HIGHLAND, MICHIGAN, May 17, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Joseph P. Czarnecki, former vice president of manufacturing of Tenneco Inc, has been recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in manufacturing.

Mr. Czarnecki is a successful manufacturing leader with more than 20 years of experience managing multiple plant operations. He became involved in his profession after taking an interest in the automotive industry during college. He received a bachelor of business administration in management at Northwood University in 1984 and holds an associate in accounting. His areas of expertise include leading multi-site manufacturing facilities, lean manufacturing, automotive, defense electronics, fluid technology, semi-conductor, and service industries. In his previous position at Tenneco Inc., he was responsible for overseeing 14 manufacturing facilities that were located in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. For two decades, he has been leading multibillion-dollar manufacturing organizations to greater cost control, efficiency, and profits.

Hard work, experience and dedication have helped Mr. Czarnecki to gain considerable success. He has the proven ability to drive multiple facilities in continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and customer satisfaction. The most gratifying aspect of his career was generating more than $1 billion in cost savings career-wide at Tenneco, Tecumseh, ITT, Ford, Mazda, and General Motors, through lean implementation and metrics management systems.

As vice president of operations for Tecumseh Metal Products, he improved financials from a loss of $1.5 million to $500,000 profit the first year and implemented the metric system to reduce customer PPM from 18,000 to less than 500. In addition, he consolidated four plants into two and increased sales by $30 million and generated over $12 million in cost savings as part of the manufacturing system.

Outside of his professional career, Mr. Czarnecki is a board member of The Ted Lindsay Foundation, which raises funds for research into the causes of and cures for autism. He is married and has two children.

For more information about Joseph Czarnecki, visit http://www.josephczarnecki.com.

About Worldwide Who's Who
With over 500,000 members representing every major industry, Worldwide Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Worldwide Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies, making them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services.

Worldwide Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third-party endorsement of their accomplishments, and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

For more information, please visit http://www.worldwidewhoswho.com.

Contact:
Ellen Campbell
Director, Media Relations
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