Zachary S. Kissel

*** ****** **** ****

Riceville, TN 37370

423-***-**** abxehi@r.postjobfree.com

summary of qualifications

Proven Senior Leader with strategic planning and diverse management skills,

including :

. Ten years of manufacturing management experience (textiles,

automotive, building materials)

. Seven years of Budgeting, Capital Planning, and Product Costing

Responsibility up to plant level

. Proven ability to lead change initiatives and promote positive

culture to manufacturing

. Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, Toyota Production System, Value

Added Selling Experience

key accomplishments

. Successfully promoted team culture to 4 different manufacturing

teams

. Improved business profitability by revising production schedule and

reducing out of stock finished goods

. Added new product lines that were very successful by listening to

voice of customer and taking action

. Chosen to be interim Senior Vice President for 3 month period.

Developed value-added selling program.

Education

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN August 2005 - December 2006

Master of Business Administration (Professional Executive Program) - GPA

3.6

Concentration: Operations Management

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN August 1998 -

January 2003

Masters of Science (Biomedical Engineering) - Incomplete (8 hours earned)

Bachelor of Science (Electrical Engineering) - May 2002 - GPA 3.3

Experience

Johns Manville Etowah, TN

August 2012- Present

Furnace Production Superintendent (Fiberglass Mat)

. Responsible for world's largest e-glass furnace and batch operations,

includes 6 salary & 75 hourly employees

. Leading management effort to promote positive plant culture due to new

union representation

. Focused on reducing environmental footprint by increasing amount of

reclaim materials and recycling

DASH MULTI-CORP St Louis, MO

July 2009- February 2012

Manager Subsidiary Operations (Chemical Mfg)

. Acted as interim Vice President of DASH from Nov. 11 - Jan. 12 with

full P & L responsibility all companies

. Responsible for Coated Fabrics Business Unit - All Functions (Mar 2011

- Feb 2012) - GM reported to me

. Acted as general manager for Coated Fabrics Business (Nov 2009 - June

2010) with full P & L responsibility

. Developed product costing sheets for all products and worked with

sales to generate margin targets and sale pricing

. Implemented company wide safety program to meet OSHA, EPA, DOT

compliance

MASLAND CARPETS Saraland, AL

April 2007 - July 2009

Department Manager (Contract Division - Floorcovering)

. Lead and manage manufacturing department in production of modular

carpet tiles (new business for company)

. Responsible for managing safety, cost, supply chain, purchasing,

quality, and delivery for $12M/year business unit

. Reduced usage of key raw material with an estimated $500k savings per

year

. Developed product testing laboratory and staffed/trained lab

technicians and effectively reduced quality defects

. Worked with accounting in developing product cost worksheets

Denso Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc., Maryville, TN December 2004 -

April 2007

Senior Specialist - Production Engineering (Automotive Electronics)

. Led cross-functional teams of 15 or more people in process design for

printed circuit board through-hole population.

. Initiated two new technologies with suppliers valued at $1.5 million

worth of capital.

. Responsible for cellular layout of PCB finishing line, including all

utilities, line drawings, personnel, etc. to achieve 30 sec. cycle

time for new business

. Procured equipment for production line from concept to completion

Milliken & Company, LaGrange, GA March 2003 - November 2004

Process Engineer/Production Manager (Floorcovering Division)

. Led team of associates in reducing quality defects ($1million savings

per year).

. Responsible for managing state of the art carpet tile dyeing machine

(4 shift operation - 24/7)

. Led and managed maintenance team for two broadloom carpet dyeing

ranges

. Managed technicians while implementing process improvement projects

Skills

Knowledge of MSOffice 2010. AutoCAD. A/S 400 System. SAP. Very effective

strategic thinker. Big picture thinker able to focus on details. Unique

ability to quickly establish business direction. A leader who listens to

all constituents and isn't afraid to make tough decisions. Values

integrity and honesty above everything else.

Activities

Graduate Member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity.

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