Graham Sams

ablizn@r.postjobfree.com

404-***-****

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Kennesaw, GA 30144

OBJECTIVE

Seeking an engineering position in the manufacturing industry that will

utilize my extensive technical experience of packaging design and

engineering. Particular areas of strong interest include design

development, cost control and process evaluation.

SUMMARY

Twelve years of professional experience with an emphasis in design

engineering, material sourcing, process evaluation & cost-reduction, and

the capability to maintain numerous projects simultaneously. Accurate and

thorough when producing projects. Organized, dependable, and customer

oriented. Enjoy working in a team-based environment as well as on a self-

managed basis.

EXPERIENCE

Tegrant Corporation, Kennesaw, GA 05/10 - Present

http://www.tegrant.com

Production Manager

. Manage and implement daily scheduling of all production and shipping

activities throughout the facility.

. Maintain, source and purchase plant supplies and raw materials.

. Manage all projects stemming from design and engineering department.

. Tracking and troubleshooting of machinery and labor efficiencies.

. Managing a current project in shipping that utilizes leased trucks

versus 3rd party freight carriers, which to date has decreased overall

freight cost by 40%

Tegrant Corporation, Kennesaw, GA 05/08 - 05/10

http://www.tegrant.com

Design Engineer / Safety Coordinator / Quality Manager / Interim Production

Manager (06/09 - 01/10)

. Developed and implemented a quality assurance tracking program which

includes all issues from information transactions between departments as

well as customer driven quality issues.

. Maintained the facility's corporate safety program, including

tracking, reporting, and training of all facility employees.

. Creation of a project tracking system in order to evaluate time and

cost spent per customer and/or per sales representative.

. Conceptualize customer oriented cost-reduction projects as part of

value added service initiative.

. Identified and implemented savings of well over $100,000 through re-

design and consolidation of packaging for current customer base.

. Responsible for reducing the labor cost by over $90,000 in the 8-

month period as Interim Production Manager.

A to Z Packaging Enterprises, Marietta, GA 04/05 - 05/08

Packaging Projects Manager/Consultant

. Managed all packaging related outsourced services including,

manufactured goods, contract labor, third party logistics and

warehousing.

. Conducted week long efficiency analysis of customers production line

including, presentation of implemented recommendations which resulted in

an increase of performance from 44% to 98%

. Conducted lead generation, sales and account management through team

sales approach with company owner.

. Provided both technical and customer support to current customer

base.

Packaging Atlanta Corporation, Canton, GA 06/06 - 10/07

Packaging Designer

. Complete re-organization and improvement upon existing procedures for

all manufacturing related operations including tooling requisition and

project submission for more efficient communications between sales,

customer service, design, and production.

. Analyze current vendor relationships in efforts to maintain cost-

effective project estimation and develop new vendor relationships to

influence competitiveness.

. Managed customer driven projects, including new item development for

internal manufacturing and outsourcing of external goods and services.

. Managed internal projects, including evaluating and estimating

equipment and processes, taking into account ROI and long term impact on

production efficiency.

Rusken Packaging, Atlanta, GA 07/01 - 04/05

Packaging Designer/Consultant

. Aided in the development and implementation of Lean Manufacturing

including Kaizen events and Kanban inventory systems for customers.

. Managed the facility design lab, including project management and

sample production.

. Designed internal processes for efficient office management for a

team of 9 employees.

. Initiated and managed a project that provided an additional revenue

stream of over $20K profit in the first year through inside sales of

internal and outsourced goods.

Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Doraville, GA 09/00 - 07/01

http://www.gp.com

Packaging Designer I

. Assisted Sales Representatives in value creation for new and existing

customers by offering creative and innovative packaging design

alternatives while keeping in mind cost and manufacturing capabilities.

. Conducted weekly customer visits with sales department to perform

packaging systems analysis to expose potential cost savings.

. Managed and prioritized design projects ensuring thorough and timely

completion.

. Responsible for purchasing and maintaining package manufacturing

tooling.

Georgia-Pacific Corporation - TDC, Norcross, GA 10/98 - 09/00

http://www.gp.com

Package Testing Analyst II

. Supplied designs and CAM samples to inside and outside customer base

using CAD software.

. Developed designs for new product packaging.

. Assisted local company plant with design work.

. Provide package strength and compression analysis by using industry

related software.

EDUCATION

Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering Technology

Anticipated July 2012

Current GPA 3.6

Industry Training: (Georgia-Pacific)

Corrugated 101

Sales Force Effectiveness Training

Hazmat Packaging Certification

COMPUTER SKILLS

Very strong computer skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and

extremely proficient in creating spreadsheets in Excel.

A wide variety of packaging industry related technical skills including

Kongsberg and Data Technology CAM systems, Artios and Impact CAD software

as well as PACE and HRMS order management software.

Can very easily adapt existing CAD knowledge along with training to excel

in AutoCAD, Microstation, and ProE Wildfire.

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