J P Martha

Bio

Mr Martha has over 14 years of operations, maintenance, and management experience in non-ferrous metal production and heavy manufacturing industries. Mr Martha's 14 years have been spent in various management positions with US Steel in its Mon Valley Works Facility. A significant portion of Mr Martha's operating experience is in the area of facility start-ups, which encompasses the development of equipment specifications, manning requirements, training needs, operating and maintenance practices, and commissioning plans. Mr Martha currently oversees 50 third party processors, 14 warehouses, and is responsible for expenditures by US Steel in excess of $65 million per year as Plant Manager of Processed Products, Mon Valley Works. Mr Martha is also responsible for insuring that these processors and warehouse facilities meet the needs of US Steel's customers in terms of cost, quality, and customer service. Mr Martha led the restructuring of the Fairless Processed Products Division under Mon Valley Works. As a result, Mon Valley Works is now the only plant in US Steel to participate in the three major industries of Automotive, Appliance and Construction Building Products. Mr Martha has experience and expertise in Continuous Casting, Hot Strip Mills and Continuos Pickling. From 1997 to 2000, Mr Martha was Senior Process Leader of the Continuos Pickling Department covering both operations and maintenance. He was responsible for 165 bargaining unit (union) employees, 10 managers, and an operating budget in excess of $50 million per year. Mr Martha's main focus was in the continuos improvement of safety, quality, cost, customer service, and environmental concerns. During his tenure as Manager of Continuous Pickling, Mr Martha improved the safety performance of his unit by 25%, experienced zero environmental incidents, reduced labor by 15%, and increased productivity by 20%, which eliminated the pickling operation as the bottleneck in the Mon Valley Works and generated greater efficiency throughout the factory. Mr Martha has working knowledge of SPC (Statistical Process Control) as well as ISO-9002 and QS-9000 certifications. Mr Martha earned his BS degree in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University and is currently working on his MS in Manufacturing Management from Kettering University.

Career

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Meriturn Partners LLC Operating Partner

Education

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	Lehigh University BS in Industrial Engineering
	Kettering University MS in Manufacturing Management