Gateway Industries Inc.

Gerald "Jerry" Bossolono is an associate of The ACCESS Group (TAG) and is a proven professional with over forty years of hands-on manufacturing management experience in the production and engineering disciplines. Gerald has held numerous positions within operational organizations from machine operator to shop floor management to the executive level. Gerald has worked in industries including: automotive, foundry, meat processing, appliance and injection molding equipment among others, in both consulting and full time positions. These experiences include working with multi-national and international conglomerate companies, such as, General Motors, Allis-Chalmers, Johnson Controls, Gateway Industries and others. Gerald has led many projects throughout his career ranging from complex manufacturing systems design and implementation to lean manufacturing conversions of plant with operations in many different industries. His accomplishments include the consolidation project for an automotive seat belt manufacturer, which consolidated three plants into two plants, and increased production volumes and improved on time and complete shipments. Gerald developed and implemented a preventative maintenance program for an automated brass foundry that brought its downtime from 30% to less than 1%. Gerald interacts well with people from all levels of the organization, which has been helpful in the success of the projects he has led. He is intimately familiar with JIT, Pull and Kanban systems, cellular and single piece flow manufacturing processes and utilizes Auto Cad to develop and implement plant layouts to accommodate these and other lean manufacturing principles. Gerald is an enthusiastic and highly motivated leader. Results are obtained by involving, teaching and working alongside the employees to ensure success during planning, implementation and after the engagement is completed. Gerald's certifications include SPC (Oakland University), Certification Mfg. Engineering (Allis-Chalmers), certified MTM Applicator (Allis-Chalmers), and Auto Cad (General Motors). He has also attended seminars in management, process control, production control, planning, MRP, industrial engineering, and business management.