Maurizio Genta

**** *. **** ******, ********* N.J. 08332 U.S.A. Phone: 856-***-**** Cell: 856-***-**** email: acq0qn@r.postjobfree.com

Executive Profile

Seasoned professional with extensive experience in the plywood production field

Head of Production Quality Control & Environmental Safety Laboratory Technician

My resume may look different from others you have seen due to the fact that I had been with the same company for 20 years before moving to America. I have experience in every aspect of the plywood industry - from machinery operator to lab technician to quality controller to overseeing the entire factory.

Core Competencies

Product Technical Expertise

Production planning

Excellent math skills

Ability to prioritize workload

Willing to roll up sleeves and jump in when needed

Warehouse experience

High moral and ethical standards

Good interpersonal skills, getting to know the team personally

Good time management with production deadlines

Professional Experience

General Polygon Systems Inc. (Millville, New Jersey USA) Metal grinding- http://www.generalpolygon.com

Nov 2014-May 2015 Machinist (salary: 23 $/hour) Precision grinding of metal polygons

Arespan Brocca/Bestply Srl. (Mombercelli ITALY) Producers of first class wood based panels- www.arespanbrocca.it

Dec 2008-Oct 2014 HEAD OF PRODUCTION (salary: 42K Euro/Year plus company car and yearly bonus)

Responsible for all plywood manufacturing operations in a factory with over 100 production workers.

Job responsibilities included:

Organizing the daily work placements of all employees. Ensuring that production deadlines are met while producing quality product in a safe working environment. Regularly offering technical support as needed

Close collaboration with the planning manager to determine production times and the machines that would be best suited in terms of productivity and quality for certain productions. Close collaboration with the maintenance manager to determine timing of maintenance work on machinery

Estimating cost and feasibility of new products

Employee training

Overseeing plywood production in all phases below:

Peeling Department: giving length of veneer cut after predicting by experience the shrinkage that will take place after the drying process depending on the type of wood and amount of moisture; controlling regularly the quality of the veneer and, if necessary, changing number of logs to be peeled due to various factors (broken veneers, amount of knots, etc)

Drying Department: regularly checking the temperature of the dryers and the speed of the advancement chains depending on the quality of the dry veneer and the moisture percentage (which is ideally around 10% in order to avoid brittleness which causes breakage or wetness which inhibits good bonding at time of pressing)

Selection Department: tracking percentage of A-B-C-Intern veneers (classifications of veneer quality depending upon the number, type, location and size of wood knots ) obtained from a certain batch of wood and communicating it to the purchasing department, changing if necessary the selection criteria depending on the future use of that veneer.

Pressing Department: optimizing the glue formula and the quantity of hardener; providing press operators with daily written indications regarding the pressure, temperature and press time for that particular production, as well as the quantity of pieces required per hour.

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Finishing Department: planning and prioritizing the order of all daily work based upon customer urgency, yet not compromising the quality of the product (ex: not rushing necessary rest time of panels between pressing and sanding in order to avoid warping and curvature, especially in the Winter.)

Overseeing blockboard production in phases below:

Sawing Department: controlling quality of boards and determining when it is time to change the Gatter saws, due to irregular thickness or warping.

Drying Department: regularly controlling the temperature of the dryers and the moisture percentage of the dry boards and deciding how many releases to be made per day. (A stack of poplar boards must typically remain in the dryer for approximately 7 days)

Blockboard Formation Department: frequently checking the thickness of all cut wood strips, monitoring the viscosity of the vinyl glue, controlling the temperature of the blockboard machines, checking quality as well as the quantity of pieces required per hour.

Personal accomplishments as Head of Production:

In 2012, I studied a strategy for efficiently reducing employee overtime that saved the company an average of 3,000 Euro per week.

Between 2010 and 2014, while Head of Production, scraps were reduced by an average of 2% per year while simultaneously reducing customer complaints overall.

July 2006-Dec 2008 HEAD OF QUALITY CONTROL & ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Job responsibilities included:

Supply and demand planning, inventory, purchasing, communicating grievances to suppliers, regular use of Microsoft Office programs, ISO Certified

Responsible for waste disposal

When necessary, I would communicate grievances to suppliers, calculate damage caused by a non-quality supply, and request reimbursement . In 2008 I made regular trips to one of our laminating subcontractors in attempt to solve constant problems we were having with that product which, as a result, our owners were ready to eliminate from our product line. I was able to come up with an internal solution which allowed us to continue to sell this specific product, which has a large profit margin for our company. (* see below)

Personal accomplishments as Head of Quality Control:

During my two years in quality control, I was able to regain for the company over 150,000 Euro in reimbursements from suppliers due to poor quality products.

I led the company to the decision of dropping two present suppliers due to poor quality, therefore improving the quality and reputation of our products.

Troubleshooting and resolution of the problem involving our subcontractor, which enabled us to continue to sell a particular product which is now marketed at 1,000 Euro per cubic meter. (* as mentioned above)

May 1999-July 2006 LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

Job responsibilities included:

Responsible for all mechanical and chemical laboratory testing of products on a daily basis due to product certification. Testing of formaldehyde content, use of small lab press (50cmx50cm) for glue testing of pressing times, all mechanical testing such as flexural strength, tensile strength, surface tensile strength, specific weight, etc.

Calibration of all measurement instruments.

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Responsible for creating Technical Data Sheets for nearly all products.

Improving product efficiency and performance, as well as cost cutting.

Personal accomplishments as Lab Technician:

In 2005 I discovered and implemented a modification of the glue formula. It maintained the same glue quality yet saved the company 56,000 Euro per year.

I introduced the use of a colorant into the liquid hardener so that the press workers could be visually alerted to an eventual lack of hardener in the glue mixture, therefore avoiding ungluing of the panels.

July 1998-May 1999 Italian Military service, Infantry – Casale Monferrato (AL)

Sept 1997-July 1998 General Factory Worker (Various Machinery)

Safe use of all factory machinery, close collaboration with partners and in teams, warehouse experience, forklift operation (manual and rider)

1994-1997 Seasonal/Summer Employee

Education: June 1997 Graduated from Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale A. Artom in Asti, Italy as a Technical Manager

with specialization in Electrical Engineering and Automation

Personal interests: International sports enthusiast, musician, strong dedication to family

* I have legal permanent resident status and may legally work in the U.S. at any time without any restrictions *

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