1. LEONARD QUIGLEY
1556 Caesar Road, Carriere, MS 39426 ♦ (601) 569-1900 ♦ lquigley77@gmail.com
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Self-motivated, adaptable operations manager with 25+ years’ experience working with various
types of systems to include aircraft and space shuttle engines, weather stations, and electronic and
mechanical weapons systems. Credited with implementing innovative policies which resulted in
decreased material and labor costs in production and processes in operations. Exceptional
organizational skills allowed for implementation of efficient plant maintenance schedule, which
maximized production with minimal down time and greater equipment reliability. Expert at
ensuring employees are adhering to company quality standards and procedures as well as all safety
and security protocols. Extremely accomplished at utilizing superior managerial skills to promote
continual process improvement and reduction of manufacturing costs.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Logistical Planning ● Equipment Calibration & Repair ● Facility Inspections ● Plant Management
Detailed Schematic Analysis ● Interdepartmental & Interagency Communication ●Database
Maintenance Policy Implementation ● Purchase Order Fulfillment & Equipment Acquisition ●
Performance Evaluation
Personnel Motivation & Management ● Safety & Security Protocols ● Training & Supervision ●
Retention
Problem Analysis ● Risk Mitigation ● File Maker Database Applications ● Microsoft Office
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hood Industries, Beaumont, MS
Production Supervisor, 2015-Present
 Responsible for veneer drying for manufacturing plywood and for other veneer vendors.
 Have increased production efficiency, quality, while decreasing plywood rejects from the
spray/glue and hot press line. Then transferred to the veneer dryers to do the same.
 Working with employees to increase safety awareness and coordinating with maintenance to
increase equipment reliability and productivity.
STION, Hattiesburg, MS
Production Supervisor, 2014-2015
 Proactively identify inefficiencies, problems, and waste issues and take action to eliminate
contributing bad practices.
 Evaluate efficacy of data-gathering practices in order to detect ways to streamline and enhance
the organization’s ability to collect meaningful information with a minimum or disruptions,
errors, and lost time.
 Inspire individuals and teams to continuously improve in key operational areas in an effort to
guarantee achievement of organizational goals.
Key Accomplishments:
Sufficiently meet or exceed company targets for the production count of solar panels while
operating with decreasing manpower.
Frequently interface with quality department to solve any and all issues as well as assist with
occasional testing.
PAVESTONE/QUIKRETE, Lacombe, LA

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Maintenance / Safety Manager, 2013-2014
 Effectively researched new, more reliable vendors in order to save on labor and material costs.
 Oversee all equipment maintenance, purchase orders, parts inventory, and budget control.
 Successfully increased reliability in quality while simultaneously decreasing complaints and
returns.
 Initiated a rise in Overall Equipment Effectiveness through panned maintenance and upgrades,
which resulted in a reduction in repair costs and an increase in production.
 Coordinated all outside contracted services.
Key Accomplishments:
Greatly reduced number of OSHA recordable incidents by holding weekly safety meetings and
regular facility inspections.
Increased 30-day revolving scheduled preventative maintenance rate from 13% to 99% which
significantly improved production output.
SHALE SERVICES, Picayune, MS
Shift Supervisor, 2012-2013
 Ensured that daily operations were conducted in an efficient, accurate, and cost-effective
manner.
 Effectively managed organizational resources to confirm they were properly utilized in the
most efficient way to achieve production objectives.
Key Accomplishments:
Assisted with the development of new technology in producing fracking sand to shale oil extraction
in the field for oil industry.
SAIC, Stennis Space Center, MS
Production / Operations Manager, 2006-2012
Acted as organizer for all non-ship crew as well as liaison between ship’s command crew, other
scientists, and all other staff onboard.
Charged with locating local vendors to produce products normally manufactured in-house in order
to save money and free up company resources for other tasks.
Key Accomplishments:
Implemented innovative ideas in parts invention as well as manufacturing procedures which greatly
increased overall plant production.
Supervised the Tropical Atmosphere and Ocean (TAO) project which measured all atmospheric and
ocean conditions in an effort to assist researchers more accurately predict global weather patterns.
Previous positions include Electronic Technician for Lockheed Martin, Electronic Engineering
Technician for G.B. Tech, Calibration Department Manager for Oreck Manufacturing,
Electronics/Instrumentation Technician for Boeing-Space & Communications, and Electronics
Technician III for SAIC.
EDUCATION
 Pearl River Community College, Poplarville, MS, Associates of Science, Electronics Technology
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 Project Management Course, George Washington University, Washington DC

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 Honorable Discharge, United States Army, Electrical Aircraft/Electronics Technician
 DuPont Safety Trained