORATION (DIVISION OF JOHNS-MANVILLE) Defiance, OH
Employee Relations Supervisor

1989 1990

VOPLEX CORPORATION Lapeer, Mich.

1981 1989
VASSAR METALIZING & DECORATING DIVISION
Human Resource Manager (1987 1989)
LAPEER FABRICATORS DIVISION (1981 1987)
Assistant Human Resource Manager

EDUCATION
ASBURY UNIVERSITY Wilmore, KY
Bachelor of Arts - Major: Education / Minor: Sociology

SKILLS
Proficient in mainframe HRIS systems and multiple PC spreadsheet and word processing software products including Word, Excel, Power point,
Publisher etc.

AFFILIATIONS
I am a member of Society of Human Resources Managers, the Employers Association of Toledo, The Northwestern Ohio Industrial Safety Council,
and The Northwest Ohio Industrial Relations Association, and the National Association of Manufactures.