Job in manufacturing either technical, quality or operations management
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a challenging opportunity in a fact paced, team oriented, manufacturing based business that will allow me to utilize my education, technical skills and experience. An ideal situation would involve interactions with a variety of business functions and the opportunity to work with all levels of the organization from the plant floor to business management.
SUMMARY
MANUFACTURING AND TECHNICAL SPECIALIST with strong record of success in R&D, manufacturing, engineering, safety, product development, process improvement, quality management and pilot plant / interim & toll manufacturing. Ability to combine the application of advanced engineering principles with hands on plant floor presence. Experienced in lean manufacturing and application of quality principles. Broad experience in a variety of industries, job functions and technologies. Energetic, motivated, and adapts to new situations quickly and easily. I am results oriented with a strong financial background and understanding of business principals.
FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE Expertise includes applications as diverse as: non-wovens, industrial chemicals, paper processing and applications, lamination, foam extrusion, saturation, phosphates and detergents applications, resin applications and formulations, graphic arts substrates applications, and automotive headliners. Experienced with international suppliers and markets. Demonstrated success with improvements in process operations from distillation to flexible packaging or graphics arts printing and converting including working with customer applications. Skilled in statistical process control, lean manufacturing and DOE (Design of Experiments)
JOB HISTORY
Glit-Microtron – Wrens GA Jan 07 – Oct 09
Director Research & Development / Process Engineering / Quality Management
Resin saturated, high-loft non-woven and flexible abrasive products
Identified key control variables & created SOP’s for over 100 products
Improved yields or reduced RM costs by > $2MM/yr
Implemented stage-gate process for new product development
Developed new products for roofing / sanitation & janitorial industries
Exopack – Spartanburg SC Jan 02 – Sept 06
Product Manager / Product & Commercial Development
Flexible multiwall packaging
Lead major capital investment products & introduced new packaging style
Worked with paper suppliers to utilize extensible papers in multiwall packaging
applications
Implemented & monitored targeted customer growth program
Developed and commercialized new packaging for the dairy industry
Developed plans and monitored sale of manufacturing facility and relocation of
needed equipment to another facility
International Paper – Statesville NC (Business purchased from Monsanto) Dec 93 – Sept 01
Technical & Marketing Manager / Product & Commercial Development
Laminated substrates for graphics arts applications
Resin impregnated synthetic veneer & furniture backing products
Provided technical and quality support for graphics arts and construction
industry segments
Developed new wet-strength, saturation paper to improve graphics arts panel
products to compete successfully in screen printing market
Monsanto Jun 74 – Dec 93
Technical Marketing & Quality Manager /Commercial Development
May 89 – Dec 93
Laminated substrates for graphics arts, construction and automotive applications
Managed effort to achieve Ford Q1 rating for a new, “Greenfield†facility
Developed new heat activated foamboard and managed toll manufacturing until
capital was installed
Technical Marketing Jan 86 – May 89
Industrial and detergent phosphates
Provided successful technical support for new business opportunities including
potable water treatment, starch processing and detergent applications
Developed customer program comparing of polyphosphates and polyacrylates for
clay deflocculation applications
Developed customer formulations for potable & boiler water treatment to support
customer programs
Registered a sanitizer formulation with the FDA, EPA & USDA
Research & Development / Pilot Plant Management / Mar 81 - Jan 86
Interim Manufacturing
Industrial phosphates
Developed commercial process for polymerization of polyacetals with
carboxylic acid functional groups for sequestration and deflocculation
Scaled polyacetal process from bench scale through pilot plant,
interim / toll manufacturing to commercial scale
Received patents for manufacturing process to produce the polyacetal builder
Operations Management Apr 77 - Mar 81
Chlorbenzenes and Industrial Acids
Improved energy usage by over 30% through distillation control improvements
Improved capacity of by-product processing to allow refining of unsalable isomer to
allow value added internal use
Plant Process Engineering Jun 74 – Apr 77
Rubber additives and chlorophenols
Increased capacity and eliminated the need to install new capital
Started-up new catalyst recovery equipment & process
Scoped rebuilding project for aging chlorphenols facility
EDUCATION
MBA, Management - St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 1977
MS, Chemical Engineer – University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 1974
BS, Chemical Engineer – University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 1973
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