Raymond L. Stinson
Salem, Va. **153
Cell 540-***-****
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Mission: Restoration
Owner-Va. Licensed Contractor
Cabinets, Furniture, light Construction
Plant Manager
Old River Cabinets (Dec 2010-Oct 2011)
Amelia, Virginia
Manufacturing high-end custom cabinetry
Plant Manager
Custom Wood Products (2000-Oct 2010)
Roanoke, Virginia / Meyerstown, Pa.
Manufacturing high-end custom cabinetry for nationwide sales network, of
indoor and outdoor kitchens.
Annual sales 30 Million
Duties include: Production, quality, budgeting, P&L, personnel, safety,
Federal/State compliance, quality, customer and Sales support, equipment
purchases, engineering plant layouts, maintenance, product development, and
condition of facilities. Design of custom finishes and processes.
Accomplishments: Consolidation of multiple operations in two states.
Engineering two Va. plants with lean and cellular layouts. Installed
Superfici Flat line finish system. Reduced head count by 40% while
maintaining same production levels. Manufacturing levels grew from 10
million to 20 million in 7 years.
Coastal Lumber Company
Hazleton, West VA.
General Manager -Hardwood components manufacturing.
Annual Sales 13 million. Providing panels, strips, and squares for
furniture, cabinet, and carving industry.
Duties included: Production, scheduling, lumber procurement, sales,
quality, safety, personnel, monthly financials, budgets, HR and maintenance
management. Monthly shipments of product to England via containers, to
Hygena Cabinetry.
Accomplishments: Improving quality of product by means of training,
tooling, and better maintenance of
equipment. Increased production and yield, through preselecting and sorting
of lumber for widths more suitable for preset arbors, and tighter
specifications on purchase of lumber. Reducing number of Workman's Comp.
Cases from prior years of 27+ annually, to 1 the first year.
Burrus Company
Louisville, KY. Gamble Bros.
General Manager -Wood products manufacturing facility in Louisville Ky.
Supplied doors for Furniture and Cabinet Industry
Annual sales 15 million.
Duties: Managing sales, production, lumber purchases, P&Ls, maintenance,
personnel, lumber yard, stacker, pre dryer, and kilns.
Accomplishments: Reduction of labor, inventory, and process change, stopped
the financial bleeding from -100K per month to +35K in 3 months. Streamline
production from small runs to batch runs to minimize set up time and
increase efficiencies. Coordination of blanket purchase orders from vendors
to allow more effective scheduling for production. Reduced costs by
shopping new vendors and making better choices, to reduce general expenses
by 60%.
Old Dominion Wood Products (8 years)
Lynchburg, VA.
Plant Manager - Restaurant, Hotel Furniture Manufacturing
Annual sales 8 million.
Duties: Production, purchasing, finishing, quality, tooling, maintenance,
shipping and personnel.
Accomplishments: Improve quality, through better tooling, and machine set
up, reducing sanding and improving efficiency by 20%.
Stinson Construction Inc.
Forest, VA.
President/Owner, Residential/Commercial.
Class A Building Contractor
Accomplishments: Construction of fine residential homes and multiple
commercial projects. Renovated the plant purchased by Old Dominion Wood
Products.
Lynchburg Foundry (10 years)
Lynchburg, VA.
Journeyman Pattern Maker
Crafting of wood, metal, and plastic patterns from blueprints, for iron
castings. Products manufactured for Caterpillar, Ford, Chrysler, John
Deere, and the US Gov. Extensive blueprint, layout, and tight tolerance
work.
Education:
. Graduate of Brookville High School 1974
. Graduate of Central Va. Community College, Lynchburg, VA.
. Machine Tool/Machine Operations, Associates
. Extensive Blue Print reading, and Drafting.
. Auto Cad 12, 2000
. Lean Manufacturing Courses
. Leadership Conferences
. Journeyman's Card in Patternmaking
. Class B Contractors License 2012
Continuing Education:
. Many OSHA Compliance courses
. Programming courses for Busalato, Biesse CNC machines.
. First Aid, Defibrillator training.
. Waste Management Training
. Hazmat Training for DOT
. Biesse Works Software
. Cabinet Vision Solids
Personal information:
. Married
. Two children
. Like running, golf, hiking and lacrosse
. Making custom furniture