Corey A. DeFife

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Batavia, OH 45103

513-***-****

abohx0@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

A results-driven and accomplished Chemical Engineer with a broad

background in engineering and project management. Manages highly visible

projects while working in a fast-paced environment. With an MBA post-

graduate foundation and a proven track record of developing strategic

business solutions that meet and exceed short and long-term corporate

goals. Utilizes Lean Six Sigma Black Belt skills to create and design

processes and procedures that address competitive and customer issues

effectively.

Professional Experience

Jarden Corporation, Erlanger, KY

2009 - Current

The United States Playing Card Company, Jarden Branded Consumables

Chemical Engineer

2009 - Current

Executed projects that improved quality and costs in playing card

operations while troubleshooting a variety of new processes.

Developed new products and created test plans to determine their

viability in process and in the field.

. Improved and optimized plastic card manufacturing operations by

performing Six Sigma project at supplier that reduced caliper

variation over 50%

. Produced SAS User Guide considered the standard across the division

for using SAS to analyze complex and difficult data sets and

experiments

. Obtained Sigma Science Black Belt certification

Celanese International, Florence, KY

2007 - 2009

Ticona Advanced Engineering Polymers, Headquarters and Compounding Facility

Process Engineer

2008 - 2009

Directed teams in the execution of projects designed to utilize

$3,000,000 capital budget and compounding facility resources to drive

improvements in a plant producing 2,000 different advanced engineering

plastic products. Provided leadership of the Manage Technology

Improvement group, designed to evaluate and implement new technologies

while maintaining solid control over current technologies in the

plant.

. Executed Productivity Plan with over $2,000,000 in savings annually

Production Engineer

2007 - 2008

Executed projects to reduce costs, improve safety, quality and speed

in a lean compounding facility producing 30,000,000 pounds per year.

Managed quality for the site, overseeing customer complaint

investigations and performing failure analysis prior to driving the

improvements on the plant floor to eliminate root cause issues.

. Leader of Fortron Quality Task Force, Reduced Quality Notifications by

60%

. Facilitated Kaizen Event that reduced extruder turnaround times 800 hours

per year

. Prepared 100 complaint investigations and resolutions per year

. Generated 50 Management of Change procedures annually to eliminate

root causes

Avery Dennison Corporation, Hamilton, OH

2002 - 2006

Commercial Printing and Signage Converter, Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

Team Leader/Supervisor, Commercial Print

2006

Managed 15 direct reports in moisturizing, scoring, and sheeting

operations in a converting facility utilizing lean manufacturing.

Drove Lean initiatives out on the plant floor including Visual Methods

and Kaizen in efforts to optimize inventories while improving service.

. Increased Service Availability to 95% while reducing labor costs

10% and OT 50%

Six Sigma Black Belt

2004 - 2006

Managed site Six Sigma program including 37 Green Belts and Green Belt

candidates. Provided coaching and mentorship to resources from the

plant floor up through plant leadership team. Implemented Lean

initiatives and worked closely with Continuous Improvement Manager to

reduce wastes in all forms on the plant floor.

. Certified as Six Sigma Black Belt November 2005

. Drove site Six Sigma project portfolio to $1,100,000 savings, 10% over

plan

. Implemented cost reduction initiatives in $200,000 Scrap Reduction

Project

. Trained 3 waves of Green Belt candidates

Process Engineer

2002 - 2004

Executed projects working with supply chain management to reduce costs

and improve safety, quality and speed in a paper and vinyl converting

facility. Coordinated marketing and operations efforts on new product

lines.

. Initiated project that raised equipment efficiency 25% year-over-year

. Six Sigma Green Belt certified and completed $25,000 certification

project

Cognis Corporation, Cincinnati, OH

1998 - 2001

Oleochemicals Manufacturing

Chemical Engineering Co-op

Provided chemical engineering project work through a company program

in which resources rotated through numerous business and technical

positions.

Performance Marketing

2001

< Partnered with marketing department reviewing budget figures,

inventory, and sales

Process Engineering Group

2001

< Organized set of streamlined engineering calculation programs

Strategic Business Planning

2001

< Analyzed company sales through market segmentation

Performance Chemicals Prod. Tech. Group

1999

< Coordinated safety study of steam mixing stations

Oleochemicals Prod. Tech. Group

1999

< Analyzed and reviewed data from nuclear density gauge

Education

Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

Master of Business Administration, General Business, 3.9/4.0 GPA - 2007

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, 3.3/4.0 GPA - 2002

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