JACOB V. ASKEA

**** ****** **** **** *****: 501-***-****

Benton, Arkansas 72015 Available for abh7xl@r.postjobfree.com

Relocation

Objective

Competitive and innovative business professional, with a track record of

providing visionary leadership and versatility in overcoming obstacles,

seeking a plant management position.

Experience

Arkansas Face Veneer ~ Benton, Arkansas

A subsidiary of Hartzell Industries, produces backed veneer, spliced

veneer faces, door and rail sketch faces, stock and plywood faces, wood

veneer edge banding, counter fronts, and custom and specialty veneer

products.

Operations Manager, 3/09 - Present

Responsible to the President and Chief Operating Officer of the company.

Led an organization of 38 employees of which 4 were direct reports.

Managed all disciplines expect sales and accounting. Annual operating

budget of $7,667,000.

. Set record levels in yields, never previously obtained in the

company's history, through an optimization process developed in

conjunction with grading flitch veneer over lights

. Achieved drastic reduction in working capital by reducing work in

process 56% and finish goods 14%

. Developed a process which reclaimed waste material and was utilized to

double the out put of butt-joint edge banding

. Developed and programmed a bar code production scanning system for

less than $1,000

. Developed methods to track defects and waste not currently being

employed, enabling a daily tracking of defects driving action plans

for improvement

. Successfully RIF 14 positions, one being a salaried supervisor

position as well as a hourly lead position, while maintaining an

exceptional safety record without setbacks in neither efficiencies nor

quality

. Created a significant savings in material packaged through the use of

a lumber reclaim process which reduced our packaging cost by over 48%

. Successfully restored the laminated products department previously not

capable of producing a quality product due to various equipment

neglect

Columbia Forest Products ~ Trumann, Arkansas

An integrated producer of hardwood veneer and plywood with over 2,500

employees, over $400,000,000 in sales and 11 facilities in the United

States and Canada.

Quality Manager/Lean Coordinator, 12/07 - 3/09

Responsible for all aspects of the plant's quality program which include

training and leading employees in TQM, ISO, Lean Manufacturing, 5-S, and

Total Productive Maintenance. Duties include developing critical process

measures, supporting sales with customer complaints, identifying and

implementing cost improvement initiatives, and supporting the plant's

safety initiatives.

. Involved in teams which successfully redeployed 11 hourly employees

through various Lean projects.

. Developed a pacing system that provided better process measures in the

form of feedback to employee performance.

. Developed and programmed an And-On Alert system for under $2,000 which

was on track to provide $250,000 in productivity and quality

improvement savings

. Lead a team which developed an information center displaying critical

processes and plant metrics ultimately utilized in generating action

for improvement in daily reviews.

. Involved in a team that successfully launched a new product offering

to the market

. The organization improved the defect rate by 9% over the previous

year's rate.

. The organization improved the claim % of sales 5% over the previous

year's rate.

Armstrong World Industries ~ Jackson, Tennessee

A global leader in the design and manufacture of floors, ceilings and

cabinets with over 13,000 employees, $3,400,000,000 in sales and 39 plants

in ten countries.

Production Supervisor, 9/06 - 12/07

Responsible for the rough end and milling operations which included the

supervision of 32 direct reports in a union environment. Duties included

resolving work problems and recommending measures to improve productivity

and product quality as well as job training, safety procedures and company

policies.

. Increased line volume by 13% with a down time reduction of 36%.

. Reduced end matcher waste by 21% which improved the net yield by 5%.

. Improved push off quality by 29%, pallet quality by 16%, and direct

feed quality by 17%.

. Successfully cross-trained employees which aided in changing a

nonflexible culture to a more dynamic and adaptive environment.

. Led employees with the 5-S and Lean initiatives which resulted in

dramatic improvements in the cleanliness and organization of the line

as well as cost savings through the elimination of waste.

Columbia Forest Products ~ Chatham, Virginia

An integrated producer of hardwood veneers, plywood and flooring with over

4,000 employees, $1,000,000,000 in sales and 18 facilities in the United

States and Canada.

Finish End/Shipping Supervisor, 4/04 - 9/06

Responsible for the finish end operations and shipping and receiving

traffic which includes the supervision of 23 direct reports. Duties

included resolving work problems and recommending measures to improve

productivity and product quality as well as job training, safety procedures

and company policies.

. Increased sander volume by 11% and saw volume by 27% while improving

overall quality by 38%.

. Developed a process for a customer specification program which

provided employee acknowledgement to a notification change.

. Designed an evaluation process for forklift operation to ensure safe

and efficient operator performance.

. Successfully cross-trained employees which aided in changing a

nonflexible culture to a more dynamic and adaptive environment.

. Led the implementation of Lean Manufacturing on my shift which

improved order throughput from an average of 2 days to less than 24

hours.

. Led employees with the 5-S initiatives which resulted in dramatic

improvements in the cleanliness and organization of the finishing

department as well as the ability to sustain those improvements.

Maintenance Planner, 9/02 - 4/04

Scheduled repair work and preventative maintenance work throughout the

plant, coordinated part purchases with venders and the purchasing

department, and reported on equipment downtime and PM completion

percentages.

. Developed a budget costing system that enabled the plant to see daily

the status of all budgeted accounts to provide better spending

controls. Went from spending 14% over budget in 2003 to under 10% in

2004. (Implemented at two other facilities thereafter).

. Through my implementation of the preventive maintenance program,

continuous improvement initiatives and development of standard

operating procedures, machine downtime decreased by 11% in 2003.

Durango-Georgia Paper Company ~ St Mary's, Georgia

Largest privately held paper manufacture which specialized in the

production of coated bleach board, uncoated free sheet, and kraft grade

paper products.

Wood Inspector/Scaler, 1/02 - 9/02

Accountable for the operations of the scale house ensuring all wood chip

trucks, log trucks, and rail cars were properly weighed and inspected in

meeting quality specifications as well as providing accurate inventory

reports for the procurement and production departments.

. Automated inventory reports to improve efficiency and accuracy by 80%.

. Improved wood chip auditing methods which provided a better

classification system.

Education

Averett University ~ Danville, Virginia

M.B.A. Degree, Master of Business Administration

Graduation: December 2005

Georgia Southern University ~ Statesboro, Georgia

B.B.A. Degree, Management - Emphasis in Operations

Graduation: May 2001

Darton College ~ Albany, Georgia

A.S. Degree, Business Administration

Graduation: May 1999

Training

Summer Internship, Columbia Forest Forklift Train the Trainer, PAI -

Products - 1999 2004

Statistical Process Control ISO 9000 Quality Management, North

Training - 1999 Carolina State University - 2005

Effective Planning and Scheduling, BAPP Safety Training, BST - 2005

Marshall Institute - 2002

Total Productive Maintenance, Achieve Global Leadership

Marshall Institute - 2003 Training, Danville Community

College - 2006

CFP University, Columbia Forest Lean Manufacturing LIFT Training,

Products - 2004 University of Kentucky - 2006

Lean Manufacturing, Georgia Tech - Lean Certification Training, ILS -

2004 2008

Technical Skills

Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Visio, Outlook, and Visual Basic

Honors

4.0 GPA on 4.0 Scale in Graduate Full Swimming Scholarship, Darton

Studies, Averett University College

Dean's List, Georgia Southern Two Time National All American

University Recipient, Darton College Swimming

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