DOUGLAS SPAINHOWER
**** ********** **** ~ Elizabethtown, KY 42701
270-***-**** **********.*@*****.***
Plant Manager
Supply Chain ~ Strategic Asset and Personnel Management ~Lean Manufacturing
Led high performance Manufacturing Business Units in the highly
competitive global metal manufacturing industry. Consistent focus on Lean
/ Six Sigma manufacturing governance as the driving force to assure that
initiatives delivered business value, mitigated risks associated with
operations and achieved a strong competitive advantage. Committed to
developing and implementing process reengineering initiatives and
leveraging technology to cut costs, improve operational effectiveness and
build strong customer satisfaction. Deep ability to understand business
requirements, articulate a vision, evaluate risks and define roadmaps to
strengthen manufacturing, quality and supply chain capabilities,
processes, and capital investments.
( Automotive Experience ( Personnel Management ( Six
Sigma-Green Belt
( Quality and Safety Experience( Human Resource Exp. (
P&L Experience
( Project Management ( Kan Ban ( 5S Experience
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MODERN PLATING AND COATINGS LLC. 2012 to 2013
Automotive Supplier of automotive fasteners and part coating.
Plant Quality Manager
Identifies opportunities, builds and manages project teams.
Responsible for PPAP, APQP, establishing quality standards. Determines
necessary requirements to meet customer quality. Develops corrective
actions for quality issues. Addresses and participates in the
effective resolution of customer requests and/or issues through use of
a corrective action report database. Uses LEAN/Six Sigma tools to
provide overall leadership and guidance to resolve quality or process
issues and ensures the integrity of work produced within the facility.
C&A Construction LLC. 2009 to 2012
Contracts with governmental agencies to serve as general contractor on
governmental infrastructure projects
Operations Manager
Manages product production flow, safety, quality, inventory and
logistics to meet core value requirements. Determines build plan
including layout, logistics, and equipment needs. Ensures all
regulatory and licensing requirements met. Ensures all established
cost, quality, and delivery commitments are met.
Smith Concrete Construction, Louisville, KY
2006 to 2009
Contracts with general contractors to serve as concrete supplier on major
projects
Chief Strategic and Operations Manager
Creates business development plan, strategies, and meets with key decision
makers to secure projects with customers. Develops a strategic financial
plan and establish proper financial governance. Reviews production and
operating reports and directs the resolution of operational, manufacturing
and maintenance problems to insure minimum cost and prevent service delays.
NOVELIS, Cleveland, OH
2004 to 2006
World leader in manufacturing of aluminum, producing flat-rolled aluminum
product.
Technical Services Manager- Supply Chain - Sales Group
. Generates strategic improvement opportunities by interfacing with
corporate sales and quality departments in analyzing the supply chain.
Jointly developes and implementes projects to decrease supply chain
costs through maximizing logistic loads and increasing throughput of
manufacturing plant. Ensures on-going high levels of customer
satisfaction through development of customer KPI's.
4 Manufacturing Unit Manager Positions (Alcan Rolled Products)
Russellville, KY 1986 to 2004
Identifies opportunities, creates 5 year strategic plan, and meets with
key decision makers to secure projects and integrate improvements in
Quality, Safety, Reliability, and Team Structures, Customer Service, Cost
Savings Initiatives.
. Actively recruited superior personnel, eliminated non-value adding
organizational positions and trained team leaders, engineers and
operators to be able to see the organizational vision and integrate
into active succession planning up to 240 personnel.
. Operational managed equipment to produce 1Billion lbs of aluminum per
year with $30 Million operating budget.
. Leveraged Lean Six Sigma methodologies to improve the quality of
process outputs by identifying and removing the causes of defects
(errors) and minimizing variability in manufacturing and business
processes
. Removed $2 million in costs over 2 year period utilizing Lean Six
Sigma Principles of Kaizen, 5S,and process standardization
EDUCATION
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, Bowling Green KY
Pursuing Doctorate in Educational Leadership (Business Organization
Cohort)
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, Bowling Green KY
M.A in Organizational Communication
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, Lexington, KY
Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science