Project Manager Quality Control

Bruce Avery

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Professional Profile

Motivated, highly organized operations professional with 13+ years of

successful leadership experience. For the last 12 years, I have grown

with a management team successfully managing the EWP manufacturing

operations of 2 LVL continuous presses, an I-joist production line and 2

finish/packaging lines. Among other items, I have built long term supply

relationships with vendors and interacted with customers on a regular

basis while developing systems for process and inventory control. An apt

to learn things quickly and think outside of the box as well as a great

attention to detail have and will continue to allow me to grow

professionally. I have had an opportunity to wear many hats influencing

the safety and employee culture while providing leadership to supervisors

and employees from every level of the organization.

Professional Experience

Pacific Woodtech Corporation, Burlington, WA

February 2000 - Present

Technical and Purchasing/Procurement Manager, January 2007 - Present

Integrate quality control procedures to directly report feedback to

production process allowing manufacturing personnel to make independent

decisions within set guidelines and parameter ranges.

Troubleshoot unique conditions that upset the process and identify root

cause to establish procedural steps to reduce reoccurrence.

Analyze process data to identify efficiencies that can be realized through

adjustment of process parameter ranges and/or procedural changes.

Forecast future demand and align purchasing strategies to fulfill mill raw

material demand.

Develop monthly, quarterly and annual budgets for raw materials, supplies

and maintenance.

Educate personnel on the basic concepts of engineered wood manufacturing.

Participate on capital project team to develop project scope, evaluate ROI

and develop implementation.

Development of scheduling and MRP systems to keep inventory levels within

budget while fulfilling production raw material needs.

Establishing long term strategic relationships with key raw material

suppliers creating partnerships that will grow together.

Negotiating of longer term pricing strategy to reduce the effects of

dramatic fluctuations in raw materials.

Implementation of SFI and PEFC (Chain of Custody) certification programs.

Creation of financial summary for previous months purchasing performance

vs. budget and expectations for following month.

Implement and sustain multiple global standards (JAS/SAI/JASN) through

quality control program development and monitoring

Supervise a QC and Purchasing staff of 14.

Direct report to the President (CEO).

Production Manager (Plant Manager), September 2003 - October 2007

Managed a production team through a growth from 80 to over 200 employees

with a supervisory staff of 8 implementing safety, quality control and

process control systems while maintaining the highest throughput levels.

Increased plant throughput/efficiencies using lean manufacturing concepts.

Developed an SOP program for plant operations resulting in consistent

training of employees.

Developed scheduling solutions to increase efficiency and meet customer

demand.

Continuous improvement by analysis of process data to establish the most

efficient process parameter ranges and guidelines.

Financial analysis to find cost saving opportunities and forecast budgets.

Direct report to the VP of Operations.

Project Manager, 2004 (upgrade) and 2007 (plant expansion)

Both projects required defining scope of work, defining contractors,

negotiating contracts, establishing and setting a schedule including

milestones, tracking progress, verifying/testing scope of work completion

and final sign-off. Projects included OEM equipment installation,

electrical platform definition, building engineering and environmental

enigineering.

Co-Managed (2004) and scheduled a 3 week ($12M project) shutdown in which

we took our only production line out of service and upgraded it to

increase throughput on the line by more than 50%.

Managed (2007) through the life-cycle of an extensive plant expansion

project (concept, design, contracts, installation, start-up and debugging)

to double the capacity of our production facility ($50M project).

QC Supervisor, February 2000 - October 2003

Developed testing and process control checks that satisfy ASTM standards

as well as our third party code agency (APA).

Developed SOP manual for consistent testing and data recording.

Developed and maintained databases to assure accurate data collection.

Created qualification plans and managed new product development.

Created process feedback reports that analyzed process affects on strength

properties of finished product.

Participated in industry advisory committees and task groups.

Supervised staff of 6 QC technicians including a lead.

Direct report to the Director of Engineering.

Other activities while at PWC

2000-Present, Responsible for investigation of product claims and

resolution.

2006-Present, Creation of reports and participation in Executive level

management board meetings and strategic planning sessions (not a board

member).

2000-Present, Developed an extensive network within the wood industry.

Smart Connections, Snoqualmie, WA

June 1998 - December 1999 (Company closed its doors)

Multiple Positions

Sales calls for upgrades to existing low voltage solutions.

Developed a Visio library to import spec home drawings (.dwg) into and

layout technology solutions for installation and future reference as

upgrades were ordered.

Installation of whole house technology solutions including security,

multi-media centers, networking, and communications.

Layout of satellite television distributions (DirecTV) throughout multi

unit condo developments serviced from a single dish.

Supervised staff of 8 field technicians throughout King County.

Education

Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology - 1998

Focus on Manufacturing Management (Similar academic schedule as a Business

Minor)

Grays Harbor Community College, Aberdeen, WA

Associate of Science - 1995

Professional Development / Organizations

Technology Skills - Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

Publisher, Access), SQL server 2000, Microsoft SharePoint, CMMS

(Mainsaver), GL software (LISA 98 and Netsuite), creation of MRP tools by

creating queries from SQL data cans

Training - Virginia Tech Wood Adhesion classes taught at OSU, Online

classes/training related to database development and administration, First

Aid/CPR

Active member of the Skagit County Rotary (Mount Vernon)

Active Board Member of Mount Vernon Youth Soccer Association

The Words I live by - Live your life to the fullest and finish today what

you think you can put off until tomorrow.

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