DOUGLAS SPAINHOWER

**** ********** **** ~ Elizabethtown, KY 42701

270-***-**** ab9lgt@r.postjobfree.com

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

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