EXPERIENCED MANUFACTURING EXECUTIVE
An inspirational Six Sigma Green Belt Plant Manager, experienced with plant
design/redesign and multi-plant management, with a talent for production
efficiencies; increasing manufacturing throughput, improving customer
response times, developing successful inventory controls, creating
effective safety standards and raising the bar on quality standards while
decreasing loss and improving cost to budget ratios.
KEY STRENGTHS
Employee Development
Budget Management
Plant Safety
Supply Chain
Root Cause analysis along with corrective actions.
Knowledge of KPI's
Union Experience
Quality Control Paint Manager
5' S
Six Sigma Green Belt
OSHA/Environment
Plant Design/Redesign
Customer Response
Able to communicate with Spanish speaking employees
Management Representative for ISO9000
VPP Safety Program
SAP
Multi-Plant Management
ISO 9000 auditor
Policy Development
Efficiency Expert
P&L Experience
Knowledge of GMP's
Knowledge and use of SPC techniques
Usage of the 5 Whys
EXPERIENCE
Koch's Painting
August 2012 to Present
. Painting Houses interior and exterior.
Ennis-Flint, Bakersfield, CA
July 2011 to July 2012
Plant Manager
Responsibilities: Manage day to day operations of a manufacturing
facility that produces 5 million gallons of highway coatings and 15,000
tons of thermo plastic coating. Responsible for production and
performance management of 68 people nonunion facility.
. Overhauled safety program.
. Created an employee training and motivational program which
included developing a Safety Committee, morning huddles and
employee feedback, creating a more cohesive work environment.
. Improved State of California approvals from 57% to 99% through
training.
. Laid Off due to merger.
DUNN EDWARDS CORPORATION, LOS ANGELES, CA
May 2008 to June 2011
Plant Manager - promoted August 2008
Responsibilities: Manage day to day operations of a manufacturing
facility that produces 6 million gallons of architectural coatings
annually. Responsible for production and performance management of 85
union and non-union employees and four (4) supervisors. Managing an
operating budget of approximately $7 Million.
. Overhauled safety program resulting in September 2010 being
first calendar year on record with no lost time injuries.
Company had never accomplished this goal.
. 2010 inventory resulted in 2% net loss; first year documented
such low loss rates due to improved cycle counts and new
documentation system for raw materials used.
. Improved on time delivery to distribution center from 84% to
98.5% within less than 6 months.
. Developed plant metric for output, quality, and service level
that improved the First Pass Metric ratio from 32% to 57%,
reducing rework by 73%, thus overall improving plant
throughput.
. Created an employee training and motivational program which
included developing a Safety Committee, morning huddles and
employee feedback, creating a more cohesive work environment.
. Consulted on design, machinery needs and production and
quality standards for new, state of the art plant in Phoenix,
AZ.
Quality Control Manager
Responsibilities: Daily management of five (5) Quality Control
Technicians, responding to customer issues as they related to quality
and assisting in the design of product development specifications.
. Established first ever proper testing procedures to identify
critical product performance criteria, resulting in increased
consistency of product production.
. Trained laboratory personnel on proper testing and
documentation procedures resulting in a decrease in customer
complaints by 38% within 6 months.
. Ensured all documentation standards were met, resulting in a
decrease in errors on audit statistics.
. Employee of the quarter 2010.
. Plant Closed July 2011.
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CORPORATION, VICTORVILLE, CA February 2000
to May 2008
Quality Control Supervisor and ISO Management Representative
Responsibilities: Daily management of four (4) people on two shifts,
ensuring production processes met or exceeded customer's expectations
for quality. Trained as ISO 9000 auditor, traveling to Sherwin
William's plants across the country conducting procedural audits and
making recommendations for production and quality improvements.
. Improved production and on-time shipments from 92% to 99.29%
. Participated I Six Sigma project that decreased customer
complaints by 57%
. Participated in Six Sigma project that decreased customer
returns by 67%
. Selected as ISO 9000-2000 Auditor for Consumer Division
covering 4 plants throughout country. (Harrisburg)
. Selected as ISO 9000-2000 Management Representative.
(Victorville and Harrisburg)
VALSPAR CORPORATION, FORT WAYNE, IN April
1998 to February 2000
Quality Control Manager
Responsibilities: Directed 13 salaried and two (2) union employees,
assuring all production met the quality and consistency standards
needed for customer satisfaction.
. Selected as Management Representative for ISO 9000.
. Achieved 99% on time shipping.
. Decreased cycle time from 24 to 14 hours on 56% of production
batches.
LILLY INDUSTRIES, ROCKY HILL, CT February
1988 to April 1998
Quality Control and Production Manager
TECHNICAL COATINGS LABORATORY, AVON, CT April 1985 to
February 1988
Quality Control and Production Manager
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, LANSING, IL May 1982
to April 1985
Quality Control Lab Technician
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BAKER COLLEGE, Flint MI
2010 to Present
Business Administration
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, TEMPE, AZ
June 2009
Green Belt in Six Sigma
Purdue University, Hammond, IN
1979 to
1982