David E Wolff 859-***-****
*** ****** *****, **** ******, KY 41075 ********@*****.***
Professional Profile
Powder Coating expert with over 23 years experience in Zinc Phosphate Coating Operations
• Managed as many as fifty employees.
• Managed six coating lines in three buildings.
• Project Manager for converting coating system to meet the specifications of Toyota. Project cost 1.7 million.
• Managed inventory of all coating lines and pretreatment lines. Annual budget of over 7.5 million.
• Manage all new coating development projects.
• Managed all waste water treatment programs.
• Project Manger for design and setup of new conveyor routing with budget just under $450,000 in total cost.
• Key Manager in the development of coating process for Honda and Toyota. Including traveling to Japan to meet with the VPs of both companies.
• Managed all corrosion testing per automotive specifications.
Professional Accomplishments
Pretreatment and Waste Water
• Implemented a water counter flow system reducing waste water by more then 65% (saving 4,000 gallons per week).
• Implemented a Preventive Maintenance Program reducing downtime by 15% (saving more than $175,000 annually).
• Worked with the Chemical Company to develop a Zinc Phosphate chemistry to pass the Automotive Specifications.
• Solved Waste Water issues to keep the company in EPA compliance by creating a new treatment process and PM schedule.
Powder Coating
• Working with the powder supplier, I developed two Dual Coat processes to meet automotive requirements.
• Changed the system to reduce powder waste by more than 10% ($300,000 annually).
• Traveled to Germany to investigate, and then implemented new coating application equipment in the US.
Coating System
• Managed one system that included; three conveyors, one pretreatment booth, six powder booths, 96 automatic powder guns and six ovens.
• Implemented a Preventive Maintenance program to reduce breakdowns by 20% (saving more than $225,000 annually).
• Designed and implemented a safety program to make operations safer.
• Managed testing and evaluation of impact and corrosion testing for all automotive customers.