Mark A. Single

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Plant Manager/Director of Operations

Seasoned, multi-site operations leadership professional with twenty-five years of progressively responsible roles in four, multi-billion

dollar, industrial manufacturing enterprises. Extraordinary continuous improvement and general business background with solid

experience in EHS, P&L management, lean manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, the Quality Management Process, SAP, ISO 9000/2001,

cost accounting, M&A evaluation and integration, supply chain management, people development, and global sourcing. Self-starter

and recognized performer with a proven track record of creating sales growth opportunities through process innovation, cost-out, and

value creation.

Core Competencies

Manufacturing Strategy Development and Implementation

Footprint Rationalization

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma

Metric Based Performance Management

Team Leadership and Motivation

Professional Experience

Eaton/Cooper Industries 2010-2013

Multi-Site Plant Manufacturing Director (Cooper Lighting Division), 2011 - 2013

Peachtree City, GA

Cooper Industries is a diversified global manufacturer of electrical components and tools, with 2012 revenues of $5.6 billion. Cooper

was acquired by Eaton Corporation in November 2012.

Responsible for four manufacturing facilities that service the high-end architectural lighting products industry including the leadership

of strategic operational improvement initiatives in safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, and employee development. Processes

included metal fabrication, powder coating, assembly, and electrical testing.

Achieved 12% productivity improvement through footprint consolidation and lean initiatives.

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Reached 1.5 inventory turns improvement though supply chain rationalization and localization.

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Reduced recordable incident rate (RIR) from 2.5 to 1.3 through Safety First and Choose Zero

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program initiatives.

Implemented a Ship-to-Request delivery improvement that drove a 7% increase in service.

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Successfully led the two-year design and build-out of a new 190k square foot architectural products

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manufacturing facility in Denver, CO to showcase our capabilities in this market segment.

Led the consolidation of five product brands from Van Nuys, CA and Hicksville, NY, including the

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transfers of work and start-up in the new Denver facility.

Personally led the design, build, and implementation of an 18 fpm powder coating line for the

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Denver facility, generating in excess of $700k in annualized savings.

Director of Manufacturing (Cooper Lighting Division), 2010-2011

Peachtree City, GA

Responsible for the leadership of strategic operational improvement initiatives in safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, and

employee development for six union core manufacturing and nine distribution centers in the US, Mexico, and Canada. Processes

included metal fabrication, powder coating, assembly, and electrical testing.

Successfully led the start-up and commercialization of our outdoor LED lighting products initiative

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in Vicksburg, MS, growing sales from zero in early 2010 to $3M+ per month in late 2010.

Led lean initiatives in the Vicksburg plant that resulted in a 32% direct labor productivity

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improvement from 44% to 58% in a nine month time frame.

Led service improvements in our Ontario distribution center that drove stock, on-time delivery

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performance from a base line of 62% to a sustainable 92%.

Led a significant building expansion project to create additional manufacturing capacity in our

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Mexicali, MX facility that will be a center of excellence for LED indoor down-lighting.

Led several transfer of work projects that will lead to facility closures and standard cost

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improvements for product lines within company commodity product offerings.

Responsible for leading the divisional standard metric reporting process for all North American

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manufacturing plants for the divisional executive staff.

Myers Industries 2008-2010

Multi-Site Plant Director (Plastics Extrusion, Blow/Injection Molding, and Thermoforming)

Cleveland, OH

Myers Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MYE) is a $1 billion international manufacturer of polymer products for industrial, agricultural,

automotive, commercial, and consumer markets. The Company is also the largest wholesale distributor of tools, equipment, and

supplies for the tire service and under vehicle repair industry in the United States.

Responsible for the leadership of Human Resources, Customer Service, Quality, Manufacturing, EHS, Finance, and Supply Chain

functions for 11 plants in the US, Ontario, and British Columbia, with over 1.5 million square feet of floor space and 1,300 employees

generating $300 million in revenue.

Led the consolidation of our North American manufacturing footprint to reduce cost and eliminate

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redundant capacity resulting from the acquisition of three complementary businesses, including the

closure of three facilities in the US and Canada.

Championed the implementation of a lean manufacturing management operating system that

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produced expected manufacturing cost reductions of $25 million annually.

Led the North American reorganization of Customer Service functions to integrate the former

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operations of three previously independent businesses.

Operational improvements led to a year-over-year, 2009 EBITDA increase of $18.5 million on a

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19% decrease in sales.

Increased year-over-year cash flow by $12 million through working capital improvements,

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primarily inventory management.

Managed the Environmental, Health, and Safety Program to a sustained, 2009 recordable incident

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rate of 4.8 from a starting point of 8.9 in 2008.

Avery Dennison Corporation 2001-2008

Plant Manager (Pressure Sensitive and Adhesive Manufacturing)

Peachtree City, GA

Avery Dennison is the global leader in pressure-sensitive labeling materials, office products and retail tag, ticketing and branding

systems. Based in Pasadena, Calif., Avery Dennison is a Fortune 500 company with 2012 sales of $6.2 billion.

