CHRIS TURNER

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Cleveland, TN 37312

Email: ab81cj@r.postjobfree.com Home: 423-***-**** Mobile: 423-***-****

QUALIFICATIONS & PROFILE

Plant Management

Operations Management • Engineering Management • Continuous Improvement Management

Plastics Industry • Consumer Products • Metal Fabrication Industry • Capital Equipment

Lean Manufacturing • 6 Sigma • FMEA • DOE • Kaizen • 5S • Baldrige Criteria

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GENERAL & PLANT MANAGER 2010 – August 2012

Cleveland Tubing Inc.; Cleveland, TN

Manufacturer of patented water drainage products and various contract manufactured products. Total P&L

Responsibility and managed all functional units of the organization. Promoted from Plant Manager role.

• Increased EBITDA 47% from 5.8% of 2010 net sales to 8.5% of 2011 net sales

o Operational OEE focus and General & Administrative Return on Investment analysis

• Increased 2010 annual revenue 40% from $9.7MM to 2011 annual revenue of $13.6MM

o Enhanced “Voice of Customer” Process

• Comprehensive operational downtime and maintenance and repair expense analysis to improve RONA

o Implemented a capital plan to replace outdated asset base and reduce existing M&R costs

• Baldrige Performance Excellence Framework Initiated to engage validated external audits

o TNCPE participation and application

• Implemented Balanced Scorecards and Key Process Indicators to guide leadership team on priorities

• Strategic Planning Process implemented to drive long term planning and resource allocation

• Designed & Implemented a Strategic Human Resource Plan

o Performance Management Systems driving Employee Skill Development in support of

continuous improvement culture

o Every position had objectives and competencies related to continuous improvement

o Assessment of competencies critical to continuous improvement leading to company wide and

position specific training and development plans

PLANT MANAGER 2007 – 2010

Cleveland Tubing Inc.; Cleveland, TN

Responsible for operations, logistics, engineering, maintenance, and product development.

• Improved Contribution Margin 41% (full 10.5% of net sales 2008 to 2009)

o Scrap reduction, raw material consolidation, and formulation optimization through DOE

• Reduced annual accident rate from 7.8 OIR (12+ recordables/year) to 2 accident free calendar years

o Related G&A expenses and culture recognized as ‘Best in Class’ by PMA Insurance

• Improved plant OEE from 60% to 85% in first year

o Deployed Lean tools and 5S program to improve house keeping and downtime response

o Designed Experiments (DOE) for process optimization

o Root cause analysis of downtime and quality issues

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OPERATIONS MANAGER 2006 – 2007

Consolidated Container Company LLC; Spokane Valley, WA

Industry leading ($790MM) manufacturer of HDPE bottles for food, chemical, and consumer packaging.

Assignment responsibilities were to integrate a $7+MM acquisition of a regional competitor into the consumer

packaging division. Annual revenue of $10.2MM.

• Elimination of largest customer quality issue within 60 days of acquisition using a Kaizen team

• Implementation of Preventative Maintenance Program, CMMS and KPIs

• Implemented CCC Manufacturing Excellence Framework consisting of Lean and 6 Sigma tools

OPERATIONS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER 2004 – 2006

Consolidated Container Company LLC; Atlanta, GA

Corporate Manufacturing Excellence Resource dedicated to 17 manufacturing plants. Responsibilities

included implementing continuous improvement plans to improve negative EBITDA operations.

• Interim Operations Manager Lakeland, FL facility following turnover of plant management staff

o Provided $245K improvement in EBITDA in 4 weeks by focusing on first pass yield of lines

• Houston, TX facility recovery team member following turnover of plant management staff

o Eliminated material & finished goods variances of over $1MM annually using Root Cause Analysis

• Developed and initiated capital expenditure ($1.0MM) to automate manual operations resulting in 48%

reduction in direct labor costs with 1.8 year ROI. Result of Kaizen Event in Allentown, PA facility.

• Performed P&L Analysis by SKU resulting in product mix consolidation improving plant margin 12%.

PRODUCT MANAGER; REGIONAL SALES MANAGER 2003 – 2004

HPM, division of Taylor's Industrial Services, LLC; Mount Gilead, OH

$60MM+ manufacturer of machinery for the plastics industry. Key account management for Southeast USA.

Supplier to Cullom Machine, Tool & Die, Inc.

GENERAL & ENGINEERING MANAGER 2001 – 2003

Cullom Machine Tool & Die, Inc.; Cleveland, TN

$5MM manufacturer of patented machinery for the plastics industry and contract machined parts and

assemblies. Managed manufacturing, engineering, and sales staff. Business was consolidated by competitor.

MANAGER, PROCESS ENGINEERING 1998 – 2001

The Gillette Co. (Duracell GBM Group); LaGrange, GA

Managed staff of engineers dedicated to continuous improvement teams supporting plant operational

departments. Trained plant staff and deployed Lean Manufacturing and 6 Sigma tools for the organization.

Advanced training in design of experiments and statistical techniques used in process & product optimization.

PRODUCT & PROCESS ENGINEERING ASSIGNMENTS 1994 – 1998

The Gillette Co. (Duracell GBM Group); Lexington, NC; Bethel, CT; Cleveland, TN

EDUCATION:

MBA. Concentrations in Strategic Human Resource Management and International Business;

Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN 2011

B.S. Chemical Engineering; Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN 1994

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