Responsible for the leadership of Human Resources, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, EHS, Finance, Supply Chain, and

Maintenance functions in a 220,000 square foot, 200 person, chemical and pressure sensitive label stock manufacturing plant

generating in excess of $220 million in revenue.

Led the implementation of 8D and FMEA structured problem solving which resulted in a 39%

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improvement in the plant customer complaint rate and a 30% improvement in the plant scrap rate.

Championed multiple Lean and Six Sigma projects resulting in $1.7mm in productivity gains ?

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including active participation in a minimum of 50 week long Kaizen and 5S events.

Managed the plant Environmental, Health, and Safety Program to a sustained recordable incident

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rate of 0.5 from a starting point of 2.48 in 2001.

Achieved overall best scrap and customer complaint rate in the entire global division.

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Developed and maintained quality management system certified to ISO 9000/2001 in 2004.

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Sponsored two H1 Growth Horizon projects generating $2.2 million in revenue and cost savings.

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Achieved 98.5% ship to customer request performance on stocked products.

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Tyco International/AMP Incorporated 1989-2001

Director of Manufacturing

Tyco International/Electronics, (Electrical Interconnection Products), 1998-2001

Greensboro, NC

Tyco International (NYSE: TYC, TEL, COV) is a global, diversified company that provides vital products and services to customers in

five business segments: Fire & Security, Electronics, Healthcare, Engineered Products & Services, and Plastics & Adhesives.

Responsible for the leadership of Human Resources, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, EHS, Finance, Supply Chain, and

Maintenance functions in a 200,000 square foot, 700 person, electronics and relay manufacturing plant generating in excess of $240

million in revenue. Processes included stamping, molding, plating, and assembly.

Managed $50 million annual operating and $7 million capital budget.

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Achieved 97% ship-to-schedule and 92% ship-to-request delivery performance while shipping in

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excess of 22,000 line items per month.

Completely reorganized the plant in 1999 as the result of the acquisition of AMP Incorporated by

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Tyco International, including major layoffs and product transitions.

Acquired, consolidated, and integrated two specialty manufacturing lines from a second tier

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competitor.

Designed and implemented plant-wide, benchmark quality TPM system.

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Developed and maintained quality operating system certified to ISO 9000/2000, TL 9000 and

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NUPIC nuclear supplier requirements.

Served telecommunications, household appliance, automotive, personal computer and consumer

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electronics markets.

Multi-Site Plant Director

AMP Incorporated, (Electrical Interconnection Products), 1997-1998

Charlotte, NC

AMP Incorporated (former NYSE: AMP, acquired by Tyco in 1999) was the market leader in the electric and electronic interconnection

products segment of the personal computer, consumer electronics, automotive, and appliance industries.

Responsible for the leadership of Human Resources, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, EHS, Finance, Supply Chain, and

Maintenance functions in a four-site, 250,000 square foot, 900 person, electronics manufacturing campus generating in excess of $160

million in revenue. Processes included stamping, molding, plating, and assembly.

Provided strategic leadership guidance to four Plant Managers to consolidate operations from four

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independent plants into three and established three product focus teams to integrate the remaining

facilities into a dependent manufacturing campus.

Incorporated product design, plant consolidation and innovative sourcing strategies in attaining

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15% year-over-year EBIT improvement.

Managed $80 million annual operating and $10 million capital budget.

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Developed and maintained quality operating system certified to ISO 9001.

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Served telecommunications, distribution, personal computer and consumer electronics markets.

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Plant Manager

AMP Incorporated, (Electrical Interconnection Products), 1996-1997

East Berlin, PA

Converted an engineering start-up into a fully operational and competitive 100k sq ft zinc die cast

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and electroplating facility employing 120 associates.

Utilized lean concepts and team-based problem solving tools (TOPS, 8D, FMEA, and DOE) to

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reduce initial scrap levels by 80% and manufacturing costs by 50%.

Instituted documentation of process and product specifications resulting in UL, CSA and ISO

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certifications.

Managed $15 million operating and $4 million capital budgets.

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Manufacturing Manager

AMP Incorporated, (Electrical Interconnection Products), 1991-1995

Roanoke, VA

Began as Plant Industrial Engineer; named Production Supervisor within six months, leading 65 associates in a three-shift operation. In

1992 the facility was appointed as a divisional test site to develop a ?lean product focus team? structure utilizing the Toyota Lean

Manufacturing Model ? JIT, Kanban, and Takt Time Work Balancing. Processes included high-speed injection molding, progressive

stamping, PCB manufacturing, and fully automatic electronics assembly.

Industrial Engineer - Rotational Development Program

AMP Incorporated, (Corporate Development), 1989-1991

Harrisburg, PA

Education and Leadership Development

Lehigh University, Corporate Development, AMP Incorporated Scholarship Recipient 1995

Bethlehem, PA

Master of Science, Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 1988

Bachelor of Science, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering

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